Boy Scout Rank Requirements
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Requirement | Rank | Category | Code | Description | Chapter | Page |
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Scout 1b | Scout | SCOUT SPIRIT | 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. | Adventure Ahead | 15 |
Scout 1d | Scout | SCOUT SPIRIT | 1d | Describe the First Class Scout badge and tell what each part stands for. Explain the significance of the First Class Scout badge. | Adventure Ahead | 19 |
Scout 3a | Scout | PATROL METHOD | 3a | Explain the patrol method. Describe the types of patrols that are used in your troop. | Adventure Ahead | 25 |
Scout 3b | Scout | PATROL METHOD | 3b | Become familiar with your patrol name, emblem, flag, and yell. Explain how these items create patrol spirit. | Adventure Ahead | 26 |
Scout 2c | Scout | ADVANCEMENT | 2c | Describe what the Boy Scout ranks are and how they are earned. | Adventure Ahead | 27 |
Scout 2d | Scout | ADVANCEMENT | 2d | Describe what merit badges are and how they are earned. | Adventure Ahead | 28 |
Second Class 5a | Second Class | AQUATICS | 5a | Tell what precautions must be taken for a safe swim. | Aquatics | 158 |
Second Class 5d | Second Class | AQUATICS | 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. | Aquatics | 181 |
First Class 6d | First Class | AQUATICS | 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. | Aquatics | 176 |
First Class 6b | First Class | AQUATICS | 6b | Tell what precautions must be taken for a safe trip afloat. | Aquatics | 172 |
Scout 2b | Scout | ADVANCEMENT | 2b | Describe the four steps of Boy Scout advancement. | Awards and Advancement | 414 |
Second Class 9a | Second Class | PERSONAL SAFETY AWARENESS | 9a | Explain the three R’s of personal safety and protection. | Awards and Advancement | 400 |
Second Class 9b | Second Class | PERSONAL SAFETY AWARENESS | 9b | Describe bullying; tell what the appropriate response is to someone who is bullying you or another person. | Awards and Advancement | 405 |
Tenderfoot 1c | Tenderfoot | CAMPING AND OUTDOOR ETHICS | 1c | Tell how you practiced the Outdoor Code on a campout or outing. | Camping | 223 |
Second Class 1b | Second Class | CAMPING AND OUTDOOR ETHICS | 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. | Camping | 225 |
First Class 1b | First Class | CAMPING AND OUTDOOR ETHICS | 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. | Camping | 233 |
Scout 2a | Scout | ADVANCEMENT | 2a | Describe how the Scouts in the troop provide its leadership. | Character and Leadership | 42 |
Tenderfoot 8 | Tenderfoot | LEADERSHIP | 8 | Describe the steps in Scouting’s Teaching EDGE method. Use the Teaching EDGE method to teach another person how to tie the square knot. | Character and Leadership | 38 |
First Class 10 | First Class | LEADERSHIP | 10 | Tell someone who is eligible to join Boy Scouts, or an inactive Boy Scout, about your Scouting activities. Invite him to an outing, activity, service project, or meeting. Tell him how to join, or encourage the inactive Boy Scout to become active. Share your efforts with your Scoutmaster or other adult leader. | Character and Leadership | |
Second Class 8b | Second Class | CITIZENSHIP | 8b | Explain what respect is due the flag of the United States. | Citizenship | 56 |
Tenderfoot 2c | Tenderfoot | COOKING | 2c | Explain the importance of eating together as a patrol. | Cooking | 325 |
Second Class 2a | Second Class | COOKING AND TOOLS | 2a | Explain when it is appropriate to use a fire for cooking or other purposes and when it would not be appropriate to do so. | Cooking | 387 |
Tenderfoot 4b | Tenderfoot | FIRST AID AND NATURE | 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. | First Aid | 127 |
Tenderfoot 4c | Tenderfoot | FIRST AID AND NATURE | 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. | First Aid | 150 |
Second Class 6c | Second Class | FIRST AID AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS | 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. | First Aid | 150 |
Second Class 6d | Second Class | FIRST AID AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS | 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. | First Aid | 151 |
Second Class 6e | Second Class | FIRST AID AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS | 6e | Tell how you should respond if you come upon the scene of a vehicular accident. | First Aid | 152 |
First Class 7c | First Class | FIRST AID AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS | 7c | Tell the five most common signals of a heart attack. Explain the steps (procedures) in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). | First Aid | 119 |
First Class 7d | First Class | FIRST AID AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS | 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. | First Aid | 154 |
First Class 7f | First Class | FIRST AID AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS | 7f | Explain how to obtain potable water in an emergency. | First Aid | 240 |
Tenderfoot 5a | Tenderfoot | 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. | Hiking | 252 |
Tenderfoot 5c | Tenderfoot | HIKING | 5c | Explain the rules of safe hiking, both on the highway and cross-country, during the day and at night. | Hiking | 252 |
Tenderfoot 5b | Tenderfoot | HIKING | 5b | Describe what to do if you become lost on a hike or campout. | Hiking | 254 |
First Class 5c | First Class | NATURE | 5c | Describe at least three natural indicators of impending hazardous weather, the potential dangerous events that might result from such weather conditions, and the appropriate actions to take. | Nature | 214 |
First Class 5d | First Class | NATURE | 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. | Nature | 218 |
Second Class 3c | Second Class | NAVIGATION | 3c | Describe some hazards or injuries that you might encounter on your hike | Navigation | 252 |
Second Class 2d | Second Class | COOKING AND TOOLS | 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 fire restrictions. Describe the safety procedures for using these types of stoves. | Tools | 392 |
First Class 3a | First Class | TOOLS | 3a | Discuss when you should and should not use lashings. | Tools | 372 |