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1. Be active in your troop and patrol for at least four 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 six merit badges, including any four from the required list for Eagle. (See the Eagle Rank Requirements, number 3,
for this list.) A Scout may choose any of the 15 required merit badges in the 12 categories to fulfill this requirement.
4. While a First Class Scout, take part in service projects totaling at least six hours of work. These projects must
be approved by your Scoutmaster.
5. While a First Class Scout, serve actively for four 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 Teader, 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, cocaptain, program manager, squad
    leader, team secretary, Order of the Arrow troop representative,
    librarian, historian, quartermaster, chaplain aide, instructor,
    or den chief.
  • Venturing crew/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.




Source of information on this page is The Boy Scouts of America National Council, Star Rank Requirements.

Last revision was made on: October 31, 2008 by David Exter