Star Rank
Requirements
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 4 from the required list for Eagle.*
___________________________________(required for Eagle)*
___________________________________(required for Eagle)*
___________________________________(required for Eagle)*
___________________________________(required for Eagle)*
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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 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, Order of the Arrow troop
representative, 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,
Order of the Arrow team representative, librarian, historian,
quartermaster, chaplain aide, instructor, or den chief.
Venturing crew / Sea Scout ship.
President, vice president, secretary, treasurer, boatswain, boatswain's
mate, yeoman, purser, or storekeeper
6.Take part in a Scoutmaster conference
7. Complete your board of review.
* A Scout may choose any of the 15 required merit badges in the 12 categories to fulfill
requirement 3. Click here for a complete list of required badges for Eagle.
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NOTE: The footnote to Requirement 3 means that, for example, a Scout can use both
Lifesaving AND Emergency Preparedness and/or Swimming, Hiking AND Cycling toward
the requirement of 4 from the required list for Eagle when working toward Star Scout.) Also
note that the asterisks are specifically placed on the lines marked "(required for Eagle)"
signifying that the note applies to these badges.
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Please note that Requirement 7 - (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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