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Unfortunately, to give Scouts the best resource possible will require countless hours. So, keep checking back for updates. Right now, we're working on getting helpful writing or videos for some of the requirements. New merit badge sections will appear as the Troop works on them.
Advancement Navigation
 Scout
Requirements:
- Meet age requirements: Be a boy who has completed the fifth grade and be at least 10 years old, or be 11 years old, or have earned the Arrow of Light Award and be at least 10 years old, and be under 18 years old.
- Complete a Boy Scout application and health history signed by your parent or guardian.
- Find a Scout troop near your home. (To find a troop, contact your local Boy Scout Council. The Council name, address and phone number can be found on BSA's Council Locator Page.)
- Repeat the Pledge of Allegiance. (More info.)
- Demonstrate the Scout sign, salute, and handshake.
- Demonstrate tying the square knot (a joining knot).
- Understand and agree to live by the Scout Oath or Promise, Scout Law, motto, and slogan, and the Outdoor Code. (More info.)
- Describe the Scout badge. (More info.)
- 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".
- 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.
Requirement 4: The Pledge of Allegiance
"I pledge allegiance to the flag
of the United States of America
and to the republic for which it stands,
one nation under God, indivisible,
with liberty and justice for all."
Requirement 7: The Scout Oath, Law, Slogan, Motto and Outdoor Code
The Scout Oath:
"On my honor, I will do my best
to do my duty to God and my Country
and to obey the Scout Law;
To help other people at all times;
And to keep myself
physically strong,
mentally awake and
morally straight."
The Scout Law:
"A Scout is...
Trustworthy, Loyal, Helpful,
Friendly, Courteous, Kind,
Obedient, Cheerful, Thrifty,
Brave, Clean and Reverent."
The Scout Motto:
"Be Prepared."
The Scout Slogan:
"Do a good turn daily."
The Outdoor Code:
"As an American, I will do my best to...
be clean in my outdoor manners,
be careful with fire,
be considerate in the outdoors,
and be conservation minded."
Requirement 8: The Scout Badge
 Tenderfoot
Requirements:
- 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.
- Spend at least one night on a patrol or troop campout. Sleep in a tent you have helped pitch.
- 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.
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a. Demonstrate how to whip and fuse the ends of a rope.
b. Demonstrate you know how to tie the following knots and tell what their uses are: two half hitches and the taut-line hitch.
- 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.
- Demonstrate how to display, raise, lower, and fold the American flag.
- Repeat from memory and explain in your own words the Scout Oath, Law, motto, and slogan.
- Know your patrol name, give the patrol yell, and describe your patrol flag.
- 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.
- a. Record your best in the following tests:
- Push-ups
- Pull-ups
- Sit-ups
- Standing long jump
- 1/4-mile walk/run.
b. Show improvement in the activities listed in requirement 10a after practicing for 30 days.
- Identify local poisonous plants; tell how to treat for exposure to them.
- a. Demonstrate how to care for someone who is choking.
b. Show first aid for the following:
- Simple cuts and scratches
- Blisters on the hand and foot
- Minor burns or scalds (first degree)
- Bites and stings of insects and ticks
- Poisonous snakebite
- Nosebleed
- Frostbite and sunburn
- Demonstrate Scout spirit by living the Scout Oath ( or Promise) and Scout Law in your everyday life.
- A Scout must teach another person how to tie a square knot using the EDGE model (explain, demonstrate, guide, and enable). He must also be able to discuss four specific examples of how he lived the points of the Scout Law in his daily life.
- Participate in a Scoutmaster conference.
- Complete your board of review.
 Second Class
Requirements:
- a. Demonstrate how a compass works and how to orient a map. Explain what map symbols mean.
b. Using a compass and a map together, take a 5-mile hike (or 10 miles by bike) approved by your adult leader and your parent or guardian.*
- A Scout must discuss the principles of Leave No Trace and explain the factors to consider when choosing a patrol site and where to pitch a tent.
- He must explain what respect is due the flag of the United States.
- He must again discuss four examples of how he lived four different points of the Scout Law in his daily life.
- He must earn an amount of money agreed upon by the Scout and his parents and save at least 50 percent of it
- a. Since joining, have participated in five separate troop/patrol activities (other than troop/patrol meetings), two of which included camping overnight.
b. On one of these campouts, select your patrol site and sleep in a tent that you pitched.
c. On one campout, demonstrate proper care, sharpening, and use of the knife, saw, and ax, and describe when they should be used.
d. Use the tools listed in requirement 2c to prepare tinder, kindling, and fuel for a cooking fire.
e. Discuss when it is appropriate to use a cooking fire and a lightweight stove. Discuss the safety procedures for using both..
f. Demonstrate how to light a fire and a lightweight stove.
g. 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.
