Expedition Rangers

Expedition Rangers is the exciting ministry for older youth. It has four primary categories:

	Achievement through the advancement system to continue to earn awards.
	Leadership training skills through junior camps and working in Royal Rangers and Youth ministries.
	Servicethrough a variety of ministry opportunities.
	Activities through high action activities that challenge youth with adventure.

Each of the four categories is linked together with the "Spirit Challenge", a weekly Bible study developed specifically for older teens. There are also over one hundred different silver merits providing tremendous options to learn different skills, participate in sports and youth ministries.

Royal Rangers is developing youth for the future through our four-phase strategy: Evangelism, Discipleship, Missions, and Ministry.

Royal Rangers and National Youth Ministries encourage churches to provide both Youth ministries and Expedition Rangers for their teens. This can be accomplished by having the ministries on different days and will allow you many options as you participate in these excellent ministries.

Commander Ron Beadle  Commander Nick DeRaleau

Requirements to Become an Expedition Ranger

If the young man has earned his recruit rating in any of the other groups (Ranger Kids, Discovery Rangers, or Adventure Rangers), it is not necessary for him to repeat the requirement steps.

If the boy is joining Royal Rangers for the first time as an Expedition Ranger, he will need to complete the following recruit steps:

• Be in at least the ninth grade or at least fourteen years old
• Complete the Royal Ranger Charter form
• Complete the outpost medical information and parents' medical waiver
• Recite the pledge to the United States flag
• Recite the pledge to the Christian flag
• Recite the Royal Ranger Pledge
• Recite the meaning of the four red points of the Royal Ranger Emblem
• Recite the meaning of the four gold points of the Royal Ranger Emblem
• Recite the meaning of the eight blue points of the Royal Ranger Emblem
• Recite the Royal Ranger Motto
• With the boy's parents or guardian, complete the exercises in the pamphlet Preventing Child and Substance Abuse: A Parent's Guide.
• Participate in a Recruit Interview