Tenderfoot Rank

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Boy Scout Tenderfoot Rank requirement resources include the Tenderfoot Rank Worksheet

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lesson videos showing Outdoor Skills, and First Aid Skills plus Merit Badges, and Scout Awards links.
Troop resources include the Advancement Campout and monthly Troop Program Themes.

The Tenderfoot Rank requirements were revised effective January 1, 2008.

Tenderfoot Rank


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1 Tenderfoot Rank Requirements
2 Notes
3 Requirement resources
4 Related Awards
5 See also

Tenderfoot Rank Requirements

NOTE: These requirements may be worked on simultaneously with those for the Second Class Rank and First Class Rank; however these ranks must be earned in sequence.

Present yourself to your leader, properly dressed, before going on an overnight camping trip. Show the camping gear you will use. Show the right way to pack and carry it.
Spend at least one night on a patrol or troop campout. Sleep in a tent you have helped pitch.
On the campout, assist in preparing and cooking one of your patrol's meals. Tell why it is important for each patrol member to share in meal preparation and cleanup, and explain the importance of eating together.
a. Demonstrate how to whip and fuse the ends of a rope.
b. Demonstrate you know how to tie the following knots and tell what their uses are: two half hitches and the taut-line hitch.
Explain the rules of safe hiking, both on the highway and cross-country, during the day and at night. Explain what to do if you are lost.
Demonstrate how to display, raise, lower, and fold the American flag.
Repeat from memory and explain in your own words the Scout Oath, Law, motto, and slogan.
Know your patrol name, give the patrol yell, and describe your patrol flag.
Explain the importance of the buddy system as it relates to your personal safety on outings and in your neighborhood. Describe what a bully is and how you should respond to one.
a. Record your best in the following tests:
- Push-ups
- Pull-ups
- Sit-ups
- Standing long jump
- 1/4 mile walk/run
b. Show improvement in the activities listed in requirement 10a after practicing for 30 days.
Identify local poisonous plants; tell how to treat for exposure to them.
a. Demonstrate how to care for someone who is choking.
b. Show first aid for the following:
Simple cuts and scratches
Blisters on the hand and foot
Minor burns or scalds (first degree)
Bites and stings of insects and ticks
Poisonous snakebite
Nosebleed
Frostbite and sunburn
Demonstrate Scout spirit by living the Scout Oath ( or Promise) and Scout Law in your everyday life.
Participate in a Scoutmaster conference.
Complete your board of review.

The official source for the information shown in this article or section is:
Boy Scout Requirements, 2009 Edition (BSA Supply No. 33216)

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Notes

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"The requirements for Tenderfoot, Second Class, and First Class ranks may be worked on simultaneously; however, these ranks must be earned in sequence."
Alternate Requirements for the Tenderfoot Rank are available for Scouts with qualifying physical or mental disabilities.
The Advancement Campout includes all of the camping, cooking, first aid, and hiking skills through First Class.

Requirement resources

BSA Videos: The BSA Video: Skills Lessons are excellent but are large files that require Apple QuickTime.
Most Links provide a number of resources including videos from the Outdoor Skills, Swimming Skills, and First Aid Skills.

1. BSA Video: Overnight camping gear TF1.m4v - Outdoor Checklists - Packing a Backpack - Clothing - Outdoor Gear - Footwear - Sleeping Bags - Sleeping Pads
2. BSA Video: Help pitch a tent TF2.m4v - Tent Setup
3. BSA Video: Help cook a meal TF3.m4v - Cooking Skills - Backpacking Stoves
4. Knots: BSA Video: Whip a rope TF4a.m4v - Whipping and Fusing - BSA Video: Knots TF4b.m4v - Taut-Line Hitch - Two Half Hitches

Animated Knots: Basic Scout Knots - Forty Scout knots - Special Knots - Sailing knots - Fishing knots - Folsoms Knots - Animatedknots.com - Great Animations - More Animated Knots - More great Animated Knots - Still more - Knot Videos - Basics Videos - Basics2
Other Knot Links: Advanced knots - Ropers Knots Page - Climbing Knots - Fishing knots - Knots Index

5. BSA Video: Safe hiking TF5.m4v - Hiking Skills - Navigation - Navigation Without a Compass
6. BSA Video: American flag TF6.m4v - Flag Ceremonies
7. BSA Video: Scout Oath, Law, motto, and slogan TF7.m4v - Scout Oath - Scout Law - Scout Motto - Scout Slogan
8. BSA Video: Patrol name, flag, and yell TF8.m4v - Patrol
9. BSA Video: Buddy system TF9.m4v - Buddy System - BSA: Bullying Prevention and Intervention Tips for Scout Leaders and Parents
10. Fitness: BSA Video: Fitness TF10a.m4v - BSA Video: Fitness improvements TF10b.m4v

Lesson Videos: Warm Up - Stretching - Running - Pull-Ups - Push-Ups - Basketball - Baseball - Football - Bench Press - Leg Curls
Rules, etiquette, equipment, diagram of playing area:

Baseball - Basketball - Field Hockey - Football - Ice Hockey - Lacrosse - Soccer - Softball - Tennis - Volleyball

Unauthorized Sports: Boxing, Karate & "Related Martial Arts" (excepting judo, aikido, and tai chi), Parachuting, Motorized events (motorbikes, drag racing, speedboats), Paintball, Hunting, Parasailing, etc.

11-12. First Aid:
11. BSA Video: Poisonous plants TF11.m4v - Poisonous Plants
12a. BSA Video: Heimlich maneuver TF12a.m4v - Choking
12b. BSA Video: First aid TF12b.m4v - Cuts and Scratches - Blisters - Burns - Bites and Stings - Snakebite - Nosebleed - Frostbite - Sunburn