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The Boy Scouts of America have seven ranks, which are as follows: Scout, Tenderfoot, Second Class, First Class, Star, Life, and Eagle.  Requirements for each rank are detailed in the Boy Scout Handbook, which is provided to each new Scout upon joining the Troop.  In addition, there is one carry-over rank from the Cub Scouts program: The Arrow of Light, which is the the highest rank a Cub Scout may earn.  Below are shown and described the ranks of the Boy Scouts of America:

Scout Badge
Scout is the first Boy Scout rank. The brown symbol is the fleurs-de-lis, the French lily; it is the symbol for Boy Scouts. Before a Scout earns this rank he must learn about his Troop, his Patrol, and Boy Scout customs (handshake, sign, Law, Slogan, etc.).

Boy Scout Patch

  1. Meet age requirements. Be a boy who is 11 years old, or one who has completed the fifth grade or earned the Arrow of Light Award and is at least 10 years old, but is not yet 18 years old.
  2. Complete a Boy Scout application and health history signed by your parent or guardian.
  3. Find a Scout troop near your home.
  4. Repeat the Pledge of Allegiance.
  5. Demonstrate the Scout sign, salute, and handshake.
  6. Demonstrate tying the square knot (a joining knot).
  7. Understand and agree to live by the Scout Oath or Promise, Law, motto, and slogan, and the Outdoor Code.
  8. Describe the Scout badge.
  9. Complete the pamphlet exercises. With your parent or guardian, complete the exercises in the pamphlet How to Protect Your Children from Child Abuse: A Parent's Guide.
  10. Participate in a Scoutmaster conference. Turn in your Boy Scout application and health history form signed by your parent or guardian, then participate in a Scoutmaster conference.

Online Resources

  • The application form to join Boy Scouting is available online for Download here.
  • The troop locator on the Scout Zone web site will show you a list of some of the Boy Scout troops in your area.
  • Your local council service center can put you in touch with your future troop. Contact information for your council can be retrieved here.
  • The pamphlet How to Protect Your Children from Child Abuse: A Parent's Guide is available online for download here.




Tenderfoot Badge



   the second Boy Scout rank.  The trefoil design, like an old mariner's compass points a scout in the right direction in his life. This design is also called the fleur-de-lis, or French lily. The three points of the trefoil represent the three points of the Scout Law. The two stars, one on the right and the other on the left, symbolize truth and knowledge; the two stars also represent the outdoors. The eagle represents freedom and the shield is a Scout's readiness to defend that freedom. The requirements for Tenderfoot are centered around the Scout learning some basic wilderness and camping skills, and then demonstrating what he has learned.  These skills offer a taste of the adventure found in Scouting.


Tenderfoot scout patch

NOTE: These requirements may be worked on simultaneously with those for Second Class and First Class; however these ranks must be earned in sequence.

Some of the links are direct links to BSA's Advancement Movies©, you'll need Apple's free Quicktime™ program to view.

Click on the Quicktime Icon to see a detailed lesson on the requirement. They are big files so please be patient.

