524-012(19)_Rank_Requirements

524-012

May 2019 Printing

EAGLE PALM REQUIREMENTS

After successfully completing your Eagle Scout board of review

on or after Aug. 1, 2017, and being validated as an Eagle Scout by

the National Service Center, you will be entitled to receive an Eagle

Palm for each additional ﬁ ve merit badges you completed before your

Eagle board of review beyond those required for Eagle. In addition,

all current Scouts who have completed their Eagle board of review and who had

not passed their 18th birthday before Aug. 1, 2017, are entitled as well to receive

Eagle Palms. For these Palms only, it will not be necessary for you to complete the

requirements stated below.

After becoming an Eagle Scout and receiving the Eagle Palms you are entitled

to, you may earn additional Palms by completing the following requirements:

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1. Be active in the Boy Scouts of America for at least three months after

becoming an Eagle Scout or after the last Palm was earned.

2. Since earning the Eagle Scout rank or your last Eagle Palm, demonstrate

Scout spirit by living the Scout Oath and Scout Law. Tell how you have

done your duty to God and how you have lived the Scout Oath and

Scout Law in your everyday life.

3. Continue to set a satisfactory example of accepting responsibility or

demonstrating leadership ability.

4. Earn  ve additional merit badges beyond those required for Eagle

or last Palm.

5. While an Eagle Scout, participate in a Scoutmaster conference.

You may wear only the proper combination of Palms for the number

of merit badges you earned beyond the rank of Eagle. The Bronze Palm

represents ﬁ ve merit badges, the Gold Palm 10, and the Silver Palm 15.

Notes: For Venturers working on Scouts BSA requirements, replace “Scoutmaster” with “crew Advisor.” For Sea Scouts

working on Scouts BSA requirements, replace “Scoutmaster” with “Skipper.”

Eagle Palms must be earned in sequence, and the three-month tenure requirement must be observed for each Palm.

Merit badges earned any time since becoming a Scout may be used to meet this requirement.

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Bronze Palm earned

Gold Palm earned

Silver Palm earned

Second Bronze Palm earned

Second Gold Palm earned

Second Silver Palm earned

Third Bronze Palm earned

Third Gold Palm earned

Third Silver Palm earned

SCOUTS BSA RANK REQUIREMENTS

The rank requirements in this book are o cial as of Jan. 1, 2019, and must

be used for earning all rank advancement. From time to time, advancement

requirements change. Scouts should check with their unit leaders to ensure

the requirements they are using are current. In addition, Scouts may ﬁ nd the

latest advancement requirements at www.scouting.org/programs/scouts-bsa/

advancement-and-awards/.

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Notes: For Venturers working on Scouts BSA requirements, replace “troop” with “crew” and

“Scoutmaster” with “crew Advisor.” For Sea Scouts working on Scouts BSA requirements, replace

“troop” with “ship” and “Scoutmaster” with “Skipper.”

APPEALS AND EXTENSIONS

If a Scout believes all requirements for the Eagle Scout rank have been completed but a board

of review is denied, the Scout may request a board of review under disputed circumstances in

accordance with Guide to Advancement topic 8.0.3.2.

If the board of review does not approve the Scout’s advancement, the decision may be appealed in

accordance with Guide to Advancement topic 8.0.4.0.

A Scout who foresees that, due to no fault or choice of their own, it will not be possible to complete

the Eagle Scout rank requirements before age 18 may apply for a limited time extension in

accordance with Guide to Advancement topic 9.0.4.0. These are rarely granted and reserved only

for work on Eagle.

AGE REQUIREMENT ELIGIBILITY

Merit badges, badges of rank, and Eagle Palms may be earned by a registered Scout or a

quali ed Venturer or Sea Scout. Scouts may earn these awards until their 18th birthday. Any

Venturer or Sea Scout who has achieved the First Class rank as a Scout in a troop or as a Lone

Scout may continue working up to their 18th birthday toward the Star, Life, and Eagle Scout ranks

and Eagle Palms.

An Eagle Scout board of review may occur, without special approval, within three months after the

18th birthday. Local councils must preapprove those held three to six months afterward. To initiate

approval, the candidate, the candidate’s parent or guardian, the unit leader, or a unit committee

member attaches to the application a statement explaining the delay. Consult the Guide to

Advancement, topic 8.0.3.1, in the case where a board of review is to be conducted more than six

months after a candidate’s 18th birthday.

