Demonstrate how to find directions during the day and at night without using a
compass.
Using a compass, complete an orienteering course that covers at least 1 mile and
requires measuring the height and/or width of designated items (tree, tower, canyon,
ditch, etc.).
Since joining, have participated in ten separate troop/patrol activities (other
than troop/patrol meetings), three of which included camping overnight.
On one campout, serve as your patrol's cook. Prepare a breakfast, lunch, and
dinner menu that requires cooking; secure ingredients; supervise your assistants in
fire building; and prepare the meals. Lead your patrol in saying grace at the meals,
and supervise cleanup.
Visit and discuss with a selected individual approved by your leader (elected
official, judge, attorney, civil servant, principal, teacher) your constitutional
rights and obligations as a U.S. citizen.
Identify or show evidence of at least 10 kinds of native plants found in your
community.
Demonstrate tying the timber hitch and clove hitch and their use in square,
shear, and diagonal lashings by joining two or more poles or staves together. Use
lashing to make a useful camp gadget.
Demonstrate tying the bowline (rescue) knot and how it's used in rescues.
Demonstrate bandages for injuries on the head, the upper arm, and collarbone, and
for a sprained ankle. Show how to transport by yourself, and with one other person,
a person:
from a smoke-filled room
with a broken leg, for at least 25 yards.
Tell the five most common signs of a heart attack. Explain the steps (procedures) in
cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
Demonstrate your ability to swim 100 yards using one resting stroke and two other
strokes, and to float (rest) as motionless as possible for 1 minute.
Demonstrate Scout spirit by living the Scout Oath (Promise) and Scout Law in your
everyday life.
