33216(23) Scouts BSA 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.

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 significance of the First Class

Scout badge.

1e. Repeat from memory the Outdoor Code. List the seven principles

of Leave No Trace. Explain the difference between the two.

1f. Repeat from memory the Pledge of Allegiance. In your own

words, explain its meaning.

Scouts BSA Rank

REQUIREMENTS

These rank requirements are official as of Jan. 1, 2023. If a Scout has started

work toward a rank before that date using requirements that were current

before Jan. 1, 2023, except as noted below, the Scout may complete that rank

using the old requirements. Any progress toward a rank that is begun after

Jan. 1, 2023, must use the requirements as they are presented on

scouting.org.

SCOUT

Rank Requirements

2. 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, flag, 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.

5. Tell what you need to know about pocketknife safety and

responsibility.

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

or view the Personal Safety Awareness videos (with your parent

or guardian’s permission).

7. 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.

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. Explain how you demonstrated the Outdoor Code and Leave No

Trace on campouts or outings.

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.

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.

4a. 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

• 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 first-aid kit to carry with you on future

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

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

your personal safety on outings and where you live. 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.

TENDERFOOT

Rank Requirements

5c. Explain the rules of safe and responsible hiking, both on the

highway and cross-country, during the day and at night.

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.)

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

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.

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.

9. 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.

1a. Since joining Scouts BSA, participate in five 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. Recite the principles of Leave No Trace from memory. Explain

how you follow them on all outings.

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.

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.

2b. Use a pocketknife, and a saw or axe if needed, to prepare tinder,

kindling, and fuel wood for a cooking fire.

2c. Using a minimum-impact method, and 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 fire.

Unless prohibited by local fire restrictions, light the fire. After

allowing the flames to burn safely for at least two minutes, safely

extinguish the flames with minimal impact to the fire site.

Properly dispose of the ashes and any charred remains.

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.

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.

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

a map to point out and tell the meaning of five 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.

SECOND CLASS

Rank Requirements

If you use a wheelchair or crutches, or if it is difficult for you to get around, you may substitute “trip”

for “hike” in requirement 3b and 3c.

3d. Demonstrate how to find directions during the day and at night

without using a compass or an electronic device.

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

(such as birds, mammals, reptiles, fish, or mollusks) found in

your local area or camping location. You may show evidence by

tracks, signs, or photographs you have taken.

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

5b. Demonstrate your ability to pass the BSA beginner test: 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.

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.

6a. Demonstrate first aid for the following:

• Object in the eye

• Bite of a warm-blooded animal

• Puncture wounds from a splinter, nail, and fishhook

• 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.

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

at least 30 minutes each day for five days a week for four weeks.

Keep track of your activities.

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. 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.

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.

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.

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

chartered organization, community, or Scouting activity.

8b. Explain what respect is due the flag 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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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

activities, 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 the potential impacts of camping, both on the

environment and on other outdoor users. Explain why the

Outdoor Code and Leave No Trace principles are important for

protecting the outdoors.

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, waste water, and

other rubbish.

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

using a stove or building a cooking fire. Prepare the breakfast,

lunch, and dinner planned in First Class requirement 2a.

Supervise the cleanup.

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.

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 while on a

campout or hike. Use GPS to find 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.

FIRST CLASS

Rank Requirements

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 find

in the field, 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.

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.

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.

6a. Successfully complete the BSA swimmer test.

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

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.)

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-filled room.

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

7c. Tell the five 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 fire, storm, power outage, and water outage.

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.

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

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

active at least 30 minutes each day for five 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

A Scout with a permanent physical or mental disability or a

disability expected to last more than two years or beyond the 18th

birthday and who is unable to complete all of the requirements for

Scout, Tenderfoot, Second Class, or First Class rank may, with his

or her parent or guardian, submit a request to the council

advancement committee to complete alternative requirements.

Below are the procedures for applying for alternative requirements.

To help facilitate this process, use the Individual Scout

Advancement Plan, No. 512-936, which can be found at www.

scouting.org/advancement. For more detailed information about

alternative requirements, see the Guide to Advancement.

1. Do as Many Existing Requirements as Possible. Before applying

for alternative requirements, as many of the existing requirements

must be completed as possible.

2. Prepare a Request for Alternative Requirements. Once the

Scout's best has been done to the limit of the Scout’s abilities

and resources, the unit leader or a troop committee member

submits to the council advancement committee a written request

for alternative requirements for Scout, Tenderfoot, Second Class,

or First Class ranks. It must show what has been completed and

suggest the alternatives for those requirements the Scout

cannot do.

3. Secure a Medical Statement and Provide Supporting Documents.

The request must be accompanied by supporting letters from the

unit leader, a parent or guardian, and the Scout (if possible), as

well as a written statement from a qualified health professional

related to the nature of the disability. This may be, for example,

a physician, neurologist, psychiatrist, psychologist, etc., or, when

appropriate, an educational administrator in special education.

Statements must describe the disability;

cover the Scout’s

capabilities, limitations, and prognosis; and outline what

requirements cannot be completed. Additional information

such as

Individualized Education Plans (IEP) provided to parents by

schools, and various treatment summaries and reports, may help

an advancement committee make an informed decision.

4. The Advancement Committee Reviews the Request. The

advancement committee reviews the request, utilizing the expertise

of professionals involved with youth who have special needs. To

make a fair determination, the committee may want to interview

the Scout, the Scout's parents(s) or guardian(s), and the unit

leader. The committee's decision is then recorded and delivered

to the Scout and the unit leader.