If you have a permanent physical or mental disability, or a disability expected to last more than two

years or beyond age 18, you may become an Eagle Scout by qualifying for as many required merit

badges as you can and qualifying for alternative merit badges for the rest. If you seek to become an

Eagle Scout under this procedure, you must submit a special application to your local council service

center. Your application must be approved by your council advancement committee before you can

work on alternative merit badges.

A Scout, Venturer, or Sea Scout with a disability may also qualify to work toward rank

advancement after reaching 18 years of age if the guidelines outlined in section 10 of the

Guide to Advancement are met.

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While a Life Scout, plan, develop, and give leadership to others in a service

project helpful to any religious institution, any school, or your community. (The

project must bene t an organization other than the Boy Scouts of America.)

A project proposal must be approved by the organization bene ting from

the effort, your Scoutmaster and unit committee, and the council or district

before you start. You must use the Eagle Scout Service Project Workbook,

BSA publication No. 512-927, in meeting this requirement. (To learn more

about the Eagle Scout service project, see the Guide to Advancement, topics

9.0.2.0 through 9.0.2.16.)

6. While a Life Scout, participate in a Scoutmaster conference.

In preparation for your board of review, prepare and attach to your Eagle Scout Rank Application

a statement of your ambitions and life purpose and a listing of positions held in your religious

institution, school, camp, community, or other organizations, during which you demonstrated

leadership skills. Include honors and awards received during this service.

7. Successfully complete your board of review for the Eagle Scout rank.

(This requirement may be met after age 18, in accordance with Guide to

Advancement topic 8.0.3.1.

RANK REQUIREMENTS

EAGLE RANK REQUIREMENTS

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1. Be active in your troop for at least six months as a Life Scout.

As a Life Scout, demonstrate Scout Spirit by living the Scout Oath and Scout Law.

Tell how you have done your duty to God, how you have lived the Scout Oath

and Scout Law in your everyday life, and how your understanding of the Scout

Oath and Scout Law will guide your life in the future. List on your Eagle Scout

Rank Application the names of individuals who know you personally and would

be willing to provide a recommendation on your behalf, including parents/

guardians, religious (if not af liated with an organized religion, then the parent or

guardian provides this reference), educational, employer (if employed), and two

other references.

Earn a total of 21 merit badges (10 more than required for the Life rank),

including these 13 merit badges: (a) First Aid, (b) Citizenship in the Community,

(f) Cooking, (g) Personal Fitness, (h) Emergency Preparedness OR Lifesaving,

(i) Environmental Science OR Sustainability, (j) Personal Management,

(k) Swimming OR Hiking OR Cycling, (l) Camping, and (m) Family Life.

You must choose only one of the merit badges listed in categories h, i, and k. Any

additional merit badge(s) earned in those categories may be counted as one of your

eight optional merit badges used to make your total of 21.

NAME OF MERIT BADGE DATE EARNED

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4. While a Life Scout, serve actively in your troop for six months in one or

more of the following positions of responsibility

Scout troop. Patrol leader, assistant senior patrol leader, senior patrol

leader, troop guide, Order of the Arrow troop representative, den chief,

scribe, librarian, historian, quartermaster, junior assistant Scoutmaster,

chaplain aide, instructor, webmaster, or outdoor ethics guide.

Venturing crew. President, vice president, secretary, treasurer, den chief,

historian, guide, quartermaster, chaplain aide, or outdoor ethics guide.

Sea Scout ship. Boatswain, boatswain’s mate, purser, yeoman,

storekeeper, crew leader, media specialist, specialist, den chief, or

chaplain aide.

Lone Scout. Leadership responsibility in your school, religious organization,

club, or elsewhere in your community.

Assistant patrol leader and bugler are not approved positions of responsibility for the Eagle Scout

rank. Likewise, a Scoutmaster-approved leadership project cannot be used in lieu of serving in a

position of responsibility.

SCOUT RANK REQUIREMENTS

All requirements for the Scout rank must be completed as a member of a

troop or as a Lone Scout. If you have already completed these requirements as

part of the Webelos Scouting Adventure, simply demonstrate your knowledge

or skills to your Scoutmaster or other designated leader after joining the troop.

