First Class Rank
Requirements
Requirements
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NOTE: These requirements, and those for Tenderfoot and Second Class may be worked on
simultaneously; however these ranks must be earned in sequence.
1. Demonstrate how to find directions during the day and at night without
using a compass.
2. 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.)
3. Since joining, have participated in ten separate troop/patrol activities
(other than troop/patrol meetings), three of which included camping
overnight.
4a. 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 meals. Tell how the menu includes the foods from the food pyramid
and meets nutritional needs.
4b. 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.
4c. Tell which pans, utensils, and other gear will be needed to cook and
serve these meals.
4d. 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.
4e. 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 requirement 4a. Lead your patrol
in saying grace at the meals and supervise cleanup.
5. 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.
6. Identify or show evidence of at least ten kinds of native plants found in
your community.
7a. Discuss when you should and should not use lashings
7b. 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.
7c. Use lashing to make a useful camp gadget.
8a. Demonstrate tying the bowline knot and describe several ways it can
be used.
8b. Demonstrate bandages for a sprained ankle. and for injuries on the
head, the upper arm, and the collarbone.
8c. 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.
8d. Tell the five most common signs of a heart attack. Explain the steps
(procedures) in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
9a. Tell what precautions must be taken for a safe trip afloat.
9b. Successfully complete the BSA swimmer test.
9c. With a helper and a practice victim, show a line rescue both as tender
and rescuer. (The practice victim should be approximately 30 feet from
shore in deep water.)
10. Demonstrate scout spirit by living the Scout Oath (Promise) and
Scout Law in your everyday life.
11. Participate in a Scoutmaster conference.
12. Complete your board of review.
NOTE: Alternate Requirements for the First Class rank are available for Scouts with physical
or mental disabilities if they meet the criteria listed in the Boy Scout Requirements book. (No.
33215F)
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Please note that Requirement 12 - (Complete your Board of Review) MAY be done AFTER
the Scout' has reached age 18. All other requirements must be completed BEFORE the
Scout's 18th Birthday.
simultaneously; however these ranks must be earned in sequence.
1. Demonstrate how to find directions during the day and at night without
using a compass.
2. 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.)
3. Since joining, have participated in ten separate troop/patrol activities
(other than troop/patrol meetings), three of which included camping
overnight.
4a. 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 meals. Tell how the menu includes the foods from the food pyramid
and meets nutritional needs.
4b. 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.
4c. Tell which pans, utensils, and other gear will be needed to cook and
serve these meals.
4d. 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.
4e. 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 requirement 4a. Lead your patrol
in saying grace at the meals and supervise cleanup.
5. 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.
6. Identify or show evidence of at least ten kinds of native plants found in
your community.
7a. Discuss when you should and should not use lashings
7b. 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.
7c. Use lashing to make a useful camp gadget.
8a. Demonstrate tying the bowline knot and describe several ways it can
be used.
8b. Demonstrate bandages for a sprained ankle. and for injuries on the
head, the upper arm, and the collarbone.
8c. 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.
8d. Tell the five most common signs of a heart attack. Explain the steps
(procedures) in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
9a. Tell what precautions must be taken for a safe trip afloat.
9b. Successfully complete the BSA swimmer test.
9c. With a helper and a practice victim, show a line rescue both as tender
and rescuer. (The practice victim should be approximately 30 feet from
shore in deep water.)
10. Demonstrate scout spirit by living the Scout Oath (Promise) and
Scout Law in your everyday life.
11. Participate in a Scoutmaster conference.
12. Complete your board of review.
NOTE: Alternate Requirements for the First Class rank are available for Scouts with physical
or mental disabilities if they meet the criteria listed in the Boy Scout Requirements book. (No.
33215F)
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Please note that Requirement 12 - (Complete your Board of Review) MAY be done AFTER
the Scout' has reached age 18. All other requirements must be completed BEFORE the
Scout's 18th Birthday.
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