Life Rank

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Boy Scout Life Rank requirement resources include the Life Rank Worksheet,

Merit Badge Workbooks,
and important Boy Scout topics including Active, Scout Spirit, Scoutmaster Conference, and Board of Review.

Life Rank


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1 Life Rank requirements
2 Notes
3 Requirement resources
4 See also
5 External links

Life Rank requirements

1. Be active in your troop and patrol for at least six months as a Star Scout.

2. Demonstrate Scout spirit by living the Scout Oath (Promise) and Scout Law in your everyday life.

3. Earn five more merit badges (so that you have 11 in all), including any three more from the required list for Eagle.

___________________________________ (required for Eagle)*

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* Note: A Scout may choose any of the 15 Eagle-required Merit Badges in the 12 categories to fulfill requirement 3 (above). E.g., earning both Emergency Preparedness and Lifesaving is perfectly acceptable here.

4. While a Star Scout, take part in service projects totaling at least six hours of work. These projects must be approved by your Scoutmaster.

5. While a Star Scout, serve actively for six months in one or more of the positions of responsibility listed in requirement 5 for Star Scout (or carry out a Scoutmaster-assigned leadership project to help the troop).

6. While a Star Scout, use the EDGE method to teach a younger Scout the skills from ONE of the following seven choices, so that he is prepared to pass those requirements to his unit leader's satisfaction.

a. Second Class – 7a and 7c (first aid)

b. Second Class – 1a (outdoor skills)

c. Second Class – 3c, 3d, 3e, and 3f (cooking/camping)

d. First Class – 8a, 8b, 8c, and 8d (first aid)

e. First Class – 1, 7a, and 7b (outdoor skills)

f. First Class – 4a, 4b, and 4d (cooking/camping)

g. Three requirements from one of the Eagle-required merit badges, as approved by your unit leader.

7. Take part in a Scoutmaster conference.

8. Complete your board of review.

The official source for the information shown in this article or section is:
Boy Scout Requirements, 2012 Edition (BSA Supply No. 34765)

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Notes

A FREE workbook for Life Rank is available here!

with the maps, charts, links, diagrams, and checklists you need!
Or click here to print just the Life Rank requirements.

meritbadge.org has PDF and DOC versions of
Boy Scout merit badge workbooks,
Webelos workbooks, and Cub Scout workbooks.

2010 Life Badge.

Requirement resources

1: What does Active really mean? (it's not what you think!)
2: What does Scout Spirit really mean? (It's not what you do in your troop!)
3: Merit Badge Worksheets and Resources
4: Service Projects
5: What does active in a Position of Responsibility mean? - Note: Assistant Patrol Leader is not one of the Positions of Responsibility.
6: EDGE Method
7: Scoutmaster Conference - Explains that you don't "pass" a Scoutmaster Conference and how to appeal.
8: Board of Review - What can they ask? How long can it be? Is the uniform really required? How do you appeal?