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The requirements for rank advancement, Eagle Palms, and merit badges are effective January 1, 2012, through December 2012. The requirements listed in this book are the official requirements of the Boy Scouts of America. However, the requirements on the following pages might not match those in the Boy Scout Handbook and the merit badge pamphlets, because this publication is updated only on an annual basis. These merit badge requirements also appear on the BSA’s official website (http://www.scouting.org). The requirements posted on the website will coincide with this publication and will be updated at the same time, only on an annual basis. If a Scout has already started working on a merit badge when a new edition of the pamphlet is introduced, he may continue to use the same merit badge pamphlet and fulfill the requirements therein to earn the badge. He need not start over again with the new pamphlet and possibly revised requirements. No council, district, unit, or individual has the authority to add to, or to subtract from, any advancement requirements. For more detailed information, see the Guide to Advancement. THIS PRINTING INCLUDES Rank requirement changes for Second Class—See requirement 5. Revised merit badge requirements for Woodwork Minor merit badge requirement updates for Archery (5, option B[f]2) Astronomy (1) Bugling (2b) Camping (1, 9) Climbing (1, 3) Fly-Fishing (1) Graphic Arts (2) Hiking (1) Motorboating (1) Music (3b, 3c, 4b, 4d) Personal Fitness (8) Scouting Heritage (2, 8) New merit badges Chess Robotics Welding THIS BOOK BELONGS TO Boy2012 Scout Requirements This booklet is designed to bring together the requirements for merit badges, rank advancements, and Eagle Palms, and to high light recognitions for special opportunities. Your comments and reactions will be appreciated. Send them to Advancement, S209, Boy Scouts of America, 1325 West Walnut Hill Lane, P.O. Box 152079, Irving, TX 75015-2079; or email advancement. [email protected]. 33216 ISBN 978-0-8395-3215-6 ©2012 Boy Scouts of America BANG/Brainerd, MN 2012 Printing 1-2012/063008 Table of CONTENTS Age Requirement Eligibility 5 Boy Scout Joining Requirements 6 Rank Requirements 7 Tenderfoot Rank Requirements 7 Second Class Rank Requirements 9 First Class Rank Requirements 11 Alternative Requirements 13 Star Rank Requirements 14 Life Rank Requirements 15 Eagle Rank Requirements 16 Eagle Scout Rank Alternative Requirements 18 Eagle Palms 19 Introduction to Merit Badges 20 Merit Badge Requirements 22–226 Special Opportunities 227–249 Merit Badges I Have Earned 250 Merit Badge Library Inside Back Cover Age REQUIREMENT Eligibility Merit badges, badges of rank, and Eagle Palms are for boys who are regis tered Boy Scouts or Varsity Scouts. Any registered Boy Scout or Varsity Scout may earn these awards until his 18th birthday. Any Venturer who achieved the First Class rank as a Boy Scout or Varsity Scout in a troop may continue working on the Star, Life, and Eagle ranks and Eagle Palms up to his 18th birthday. Rank Advancement for Venturers Any Venturer who has achieved the First Class rank as a Boy Scout in a troop or Varsity Scout in a team may continue advancement up to his 18th birthday toward the Star, Life, and Eagle Scout ranks. He must meet the requirements as prescribed in the official Boy Scout Handbook and the current Boy Scout Require ments book. The Venturer or Sea Scout may fulfill leadership requirements by serving as president, vice president, secretary, treasurer, quartermaster, historian, den chief, guide, webmaster, Leave No Trace trainer, boatswain, boatswain’s mate, yeoman, purser, or storekeeper. The unit leader conference will be conducted by the Advisor or Skipper. As the Venturer meets requirements for the Star and Life ranks, a board of review must be conducted by the crew or ship committee according to the procedures established by the National Council and local councils. 5 Boy Scout Joining REQUIREMENTS The rank requirements in this book are official as of January 1, 2012. If a Scout has started work toward a rank before that date using requirements that were current before January 1, 2012, he may complete that rank using the old requirements. Any progress toward a rank that is begun after January 1, 2012, must use the requirements as they are presented in this Boy Scout Requirements book. 1. Meet the age requirements. Be a boy who is 11 years old, or one who has completed the fifth grade or earned the Arrow of Light Award and is at least 10 years old, but is not yet 18 years old. 2. Find a Scout troop near your home. 3. Complete a Boy Scout application and health history signed by your parent or guardian. 