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1a.

Repeat from memory the Scout Oath, Scout Law, Scout motto, and Scout

slogan. In your own words, explain their meaning.

1b.

Explain what Scout spirit is. Describe some ways you have shown Scout spirit by

practicing the Scout Oath, Scout Law, Scout motto, and Scout slogan

1c.

Demonstrate the Scout sign, salute, and handshake. Explain when they

should be used.

1d.

Describe the First Class Scout badge and tell what each part stands for.

Explain the signi cance of the First Class Scout badge.

1e.

Repeat from memory the Outdoor Code. In your own words, explain what

the Outdoor Code means to you.

1f.

Repeat from memory the Pledge of Allegiance. In your own words, explain

its meaning.

After attending at least one Scout troop meeting, do the following:

2a.

Describe how the Scouts in the troop provide its leadership.

2b.

Describe the four steps of Scout advancement.

2c.

Describe what the Scouts BSA ranks are and how they are earned.

2d.

Describe what merit badges are and how they are earned.

3a.

Explain the patrol method. Describe the types of patrols that are used in

your troop.

3b.

Become familiar with your patrol name, emblem,  ag, and yell. Explain

how these items create patrol spirit.

4a.

Show how to tie a square knot, two half-hitches, and a taut-line hitch.

Explain how each knot is used.

4b.

Show the proper care of a rope by learning how to whip and fuse the

ends of different kinds of rope.

Tell what you need to know about pocketknife safety.

With your parent or guardian, complete the exercises in the pamphlet

How to Protect Your Children From Child Abuse: A Parent’s Guide and

earn the Cyber Chip Award for your grade.

Since joining the troop and while working on the Scout rank, participate in

a Scoutmaster conference.

Notes: The requirements for Scout, Tenderfoot, Second Class, and First Class ranks may be

worked on simultaneously; however, these ranks must be earned in sequence.

Alternative requirements for the Scout rank are available for Scouts with physical or mental

disabilities if they meet the criteria listed in the Scouts BSA Requirements book.

If your family does not have internet access at home AND you do not have ready internet

access at school or another public place or via a mobile device, the Cyber Chip portion of

this requirement may be waived by your Scoutmaster in consultation with your parent

or guardian.

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TENDERFOOT RANK REQUIREMENTS

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CAMPING AND OUTDOOR ETHICS

1a. Present yourself to your leader, prepared for an overnight camping trip.

Show the personal and camping gear you will use. Show the right way to

pack and carry it.

1b. Spend at least one night on a patrol or troop campout. Sleep in a tent you

have helped pitch.

1c. Tell how you practiced the Outdoor Code on a campout or outing.

COOKING

2a. On the campout, assist in preparing one of the meals. Tell why it is important

for each patrol member to share in meal preparation and cleanup.

2b. While on a campout, demonstrate the appropriate method of safely

cleaning items used to prepare, serve, and eat a meal.

2c. Explain the importance of eating together as a patrol.

TOOLS

3a. Demonstrate a practical use of the square knot.

3b. Demonstrate a practical use of two half-hitches.

3c. Demonstrate a practical use of the taut-line hitch.

3d. Demonstrate proper care, sharpening, and use of the knife, saw, and ax.

Describe when each should be used.

FIRST AID AND NATURE

4a. Show  rst aid for the following:

• Simple cuts and scrapes

• Blisters on the hand and foot

• Minor (thermal/heat) burns or scalds (super cial, or  rst-degree)

• Bites or stings of insects and ticks

• Venomous snakebite

• Nosebleed

• Frostbite and sunburn

• Choking

4b. Describe common poisonous or hazardous plants; identify any that grow in

your local area or campsite location. Tell how to treat for exposure to them.

4c. Tell what you can do while on a campout or other outdoor activity to

prevent or reduce the occurrence of injuries or exposure listed in Tenderfoot

requirements 4a and 4b.

4d. Assemble a personal  rst-aid kit to carry with you on future campouts and

hikes. Tell how each item in the kit would be used.

HIKING

5a. Explain the importance of the buddy system as it relates to your personal

safety on outings and in your neighborhood. Use the buddy system while

on a troop or patrol outing.

5b. Describe what to do if you become lost on a hike or campout.

5c. Explain the rules of safe hiking, both on the highway and cross-country,

during the day and at night.

