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1999
Life
Rank Requirements
Revisions to these requirements,
which became effective on April 1, 1999,
are shown in Bold Underlined print, similar to this paragraph.
Deletions are shown struck through in red
italics, like this text.
Unchanged text is shown like this.
OA Representative positions were added to requirement 5
based on a letter from John Dalrymple, BSA Boy Scout Division Director of Advancement,
dated July 26, 1999.
To see the requirements with no highlighting of the
changes,
Click Here
- Be active in your troop and patrol for at least 6 months as a Star Scout.
- Demonstrate Scout spirit by living the Scout Oath (Promise) and Scout Law in your
everyday life.
- Earn 5 more merit badges (so that you have 11 in all), including any 3 more from the required list for Eagle.
___________________________________(required for Eagle)*
___________________________________(required for Eagle)*
___________________________________(required for Eagle)*
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(The required list for Eagle has 15 merit
badges in 12 categories. Any of the 15 may be used for this requirement.)
- While a Star Scout, take part in service
projects totaling at least 6 hours of work. These projects must be approved by your
Scoutmaster.
- While a Star Scout, serve actively 6 months in one or more of the
troop
positions of responsibility listed in requirement 5 for
Star Scout (or carry out a Scoutmaster-assigned leadership project to help the
troop).
- Take part in a Scoutmaster conference
- Complete your board of review.
* A Scout may choose any of the 15 required merit badges in the 12
categories to fulfill requirement 3. Click here for
a complete list of required badges for Eagle.
(NOTE: The footnote to Requirement 3 means that, for example, a Scout can use both
Lifesaving AND Emergency Preparedness and/or Swimming, Hiking AND Cycling toward the
requirement of 3 more (7 total) from the required list for Eagle when working toward Life
Scout.) Also note that the asterisks are specifically placed on
the lines marked "(required for Eagle)" signifying that the note applies to
these badges.
If a Scout used Safety and/or Sports Merit Badge as one or two of the four
merit badges from the required list for Eagle for advancement to Star Scout before April
1, 1999, he must earn additional merit badges from the current required list for Eagle, so that he has at least
seven from the current list in order to advance to Life Scout.
Please note that Requirement 7 -
(Complete your Board of Review) MAY be done AFTER the Scout' has reached age 18. All
other requirements must be completed BEFORE the Scout's 18th Birthday.
VENTURERS and SEA SCOUTS
The requirements above are those for boys enrolled in the
Boy Scout Division as members of Boy Scout Troops (including Venture Patrols within
Troops) or Varsity Scout Teams. The following requirements apply to boys registered in the
Venturing Program (which replaced much of the Exploring program in August, 1998)
including Sea Scouts.
- 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.
- He must meet the requirements as prescribed in the official Boy Scout
Handbook and the current Boy Scout Requirements book.
- The Venturer may fulfill leadership requirements by serving as president,
vice president, secretary, or treasurer of his crew, or as boatswain, boatswain's mate,
yeoman, purser, or storekeeper for his ship.
- The Scoutmaster conference will be conducted by the Advisor or Skipper.
- A board of review will be conducted by the crew or ship committee.
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