Life

1. Be active in your troop for at least four months as a First

Class Scout.

2. As a First Class Scout, demonstrate Scout spirit by living the

Scout Oath and Scout Law. Tell how you have done your duty

to God and how you have lived the Scout Oath and Scout Law

in your everyday life.

3. Earn six merit badges, including any four from the required list

for Eagle. You may choose any of the 17 merit badges on the

required list for Eagle to fulfill this requirement. See Eagle rank

requirement 3 for this list.

4. While a First Class Scout, participate in six hours of

service through one or more service projects approved by

your Scoutmaster.

5. While a First Class Scout, serve actively in your troop for four

months in one or more of the following positions of

responsibility (or carry out a Scoutmaster-approved leadership

project to help the troop):

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, instructor, webmaster, or outdoor ethics guide.6

Venturing crew. President, vice president, secretary, treasurer,

den chief, historian, guide, quartermaster, chaplain aide, or

outdoor ethics guide.

6. With your parent or guardian, complete the exercises in the

pamphlet How to Protect Your Children From Child Abuse: A

Parent’s Guide and earn the Cyber Chip award for your grade.

7. While a First Class Scout, participate in a Scoutmaster conference.

8. Successfully complete your board of review for the Star rank.