LIFE RANK REQUIREMENTS

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1. Be active in your troop for at least six months as a Star Scout.

2. As a Star Scout, demonstrate Scout spirit by living the Scout Oath and Scout

Law. Tell how you have done your duty to God and how you have lived the

Scout Oath and Scout Law in your everyday life.

3. Earn  ve more merit badges (so that you have 11 in all), including any three

additional badges from the required list for Eagle. You may choose any of

the 17 merit badges on the required list for Eagle to ful ll this requirement.

See Eagle rank requirement 3 for this list.

NAME OF MERIT BADGE DATE EARNED

(Eagle-required)

4. While a Star Scout, participate in six hours of service through one or more

service projects approved by your Scoutmaster. At least three hours of this

service must be conservation-related.

While a Star Scout, serve actively in your troop for six months in one or more of

the following troop positions of responsibility (or carry out a Scoutmaster-approved

leadership project to help the troop).

Scout troop. Patrol leader, assistant senior patrol leader, senior patrol leader,

troop guide, Order of the Arrow troop representative, den chief, scribe, librarian,

historian, quartermaster, bugler, junior assistant Scoutmaster, chaplain aide,

instructor, webmaster, or outdoor ethics guide.

Venturing crew. President, vice president, secretary, treasurer, den chief, historian,

guide, quartermaster, chaplain aide, or outdoor ethics guide.

Sea Scout ship. Boatswain, boatswain’s mate, purser, yeoman, storekeeper, crew

leader, media specialist, specialist, den chief, or chaplain aide.

Lone Scout. Leadership responsibility in your school, religious organization, club,

or elsewhere in your community.

6. While a Star Scout, use the Teaching EDGE method to teach another Scout

(preferably younger than you) the skills from ONE of the following choices, so

that he is prepared to pass those requirements to his Scoutmaster’s satisfaction.

(See page 38.)

a. Tenderfoot 4a and 4b ( rst aid) e. First Class 4a and 4b (navigation)

b. Second Class 2b, 2c, and f. Second Class 6a and 6b ( rst aid)

2d (cooking/tools) g. First Class 7a and 7b ( rst aid)

c. Second Class 3a and 3d (navigation)

d. First Class 3a, 3b, 3c, and 3d (tools)

7. While a Star Scout, participate in a Scoutmaster conference.

8. Successfully complete your board of review for the Life rank.

Notes: For Venturers working on Scouts BSA requirements, replace “troop” with “crew” and “Scoutmaster” with “crew

Advisor.” For Sea Scouts working on Scouts BSA requirements, replace “troop” with “ship” and “Scoutmaster” with

“Skipper.”

Assistant patrol leader is not an approved position of responsibility for the Star, Life, or Eagle rank.

If the board of review does not approve the Scout’s advancement, the decision may be appealed in accordance

with Guide to Advancement topic 8.0.4.0.

h. Three requirements from one of

the required Eagle merit badges,

as approved by your Scoutmaster

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STAR RANK REQUIREMENTS

Notes: For Venturers working on Scouts BSA requirements, replace “troop” with “crew” and

“Scoutmaster” with “crew Advisor.” For Sea Scouts working on Scouts BSA requirements, replace

“troop” with “ship” and “Scoutmaster” with “Skipper.”

Assistant patrol leader is not an approved position of responsibility for the Star rank.

If your family does not have internet access at home AND you do not have ready internet

access at school or another public place or via a mobile device, the Cyber Chip portion of this

requirement may be waived by your Scoutmaster in consultation with your parent or guardian.

If the board of review does not approve the Scout’s advancement, the decision may be appealed

in accordance with Guide to Advancement topic 8.0.4.0.

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1. Be active in your troop for at least four months as a First Class Scout.

2. As a First Class Scout, demonstrate Scout spirit by living the Scout Oath and

Scout Law. Tell how you have done your duty to God and how you have

lived the Scout Oath and Scout Law in your everyday life.

3. Earn six merit badges, including any four from the required list for Eagle. You

may choose any of the 17 merit badges on the required list for Eagle to ful ll

this requirement. See Eagle rank requirement 3 for this list.

NAME OF MERIT BADGE DATE EARNED

(Eagle-required)

4. While a First Class Scout, participate in six hours of service through one or

more service projects approved by your Scoutmaster.

