Requirements September 1965 until June 1972

To become a First Class Scout, you must show by your attendance record that you have been active in patrol and troop meetings and activities for at least two months since becoming a Second Class Scout. While a Second Class Scout, do the following:

Service shall be figured from the date of board of review to the same date two months later. For example, the date of the Second Class board of review is January 10. The boy would be eligible for First Class review on March 10.

1. Tell what preparations to make, what equipment to take, and what kind of camp site to pick for a safe and successful camp.

2. Take at least two camping trips of not less than twenty-four hours each with your troop, your patrol, an adult, or another Scout who is at least First Class. Submit a camp plan for ap- proval (unless this is a troop camp) to your Scoutmaster or an adult assigned by him. Before leaving on each of these camping trips, present yourself for inspection suitably clothed for the locality, season, and weather, and equipped for the occasion. On each of these camping trips, follow proper sanitation practices and safety precautions and leave a clean camp.

Note that these camping experiences are not restricted to troop overnight camps, but where qualified and approved can be by patrol or with a buddy. The plan must be approved before the camp.

a. On at least one of these overnight camps, carry on your back, for a distance of not less than one and one-half miles, a pack containing your personal equipment and your share of common camping equipment and food. Pitch a tent correctly and use it for shelter during your encampment. Make a ground bed and sleep on it. After striking camp, repack your gear and carry it out at least one and one-half miles.

Throughout this experience the boy is to use only food and equipment that has been carried to the site. It would defeat the purpose of this test to bring in extra food and equipment by some other means of transportation such as auto, boat, or burro. The tent pitching is included so that every First Class Scout will have experience in the use of tentage even though the climate of his area may not require such us'e.

b. On at least one of these overnight camps, prepare from raw, dried, or dehydrated ingredients and cook over a fire in the out-of-doors a complete breakfast of fruit, hot cooked cereal, hot beverage, and bacon and eggs (or pancakes) ; and a your fire.

A boy may cook for himself, for himself and a buddy, or for his patrol to meet this test.

3. Using compass and your step measurements, make a sketch map of an area approved in advance by your leader. Include map symbols indicating location of at least ten landmarks, a north arrow, and scale in feet.

The size of the area to be mapped will be decided by the leader. It will vary according to the type area to be mapped, but must be at at least large enough to include the ten landmarks called for. These landmarks include such items as are common to a topographic map
(lake, stream, trail, road, building, forest, swamp, etc.) plus additional things not common to topographic maps (tents, fireplaces, etc.). Standard topographic map symbols will be used where such symbols
apply, but additional symbols may be created and shown in a code on the map. While this is a sketch map, use of compass and step measure- ments calls for a reasonably accurate map including a map scale.

4. Lash poles together with square, diagonal, and shear lashings.

5. Point out in the sky the North Star and at least five constella-

6. Identify .in the field ten different kinds of trees or shrubs. De- scribe the area where each was found and the usefulness of each to its surroundings or to animals or to man.

7. Find at least four different edible wild greens, roots, buds, shoots, nuts, or fruits. Prepare and eat one of them selected by your leader.

After the four edible plants have been identified, the leader shall select one of these for actual preparation and eating. This means the Scout must know how to prepare all four, since he will have no way of anticipating the selection by the leader.

8. Tell what precautions must be taken for a safe swim. Jump feet first into water over your head in depth. Swim fifty yards. During the swim, stop, make a sharp turn, and resume swim-

9. Send and receive a message of at least twenty words, using either international Morse or semaphore codes and necessary procedure signals.

The boy shall have free choice between using Morse code or semaphore in meeting this test. Obviously, the boy must know the code to meet this test. He cannot use the book or any other written or diagrammed device in sending or receiving, nor can he write down the symbols received and then look them up later. Note that there is no speed requirement in connection with this test. The purpose is to get a mes- sage through correctly. It is preferable that this test be passed out-of- doors with considerable distance between sender and receiver.

10. Show that you have retained your Second Class first aid knowledge by being able to demonstrate any of it asked for by your Show how to use a triangular bandage for arm sling and as a binder for wounds on head, knee, foot, and hand. Explain first aid for puncture wounds from splinter, nail, fish- hook, dog bite, poisonous snake bite. Describe how to recognize and care for victims of heat exhaustion, sunstroke, frostbite. Explain danger of taking laxative for a stomach ache. Demonstrate first aid for fracture of collarbone, upper arm, forearm, lower leg. Tell under what circumstances an injured person should or should not be moved. Demonstrate walking assist, one-man and two-man carries. Improvise a stretcher and, with helpers under your direction, transport a presumably unconscious person.

11. After completing the above tests, meet with your Scoutmaster (or an adult assigned by him) in a personal conference. At this meeting, complete to his satisfaction the following:

1. Describe at least one service project in which you have taken part since becoming a Scout and explain how you think it helped others.
2. Discuss your#ideas about the meaning of the Scout Oath (or Promise), the Law, motto, and slogan and give examples to show that you do your best to live up to these ideals in your daily activities.
3. Discuss the adventure and vocational exploration of the merit badge plan. Look over the requirements for Star rank. Plan the next steps in your progress toward becoming an Eagle Scout.

As in Second Class this is an opportunity for the boy and his Scoutmaster to discuss the ideals of Scouting, the boy’s interpretation of them, and how well he lives up to them. Note that where the boy discussed personal Good Turns for Second Class, he is expected to have taken part in a service project for First Class. This project could have been completed at any time since becoming a Tenderfoot Scout.