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Scout Oath
On my honor
I will do my best To do my duty to God and my country and to obey the
Scout Law; To help other people
at all times;
To keep myself
physically strong, mentally awake, and morally straight.
Scout Law
A Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, and reverent.
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First Class Rank Requirements
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1.
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Demonstrate how to find
directions during the day and at night without using a compass.
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2.
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Using a compass,
complete an orienteering course that covers at least one mile and requires
measuring the height and/or width of designated items (tree, tower, canyon,
ditch, etc.).
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3.
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Since joining, have
participated in 10 separate troop/patrol activities (other than troop/patrol
meetings), three of which included camping overnight.
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4a.
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Help plan a patrol menu
for one campout that includes at least one breakfast, one lunch, and one
dinner, and that requires cooking at least two of the meals. Tell how the
menu includes the foods from the food pyramid and meets nutritional needs.
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4b.
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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.
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4c.
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Tell which pans,
utensils, and other gear will be needed to cook and serve these meals.
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4d.
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Explain the procedures
to follow in the safe handling and storage of fresh meats, dairy products,
eggs, vegetables, and other perishable food products. Tell how to properly
dispose of camp garbage, cans, plastic containers, and other rubbish.
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4e.
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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 require-
ment 4a. Lead your patrol in saying grace at the meals and supervise cleanup.
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5.
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Visit
and discuss with a selected individual approved by your leader (elected official,
judge, attorney, civil servant, principal, teacher)
your constitutional rights and obligations as a U.S.citizen.
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6.
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Identify or show
evidence of at least 10 kinds of native plants found in your community.
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7a.
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Discuss when you should
and should not use lashings.
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7b.
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Demonstrate tying the
timber hitch and clove hitch and their use in square, shear, and diagonal
lashings by joining two or more poles or staves together.
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7c.
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Use lashing to make a
useful camp gadget.
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8a.
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Demonstrate tying the
bowline knot and describe several ways it can be used.
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8b.
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Demonstrate bandages for
a sprained ankle and for injuries on the head, the upper arm, and the
collarbone.
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8c.
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Show
how to transport by yourself, and with one other person, a person
- From a smoke-filled room
- With a sprained ankle, for
at least 25 yards
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8d.
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Tell the five most
common signals of a heart attack. Explain the steps (procedures) in
cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
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9a.
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Tell what precautions
must be taken for a safe trip afloat.
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9b.
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Successfully complete
the BSA swimmer test.*
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9c.
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With a helper and a
practice victim, show a line rescue both as tender and as rescuer. (The
practice victim should be approximately 30 feet from shore in deep water.)
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10.
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Demonstrate Scout spirit
by living the Scout Oath (Promise) and Scout Law in your everyday life.
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11.
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Tell someone who is
eligible to join Boy Scouts, or an inactive Boy Scout, about your troop's
activities. Invite him to a troop outing, activity, service project, or
meeting. Tell him how to join, or encourage the inactive Boy Scout to become
active.
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12.
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Describe the three
things you should avoid doing related to use of the Internet. Describe a
cyberbully and how you should respond to one.
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13.
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Participate in a
Scoutmaster conference.
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14.
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Complete your board of
review.
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Notes
Alternate requirements for the First Class rank are
available for Scouts with physical or mental disabilities - click
here to learn more.
The requirements for Tenderfoot, Second Class, and First
Class ranks may be worked on simultaneously; however, these ranks must be
earned in sequence.
Online Resources
A series of videos that
demonstrate all of the requirements for the First Class rank is available on
the BSA Web
site here.
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