Early Rank Requirements for Boy Scouts - Tenderfoot, 2nd Class, 1st Class

Great Idea to work on these with you 11-year old scouts

Tenderfoot Rank Requirements (synopsis)

1.  Overnight camping gear 2.  Help pitch a tent 3.  Help cook a meal 4a.  Whip a rope 4b.  Knots 5.   Safe hiking 6.  American flag 7.  Scout Oath, Law, motto, and slogan 8.  Patrol name, flag, and yell 9.  Buddy system 10a. Fitness 10b. Fitness improvements 11.  Poisonous plants 12a.  Abdominal thrusts 12b. First aid 13.  Scout spirit 14.  Scoutmaster conference 15.  Board of review

SECOND CLASS RANK REQUIREMENTS (synopsis) 1a. Compass 1b.  Five-mile hike 2a. Five activities 2b. Pitch a tent 2c. Knife, saw, and ax 2d. Prepare a fire 2e.  Fires and stoves 2f. Light a fire and stove 2g. Cook a meal 3. Flag ceremony 4. Service project 5. Ten animals 6a. "Hurry" cases 6b. First-aid kit 6c. First-aid techniques 7a. Safe swim 7b. Swim test 7c. Water rescue methods 8a. Drug abuse program 8b. The three R's 9. Scout spirit 10. Scoutmaster conference 11. Board of review FIRST CLASS RANK REQUIREMENTS (synopsis) 1.  Find directions 2.Orienteering course 3.Troop/patrol activities 4a.Patrol menu planning 4b.Obtaining ingredients 4c.Cooking gear 4d.Safe handling and disposal 4e.Patrol cooking 5.Constitutional rights 6.Native plants 7a.Use of lashings 7b.Timber hitch and clove hitch 7c.Camp gadget 8a.Bowline knot 8b.Bandages 8c.Transporting the injured 8d.Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) 9a.Safety afloat 9b.BSA swimmer test 9c.Line rescue 10.Scout spirit 11.Invite a friend 12.Internet Safety 13.Scoutmaster conference 14.Board of review