Ranger candidates must complete eight challenging core requirements:
- First Aid
- Wilderness Survival
- Emergency Preparedness
- Communications
- Leave No Trace
- Cooking
- Land Navigation
- Conservation
And four of 18 challenging electives
- Backpacking
- Cave Exploring
- Cycling/Mountain Biking
- Ecology
- Equestrian
- First Aid
- Fishing
- Hunting
- Lifesaver
- Mountaineering
- Outdoor Living History
- Physical Fitness
- Plants and Wildlife
- Project COPE
- Scuba
- Shooting Sports
- Watercraft
- Winter Sports
NOTE: Venturers who have received the Outdoor Bronze Award need complete only four more of the core requirements and two more electives to qualify for the Ranger Award.
Ranger candidates may work on their own or with other Venturers. A crew may also work together. Candidates may work with outside consultants such as scuba diving instructors. Advisors and consultants must sign a Ranger candidate's record sheet found in the Venturer Handbook/Ranger Handbook. No crew review is required.
After months of experiencing and acquiring skill on a wide variety of outdoor/high-adventure interests and sharing those skills with others, the Ranger will receive a sterling silver medal featuring a powder horn superimposed over a compass dial. The medal is worn suspended from a green and white ribbon attached to a silver Ranger bar. A silver Ranger bar is also available for wear on the field uniform. A certificate is available also.