Req. 1: Present yourself to your leader, properly dressed, before going on an overnight camping trip. Show the camping gear you will use. Show the right way to pack and carry it.
BSA Troop 230: Tenderfoot Rank Requirements:
Req. 2: Spend at least one night on a Patrol or Troop campout. Sleep in a tent you have helped pitch.
Req. 3: On the campout, assist in preparing and cooking one of your patrol's meals. Tell why it is important for each Patrol member to share in meal preparation and cleanup, and explain the importance of eating together.
Req. 4a: Demonstrate how to whip and fuse the ends of a rope.
4b: Demonstrate that you know how to tie the following knots and tell what their uses are:
Two Half-Hitches
The Taut-line Hitch
Req. 5: Explain the rules of safe hiking, both on the highway and cross-country, during the day and at night. Explain what to do if you are lost.
Req. 6: Demonstrate how to display, raise, lower, and fold the American flag.
Req. 7: Repeat from memory and explain in your own words the Scout Oath, Law, motto, and slogan.
Req. 8: Know your patrol name, give the patrol yell, and describe your patrol flag.
Req. 9: Explain why we use the buddy system in Scouting.
Req. 10a: Record your best in the following tests:
Current Results: 30 days later:
Push-ups_________ Push-ups__________
Pull-ups__________ Pull-ups___________
Sit-ups___________ Sit-ups____________
Standing long jump Standing long jump
(___feet_____inches) (____feet____inches)
1/4 mile walk/run_______ 1/4 mile walk/run______
Req. 10b: Show improvements in the activities listed in requirement 10a after practicing for 30 days.
Req. 11: Identify local poisonous plants; tell how to treat for exposure to them.
Req. 12a: Demonstrate the Heimlich maneuver and tell when it is used.
Req. 12b: Show first aid for the following:
Simple cuts and scratches
Blisters on the hand and foot
Minor burns or scalds (first degree)
Bites or stings of insects and ticks.
Poisonous snakebite
Nosebleed
Frostbite and sunburn
Req. 13: Participate in a Scoutmaster conference
Req. 14: Complete your board of review
Note: Alternate requirements for tenderfoot rank are available for Scouts with physical or mental disabilities if they meet the criteria listed in the Boy Scout Requirement book, No. 33215.
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