Mason’s Advancement

Ranks

Scout: 07-24-2021

Tenderfoot: 11-05-22

Second Class: 01-25-2024

First Class: 01-26-2024

Star

1. Be active in your troop for at least four months as a First Class Scout. [Complete]

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. [Complete]

3. Earn six merit badges, including any four from the required list for Eagle. You may choose any of the 17 merit badges on the required list for Eagle to fulfill this requirement. See Eagle rank requirement 3 for this list. [Complete]

  • (Eagle-required): Cooking

  • (Eagle-required): Environmental Science

  • (Eagle-required): First Aid

  • (Eagle-required): Emergency Preparedness

  • Elective: Archery

  • Elective: Climbing

4. While a First Class Scout, participate in six hours of service through one or more service projects approved by your Scoutmaster. [Complete]

5. While a First Class Scout, serve actively in your troop for four months in one or more leadership positions [Complete]

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. [Complete]

7. Scoutmaster's Conference ______________

8. Successfully complete your board of review for the Star rank _____________

Life

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.

  • (Eagle-required): Swimming

  • (Eagle-required): Citizenship in Society

  • (Eagle-required):

  • Elective: Small-Boat Sailing

  • Elective: Chess

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 leadership positions

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.

Eagle

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.

3. Earn a total of 21 merit badges (10 more than required for the Life rank), including these 13 merit badges: (a) First Aid,

(b) Citizenship in the Community, (c) Citizenship in the Nation, (d) Citizenship in the World, (e) Communication,

(f) Cooking, (g) Personal Fitness, (h) Emergency Preparedness OR Lifesaving, (i) Environmental Science OR Sustainability, (j) Personal Management, (k) Swimming OR Hiking OR Cycling, (l) Camping, and (m) Family Life.

You must 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 eight optional merit badges used to make your total of 21.

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Elective: Indian Lore

Elective: Skateboarding

Elective: Wilderness Survival

4. While a Life Scout, serve actively in your troop for six months in one or more of the following positions of responsibility

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. (Your Eagle Project)

6. While a Life Scout, participate in a Scoutmaster conference.

7. Successfully complete your board of review for the Eagle Scout rank.