Tenderfoot Scout
is the first rank you will earn as a Boy Scout. The requirements offer a taste of the great adventures awaiting you in Scouting, and can give you the basic skills you'll need to begin taking part in those adventures. There is a lot of challenge in earning the Tenderfoot badge, and you might soon find yourself doing things you might never have imagined.
Second Class Scout
You are about to learn how to use a map and compass. Soon you will know new ways to observe wildlife, and you'll understand when and how to build a campfire. You'll master the safe use of pocketknives and other woods tools, go on more campouts, take part in troop and patrol activities, and add to your knowledge of first aid. Add swimming and a service project, and you will be well on your way to wearing the Second Class award.
First Class Scout
Becoming a First Class Scout also prepares you to be more of a leader in your patrol, your troop, and your community. People will expect more of you, and you will expect more of yourself. More time in the outdoore, more responsibilities, more knowledge of Scouting's skills---that's what becoming a First Class Scout is all about.
Star Scout & Life Scout
The trail to Eagle Leads through the ranks of Star Scout and Life Scout --- an exciting pathway that will challenge you, test you, and open many doors to new ideas and opportunities. Building on the knowledge and experience you gained becoming a First Class Scout, the requirements for Star and Life offer plenty of freedom in choosing the direction your interests take you, and many options for achieving each higher rank
Eagle Rank
Fewer than 4 percent of all Scouts earn the Eagle Rank---
a testament to its high standards. Among those who have worn the Eagle Scout badge are some
of America's finest athletes, physicians, politicians, scientists, writers, astronauts,
business leaders, film directors, and even a president of the United States.
Please visit the Eagle Scout Rank page for more in
depth information about this prestigious rank and its requirements.
Eagle Scout Requirements
1. Be active in your troop and patrol for at least 6 months as a Life Scout.
2. Demonstrate Scout spirit by living the Scout Oath and Scout Law in your everyday life.
3. Earn a total of 21 merit badges (10 more than you already have). The merit badges required for the Eagle Scout Rank are located below.
4. While a Life Scout, serve actively for a period of 6 months in one or more of the followin positions of responsibility:
Boy Scout troop. Patrol leader, assistant senior patrol leader, senior patrol leader, troop guide, Order of the Arrow representative, historian, den chief, scribe, librarian, quartermaster, junior assistant scoutmaster, chaplain aide, or instructor.
Varsity Scout team. Captain, cocaptain, program manager, squad leader, team secretary, Order of the Arrow team representative, historian, librarian, quartermaster, chaplain aide, instructor, or den chief.
Venturing crew/Sea Scout ship. President, vice president, secretary, treasurer, boatswain, boatswain's mate, yeoman, purser or, storekeeper.
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 should benefit an organization other than Boy Scouting.) The project idea must be approved by the organization benefiting from the effort, your Scoutmaster and troop committee, and the council or district before you start. You must use the Eagle Scout Leadership Service Project Workbook. BSA publication No. 18-927, in meeting this requirement.
6. Take part in a Scoutmaster conference.
7. Successfully complete and Eagle Scout board of review.
**Note: All requirements for Eagle Scout must be completed before a candidate's 18th birthday. The Eagle Scout board of review can be held after the candidate's 18th birthday.
http://www.boyscouttrail.com/boy-scouts/merit-badges.asp