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First Class Rank Activities from Home

View all the First Class rank requirements here. The list below is not all-inclusive, and most requirements are better completed in-person. The links below are provided for Scouts and parents to review while meetings and activities are suspended. All requirements completed must be signed off by a unit leader. The Scouts BSA Handbook is another great resource! 
  • Requirement 1a: Since joining Boy Scouts, participate in 10 separate troop/patrol activities, at least six of which must be held outdoors. Of the outdoor activities, at least three must include overnight camping. These activities do not include troop or patrol meetings. On campouts, spend the night in a tent that you pitch or other structure that you help erect, such as a lean-to, snow cave, or tepee.
    • Check out some great resources and articles from Boys' Life
  • Requirement 1b. Explain each of the principles of Tread Lightly! and tell how you practiced them on a campout or outing. This outing must be different from the ones used for Tenderfoot requirement 1c and Second Class requirement 1b.
    • View a video from Scouter Rob
    • Check out the Tread Lightly! website
  • Requirement 2a: Help plan a menu for one of the above campouts that includes at least one breakfast, one lunch, and one dinner, and that requires cooking at least two of the meals. Tell how the menu includes the foods from MyPlate or the current USDA nutritional model and how it meets nutritional needs for the planned activity or campout.
    • Learn about menu planning from Scouter Rob
    • Check out the U.S.D.A. website for nutrition planning tips
  • Requirement 2b: Using the menu planned in First Class requirement 2a, make a list showing a budget and the food amounts needed to feed three or more youth. Secure the ingredients.
    • Learn about menu budgeting and planning from Scouter Rob
  • Requirement 2c: Show which pans, utensils, and other gear will be needed to cook and serve these meals.
    • Learn what kitchen gear is needed to cook on a campout from Scouter Rob
    • How to Buy Camping Gear from Boys' Life
  • Requirement 2d. Demonstrate the procedures to follow in the safe handling and storage of fresh meats, dairy products, eggs, vegetables, and other perishable food products. Show how to properly dispose of camp garbage, cans, plastic containers, and other rubbish.
    • Learn about food safety and handling from Kids Health
    • Food safety tips from the U.S.D.A.
    • How to Dispose of Dirty Water in the Backcountry from Boys' Life 
  • Requirement 3a: Discuss when you should and should not use lashings.
    • Learn about lashings from Scouter Rob
  • Requirement 3b: Demonstrate tying the timber hitch and clove hitch.
    • Video explanation of the timber hitch and clove hitch from Scouter Rob
  • Requirement 3c: Demonstrate tying the square, shear, and diagonal lashings by joining two or more poles or staves together.
    • Learn how to tie the square lashing from Animated Knots
    • Learn how to tie the shear lashing from Animated Knots
    • Learn how to tie the diagonal lashing from Animated Knots
  • Requirement 3d: Use lashings to make a useful camp gadget or structure.
    • Check out some project ideas from the Scout Pioneering website
    • Check out resources and articles for ideas on camp gadgets from Boys' Life
  • Requirement 4a: Using a map and compass, complete an orienteering course that covers at least one mile and requires measuring the height and/ or width of designated items (tree, tower, canyon, ditch, etc.).
    • Learn about these important skills from Scouter Rob
    • How to Measure Distance by Counting Your Steps from Boys' Life
  • Requirement 4b: Demonstrate how to use a handheld GPS unit, GPS app on a smartphone, or other electronic navigation system. Use GPS to find your current location, a destination of your choice, and the route you will take to get there. Follow that route to arrive at your destination.
    • Video explanation of using a G.P.S. device from Scouter Rob
    • How to Buy the Best Compass or GPS Receiver from Boys' Life
  • Requirement 5a: Identify or show evidence of at least 10 kinds of native plants found in your local area or campsite location. You may show evidence by identifying fallen leaves or fallen fruit that you find in the field, or as part of a collection you have made, or by photographs you have taken.
