Forms, Docs, and Info

1. Participate in a crew activity outside of a crew meeting.
2. Participate in an interview conducted by your Crew President and your Advisor
3. Complete Personal Safety Awareness Training (Click here for information)
4. State intention to join the crew by participating in an induction ceremony, during which you repeat and commit to live by the Scout Oath, the Scout Law, and the Venturing Motto: Lead the Adventure.

1. Participate in at least two Tier II or III adventures at the crew, district, council, area, regional, or national level.
2. • Complete a standard CPR course such as American Red Cross – First Aid/CPR/AED for Schools and the Community or the American Heart Association – Heartsaver Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED, or an equivalent course.
   • Complete a standard first aid course such as the American Red Cross – Standard First Aid or equivalent course.
3. Complete the Introduction to Leadership Skills for Crews course (or an equivalent).
4. Complete the Goal-Setting and Time Management training courses.
5. Complete Crew Officer Orientation.
6. Complete a structured personal reflection, and use this reflection and what you learned from the process to prepare for goal-setting and as part of your Discovery Award Advisor Conference. Explore one of the following areas: Development of Faith, Development of Self, and Development of Others.
7. In consultation with your Advisor, establish at least one personal goal, and achieve it. The goal should be grounded in the area you explored in Discovery Award Personal Growth requirement 6.
8. Participate in service activities totaling at least 24 hours. Up to half of the service may be delivered personally; the rest must be delivered through crew service activities.
9. Since earning the Venturing Award, participate in a conference with your Advisor. As part of this conference, discuss with your Advisor the challenges you faced and what you learned in fulfilling Personal Growth requirements 6 and 7.
10. After your Advisor conference, successfully complete a crew board of review.

1. Participate in at least two additional (for a total of at least four) Tier II or III adventures at the crew, district, council, area, regional, or national level. Serve as a leader for one of the adventures.
2. Complete Project Management Training.
3. Since earning the Discovery Award, plan and give leadership to a Tier II or Tier III adventure. Work with a youth mentor to ensure that you have organized the adventure in advance, that you are prepared for contingencies, and that you have prepared the members of your crew to take part. In some cases, you may need to confer with an external consultant to assure the adventure is feasible for your crew. The adventure must take place over at least two consecutive nights. If an event lasts more than four nights, an additional Venturer may share in planning and leading the adventure. If two Venturers plan the adventure, they should work with their mentor to ensure that the workload is divided fairly between the two leaders. At the close of the adventure, lead a reflection with the participants in the activity to determine what was learned and how it helped them to work together as a more effective team. An experienced Venturer should serve as your mentor for the adventure.
4. Complete one of the following:
   • a. Since earning the Discovery Award, serve actively as crew president, vice president, secretary, treasurer, guide, historian, den chief, or quartermaster for a period of at least six months**. At the beginning of your term, work with your crew president (or Advisor, if you are the president) to set performance goals for the position. Any number of different positions may be held as long as the total length of service equals at least six months. Holding simultaneous positions does not shorten the required number of months. Positions need not flow from one to the other; there may be gaps in time. Once during your term of office, discuss your successes and challenges with your crew president (or Advisor, if you are the president).
   • b. Participate in or serve on staff for leadership training such as National Youth Leadership Training, Kodiak Challenge, National Advanced Youth Leadership Experience, Order of the Arrow National Leadership Seminar, Sea Scout SEAL Training, or Wood Badge (for Venturers 18 or older). You may also participate in non-BSA leadership training courses such as those delivered by the National Outdoor Leadership School, if approved by your Advisor.
5. Since earning the Discovery Award, explore the two areas (Development of Faith, Development of Self, or Development of Others) that you did not explore previously. Based on what you discover, prepare a set of personal reflections or thoughts on the subjects. Use your reflections and what you learned from the process to prepare for fulfilling Personal Growth requirement 7 and for your Pathfinder Award Advisor conference.
6. Participate in an ethical controversy discussion activity that includes an extension into conflict resolution.
7. In consultation wtih your Advisor, establish at least two personal goals and achieve them. The goals should be grounded in the areas you explored in Pathfinder Growth requirement 5.
8. Plan, organize, and give leadership to a project designed to sustain and grow your crew. Submit the plan to your crew president (or Advisor, if you are president), and explain how you think it will encourage more young people to join Venturing.
9. Participate in service activities totaling at least 36 hours. This is in addition to the 24 hours of service required to earn the Discovery Award. Up to half of the service may be delivered personally, the rest must be delivered through crew activities.
10. Participate in an Advisor Conference. As part of this conference, discuss with your Advisor the challenges you faced and what you learned in fulfilling Pathfinder Personal Growth requirements 5 and 7.
11. After your Advisor conference, successfully complete a crew board of review.