5. While a First Class Scout, serve actively in your troop for four months in

one or more of the following positions of responsibility (or carry out a

Scoutmaster-approved leadership project to help the troop):

Scout troop. Patrol leader, assistant senior patrol leader, senior patrol

leader, troop guide, Order of the Arrow troop representative, den

chief, scribe, librarian, historian, quartermaster, bugler, junior assistant

Scoutmaster, chaplain aide, instructor, webmaster, or outdoor ethics guide.

Venturing crew. President, vice president, secretary, treasurer, den chief,

historian, guide, quartermaster, chaplain aide, or outdoor ethics guide.

Sea Scout ship. Boatswain, boatswain’s mate, purser, yeoman,

storekeeper, crew leader, media specialist, specialist, den chief, or

chaplain aide.

Lone Scout. Leadership responsibility in your school, religious organization,

club, or elsewhere in your community.

6. With your parent or guardian, complete the exercises in the pamphlet How to

Protect Your Children From Child Abuse: A Parent’s Guide and earn the Cyber

Chip award for your grade.

7. While a First Class Scout, participate in a Scoutmaster conference.

8. Successfully complete your board of review for the Star rank.

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FITNESS

6a.

Record your best in the following tests:

• Pushups

(Record the number done correctly in 60 seconds.)

• Situps or curl-ups

(Record the number done correctly in

60 seconds.)

• Back-saver sit-and-reach

(Record the distance stretched.)

• 1-mile walk/run

(Record the time.)

6b. Develop and describe a plan for improvement in each of the activities

listed in Tenderfoot requirement 6a. Keep track of your activity for at least

30 days.

6c.

Show improvement (of any degree) in each activity listed in Tenderfoot

requirement 6a after practicing for 30 days.

• Pushups

(Record the number done correctly in

60 seconds.)

• Situps or curl-ups

(Record the number done correctly in

60 seconds.)

• Back-saver sit-and-reach

(Record the distance stretched.)

• 1-mile walk/run

(Record the time.)

CITIZENSHIP

7a. Demonstrate how to display, raise, lower, and fold the U.S.  ag.

7b. Participate in a total of one hour of service in one or more service projects

approved by your Scoutmaster. Explain how your service to others relates

to the Scout slogan and Scout motto.

LEADERSHIP

Describe the steps in Scouting’s Teaching EDGE method. Use the Teaching

EDGE method to teach another person how to tie the square knot.

SCOUT SPIRIT

Demonstrate Scout spirit by living the Scout Oath and Scout Law. Tell how

you have done your duty to God and how you have lived four different

points of the Scout Law in your everyday life.

10.

While working toward the Tenderfoot rank, and after completing Scout

rank requirement 7, participate in a Scoutmaster conference.

11.

Successfully complete your board of review for the Tenderfoot rank.

Notes: The requirements for Scout, Tenderfoot, Second Class, and First Class ranks may be

worked on simultaneously; however, these ranks must be earned in sequence.

Alternative requirements for the Tenderfoot rank are available for Scouts with physical or mental

disabilities if they meet the criteria listed in the Scouts BSA Requirements book.

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SECOND CLASS RANK REQUIREMENTS

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CAMPING AND OUTDOOR ETHICS

1a. Since joining Scouts BSA, participate in  ve separate troop/patrol activities,

at least three of which must be held outdoors. Of the outdoor activities, at

least two must include overnight camping. These activities do not include

troop or patrol meetings. On campouts, spend the night in a tent that you

pitch or other structure that you help erect, such as a lean-to, snow cave, or tepee.

1b. Explain the principles of Leave No Trace and tell how you practiced them

on a campout or outing. This outing must be different from the one used for

Tenderfoot requirement 1c.

1c. On one of these campouts, select a location for your patrol site and

recommend it to your patrol leader, senior patrol leader, or troop guide.

Explain what factors you should consider when choosing a patrol site and

where to pitch a tent.

COOKING AND TOOLS

2a. Explain when it is appropriate to use a  re for cooking or other purposes

and when it would not be appropriate to do so.

2b. Use the tools listed in Tenderfoot requirement 3d to prepare tinder,

kindling, and fuel wood for a cooking  re.

