Faqs on using the new boy scout requirements the boy scout. Boy scout advancement changes effective january 1, 2014. Wolf cub scout handbook and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Merit badges are awards earned by members of the boy scouts of america, based on activities. At the start of the new year, scouts who are beginning must use only the new requirements. The current requirements for eagle scout, the highest rank in boy scouting, involve. All other requirements must be completed before the scouts 18th birthday. Boy scout handbook and the current boy scout requirements book. You can now get your hands on the revised and final 2015 16 cub scout requirements, effective with the 2015 2016 scouting. It would have been nice if it would have been one or the other.
The scout must use the book to guide their service project. The book is interesting to read, but now i have to buy another book to get my son what he needs. Merit badge workbooks are used by counselors, summer camps, and merit badge colleges. For each adventure, the wolf scout must complete the requirements as outlined in the wolf cub scout handbook. Alternate requirements for the second class rank are available for scouts with physical or mental disabilities if they meet the criteria listed on page of this i. The guide to advancement 2015 and the current edition of boy scout requirements are the official boy scouts of america sources on boy scout advancement procedures. The guide to advancement and boy scout requirements book are available in. I found the new requirements in this pdf 2016 boy scout requirements parallel comparison. Guide to advancement 2019 bsa mission statement the mission of the boy scouts of america is to prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the scout oath and scout law. Requirement 7 of bobcat and requirement 3 of wolf are identical. Scouts bsa rank requirements 2019 boy scouts of america.
For venturers working on boy scout requirements, replace troop with crew and scoutmaster with crew advisor. Cooking merit badge essentials boy scouts of america. The webelos book says it is the parents choice between blue or tan for the webelos. The bsa handbook goes digital august, 2009 bryan wendell whats new 7 last week we told you about the new boy scout handbook, available now online or at your local scout shop. This edition adds new, updated information, links to resources on the web at. Webelos adventure requirement help webelo boy scout trail. In the last few months of 2015, i did a deep dive into the new boy scout requirements. Please keep in mind that this book is over 400 pages long.
Tell someone who is eligible to join boy scouts, or an inactive boy scout, about your scouting activities. The requirements for scout, tenderfoot, second class, and first class ranks may be worked on simultaneously. Scoutbook boy scouts pottery merit badge requirements. The requirements listed below are the current and official requirements of the boy scouts of america. Requirements for the new merit badge which was issued in 2014 but was not in last years book mining in society. Updat 28 2015 1 boy scout requirements effective jan. Discuss with your counselor the importance of signs, signals, and codes, and why people need these different methods of communication.
Invite him to an outing, activity, service project, or meeting. In boy scouting, advancement requirements must be passed as written. Read or download the boy scouts of america s most uptodate guide to safe scouting here. Vacations and field trips can help meet requirements.
Explain to your counselor the most likely hazards you may encounter while working on home repairs and what you should do to anticipate, mitigate and prevent, and respond to these hazards. Scoutbook boy scouts golf merit badge requirements. Tenderfoot 4a and 4b first aid second class 2b, 2c, and 2d cookingtools. Scoutbook boy scouts insect study merit badge requirements.
Star rank requirements in 2015 us scouting service project. Alternate requirements for the tenderfoot rank are available for scouts with physical or mental disabilities if they meet the criteria listed on page of this i. Scout rank the scout badge transitions from its widely misunderstood status as a joining badge to a nearly fullfledged rank nearly in my opinion only because it. It is indeed as described and complete, but be aware that it is not laid as optimized for either ebook reading or as a duplicate of the printed book. Boy scout rank requirements the rank requirements in this book are official as of jan. The 12th and current edition of the boy scout handbook. All requirements for the scout rank must be completed as a member of a troop or as a lone scout. The 2009 printing of the boy scout handbook inadvertently included bugler as a position of responsibility under eagle scout requirement 4. The rank requirements in the 2016 edition of the boy scout requirements book and the boy scout handbook are official as of jan. He must meet the requirements as prescribed in the official boy scout handbook and the current boy scout requirements book. Boy scout advancement requirements changes effective january 1, 2015 with updates through may 18, 2015 the guide to advancement 2015 and the current edition of boy scout requirements are the official boy scouts of america sources on boy scout advancement procedures. Geocaching, inventing, and scouting heritage are new merit badges. Discuss the scuba divers code with your merit badge counselor, and explain the importance of each guideline to a scuba divers safety.
