Boy Scout Program

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'''Boy Scouting''' is a program of the Boy Scouts of America]]. It is available to boys under the age of 18 who meet any of the following qualifications:
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'''Boy Scouting''' is a program of the [[Boy Scouts of America]]. It is available to boys under the age of 18 who meet any of the following qualifications:
:*boys at least 10 years old who have earned the [[Arrow of Light]]
:*boys at least 10 years old who have earned the [[Arrow of Light]]

Revision as of 19:35, September 22, 2007

Boy Scouting is a program of the Boy Scouts of America. It is available to boys under the age of 18 who meet any of the following qualifications:

OR
  • boys at least 10 years old who have completed the fifth grade
OR
  • boys who are at least 11 years old.
Prior participation in Cub Scouting is not required.

The Boy Scout program is designed to develop a boy's character, citizenship, and personal fitness using the following methods: a structured advancement program, high ideals, the patrol method, outdoor activities, adult association, personal growth, leadership development, and uniforming. This program and development structure is referred to as the Aims and Methods of Scouting.

Contents

Structured advancement and recognition

Ranks

The Boy Scout advancement program is divided into three main areas. The first and primary advancement area is a series of Ranks that the Scout progresses through known as the Eagle Scout trail. The rank system occurs in two distinctly different phases.

After earning the Scout Badge (which is simply the way boys join Boy Scouts, not a rank), boys work on the Tenderfoot, Second Class, and First Class ranks. During this phase, all three ranks may be worked on at the same time. These ranks focus on Scouting skills - the outdoors, physical fitness, citizenship, patrol/troop participation, and personal development. After completing these ranks, a Scout should be adept at participating in all of the activities in the Boy Scout program, literally a First Class Scout.

During the second phase, Scouts work on the Star Scout, Life Scout, and Eagle Scout ranks. These ranks are worked on one at a time and must be earned in order. Here the focus of advancement switches from Scouting skills to personal development and community service. Merit badges are an integral part of this part or rank advancement.

After earning the Eagle Scout award, a Scout still has the opportunity for advancement recognition by earning Eagle Palms.

Merit badges

Merit badges are the second main area of the Boy Scout advancement program. Unlike ranks, there is a degree of choice in the merit badge program. A sub-group of merit badges are known as Eagle required merit badges (listed in bold in the table below). To earn Eagle Scout, most of these badges must be earned although some of them are optional. The remainder of the badges help with earning ranks as well as Eagle Palms after the Eagle Scout award has been earned.

Boy Scouts may work on merit badges from they time they join a Scout troop until they turn 18 years old. There is no time limit for completion of merit badges other than age 18. Merit badges currently available to Boy Scouts include:

List of current Merit Badges

The following are all the Merit Badges currently offered by the Boy Scouts of America:

  1. American Business
  2. American Cultures
  3. American Heritage
  4. American Labor
  5. Animal Science
  6. Archaeology
  7. Archery
  8. Architecture
  9. Art
  10. Astronomy
  11. Athletics
  12. Automotive Maintenance
  13. Aviation
  14. Backpacking
  15. Basketry
  16. Bird Study
  17. Bugling
  18. Camping
  19. Canoeing
  20. Chemistry
  21. Chess
  22. Cinematography
  23. Citizenship in the Community
  24. Citizenship in the Nation
  25. Citizenship in the World
  26. Climbing
  27. Coin Collecting
  28. Collections
  29. Communication
  30. Composite Materials
  31. Computers
  32. Cooking
  33. Crime Prevention
  34. Cycling
  35. Dentistry
  36. Disabilities Awareness
  37. Dog Care
  38. Drafting
  39. Electricity
  40. Electronics
  41. Emergency Preparedness
  42. Energy
  43. Engineering
  44. Entrepreneurship
  45. Environmental Science
  46. Family Life
  47. Farm Mechanics
  48. Fingerprinting
  49. Fire Safety
  50. First Aid
  51. Fish and Wildlife Management
  52. Fishing
  53. Fly Fishing
  54. Forestry
  55. Game Design
  56. Gardening
  57. Genealogy
  58. Geocaching
  59. Geology
  60. Golf
  61. Graphic Arts
  62. Hiking
  63. Home Repairs
  64. Horsemanship
  65. Indian Lore
  66. Insect Study
  67. Inventing
  68. Journalism
  69. Kayaking
  70. Landscape Architecture
  71. Law
  72. Leatherwork
  73. Lifesaving
  74. Mammal Study
  75. Medicine
  76. Metalwork
  77. Model Design and Building
  78. Motorboating
  79. Music
  80. Nature
  81. Nuclear Science
  82. Oceanography
  83. Orienteering
  84. Painting
  85. Personal Fitness
  86. Personal Management
  87. Pets
  88. Photography
  89. Pioneering
  90. Plant Science
  91. Plumbing
  92. Pottery
  93. Public Health
  94. Public Speaking
  95. Pulp and Paper
  96. Radio
  97. Railroading
  98. Reading
  99. Reptile and Amphibian Study
  100. Rifle Shooting
  101. Robotics
  102. Rowing
  103. Safety
  104. Salesmanship
  105. Scouting Heritage
  106. Scholarship
  107. Scuba Diving
  108. Sculpture
  109. Search & Rescue
  110. Shotgun Shooting
  111. Skating
  112. Small-Boat Sailing
  113. Snow Sports
  114. Soil and Water Conservation
  115. Space Exploration
  116. Sports
  117. Stamp Collecting
  118. Surveying
  119. Swimming
  120. Textile
  121. Theater
  122. Traffic Safety
  123. Truck Transportation
  124. Veterinary Medicine
  125. Water Sports
  126. Weather
  127. Welding
  128. Whitewater
  129. Wilderness Survival
  130. Wood Carving
  131. Woodwork

Note: Merit badges shown in bold italics are Eagle-required merit badges.

Awards

Awards are the third area of the advancement. Unlike the first two areas or advancement, awards are completely optional. However, they are still an important part of the program providing opportunities not available in the other areas. Awards currently available to Boy Scouts include:

Venture Patrol
Honor Awards

Varsity Scouts and qualified Venturers may earn Boy Scout awards.
List of all Scouting Awards
Scouter Awards for leaders


See also

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