2c. At an approved outdoor location and time, use the tinder, kindling, and

fuel wood from Second Class requirement 2b to demonstrate how to

build a  re. Unless prohibited by local  re restrictions, light the  re. After

allowing the  ames to burn safely for at least two minutes, safely extinguish

the  ames with minimal impact to the  re site.

2d. Explain when it is appropriate to use a lightweight stove and when it is

appropriate to use a propane stove. Set up a lightweight stove or propane

stove. Light the stove, unless prohibited by local  re restrictions. Describe the

safety procedures for using these types of stoves.

2e. On one campout, plan and cook one hot breakfast or lunch, selecting

foods from MyPlate or the current USDA nutritional model. Explain the

importance of good nutrition. Demonstrate how to transport, store, and

prepare the foods you selected.

2f. Demonstrate tying the sheet bend knot. Describe a situation in which you

would use this knot.

2g. Demonstrate tying the bowline knot. Describe a situation in which you

would use this knot.

NAVIGATION

3a. Demonstrate how a compass works and how to orient a map. Use a map

to point out and tell the meaning of  ve map symbols.

3b. Using a compass and map together, take a 5-mile hike (or 10 miles by

bike) approved by your adult leader and your parent or guardian.

3c. Describe some hazards or injuries that you might encounter on your hike

and what you can do to help prevent them.

3d. Demonstrate how to  nd directions during the day and at night without

using a compass or an electronic device.

If you use a wheelchair or crutches, or if it is dif cult for you to get around, you may

substitute “trip” for “hike” in requirement 3b and 3c.

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9c. On a Scouting or family outing, take note of the trash and garbage you

produce. Before your next similar outing, decide how you can reduce,

recycle, or repurpose what you take on that outing, and then put those

plans into action. Compare your results.

9d. Participate in three hours of service through one or more service projects

approved by your Scoutmaster. The project(s) must not be the same service

project(s) used for Tenderfoot requirement 7b and Second Class requirement

8e. Explain how your service to others relates to the Scout Law.

LEADERSHIP

10. Tell someone who is eligible to join Scouts BSA, or an inactive Scout,

about your Scouting activities. Invite this person to an outing, activity,

service project, or meeting. Provide information on how to join, or

encourage the inactive Scout to become active. Share your efforts with

your Scoutmaster or other adult leader.

SCOUT SPIRIT

11. DemonstrateScout spirit by living the Scout Oath and Scout Law. Tell how

you have done your duty to God and how you have lived four different

points of the Scout Law (different from those points used for previous ranks)

in your everyday life.

12. While working toward the First Class rank, and after completing Second Class

requirement 11, participate in a Scoutmaster conference.

13. Successfully complete your board of review for the First Class rank.

Notes: The requirements for Scout, Tenderfoot, Second Class, and First Class ranks may be

worked on simultaneously; however, these ranks must be earned in sequence.

Alternative requirements for the First Class rank are available for Scouts with physical or

mental disabilities if they meet the criteria listed in the Scouts BSA Requirements book.

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5c. Describe at least three natural indicators of impending hazardous weather,

the potential dangerous events that might result from such weather condi-

tions, and the appropriate actions to take.

5d. Describe extreme weather conditions you might encounter in the outdoors

in your local geographic area. Discuss how you would determine ahead

of time the potential risk of these types of weather dangers, alternative

planning considerations to avoid such risks, and how you would prepare

for and respond to those weather conditions.

AQUATICS

6a. Successfully complete the BSA swimmer test.

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6b. Tell what precautions must be taken for a safe trip a oat.

6c. Identify the basic parts of a canoe, kayak, or other boat. Identify the parts

of a paddle or an oar.

6d. Describe proper body positioning in a watercraft, depending on the type

and size of the vessel. Explain the importance of proper body position in

the boat.

6e. With a helper and a practice victim, show a line rescue both as tender

and as rescuer. (The practice victim should be approximately 30 feet from

shore in deep water.)

FIRST AID AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

7a. Demonstrate bandages for a sprained ankle and for injuries on the head,

the upper arm, and the collarbone.

7b. By yourself and with a partner, show how to:

• Transport a person from a smoke- lled room.

• Transport for at least 25 yards a person with a sprained ankle.

7c. Tell the  ve most common signals of a heart attack. Explain the steps

(procedures) in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).

7d. Tell what utility services exist in your home or meeting place. Describe

potential hazards associated with these utilities and tell how to respond in

emergency situations.

