How to Earn the Rank of Life Scout
Pages 178, 445 of the Boy Scout Handbook
- Be active in your troop and patrol for at least 6 months as Star Scout
- Demonstrate Scout spirit by living the Scout Oath (Promise) and Scout Law in your everyday life.
- Earn 5 more merit badges (so that you have 11 in all), including any 3 from the required list for Eagle.
- While a Star Scout, take part in service projects totaling at least 6 hours of work. These projects must be approved by your Scoutmaster.
- While a Star Scout, serve actively 6
months in one or more of the following positions of responsibility (or
carry out a Scoutmaster-assigned leadership to help the troop/team):
in a Boy Scout troop- Patrol Leader
- Senior Patrol Leader
- Assistant Senior Patrol Leader
- Troop Guide
- Den Chief
- Scribe
- Librarian
- Historian
- Quartermaster
- Bugler
- Junior Assistant Scoutmaster
- Chaplain Aide
- Instructor
or in a Varsity
Scout team
- Captain
- Cocaptain
- Program manager
- Squad leader
- Team secretary
- Librarian
- Historian
- Quartermaster
- Chaplain Aide
- Instructor
- Den Chief
- Participate in a Scoutmaster conference.
- Complete the board of review.