    • Learn about plant identification strategies and resources from Scouter Rob
    • Learn about some Mid-South area plants from the Wolf River Conservancy
    • Search native plants in your area on the Audubon website (enter your zipcode only; you do not have to enter an e-mail address, though you may if you wish)
  • Requirement 5b: Identify two ways to obtain a weather forecast for an upcoming activity. Explain why weather forecasts are important when planning for an event.
    • Learn about obtaining weather forecasts from Scouter Rob
  • Requirement 5c: Describe at least three natural indicators of impending hazardous weather, the potential dangerous events that might result from such weather conditions, and the appropriate actions to take.
    • Video explanation of hazardous weather indicators from Scouter Rob
  • Requirement 5d: Describe extreme weather conditions you might encounter in the outdoors in your local geographic area. Discuss how you would determine ahead of time the potential risk of these types of weather dangers, alternative planning considerations to avoid such risks, and how you would prepare for and respond to those weather conditions.
    • Learn about extreme weather conditions and planning for outdoors activities from Scouter Rob
  • Requirement 6a: Successfully complete the BSA swimmer test. 
    • Video explanation of the BSA swimmer test from Scouter Rob
    • Four Basic Swimming Strokes to Know from Boys' Life
  • Requirement 6b: Tell what precautions must be taken for a safe trip afloat.
    • Learn about precautions for a safe trip afloat from Scouter Rob
  • Requirement 6c: Identify the basic parts of a canoe, kayak, or other boat. Identify the parts of a paddle or an oar.
    • Video explanation of the parts of a cano from Paddling.com
    • Learn about the parts of a canoe from Paddle Camp
    • Learn about the parts of a kayak from R.E.I. 
    • Learn about the parts of a canoe paddle from the Scouter Life blog
  • Requirement 6d: Describe proper body positioning in a watercraft, depending on the type and size of the vessel. Explain the importance of proper body position in the boat.
    • Learn about positioning in a boat from Scouter Rob
  • Requirement 6e: With a helper and a practice victim, show a line rescue both as tender and as rescuer. (The practice victim should be approximately 30 feet from shore in deep water.) 
    • Learn about line and tender rescues from Scouter Rob
  • Requirement 7a: Demonstrate bandages for a sprained ankle and for injuries on the head, the upper arm, and the collarbone.
    • Learn about these first aid techniques in a video from Scouter Rob
    • Basic First Aid Treatments for the Trail from Boys' Life
  • Requirement 7b: By yourself and with a partner, show how to: Transport a person from a smoke-filled room; transport for at least 25 yards a person with a sprained ankle.
    • Learn about carries and situational safety from Scouter Rob
  • Requirement 7c: Tell the five most common signals of a heart attack. Explain the steps (procedures) in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
    • Learn about the signs of a heart attack and the steps to perform C.P.R. from Scouter Rob
    • Learn about the signs of a heart attack from the Mayo Clinic
  • Requirement 7d: Tell what utility services exist in your home or meeting place. Describe potential hazards associated with these utilities and tell how to respond in emergency situations.
    • Learn about some common utilities hazards from the New England Condominium Association
  • Requirement 7f: Explain how to obtain potable water in an emergency.
    • Resources and articles from Boys' Life about finding and treating water on the trail or in an emergency
  • Requirement 8a: After completing Second Class requirement 7a, be physically active at least 30 minutes each day for five days a week for four weeks. Keep track of your activities.
  • Requirement 8b: Share your challenges and successes in completing First Class requirement 8a. Set a goal for continuing to include physical activity as part of your daily life.
    • While these requirements cannot be completed or practiced online, take a break and enjoy some time outdoors!
  • Requirement 9b: Investigate an environmental issue affecting your community. Share what you learned about that issue with your patrol or troop. Tell what, if anything, could be done by you or your community to address the concern.
  • Requirement 9c: On a Scouting or family outing, take note of the trash and garbage you produce. Before your next similar outing, decide how you can reduce, recycle, or repurpose what you take on that outing, and then put those plans into action. Compare your results.
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  • Scouts BSA Camp
    • Camp Osage
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    • Provisional Camper
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  • Cub Resident Camp
  • 2022
  • Camp Staff
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