- Participate in a flag ceremony for your school, religious institution, chartered organization, community, or troop activity.
- Participate in an approved (minimum of one hour) service project.
- Identify or show evidence of at least ten kinds of wild animals (birds, mammals, reptiles, fish, mollusks) found in your community.
- a. Show what to do for "hurry" cases of stopped breathing, serious bleeding, and internal poisoning.
b. Prepare a personal first aid kit to take with you on a hike.
c. 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 (second degree)
- Heat exhaustion
- Shock
- Heatstroke, dehydration, hypothermia, and hyperventilation
- a. Tell what precautions must be taken for a safe swim.
b. 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.
c. 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.
- 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.
- Demonstrate scout spirit by living the Scout Oath ( or Promise) and Scout Law in your everyday life.
- Participate in a Scoutmaster conference.
- Complete your board of review.
 First Class
Requirements:
- Demonstrate how to find directions during the day and at night without using a compass.
- An additional requirement to the 10 separate troop/patrol activities states he must demonstrate the principles of Leave No Trace on these outings.
- He must discuss four more examples of how he lived the remaining four points of the Scout Law in his daily life.
- 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.)
- Since joining, have participated in ten separate troop/patrol activities (other than troop/patrol meetings), three of which included camping overnight.
- a. 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 meals. Tell how the menu includes the foods from the food pyramid and meets nutritional needs.
b. 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.
c. Tell which pans, utensils, and other gear will be needed to cook and serve these meals.
d. 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.
e. 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.
- 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.
- Identify or show evidence of at least ten kinds of native plants found in your community.
- a. Discuss when you should and should not use lashings
b. 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.
c. Use lashing to make a useful camp gadget.
- a. Demonstrate tying the bowline knot and describe several ways it can be used.
b. Demonstrate bandages for a sprained ankle. and for injuries on the head, the upper arm, and the collarbone.
c. 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.
d. Tell the five most common signs of a heart attack. Explain the steps (procedures) in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
- a. Tell what precautions must be taken for a safe trip afloat.
b. Successfully complete the BSA swimmer test.
c. With a helper and a practice victim, show a line rescue both as tender and rescuer. (The practice victim should be approximately 30 feet from shore in deep water.)
- Demonstrate scout spirit by living the Scout Oath ( or Promise) and Scout Law in your everyday life.
- 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.
- Participate in a Scoutmaster conference.
- Complete your board of review
 Star
Requirements:
- Be active in your troop and patrol for at least 4 months as a First Class Scout.
- Troop Webmaster and Leave No Trace trainer are two new leadership positions.
- Demonstrate scout spirit by living the Scout Oath (Promise) and Scout Law in your everyday life.
- Earn 6 merit badges, including 4 from the required list for Eagle. (More info.)
- While a First Class Scout, take part in service projects totaling at least 6 hours of work. These projects must be approved by your Scoutmaster.
- While a First Class Scout, serve actively 4 months in one or more positions of responsibility (or carry out a Scoutmaster-assigned leadership project to help the troop). (More info.)
- Take part in a Scoutmaster conference
- Complete your board of review.
Requirement 5: Positions of Responsibility
For complete descriptions of each position, please visit the Positions Page.
 Life
- Be active in your troop and patrol for at least 6 months as a Star Scout.
- Troop Webmaster and Leave No Trace trainer are two new leadership positions.
- Demonstrate Scout spirit by living the Scout Oath (Promise) and Scout Law in your everyday life.
- Earn 5 more merit badges (so that you have 11 in all), including any 3 more from the required list for Eagle. (More info.)
- While a Star Scout, take part in service projects totaling at least 6 hours of work. These projects must be approved by your Scoutmaster.
- While a Star Scout, serve actively 6 months in one or more of the positions of responsibility listed in requirement 5 for Star Scout (or carry out a Scoutmaster-assigned leadership project to help the troop). (More info.)
- A Scout must use the EDGE model to teach a younger Scout a specified skill.
- Take part in a Scoutmaster conference
- Complete your board of review.
Requirement 5: Positions of Responsibility
For complete descriptions of each position, please visit the Positions Page.
 Eagle Scout
Requirements:
- Be active in your troop, team, crew, or ship for a period of at least six months after you have achieved the rank of Life Scout.
- Troop Webmaster and Leave No Trace trainer are two new leadership positions.
- Demonstrate that you live by the principles of the Scout Oath and Law in your daily life. List the names of individuals who know you personally and would be willing to provide a recommendation on your behalf, including parents/guardians, religious, educational, and employer references.