# Movie Requirement
1. Quicktime Movie on Tenderfoot Requirement #1 Present yourself to your leader, properly dressed, before going on an overnight camping trip. Show the camping gear you will use. Show the right way to pack and carry it.
2. Quicktime Movie on Tenderfoot Requirement #2 Spend at least one night on a patrol or troop campout. Sleep in a tent you have helped pitch.
3. Quicktime Movie on Tenderfoot Requirement #3 On the campout, assist in preparing and cooking one of your patrol's meals. Tell why it is important for each patrol member to share in meal preparation and cleanup, and explain the importance of eating together.
4a. Quicktime Movie on Tenderfoot Requirement #4a Demonstrate how to whip and fuse the ends of a rope.
4b. Quicktime Movie on Tenderfoot Requirement #4b Demonstrate that you know how to tie the following knots and tell what their uses are: two half hitches and the taut-line hitch.
5. Quicktime Movie on Tenderfoot Requirement #5 Explain the rules of safe hiking, both on the highway and cross-country, during the day and at night. Explain what to do if you are lost.
6. Quicktime Movie on Tenderfoot Requirement #6 Demonstrate how to display, raise, lower, and fold the American flag.
7. Quicktime Movie on Tenderfoot Requirement #7 Repeat from memory and explain in your own words the Scout Oath, Law, motto, and slogan.
8. Quicktime Movie on Tenderfoot Requirement #8 Know your patrol name, give the patrol yell, and describe your patrol flag.
9. Quicktime Movie on Tenderfoot Requirement #9 Explain the importance of the buddy system as it relates to your personal safety on outings and in your neighborhood. Describe what a bully is and how you should respond to one.
10a. Quicktime Movie on Tenderfoot Requirement #10a Record your best in the following tests: Push-ups, Pull-ups, Sit-ups, Standing long jump, 1/4-mile walk/run. Record them again 30 days later.
10b. Quicktime Movie on Tenderfoot Requirement #10b Show improvement in the activities listed in requirement 10a after practicing for 30 days.
11. Quicktime Movie on Tenderfoot Requirement #11 Identify local poisonous plants; tell how to treat for exposure to them.
12a. Quicktime Movie on Tenderfoot Requirement #12a Demonstrate how to care for someone who is choking.
12b. Quicktime Movie on Tenderfoot Requirement #12a Show first aid for the following:
  • Simple cuts and scrapes
  • Blisters on the hand and foot
  • Minor (thermal/heat) burns or scalds (superficial, or first-degree)
  • Bites or stings of insects and ticks
  • Venomous snakebite
  • Nosebleed
  • Frostbite and sunburn
13. Quicktime Movie on Tenderfoot Requirement #13 Demonstrate Scout spirit by living the Scout Oath (Promise) and Scout Law in your everyday life.
14. Quicktime Movie on Tenderfoot Requirement #14 Participate in a Scoutmaster conference.
15. Quicktime Movie on Tenderfoot Requirement #15 Complete your board of review.

First Aid Documents

Covers All First Requirements
for Tenderfoot, Second Class and First Class
and Requirement #1 for the First Aid Merit Badge

PDF      (Adobe PDF Version 6+)      No Animation, No Movies
PPS      (MS Powerpoint 97-2003)    No Movies
PPSX   (MS Powerpoint 2007)          Full version, everything works

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Second Class

Second Class is the third Boy Scout rank.  The scroll is shaped like a smile, to remind a Scout to smile while performing his duty. The knot found below the scroll reminds a Scout to: Do a Good Turn Daily, the Boy Scout slogan. The Second Class Scout has continued his learning about camping, the wilderness, first-aid and Scouting, and has demonstrated those skills.  He is well on his way in his Scouting adventure. 


Second Class Scout Patch

NOTE: These requirements may be worked on simultaneously with those for Second Class and First Class; however these ranks must be earned in sequence.

Some of the links are direct links to BSA's Advancement Movies©, you'll need Apple's free Quicktime™ program to view.

