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Star Rank - Page 177 of the Boy Scout Handbook 1. Be active in your troop and patrol for at least 4 months as a First Class Scout. 2. Demonstrate Scout spirit by living the Scout Oath (Promise) and Scout Law in your everyday life. 3. Earn 6 merit badges, including any 4 from the required list for Eagle. Click here to see Elective and Eagle Required Merit Badge Requirements 4. While a First Class Scout, take part in service projects totaling at least 6 hours of work. These projects must be approved by your Scoutmaster. 5. While a First Class Scout, serve actively for 4 months in one or more of the following positions of responsibility (or carry out a Scoutmaster assigned leadership project to help the troop): Boy Scout troop. Patrol leader, assistant senior patrol leader, senior patrol leader, troop guide, den chief, scribe, librarian, historian, quartermaster, bugler, junior assistant Scoutmaster, chaplain aide, or instructor. Varsity Scout team. Captain, co-captain, program manager, squad leader, team secretary, librarian, historian, quartermaster, chaplain aide, instructor, or den chief. 6. Take part in a Scoutmaster conference. 7. Complete your board of review. *A Scout may chose any of the 15 required merit badges in the 12 categories to fulfill requirement 3.
Eagle Required Merit Badges a) First Aid, (b) Citizenship in the Community, (c) Citizenship in the Nation, (d) Citizenship in the World, (e) Communications, (f) Personal Fitness, (g) Emergency Preparedness OR Lifesaving,* (h) Environmental Science, (i) Personal Management, (j) Swimming* OR Hiking OR Cycling, (k) Camping, (l) Family Life. * Please note that Troop 70 insists theses two merit badges be earned. They are extremely important and could easily save your son's or someone else's life. Of course, if there is some medical or religious reasons for not being able to complete these badges, please discuss the circumstances with the Scoutmaster. |
