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This term should not be confused with Explorer Scouts, which is the English equivalent of Exploring. This term should not be confused with Explorer Scouts, which is/was a program of the Boy Scouts of America. ...
The Exploring program was one of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) programs for older youth 14-21. Currently, the program is a vocational program and part of the BSA's Learning for Life corporate, while the BSA's Venturing program is their traditional program for older youth. Exploring units, called "Posts", usually have a focus on a single career field, such as police, fire/reseach, health, law, aviation, engineering, or the like, and may be sponsored by a government or business entity. The Boy Scouts of America(BSA) is an organization designed for boys between the ages of seven and eighteen, and for both young men and women between the ages of 14 and 21, based in the United States of America, with some presence in other countries. ...
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History The Exploring program has a long history within the BSA. The program got its start in the 1930s as the "Senior Scout" program for boys 15 and older. The Senior Scout program included the Sea Scouts, Air Scouts, Explorer Scouts, Rover Scouts and a few others. Explorer Scouts focused on advanced camping and worked on advancement leading to the Ranger Award. Sea Scouts and Air Scouts were nautical and aviation focused programs, respectively. Rover Scouting is a preparation for life, and also a pursuit for life. ...
In 1949, the Senior Scout program became the Explorer Program. Sea Scouts became Sea Explorers, Air Scouts became Air Explorers, and Explorer Scouts became just Explorers. The Explorer program became less of an advanced outdoor program, and more a broader program for older youth. They got a new advancement program leading to the Silver Award. Also, the minimum age was lowerer to 14. In 1959, the Explorer Program became the Exploring program. Explorer advancement was dropped. In 1964, the Air Explorer program was eliminated, and the Sea Explorer program had changed made. The program was further changed to be more appealing to older youth, with career exploration becoming a bigger part of the program. In 1969/71, the BSA allowed Girl Scouts and Camp Fire Girls, then made the Explorer program co-ed, and raised the upper age to 21. After this time, Exploring started to focus more and more on career exploration, though outdoor oriented Posts still existed. The Girl Scouts of the United States of America is a youth organization for girls in the United States based on the Scouting principles developed by Robert Baden-Powell. ...
Now known as Camp Fire USA, the nationwide youth organization began on March 17, 1910 as Camp Fire Girls. ...
In 1998, the Exploring program was split in half. All the career-oriented posts were moved to Learning for Life, while the rest became the new Venturing program. This article needs cleanup. ...
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