Click on the Quicktime Icon to see a detailed lesson on the requirement. They are big files so please be patient.

# Movie Requirement
1a. Quicktime Movie on Second Class Requirement #1a Demonstrate how a compass works and how to orient a map. Explain what map symbols mean.
1b. Quicktime Movie on Second Class Requirement #1b Using a compass and a map together, take a five-mile hike (or 10 miles by bike) approved by your adult leader and your parent or guardian. (Note: If you use a wheelchair or crutches, or if it is difficult for you to get around, you may substitute "trip" for "hike.")
2a. Quicktime Movie on Second Class Requirement #2a Since joining, have participated in five separate troop/patrol activities (other than troop/patrol meetings), two of which included camping overnight.
2b. Quicktime Movie on Second Class Requirement #2b On one of these campouts, select your patrol site and sleep in a tent that you pitched.
2c. Quicktime Movie on Second Class Requirement #2c On one campout, demonstrate proper care, sharpening, and use of the knife, saw, and ax, and describe when they should be used.
2d. Quicktime Movie on Second Class Requirement #2d Use the tools listed in requirement 2c to prepare tinder, kindling, and fuel for a cooking fire.
2e. Quicktime Movie on Second Class Requirement #2e Discuss when it is appropriate to use a cooking fire and a lightweight stove. Discuss the safety procedures for using both.
2f. Quicktime Movie on Second Class Requirement #2f Demonstrate how to light a fire and a lightweight stove.
2g. Quicktime Movie on Second Class Requirement #2g On one campout, plan and cook over an open fire one hot breakfast or lunch for yourself, selecting foods from the food pyramid. Explain the importance of good nutrition. Tell how to transport, store, and prepare the foods you selected.
3. Quicktime Movie on Second Class Requirement #3 Participate in a flag ceremony for your school, religious institution, chartered organization, community, or troop activity. (Flag Information)
4. Quicktime Movie on Second Class Requirement #4 Participate in an approved (minimum of one hour) service project.
5. Quicktime Movie on Second Class Requirement #5 Identify or show evidence of at least 10 kinds of wild animals (birds, mammals, reptiles, fish, mollusks) found in your community.
6a. Quicktime Movie on Second Class Requirement #6a Show what to do for "hurry" cases of stopped breathing, serious bleeding, and ingested poisoning.
6b. Quicktime Movie on Second Class Requirement #6b Prepare a personal first-aid kit to take with you on a hike.
6c. Quicktime Movie on Second Class Requirement #6c Demonstrate first aid for the following:
  • Object in the eye
  • Bite of a suspected rabid animal
  • Puncture wounds from a splinter, nail, and fishhook
  • Serious burns (partial thickness, or second-degree)
  • Heat exhaustion
  • Shock
  • Heatstroke, dehydration, hypothermia, and hyperventilation
7a. Quicktime Movie on Second Class Requirement #7a Tell what precautions must be taken for a safe swim.
7b. Quicktime Movie on Second Class Requirement #7b Demonstrate your ability to jump feetfirst 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.
7c. Quicktime Movie on Second Class Requirement #7c Demonstrate water rescue methods by reaching with your arm or leg, by reaching with a suitable object, and by throwing lines and objects. Explain why swimming rescues should not be attempted when a reaching or throwing rescue is possible, and explain why and how a rescue swimmer should avoid contact with the victim.
8a. Quicktime Movie on Second Class Requirement #8a 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.
8b. Quicktime Movie on Second Class Requirement #8b Explain the three R's of personal safety and protection.
9. Quicktime Movie on Second Class Requirement #9 Demonstrate Scout spirit by living the Scout Oath (Promise) and Scout Law in your everyday life.
10. Quicktime Movie on Second Class Requirement #10 Participate in a Scoutmaster conference.
11. Quicktime Movie on Second Class Requirement #11 Complete your board of review.