4. Repeat the Pledge of Allegiance. 5. Demonstrate the Scout sign, salute, and handshake. 6. Demonstrate tying the square knot (a joining knot). 7. Understand and agree to live by the Scout Oath, Law, motto, and slogan, and the Out door Code. 8. Describe the Scout badge. 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. 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. 6 Rank REQUIREMENTS The requirements for Tenderfoot, Second Class, and First Class ranks may be worked on simultaneously; however, these ranks must be earned in sequence. one TENDERFOOT Rank Requirements 1. Present yourself to your leader, properly dressed, before going on an overnight camping trip. Show the camping gear you will use. Show the right way to pack and carry it. 2. Spend at least one night on a patrol or troop campout. Sleep in a tent you have helped pitch. 3. On the campout, assist in preparing and cooking one of your patrol’s meals. Tell why it is important for each patrol member to share in meal preparation and cleanup, and explain the importance of eating together. 4a. Demonstrate how to whip and fuse the ends of a rope. 4b. Demonstrate that you know how to tie the following knots and tell what their uses are: two half hitches and the taut-line hitch. 4c. Using the EDGE method, teach another person how to tie the square knot. 5. Explain the rules of safe hiking, both on the highway and cross-country, during the day and at night. Explain what to do if you are lost. 6. Demonstrate how to display, raise, lower, and fold the American flag. 7. Repeat from memory and explain in your own words the Scout Oath, Law, motto, and slogan. 7 8. Know your patrol name, give the patrol yell, and describe your patrol flag. 9. Explain the importance of the buddy system as it relates to your personal safety on outings and in your neighborhood. Describe what a bully is and how you should respond to one. 10a. Record your best in the following tests: Current results Push-ups ________ Pull-ups ________ Sit-ups ________ Standing long jump (______ ft. ______ in.) 1 ⁄4-mile walk/run _____________ 30 days later Push-ups ________ Pull-ups ________ Sit-ups ________ Standing long jump (______ ft. ______ in.) 1 ⁄4-mile walk/run _____________ 10b. Show improvement in the activities listed in requirement 10a after practicing for 30 days. 11. Identify local poisonous plants; tell how to treat for exposure to them. 12a. Demonstrate how to care for someone who is choking. 12b. Show first aid for the following: s 3IMPLECUTSANDSCRAPES s "LISTERSONTHEHANDANDFOOT s -INORTHERMALHEAT BURNSORSCALDSSUPERFICIAL OR first-degree) s "ITESORSTINGSOFINSECTSANDTICKS s 6ENOMOUSSNAKEBITE s .OSEBLEED s &ROSTBITEANDSUNBURN 13. Demonstrate Scout spirit by living the Scout Oath and Scout Law in your everyday life. Discuss four specific examples of how you have lived the points of the Scout Law in your daily life. 14. Participate in a Scoutmaster conference. 15. Complete your board of review. NOTE: Alternative requirements for the Tenderfoot rank are available for Scouts with physical or mental disabilities if they meet the criteria listed on page 13 of this book. 8 two SECOND CLASS Rank Requirements 1a. Demonstrate how a compass works and how to orient a map. Explain what map symbols mean. 1b. Using a compass and a map together, take a five-mile hike (or 10 miles by bike) approved by your adult leader and your parent or guardian.* 2. Discuss the principles of Leave No Trace. 3a. Since joining, have participated in five separate troop/patrol activities (other than troop/patrol meetings), two of which included camping overnight. 3b. On one of these campouts, select your patrol site and sleep in a tent that you pitched. Explain what factors you should consider when choosing a patrol site and where to pitch a tent. 3c. Demonstrate proper care, sharpening, and use of the knife, saw, and ax, and describe when they should be used. 3d. Use the tools listed in requirement 3c to prepare tinder, kindling, and fuel for a cooking fire. 3e. Discuss when it is appropriate to use a cooking fire and a lightweight stove. Discuss the safety procedures for using both. 3f. In an approved place and at an approved time, demonstrate how to build a fire and set up a lightweight stove. Note: Lighting the fire is not required. 3g. On one campout, plan and cook one hot breakfast or lunch, selecting foods from the food guide pyramid. 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