List of BSA rank requirements

The following is a list of requirements for Boy Scout rank advancement in the Boy Scouts of America. It does not include Cub Scout, Venturing, or Sea Scout advancement. All text between the horizontal lines is taken verbatim from the Boy Scout Handbook, 11th edition, first printed in 1998. It is provided here as a guide to the goals of the Boy Scouts of America.

Related Topics:
Boy Scouts of America - Boy Scout Handbook - 1998

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

To preserve the numbering system for subrequirements, a blank entry has been inserted for the split requirement; for example, Tenderfoot requirement 4 has two entries in the requirements list, not three. Lists separated by semicolons are presented in the Handbook as bulleted lists.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~