First Aid Documents

Covers All First Requirements
for Tenderfoot, Second Class and First Class
and Requirement #1 for the First Aid Merit Badge

PDF      (Adobe PDF Version 6+)      No Animation, No Movies
PPS      (MS Powerpoint 97-2003)    No Movies
PPSX   (MS Powerpoint 2007)          Full version, everything works

Get Microsoft Office 2007 Powerpoint Viewer Download Powerpoint Viewer Icon (25MB)




First Class
First Class is the fourth Boy Scout rank.  It combines the Tenderfoot and Second Class patches to form the complete Scout Badge, the symbol of the Boy Scouts of America.  The First Class Scout has learned and applied planning and organizational skills to camping and the outdoors, as well as more advanced first-aid skills.
First Class Scout Patch

 NOTE: These requirements may be worked on simultaneously with those for Second Class and First Class; however these ranks must be earned in sequence.

Some of the links are direct links to BSA's Advancement Movies©, you'll need Apple's free Quicktime™ program to view.

Click on the Quicktime Icon to see a detailed lesson on the requirement. They are big files so please be patient.

# Movie Requirement
1. Quicktime Movie on First Class Requirement #1 Demonstrate how to find directions during the day and at night without using a compass.
2. Quicktime Movie on First Class Requirement #2 Using a 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.).
3. Quicktime Movie on First Class Requirement #3 Since joining, have participated in 10 separate troop/patrol activities (other than troop/patrol meetings), three of which included camping overnight.
4a. Quicktime Movie on First Class Requirement #4a Help plan a patrol menu for one campout 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 the food pyramid and meets nutritional needs.
4b. Quicktime Movie on First Class Requirement #4b Using the menu planned in requirement 4a, make a list showing the cost and food amounts needed to feed three or more boys and secure the ingredients.
4c. Quicktime Movie on First Class Requirement #4c Tell which pans, utensils, and other gear will be needed to cook and serve these meals.
4d. Quicktime Movie on First Class Requirement #4d Explain the procedures to follow in the safe handling and storage of fresh meats, dairy products, eggs, vegetables, and other perishable food products. Tell how to properly dispose of camp garbage, cans, plastic containers, and other rubbish.
4e. Quicktime Movie on First Class Requirement #4e On one campout, serve as your patrol's cook. Supervise your assistant(s) in using a stove or building a cooking fire. Prepare the breakfast, lunch, and dinner planned in requirement 4a. Lead your patrol in saying grace at the meals and supervise cleanup.
5. Quicktime Movie on First Class Requirement #5 Visit and discuss with a selected individual approved by your leader (elected official, judge, attorney, civil servant, principal, teacher) your constitutional rights and obligations as a U.S. citizen.
6. Quicktime Movie on First Class Requirement #6 Identify or show evidence of at least 10 kinds of native plants found in your community.
7a. Quicktime Movie on First Class Requirement #7a Discuss when you should and should not use lashings.
7b. Quicktime Movie on First Class Requirement #7b Demonstrate tying the timber hitch and clove hitch and their use in square, shear, and diagonal lashings by joining two or more poles or staves together.
7c. Quicktime Movie on First Class Requirement #7c Use lashing to make a useful camp gadget.
8a. Quicktime Movie on First Class Requirement #8a Demonstrate tying the bowline knot and describe several ways it can be used.
8b. Quicktime Movie on First Class Requirement #8b Demonstrate bandages for a sprained ankle and for injuries on the head, the upper arm, and the collarbone.
8c. Quicktime Movie on First Class Requirement #8c Show how to transport by yourself, and with one other person, a person
  • From a smoke-filled room
  • With a sprained ankle, for at least 25 yards
8d. Quicktime Movie on First Class Requirement #8d Tell the five most common signals of a heart attack. Explain the steps (procedures) in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
9a. Quicktime Movie on First Class Requirement #9a Tell what precautions must be taken for a safe trip afloat.
9b. Quicktime Movie on First Class Requirement #9b Successfully complete the BSA swimmer test.
9c. Quicktime Movie on First Class Requirement #9c 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.)
10. Quicktime Movie on First Class Requirement #10 Demonstrate Scout spirit by living the Scout Oath (Promise) and Scout Law in your everyday life.
11. Quicktime Movie on First Class Requirement #1 Tell someone who is eligible to join Boy Scouts, or an inactive Boy Scout, about your troop's activities. Invite him to a troop outing, activity, service project, or meeting. Tell him how to join, or encourage the inactive Boy Scout to become active.
12. Quicktime Movie on First Class Requirement #12 Describe the three things you should avoid doing related to use of the Internet. Describe a cyberbully and how you should respond to one.
13. Quicktime Movie on First Class Requirement #13 Participate in a Scoutmaster conference.
14. Quicktime Movie on First Class Requirement #14 Complete your board of review.

First Aid Documents

Covers All First Requirements
for Tenderfoot, Second Class and First Class
and Requirement #1 for the First Aid Merit Badge

PDF      (Adobe PDF Version 6+)      No Animation, No Movies
PPS      (MS Powerpoint 97-2003)    No Movies
PPSX   (MS Powerpoint 2007)          Full version, everything works

Get Microsoft Office 2007 Powerpoint Viewer Download Powerpoint Viewer Icon (25MB)




Star
Star is the fifth Boy Scout rank.  It marks a shift in advancement from meeting requirements to earning merit badges.  The Star Scout must earn six merit badges (four of them from the list of merit badges required for Eagle). The Star Scout must also serve in a leadership position within his Troop and give six hours of service to his community.
Star Scout Patch

 

# Requirement
1. Be active in your troop and patrol for at least four months as a First Class Scout.
2. Demonstrate Scout spirit by living the Scout Oath (Promise) and Scout Law in your everyday life.
3.

Earn six merit badges, including any four from the required list for Eagle. (See the Eagle Rank Requirements, number 3, for this list.) A Scout may choose any of the 15 required merit badges in the 12 categories to fulfill this requirement.

_____________________________________(required for Eagle)*
_____________________________________(required for Eagle)*
_____________________________________(required for Eagle)*
_____________________________________(required for Eagle)*
_____________________________________
_____________________________________

4. While a First Class Scout, take part in service projects totaling at least six hours of work. These projects must be approved by your Scoutmaster.
5. While a First Class Scout, serve actively for four months in one or more of the following positions of responsibility (or carry out a Scoutmaster-assigned leadership project to help the troop):
  • Boy 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, or instructor.
  • Varsity Scout team. Captain, co-captain, program manager, squad leader, team secretary, Order of the Arrow troop representative, librarian, historian, quartermaster, chaplain aide, instructor, or den chief.
  • Venturing crew/ship. President, vice president, secretary, treasurer, boatswain, boatswain's mate, yeoman, purser, or storekeeper.
6. Take part in a Scoutmaster conference.
7. Complete your board of review.



Life
Life is the sixth Boy Scout rank.  The Life Scout must earn five additional merit badges (three of them from the list of merit badges required for Eagle), as well as serve in a leadership position within his Troop and give six hours of service to his community.

