All awards
National Outdoor Achievement Award (Riding)
Scouts BSA
2010 requirements, effective August 1, 2010
Requirements
Riding. A Scout, Sea Scout, or Venturer may earn the National
Outdoor Badge for Riding upon successfully completing the
following requirements:
1.
Earn the Scouts BSA First Class rank or Sea Scout Apprentice rank,
or complete Venturing Ranger Award requirements 1 through 6.
Complete 1 of the following
(a)
First Class
(b)
Apprentice
(c)
Venturing Ranger Award requirements 1 through 6
2.
Complete the requirements for at least one of the following:
Complete 1 of the following
(a)
Cycling merit badge
(b)
Horsemanship merit badge
(c)
Motorboating merit badge
(d)
Skating merit badge
(e)
Ranger Cycling/Mountain Biking elective and 100 miles of cycling
(f)
Ranger Equestrian elective and 20 miles of horseback riding.
(g)
Ranger Watercraft elective and 100 miles of motor boating
(h)
Winter Sports elective and 20 miles of skating
3.
Complete 200 miles of riding activities, including cycling, stock riding, skating, motor boating, mountain boarding, snowmobiling, (including ATV or PWC riding at an approved council program), under the auspices of the Boy Scouts of America, including the miles in requirement 2.
A gold device may be earned for each additional 100 miles of riding set forth in requirement 3. A silver device is earned for each additional 400 miles of riding. The youth may wear any combination of devices totaling his or her current number of miles of riding.