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FIRST CLASS SCOUT REQUIREMENTS
NOTE: Effective January , 2006, Scouts already
working on their First Class rank prior to this date will have until June 30,
2006, to complete the rank without fulfilling requirement 11. Speak to Mr.
Schultz or one of our Assistant Scoutmasters to see whether you must complete
requirement 11.
NOTE: These requirements, and those for Tenderfoot and Second Class may be
worked on simultaneously; however these ranks must be earned in sequence.
- Demonstrate how to find directions during the day and at night without
using a compass.
- 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.)
- Since joining, have participated in ten separate troop/patrol activities
(other than troop/patrol meetings), three of which included camping overnight.
- a. 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.
- b. 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.
- c. Tell which pans, utensils, and other gear will be needed to
cook and serve these meals.
- d. 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.
- e. 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.
- 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.
- Identify or show evidence of at least ten kinds of native plants
found in your community.
- a. Discuss when you should and should not use
lashings
- b. 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.
- c. Use lashing to make a useful camp gadget.
- a. Demonstrate tying the bowline knot and describe several ways
it can be used.
- b. Demonstrate bandages for a sprained ankle. and for injuries
on the head, the upper arm, and the collarbone.
- c. 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. |
d. Tell the five most common signs of a heart attack. Explain
the steps (procedures) in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
a. Tell what precautions must be taken for a safe trip afloat.
b. Successfully complete the BSA swimmer test.
c. 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.)
Demonstrate scout spirit by living the Scout Oath (Promise) and
Scout Law in your everyday life.
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.
Participate in a Scoutmaster conference.
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. 33215B)
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