Explain to your counselor how scoutings safe swim defense plan anticipates, helps prevent and mitigate, and provides responses to likely hazards you may encounter during swimming activities. Some school and other activities can count for requirements. Occasionally, the requirements will not match those in the printed scout handbook, the annual scouts bsa requirements book, or some merit badge pamphlets because of the timing of. Now my youngest is going through the troop and we rent our home since july and were having some difficulty finding a project to fulfill the requirement. The oy scout requirements book contains the official requirements in effect for each calendar year. A onetime conversion will run to update previously created event times to the time zone based on your unit zip code. The revised requirements as presented here become official jan. If a cub scout earns his bobcat rank during the same year that he begins working on his wolf rank, he needs to complete the requirement only one time.
Knowing which badge updates will appear in the 2016 edition will give counselors a. For sea scouts working on boy scout requirements, replace troop with. January, 20 requirements for the home repairs merit badge. If a new edition of a merit badge pamphlet is introduced with updated requirements after the scouts bsa requirements book has been released, a scout who is starting the badge may choose to follow either set of requirements until the end of the year. Boy scout advancement changes effective january 1, 2015. Quicky look up the latest merit badge requirements for all. Tell someone who is eligible to join boy scouts, or an inactive boy scout, about your troops activities.
The guide to advancement 2015 and the current edition of boy scout requirements are the official boy scouts of america sources on boy scout advancement procedures when there is a conflict between two published lists of requirements, such as boy scout requirements bsa publication no. Use this worksheet to fulfill this requirement added in 2006. The last of these requirements is where the eagle scout service project workbook comes in. Handbook or in the current years boy scout requirements book. Signs, signals and codes merit badge requirements 1. The requirements in the 2011 boy scout requirements book are correct and official. I thought i was getting the 2012 edition of the boy scout handbook for my brandnew scout. If you have already completed these requirements as part of the webelos scouting adventure, simply demonstrate your knowledge or skills to your scoutmaster or other designated leader after joining the troop. Family life merit badge and worksheet boy scout trail. Of those 3 badges, 1 was released in 2014, and two others were released in february and may, 2015.
Scout, previously a badge a young man received upon joining and completing a few other requirements, will become its own rank complete with a new. No text in the right column indicates a new requirement. Before completing requirements 3 through 6, earn the swimming merit badge. Scouting experience, and parents of scouts past and present. If a scout did not start working on the cooking merit badge during 2014, he may use the new requirements and new pamphlet or choose to use requirements published in the 20 boy scout requirements book and the 20 cooking merit badge pamphlet. Tell him how to join, or encourage the inactive boy scout to become active. These requirements became effective on january 1, 2015, and were effective. Scout, currently a joining badge, to become its own rank.
Any male venturer who has achieved the first class rank as a boy scout in a troop or varsity scout in a team may continue advancement toward star, life and eagle scout ranks up to his 18th birthday. It contains changes to each rank from tenderfoot to eagle and eagle palms and the requirements for 3 new merit badges. Earn an open water diver certification from a scuba organization recognized by the boy scouts of america scuba policy. No one may add or subtract from the official requirements found in boy scout requirements pub. Because we are always on the lookout for keeping our programs growing and relevant, the 2020 edition of the scouts requirements book is still the goto book for every scout while they work on. Good news for cub scout leaders, especially those who love to plan ahead. Any scout just beginning work on a merit badge must use the current requirements listed in the book. Diving programs for kids, swimming, boy scout merit badge. Many times the webelos and boy scouts meet together. Scouts bsa requirements book 2020 boy scouts of america. Explain to your counselor the precautions that must be followed for the safe use and operation of a potters tools, equipment, and other materials.
The requirements for tenderfoot, second class, and first class ranks may be worked on simultaneously. Effective october 24th, creating and viewing an event will display date and time based on the device settings. Invite him to a troop outing, activity, service project or meeting. Read the books and refer to them frequently the boy scout handbook boy scout requirements 3. Scoutbook 2020 scouts bsa merit badge requirements. Alternative requirements for the scout rank are available for scouts with physical or mental disabilities if they meet the criteria listed in the scouts bsa requirements book. Scouts who joined the boy scouts of america on or after jan. It did say that in the fine print, but i missed it the first time. However, the following excerpt from the guide to advancement, 20.
Scuba diving merit badge and worksheet boy scout trail. See page 16 of this book requirement 3 in the eagle scout rank requirements for a complete list of badges required badges for eagle. When there is a conflict between two published lists of requirements, such as boy scout requirements bsa publication no. Search and rescue sar merit badge, kayaking merit badge, welding merit badge. The current requirements for eagle scout, the highest rank in boy scouting, involve earning 21 merit badges including.