Boy Scout Rank Requirements

Requirement	Rank	Category	Code	Description	Chapter	Page
Scout 1f	Scout	SCOUT SPIRIT	1f	Repeat from memory the Pledge of Allegiance. In your own words, explain its meaning.	Citizenship	60
Tenderfoot 7a	Tenderfoot	CITIZENSHIP	7a	Demonstrate how to display, raise, lower, and fold the U.S. flag.	Citizenship	58
Tenderfoot 7b	Tenderfoot	CITIZENSHIP	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.	Citizenship	68
Second Class 8b	Second Class	CITIZENSHIP	8b	Explain what respect is due the flag of the United States.	Citizenship	56
Second Class 8a	Second Class	CITIZENSHIP	8a	Participate in a flag ceremony for your school, religious institution, chartered organization, community, or Scouting activity.	Citizenship	60
Second Class 8e	Second Class	CITIZENSHIP	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.	Citizenship	68
Second Class 8c	Second Class	CITIZENSHIP	8c	With your parents or guardian, decide on an amount of money that you would like to earn, based on the cost of a specific 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.	Citizenship
Second Class 8d	Second Class	CITIZENSHIP	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.	Citizenship
First Class 9b	First Class	CITIZENSHIP	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.	Citizenship	55
First Class 9c	First Class	CITIZENSHIP	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.	Citizenship	55
First Class 9a	First Class	CITIZENSHIP	9a	Visit and discuss with a selected individual approved by your leader (for example, an elected official, judge, attorney, civil servant, principal, or teacher) the constitutional rights and obligations of a U.S. citizen.	Citizenship	67
First Class 9d	First Class	CITIZENSHIP	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.	Citizenship	68
Star 4	Star	STAR REQUIREMENTS	4	While a First Class Scout, participate in six hours of service through one or more service projects approved by your Scoutmaster.	Citizenship	68
Life 4	Life	LIFE REQUIREMENTS	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.	Citizenship	68
Eagle 5	Eagle	EAGLE REQUIREMENTS	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 must benefit an organization other than Boy Scouting.) A project proposal must be approved by the organization benefiting from the effort, your unit leader 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 9.0.2.15.)	Citizenship	68

Scout 1f

Scout

SCOUT SPIRIT

1f

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

Citizenship

60

Tenderfoot 7a

Tenderfoot

CITIZENSHIP

7a

Demonstrate how to display, raise, lower, and fold the U.S. flag.

Citizenship

58

Tenderfoot 7b

Tenderfoot

CITIZENSHIP

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.

Citizenship

68

Second Class 8b

Second Class

CITIZENSHIP

8b

Explain what respect is due the flag of the United States.

Citizenship

56

Second Class 8a

Second Class

CITIZENSHIP

8a

Participate in a flag ceremony for your school, religious institution, chartered organization, community, or Scouting activity.

Citizenship

60

Second Class 8e

Second Class

CITIZENSHIP

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.

Citizenship

68

Second Class 8c

Second Class

CITIZENSHIP

8c

With your parents or guardian, decide on an amount of money that you would like to earn, based on the cost of a specific 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.

Citizenship

Second Class 8d

Second Class

CITIZENSHIP

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.

Citizenship

First Class 9b

First Class

CITIZENSHIP

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.

Citizenship

55

First Class 9c

First Class

CITIZENSHIP

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.

Citizenship

55

First Class 9a

First Class

CITIZENSHIP

9a

Visit and discuss with a selected individual approved by your leader (for example, an elected official, judge, attorney, civil servant, principal, or teacher) the constitutional rights and obligations of a U.S. citizen.

Citizenship

67

First Class 9d

First Class

CITIZENSHIP

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.

Citizenship

68

Star 4

Star

STAR REQUIREMENTS

4

While a First Class Scout, participate in six hours of service through one or more service projects approved by your Scoutmaster.

Citizenship

68

Life 4

Life

LIFE REQUIREMENTS

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.

Citizenship

68

Eagle 5

Eagle

EAGLE REQUIREMENTS

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 must benefit an organization other than Boy Scouting.) A project proposal must be approved by the organization benefiting from the effort, your unit leader 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 9.0.2.15.)

Citizenship

68

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