Instead, it should enhance the troop program. Boys in a Venture patrol may still assume leadership roles and advance, in the troop, and participate in regular troop activities. Boys may continue to advance within the troop. A Venture patrol requires a minimum of three older Scouts, and patrol members register as troop members. A Venture patrol may select an ultimate adventure such as a 50-mile backpacking trip or a cycling trip along the coast.
Members plan the trip and condition themselves for the adventure.
The possibilities are endless. An assistant Scoutmaster works with the patrol to plan its activities. The Venture patrol elects a patrol leader as its youth leader. The patrol leader is a member of the patrol leaders' council. A Venture patrol may decide to participate in a particular sport such as basketball.