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Applications are now online.  Please attend a meeting and have your interest interview prior to applying.  This ensures you understand the theme of our Crew and confirm it is a good fit for your interests as well.  If you are new to BSA, please click here for the direct link to our Online Application.

For those already registered in BSA, please sign into your My.Scouting.Org profile, click on Menu, My Application and select your active registration from the "Transfer/Multiple/Renew Applications" page, if you are keeping active in your Ship/Troop, select "Multiple", otherwise, select "Transfer" to move your current membership to the crew.  After selecting Multiple or Transfer, you will be prompted to enter your new unit's information.  Select Crew and from the drop down menu, choose 0042 and follow the prompts and fill in your BSA ID number and information to submit your application request. 

If you are advised to fill out a paper application, click here for the Youth Application.  

Always contact us prior to submitting any application.

Applications are now online. In order to maintain BSA Youth Protection, A minimum of 1 parent per household must submit an Adult Application and be registered with BSA in order to volunteer or be around any scouting events. If you are new to BSA, please click here to fill out our Online Application.

For those already registered in BSA, please sign into your My.Scouting.Org profile, click on Menu, My Application and select your active registration from the "Transfer/Multiple/Renew Applications" page, if you are keeping active in your Ship/Troop, select "Multiple", otherwise, select "Transfer" to move your current membership to the crew.  After selecting Multiple or Transfer, you will be prompted to enter your new unit's information.  Select Crew and from the drop down menu, choose 0042 and follow the prompts and fill in your BSA ID number and information to submit your application request. 

If you are instructed to fill out a paper application, click here for the Adult Application. 

Please contact us prior to submitting any application.

Pacifica District requests that we renew our Youth Protection Training yearly. Please use this link below for instructions on how to take the training. Be sure to email your certificate of completion to your Committee Chair. Due to recent system glitches, please take a screenshot of your completion page and email that as well.

Click here to access the online training.

We are continuing to work on creating a useful website and would like to personalize it with pictures showing our crew in action. Please fill out the Media Release Form using this link and send a copy to the Crew President: https://filestore.scouting.org/filestore/marketing/pdf/talent.pdf

Please note that photos may be used on the website, at award ceremonies, training materials, shared with the Council, District and National, and for promotional use by the Boy Scouts of American and our Charter Organization, The Guild of St. Michael.

Click below to find out more about the BSA program Venture Crews

Click here for information about the official BSA Field Uniform. Once you purchase the green shirt, see your Advisor for the Crew 42 patch.
The Activity uniform consists of the official Crew 42 T-shirt and jeans.

Click here to access Scoutbook log in.  
If you are a parent and do not have access, contact your committee and request a log in.
If you are a scout and do not have access, have your parent invite you by signing in, clicking on their scout's profile, scroll down to edit profile, and click to invite scout.  They will need to include an active email. Please do not use a school email as you will hopefully be active beyond high school.  You will be sent a link to access your Scoutbook profile.

Click here to access My.Scouting.org and sign in to access the online training modules including your yearly Youth Protection Training (YPT) certificate renewal.

Introduction for Leadership Skills for Crews (ILSC) is a 1 day course offered yearly (as needed) by our Crew Leaders.  It is important for new members to attend if they want to hold a leadership position.  This course helps to teach leadership and group dynamics. Click here to view the syllabus.

National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT) is usually multiple day course that is usually taught at a Council facility by youth leaders within the BSA organization.  This training is for youth looking for the next step in leadership training and to further broaden their leadership skills within any BSA unit.

National Advanced Youth Leadership Experience (NAYLE) is a multiple day course that is taught at Philmont or Betchel Summit and is for scouts between the ages of 14-19 who are looking for hands on team-building and leadership skills training.