7e. Develop an emergency action plan for your home that includes what to do

in case of  re, storm, power outage, and water outage.

7f. Explain how to obtain potable water in an emergency.

FITNESS

8a. After completing Second Class requirement 7a, be physically active at

least 30 minutes each day for  ve days a week for four weeks. Keep track

of your activities.

8b. Share your challenges and successes in completing First Class requirement

8a. Set a goal for continuing to include physical activity as part of your

daily life.

CITIZENSHIP

9a. Visit and discuss with a selected individual approved by your leader (for

example, an elected of cial, judge, attorney, civil servant, principal, or

teacher) the constitutional rights and obligations of a U.S. citizen.

9b. Investigate an environmental issue affecting your community. Share what

you learned about that issue with your patrol or troop. Tell what, if anything,

could be done by you or your community to address the concern.

See the Swimming merit badge requirements for details about the BSA swimmer test.

Under certain exceptional conditions, where the climate keeps the outdoor water temperature below

safe levels year-round, or where there are no suitably safe and accessible places (outdoors or

indoors) within a reasonable traveling distance to swim at any time during the year, the council Scout

executive and advancement committee may, on an individual Scout basis, authorize an alternative for

requirements 6a and 6e. The local council may establish appropriate procedures for submitting and

processing these types of requests. All the other requirements, none of which necessitate entry in the

water or entry in a watercraft on the water, must be completed as written.

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NATURE

4. Identify or show evidence of at least 10 kinds of wild animals (such

as birds, mammals, reptiles,  sh, or mollusks) found in your local area

or camping location. You may show evidence by tracks, signs, or

photographs you have taken.

AQUATICS

5a. Tell what precautions must be taken for a safe swim.

5b. Demonstrate your ability to pass the BSA beginner test: Jump feet rst into

water over your head in depth, level off and swim 25 feet on the surface,

stop, turn sharply, resume swimming, then return to your starting place.

5c. Demonstrate water rescue methods by reaching with your arm or leg, by

reaching with a suitable object, and by throwing lines and objects.

5d. Explain why swimming rescues should not be attempted when a reaching

or throwing rescue is possible. Explain why and how a rescue swimmer

should avoid contact with the victim.

FIRST AID AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

6a. Demonstrate  rst aid for the following:

• Object in the eye

• Bite of a warm-blooded animal

• Puncture wounds from a splinter, nail, and  shhook

• Serious burns (partial thickness, or second-degree)

• Heat exhaustion

• Shock

• Heatstroke, dehydration, hypothermia, and hyperventilation

6b. Show what to do for “hurry” cases of stopped breathing, stroke, severe

bleeding, and ingested poisoning.

6c. Tell what you can do while on a campout or hike to prevent or reduce the

occurrence of the injuries listed in Second Class requirements 6a and 6b.

6d. Explain what to do in case of accidents that require emergency response

in the home and backcountry. Explain what constitutes an emergency and

what information you will need to provide to a responder.

6e. Tell how you should respond if you come upon the scene of a

vehicular accident.

FITNESS

7a. After completing Tenderfoot requirement 6c, be physically active at least

30 minutes each day for  ve days a week for four weeks. Keep track of

your activities.

7b. Share your challenges and successes in completing Second Class

requirement 7a. Set a goal for continuing to include physical activity as

part of your daily life and develop a plan for doing so.

Under certain exceptional conditions, where the climate keeps the outdoor water temperature below

safe levels year-round, or where there are no suitably safe and accessible places (outdoors or

indoors) within a reasonable traveling distance to swim at any time during the year, the council Scout

executive and advancement committee may, on an individual Scout basis, authorize an alternative

for requirements 5b and 5c. The local council may establish appropriate procedures for submitting

and processing these types of requests. All the other requirements, none of which necessitate entry in

the water or entry in a watercraft on the water, must be completed as written.

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7c. Participate in a school, community, or troop program on the dangers

of using drugs, alcohol, and tobacco and other practices that could be

harmful to your health. Discuss your participation in the program with your

family, and explain the dangers of substance addictions. Report to your

Scoutmaster or other adult leader in your troop about which parts of the

Scout Oath and Scout Law relate to what you learned.

CITIZENSHIP

8a. Participate in a  ag ceremony for your school, religious institution,

chartered organization, community, or Scouting activity.