SCOUT, TENDERFOOT, SECOND CLASS,

and FIRST CLASS RANKS

Alternative Requirements

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 merit badges on the

required list for Eagle to fulfill 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.

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.”

STAR

Rank Requirements

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

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 or

view the Personal Safety Awareness videos (with your parent or

Guardian’s permission).

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

8. Successfully complete your board of review 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.

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.”

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 five more merit badges (so that you have 11 in all)

including any number more from the list for Eagle so that you

have a total of seven from the required list of Eagle in that total

number of 11 merit badges. You may choose any of the merit

badges on the required list for Eagle to fulfill 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.

5. 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.

LIFE

Rank Requirements

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

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 the Scout is prepared to

pass those requirements to their Scoutmaster’s satisfaction.

a. Tenderfoot 4a and 4b (first aid)

b. Second Class 2b, 2c, and 2d (cooking/tools)

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

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

e. First Class 4a and 4b (navigation)

f. Second Class 6a and 6b (first aid)

g. First Class 7a and 7b (first aid)

h. Three requirements from one of the required Eagle merit

badges, as approved by your Scoutmaster

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.”

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.

EAGLE

Rank Requirements

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

2. 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 affiliated with an organized religion, then

the parent or guardian provides this reference), educational,

employer (if employed), and two other references.

3. Earn a total of 21 merit badges (10 more than required for the

Life rank), including these 14 merit badges: (a) First Aid,

(b) Citizenship in the Community, (c) Citizenship in the

Nation, (d) Citizenship in Society, (e) Citizenship in the World,

(f) Communication, (g) Cooking, (h) Personal Fitness,

(i) Emergency Preparedness OR Lifesaving, (j) Environmental

Science OR Sustainability, (k) Personal Management,

(l) Swimming OR Hiking OR Cycling, (m) Camping, and

(n) Family Life.

You may choose only one of the merit badges listed in categories

i, j and l. Any additional merit badge(s) earned in those

categories may be counted as one of your seven optional merit

badges used to make your total of 21.

Name of Merit Badge Date Earned

1. ____________________________________________________

2. ____________________________________________________

3. ____________________________________________________

4. ____________________________________________________

5. ____________________________________________________

6. ____________________________________________________

7. ____________________________________________________

8. ____________________________________________________

9. ____________________________________________________

10. ____________________________________________________

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, quarter-

master, 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 out-

door 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.

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 the Boy Scouts of America.) A project

proposal must be approved by the organization benefiting 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.)

Assistant patrol leader and bugler are not approved positions of responsibility for the Eagle Scout rank. Likewise, a

Scoutmaster-approved leadership project shall not be used in lieu of serving in a position of responsibility.

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.

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 qualified

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 24 months after the

18th birthday. Consult the Guide to Advancement topic 8.0.3.1, if a Board of Review is to be

conducted more than 24 months after the 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.

EAGLE SCOUT RANK

Alternative Requirements

The Eagle Scout rank may be achieved by a Scout or a qualified

Venturer or Sea Scout who has a physical or mental disability by

completing the Application for Alternative Eagle Scout Rank Merit

Badges, No. 512-730, and by qualifying for alternative merit badges.

This does not apply to individual requirements for merit badges.

Merit badges are awarded only when all requirements are met as

stated. See the Guide to Advancement, topic 10.2.2.3, for details.

The physical or mental disability must be of a permanent rather than

of a temporary nature or a disability expected to last more than two

years or beyond age 18. The application must include a written state-

ment from a qualified health professional related to the nature of

the disability. This person may be a physician, neurologist, psy-

chiatrist, psychologist, etc., or, when appropriate, an educational

administrator in special education.

Before applying, the Scout must earn as many of the Eagle-required

merit badges as possible. However, where a permanent disability

clearly precludes completing specific merit badges, a Scout who has

earned at least First Class may apply for an alternative merit badge

without waiting until all other Eagle-required merit badges are com-

plete. Any alternatives must present the same challenge and learn-

ing level as those they replace, and must be completed prior to the

18th birthday unless the member is registered beyond the age of eli-

gibility (reference Guide to Advancement, topic 10.1.0.1–10.1.0.2).

1. Obtain a clear and concise statement related to the nature of

the disability from a qualified health professional.

2. The unit leader meets with the candidate and the Scout's

parent or guardian to determine the alternative merit badges

to replace those impeding the Scout's advancement.

3. The unit leader, parent or guardian, and the Scout (if possible)

prepare supporting letters to accompany the application.

4. The district and council advancement committees, in turn,

review the proposed alternative merit badges. They may

choose to speak with the Scout, the Scout's parent or guardian,

or unit leader. If the council advancement committee approves,

then the candidate may start work on the approved alternative

merit badges.

In order to be an Eagle Scout candidate, a Venturer or Sea Scout must have achieved First Class rank as a registered Scout

or as a Lone Scout.

Note: In approving the application, the district and council

advancement committees must utilize the expertise of a health-

care professional involved with youth who have disabilities.

5. Upon completion of the Eagle Scout rank requirements, using

the alternative merit badges, the candidate appears before a

board of review. The approved Application for Alternative

Eagle Scout Rank Merit Badges must be attached to the Eagle

Scout Rank Application.

6. Following a successful board of review, the council processes

both applications and forwards them to the National

Advancement Program Team. Local council action on alternative

merit badges does not require national approval.

EAGLE PALMS

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 five 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:

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 five 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 five 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 joining Scouts BSA may be used to meet this requirement.