| Gold Medal of Achievement
The Gold Medal of Achievement
(GMA) is a medal of great distinction and honor. It was first offered
in 1963 with the first recipient completing its requirements in
1964. In its 40 year history the GMA has been earned by over 5000
boys ages 12 through 17 years of age. Click here to see the list
of recipients since the first GMA was awarded.
The average age of a boy earning the GMA is approximately
16 years of age.
This
indicates
that a boy has been involved in Royal Rangers for at least 4-5
years before earning his GMA. At this time, slightly less than
1% of the boys involved in Royal Rangers each year earn the GMA.
As a result of its challenging merit trail, it is truly a coveted
award for any Royal Ranger boy.
GMA recipients must:
- Be at least 12 years (and at least in the 6th grade), but less
than 18 years old.
- Have been a Silver Medalist for at least 3 months
- Have completed 24 merits, 16 of those chosen from a required
list and 8 personal choice.
- Have served in a leadership (junior) position for at
least 6 months
- Have written a 500 word essay on “The Value of Royal
Rangers to Me”
- Have completed a Christian Service Project
Click
here to see the chart describing the requirements
for the GMA.
Detailed information is also available in the Adventure
Rangers Handbook.
Click here to see a comparison of the GMA and the BSA Eagle Scout requirements.
- Gold Medal of Achievement
(Listed by Medal number)
- Silver Medal of Achievement
(Listed by Year and Medal number)
- Bronze Medal of Achievement
(Listed by Year and Medal number)
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