8b. Explain what respect is due the  ag of the United States.

8c. With your parents or guardian, decide on an amount of money that you

would like to earn, based on the cost of a speci c item you would like to

purchase. Develop a written plan to earn the amount agreed upon and

follow that plan; it is acceptable to make changes to your plan along the

way. Discuss any changes made to your original plan and whether you

met your goal.

8d. At a minimum of three locations, compare the cost of the item for which you are

saving to determine the best place to purchase it. After completing Second Class

requirement 8c, decide if you will use the amount that you earned as originally

intended, save all or part of it, or use it for another purpose.

8e. Participate in two hours of service through one or more service projects

approved by your Scoutmaster. Tell how your service to others relates to

the Scout Oath.

PERSONAL SAFETY AWARENESS

9a. Explain the three R’s of personal safety and protection.

9b. Describe bullying; tell what the appropriate response is to someone who is

bullying you or another person.

SCOUT SPIRIT

10. Demonstrate Scout spirit by living the Scout Oath and Scout Law. Tell

how you have done your duty to God and how you have lived four

different points of the Scout Law (not to include those used for Tenderfoot

requirement 9) in your everyday life.

11. While working toward the Second Class rank, and after completing Tenderfoot

requirement 10, participate in a Scoutmaster conference.

12. Successfully complete your board of review for the Second Class rank.

Notes: The requirements for Scout, Tenderfoot, Second Class, and First Class ranks may be

worked on simultaneously; however, these ranks must be earned in sequence.

Alternative requirements for the Second Class rank are available for Scouts with physical or

mental disabilities if they meet the criteria listed in the Scouts BSA Requirements book.

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CAMPING AND OUTDOOR ETHICS

1a. Since joining Scouts BSA, participate in 10 separate troop/patrol activi-

ties, at least six of which must be held outdoors. Of the outdoor activities,

at least three must include overnight camping. These activities do not

include troop or patrol meetings. On campouts, spend the night in a tent

that you pitch or other structure that you help erect, such as a lean-to, snow

cave, or tepee.

1b. Explain each of the principles of Tread Lightly! and tell how you practiced

them on a campout or outing. This outing must be different from the ones

used for Tenderfoot requirement 1c and Second Class requirement 1b.

COOKING

2a. Help plan a menu for one of the above campouts that includes at least one

breakfast, one lunch, and one dinner, and that requires cooking at least

two of the meals. Tell how the menu includes the foods from MyPlate or the

current USDA nutritional model and how it meets nutritional needs for the

planned activity or campout.

2b. Using the menu planned in First Class requirement 2a, make a list showing

a budget and the food amounts needed to feed three or more youth.

Secure the ingredients.

2c. Show which pans, utensils, and other gear will be needed to cook and

serve these meals.

2d. Demonstrate the procedures to follow in the safe handling and storage of

fresh meats, dairy products, eggs, vegetables, and other perishable food

products. Show how to properly dispose of camp garbage, cans, plastic

containers, and other rubbish.

2e. On one campout, serve as cook. Supervise your assistant(s) in using a stove

or building a cooking  re. Prepare the breakfast, lunch, and dinner planned in

First Class requirement 2a. Supervise the cleanup.

TOOLS

3a. Discuss when you should and should not use lashings.

3b. Demonstrate tying the timber hitch and clove hitch.

3c. Demonstrate tying the square, shear, and diagonal lashings by joining two

or more poles or staves together.

3d. Use lashings to make a useful camp gadget or structure.

NAVIGATION

4a. Using a map and compass, complete an orienteering course that covers

at least one mile and requires measuring the height and/or width of

designated items (tree, tower, canyon, ditch, etc.).

4b. Demonstrate how to use a handheld GPS unit, GPS app on a smartphone,

or other electronic navigation system. Use GPS to  nd your current

location, a destination of your choice, and the route you will take to get

there. Follow that route to arrive at your destination.

NATURE

5a. Identify or show evidence of at least 10 kinds of native plants found in your

local area or campsite location. You may show evidence by identifying fallen

leaves or fallen fruit that you  nd in the  eld, or as part of a collection you

have made, or by photographs you have taken.

5b. Identify two ways to obtain a weather forecast for an upcoming activity.

Explain why weather forecasts are important when planning for an event.

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