What is rank advancement?
There are seven ranks in Boy Scouts that are earned in the following order: Scout, Tenderfoot, Second Class, First Class, Star, Life and Eagle. In general the first four ranks train boys to be safe and skilled in the outdoors and the last three ranks develop troop and community leadership skills. The requirements for attaining these ranks are detailed in the Boy Scout Handbook. Provided that you and your son have completed the exercises in the pamphlet “How to Protect Your Children from Child Abuse: A Parent’s Guide”, (which is found in the front of your son’s Boy Scout Handbook), and initialed his handbook to signify that you are satisfied with the discussion, your son should earn the rank of Scout during his first Scoutmaster Conference. The Boy Scouts of America recommends that Scouts strive to earn the rank of First Class within 1 year after becoming a Scout. Fulfilling such a goal is possible, but requires a Scout to be extremely mature and dedicated. We have found that overemphas
