Ages 14-17.
A First Officer and Second Officer (Trailman, not an adult) and members plan meetings and activities. Patrol Leaders are elected to run each Patrol.
The Trail Guide or Trailmaster (adults) should only be involved when youth leaders are not making “satisfactory progress”. When possible, adult leaders only interfere to guide and back up the Patrol Leader.
Trail Life Navigator and Adventure badges were restructured in 2023.
All the Navigator Core Skill Ranks (Recruit, Able, Ready, Ridgeline) are earned also as Adventurers.
True Freedom Ranks
These cannot be earned as Navigators. Only Adventurers can earn these.
- Journey Award
- 15 badges, 20 hours of service, and one Freedom Experience
- 9 Core Skill badges, 1 True Freedom badges, and 5 Trail badges
- Ascent Award
- 20 badges, 20 hours of service, and one Freedom Experience
- 9 Core Skill badges, 3 True Freedom badges, and 8 Trail badges
- Horizon Award
- 25 badges, 20 hours of service, and two Freedom Experiences
- 9 Core Skill badges, 6 True Freedom badges, and 10 Trail badges
For more details and pictures of the Ranks and Awards, see Troop 118’s webpage.
Freedom Award
Highest honor of Adventurer.
- Horizon Award Rank
- Four total Freedom Experiences
- Worthy Life Award
- Freedom Servant Leadership Project
Troop Standard
A staff to display all earned medallions (Trail Badges) in Navigator and Adventure years. Trailmen nail each badge, rank, or award received to the Troop Standard staff. It is a part of the formal uniform, used at official events: Court of Awards, Board of Reviews, Parades, etc.
For more information on Troop Standards, see the Troop Va-2215 webpage.
See Simi Valley Trail Life’s webpage for their specific requirements to earn the Troop Standard.
True Freedom Badges
- Citizenship
- Emergency Preparedness
- Family Man
- Outdoor Life
- Personal Resources
- Fitness (Choose one of four)
- Cycling
- Fitness
- Hiking
- Swimming
Core Skill Badges
All Required Badge Requirements by Troop GA-2717
Trail Badges (Elective Badges)
- Airsoft (Leaders Guide: Airsoft -Mentoring Guide)
- Apologetics I
- Apologetics II
- Archery
- Art History
- Aviation
- Backpacking
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Bible Basics
- Blacksmithing
- Boating Safety
- Bowling
- Camp Counselor
- Canoeing
- Christian Faith Activities
- Cinematography
- Climb On!
- Communications Technology
- Competitive Rock Climbing
- Competitive Swimming
- Computing
- Creeds
- Driving Safety
- Electrical Engineering
- Electricity
- Engineering Mechanics
- Engineering Structures
- Engineering Systems
- Environmental Stewardship
- Fishing
- Followers of Freedom
- Founders and Framers
- Genelogy
- Golf
- Gymnastics
- Horsemanship
- Hunting
- Inventing
- Kayaking
- Lifesaving
- Martial Arts
- Military Heritage
- Model Rocketry
- Muzzle Loading
- My State
- Native Americans
- Nature and Wildlife
- Orienteering
- Paintball
- Pet Care
- Photography
- Pistol
- Puppetry
- Reading
- Respect Life
- Rifle
- Robotics
- Running Sports
- Sewing for Adventure
- Shotgun
- Skating Sports
- Small Engine Mechanics
- Soccer
- Special Needs
- Stamp Collecting
- Survival Skills
- Survivalist
- Tennis
- Vehicle Care
- Volleyball
- World Heritage
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