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Revised
05 May 2009 .
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RANK ADVANCEMENT POINTS TO REMEMBER:
Tenderfoot, Second Class and First Class
 | The scouts can work on requirements for all lower ranks at the
same time. However, the ranks have to be completed and earned
in order. |
| Most of the requirements can be earned at campouts, in the
meetings and by being active in the troop. |
| The requirements are signed off by scouts with a First Class
rank or higher |
Star, Life and
Eagle
| Earning merit badges are now required to advance. |
| A “Position of Responsibility” is required. This can be an
elected leadership position in the troop, a Den Chief, or a
Scoutmaster approved project. |
| Community Service hours are required. |
| The requirements are “signed off” by the Advancement Chair once
the merit badges, position of responsibility and community service
hours are recorded. |
All Ranks
| All ranks have three identical requirements: Scout Spirit,
Scoutmaster Conference and Board of Review. |
| The Scout Spirit is signed off by the Scoutmaster in the
Scoutmaster Conference. |
| The Board of Review is the final step to earn the rank and
consists of three registered adults: The Advancement Chair or
Committee Chair, one adult chosen by the Scout and one adult chosen
by the Advancement Chair. |
MERIT BADGES:
| Merit badges can be worked on and earned by any rank of scout. |
| The merit badge must be completed with and signed off by a
registered adult for that specific merit badge. (See Advancement
Chair for “list” of MB Counselors.) |
| 21 Merit badges are required for Eagle Scout. 11 are Eagle
required while the other 10 are chosen by the scout. |
| Merit badges can be earned at summer camp, at Merit Badge
Challenge, at meetings and by the scout on his own. |
| Check out the most recent requirements at
www.meritbadge.org |
PARENT EXPECTATIONS:
| Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts are run on
completely different philosophies. |
| The primary responsibility falls back to the
scout to advance, ie. to work on merit badges, to ask an older scout
to sign off on individual rank requirements and to ask adults for a
Scoutmaster conference and a Board of Review. |
| The typical scout will advance in spurts and
his interest in scouting will probably wax and wane. |
| During sports seasons or a very busy school
schedule, allow your scout the break from scouting with the
expectation that he will pick it up again. |
| Rely on the friendships your scout has formed
in the troop to keep him interested in Boy Scouts when he is on the
fence about continuing. |
| It is an uphill battle to force a scout to
earn the Eagle rank when he has not set that as a goal for himself. |
| Avoid letting the scouting program and
advancement become the battleground for teenage rebellion. |
| Focus on helping your scout find his niche in
the troop. |
| If your scout is not advancing, find out why.
Is he slipping through the cracks? Does he understand the
advancement process? Is he struggling with shyness? Or is he not
interested in advancing? |
| Keep scouting materials together in one place. |
| Help your scout stay organized. |
| Ask your scout what he is doing. |
| Help him plan out a strategy for earning a
merit badge or knocking off a couple of requirements for rank
advancement. Break the process down into smaller steps so the scout
will not become overwhelmed so easily. |
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