Life Scout Patch

# Requirement
1. Be active in your troop and patrol for at least six months as a Star Scout.
2. Demonstrate Scout spirit by living the Scout Oath (Promise) and Scout Law in your everyday life.
3.

Earn five more merit badges (so that you have 11 in all), including any three more from the required list for Eagle. (See the Eagle Rank Requirements, number 3, for this list.) A Scout may choose any of the 15 required merit badges in the 12 categories to fulfill this requirement.

_____________________________________(required for Eagle)*
_____________________________________(required for Eagle)*
_____________________________________(required for Eagle)*
_____________________________________
_____________________________________

4. While a Star Scout, take part in service projects totaling at least six hours of work. These projects must be approved by your Scoutmaster.
5. While a Star Scout, serve actively for six months in one or more of the troop positions of responsibility listed in requirement 5 for Star Scout (or carry out a Scoutmaster-assigned leadership project to help the troop).
6. Take part in a Scoutmaster conference.
7. Complete your board of review.



Eagle
Eagle is the seventh Boy Scout rank, and the highest rank that can be earned in the Boy Scouts of America program. The red white and blue background symbolize America, the Scout's home country. The banner in the eagle's talons carries the Boy Scout motto: Be Prepared. The gray loop connected to the banner reminds a Scout to: Do a Good Turn Daily, the Scout slogan. The Eagle rank also includes the Eagle medal, which is worn for more formal affairs.  The Eagle Scout must earn an additional 10 merit badges (five of them from the list of merit badges required for Eagle) and serve in a leadership position within his Troop.  In addition, the Eagle Scout must complete his Eagle Project: planning and carrying out an approved community service project.
Each Scout Patch

Eagle Scout Medal

# Requirement
1. Be active in your troop and patrol for at least 6 months as a Life Scout.
2. Demonstrate Scout spirit by living the Scout Oath (Promise) and Scout Law in your everyday life.
3.

Earn a total of 21 merit badges (10 more than you already have), including the following:

4. While a Life Scout, serve actively for a period of 6 months in one or more of the following positions of responsibility:
5 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 should benefit an organization other than Boy Scouting.) The project idea must be approved by the organization benefiting from the effort, your Scoutmaster and troop committee and the council or district before you start. You must use the Eagle Scout Leadership Service Project Workbook, BSA publication No. 18-927C, in meeting this requirement.
6. Take part in a Scoutmaster conference.
7. Successfully complete an Eagle Scout board of review.

* You must choose only one merit badge listed in items (g) and (j). If you have earned more than one of the badges listed in items (g) and (j), choose one and list the remaining badges to make your total of 21.

Note: All requirements must be completed before a candidate's 18th birthday. The Eagle Scout Board of Review can be held after the candidate's 18th birthday. For more information, see Advancement Committee Policies and Procedures, publication No. 33088D. Also see the note below.

If you have a permanent physical or mental disability, 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.

The Alternate requirements are also listed in more detail under Eagle Scout Rank - Alternate Requirements on page 18 of the 2003 Boy Scout Requirements book. (No. 33215F).

Boy Scout Troop Positions

  • Senior Patrol Leader
  • Assistant Senior Patrol Leader
  • Patrol leader
  • Troop Guide
  • Instructor
  • Librarian
  • Historian
  • Den Chief
  • Scribe
  • Quartermaster
  • Chaplain Aide
  • Order of the Arrow Troop Representative
  • Junior Assistant Scoutmaster



Palms
Eagle Palms can only be earned by Eagle Scouts.  Each Palm (Bronze, Silver, and Gold) represents another five additional merit badges earned by the Eagle Scout.  The Eagle Scout may continue earning Eagle Palms in the same order (repeating the Bronze, Silver, Gold sequence) until his 18th birthday.

Eagle Palms

After becoming an Eagle Scout, you may earn Palms by completing the following requirements:

  1. Be active in your troop and patrol for at least three months after becoming an Eagle Scout or after award of last Palm. (Eagle Palms must be earned in sequence, and the three-month tenure requirement must be observed for each Palm.)
  2. Demonstrate Scout spirit by living the Scout Oath (Promise) and Scout Law in your everyday life.
  3. Make a satisfactory effort to develop and demonstrate leadership ability.
  4. Earn five additional merit badges beyond those required for Eagle or last Palm. (Merit badges earned any time since becoming a Boy Scout may be used to meet this requirement.)
  5. Take part in a Scoutmaster conference.
  6. Complete a board of review.

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 five merit badges, the Gold Palm 10, and the Silver Palm 15.