First class

6. Identify or show evidence of at least ten kinds of native plants found in your community.

Second class

5. Identify or show evidence of at least ten kinds of wild animals (birds, mammals, reptiles, fish, mollusks) found in your community.

Scout

1. Meet age requirements: Be a boy who has completed the fifth grade, or is 11 years old, or has earned the Arrow of Light Award, but is under 18 years old.

Scout

2. Complete a Boy Scout application and health history signed by your parent or guardian.

Scout

3. 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.)

Scout

4. Repeat the Pledge of Allegiance.

Scout

5. Demonstrate the Scout sign, salute, and handshake.

Scout

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".

Tenderfoot

10.a. Record your best in the following tests: Push-ups, Pull-ups, Sit-ups, Standing long jump, 1/4 mile walk/run

Tenderfoot

10.b. Show improvement in the activities listed in requirement 10a after practicing for 30 days.

Second class

7.b. Demonstrate your ability to jump feet first 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. **

Second class

7.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.

First class

9.b. Successfully complete the BSA swimmer test.*

First class

9.b. Successfully complete the BSA swimmer test.*

First class

9.c. Demonstrate survival skills by leaping into deep water wearing clothes (shoes, socks, swim trunks, long pants, belt, and long-sleeved shirt). Remove shoes and socks, inflate the shirt, and show that you can float using the shirt for support. Remove and inflate the pants for support. Swim 50 feet using the inflated pants for support, then show how to reinflate the pants while using them for support.*

First class

9.d. 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.)

First class

4.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.

Tenderfoot

8. Know your patrol name, give the patrol yell, and describe your patrol flag.

First class

4.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.

First class

7.c. Use lashing to make a useful camp gadget.

Second class

1.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.*

Second class

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

Second class

4.Participate in an approved (minimum of one hour) service project.

Second class

8.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.

   

First class

3.Since joining, have participated in ten separate troop/patrol activities (other than troop/patrol meetings), three of which included camping overnight.

First class

10.Demonstrate scout spirit by living the Scout Oath (Promise) and Scout Law in your everyday life.

First class

11.Participate in a Scoutmaster conference.

First class

12.Complete your board of review.

Scout

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.

Second class

2.a. Since joining, have participated in five separate troop/patrol activities (other than troop/patrol meetings), two of which included camping overnight.

Second class

9.Demonstrate scout spirit by living the Scout Oath (Promise) and Scout Law in your everyday life.

Second class

10.Participate in a Scoutmaster conference.

Second class

11.Complete your board of review.

Tenderfoot

13. Participate in a Scoutmaster conference.

Tenderfoot

14. Complete your board of review