- Earn a total of 21 merit badges (10 more than you already have), including the 12 Eagle-required badges. (More info.)
- While a Life Scout, serve actively for a period of 6 months in one or more positions of responsibility. (More info.)
- 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 plan must be approved by the organization benefiting from the effort, your Scoutmaster and troop committee and the council or district before you start. (More info.)
- Take part in a Scoutmaster conference.
- Successfully complete an Eagle Scout board of review.
AGE REQUIREMENT ELIGIBILITY. Merit badges, badges of rank, and Eagle Palms may be earned by a registered Boy Scout, Varsity Scout, or Venturer. He may earn these awards until his 18th birthday. Any Venturer who achieved the First Class rank as a Boy Scout in a troop or Varsity Scout in a team may continue working for the Star, Life, and Eagle Scout ranks and Eagle Palms while registered as a Venturer up to his 18th birthday. Scouts and Venturers who have completed all requirements prior to their 18th birthday may be reviewed within three months after that date with no explanation. Boards of Review conducted between three and six months after the candidate's 18th birthday must be preapproved by the local council. A statement by an adult explaining the reason for the delay must be attached to the Eagle Scout Rank Application when it is submitted to the Eagle Scout Service. The Boy Scout Division at the national office must be contacted for procedures to follow if a board of review is to be conducted more than six months after a candidate's 18th birthday.
Requirement 4: Positions of Responsibility
For complete descriptions of each position, please visit the Positions Page.
Requirement 5: Eagle Project
The absolute greatest Eagle Scout resource is the Denver Life to Eagle CD, which is available online at http://denverboyscouts.com/openrosters/ViewOrgPageLink.asp?LinkKey=11251&orgkey=1699
   Eagle Palms
After becoming an Eagle Scout, you may earn Palms by completing the following requirements:
- Be active in your troop and patrol for at least 3 months after becoming an Eagle Scout or after the award of your last Palm.
- Demonstrate Scout spirit by living the Scout Oath (Promise) and Scout Law in your everyday life.
- Make a satisfactory effort to develop and demonstrate leadership ability.
- Earn five additional merit badges beyond those required for Eagle or last Palm. (More info.)
- Take Part in a Scoutmaster conference.
- Complete your board of review.
 Merit Badges
Eagle Required Merit Badges:
Camping |
Citizenship in the Community |
Citizenship in the Nation |
Citizenship in the World |
Communications |
Cycling** |
Emergency Preparedness* |
Environmental Science |
Family Life |
First Aid |
Hiking** |
Lifesaving* |
Personal Fitness |
Personal Management |
Swimming** |
*Complete either Emergency Preparedness OR Lifesaving
**Complete one of Cycling OR Hiking OR Swimming
Non-Eagle Required Merit Badges
American Business |
American Cultures |
American Heritage |
American Labor |
Animal Science |
Archaeology |
Archery |
Architecture |
Art |
Astronomy |
Athletics |
Auto Mechanics |
Aviation |
Backpacking |
Basketry |
Bird Study |
Bugling |
Canoeing |
Chemistry |
Climbing |
Coin Collecting |
Collections |
Composite Materials |
Computers |
Cooking |
Crime Prevention |
Dentistry |
Disabilities Awareness |
Dog Care |
Drafting |
Electricity |
Electronics |
Energy |
Engineering |
Entrepreneurship |
Farm Mechanics |
Fingerprinting |
Fire Safety |
Fish and Wildlife Management |
Fishing |
Fly-Fishing |
Forestry |
Gardening |
Genealogy |
Geology |
Golf |
Graphic Arts |
Home Repairs |
Horsemanship |
Indian Lore |
Insect Study |
Journalism |
Landscape Architecture |
Law |
Leatherwork |
Mammal Study |
Medicine |
Metalwork |
Model Design and Building |
Motorboating |
Music |
Nature |
Nuclear Science |
Oceanography |
Orienteering |
Painting |
Pets |
Photography |
Pioneering |
Plant Science |
Plumbing |
Pottery |
Public Health |
Public Speaking |
Pulp and Paper |
Radio |
Railroading |
Reading |
Reptile and Amphibian Study |
Rifle Shooting |
Rowing |
Safety |
Salesmanship |
Scholarship |
Sculpture |
Shotgun Shooting |
Skating |
Small-Boat Sailing |
Snow Sports |
Soil and Water Conservation |
Space Exploration |
Sports |
Stamp Collecting |
Surveying |
Textile |
Theater |
Traffic Safety |
Truck Transportation |
Veterinary Medicine |
Waterskiing |
Weather |
Whitewater |
Wilderness Survival |
Wood Carving |
Woodwork |
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