Resources: Rank Advancement
Troop 1028 rank advancement handouts:
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More coming soon!
Links to Scouts BSA rank requirements:
- Scout Requirements: www.usscouts.org/advance/boyscout/bsrank1.asp
- Tenderfoot Requirements: www.usscouts.org/advance/boyscout/bsrank2.asp
- Second Class Requirements: www.usscouts.org/advance/boyscout/bsrank3.asp
- First Class Requirements: www.usscouts.org/advance/boyscout/bsrank4.asp
- Star Requirements: www.usscouts.org/advance/boyscout/bsrank5.asp
- Life Requirements: www.usscouts.org/advance/boyscout/bsrank6.asp
- Eagle Requirements: www.usscouts.org/advance/boyscout/bsrank7.asp
- Eagle Palm Requirements: www.usscouts.org/advance/boyscout/bsrank8.asp
Troop Leadership Positions
Once Scouts achieve the rank of First Class, the advanced ranks of Star, Life, and Eagle all require service in a qualifying leadership role within the Troop. There are many important leadership positions within the Troop, but only some count as leadership for rank advancement:
The file below gives more detail on the responsibilities of each Scouts BSA leadership position:
Once Scouts achieve the rank of First Class, the advanced ranks of Star, Life, and Eagle all require service in a qualifying leadership role within the Troop. There are many important leadership positions within the Troop, but only some count as leadership for rank advancement:
- Elected leadership positions which count for rank advancement: Senior Patrol Leader (SPL), Patrol Leader (PL)
- Leadership positions appointed by Senior Patrol Leader which count for rank advancement: Assistant Senior Patrol Leader (ASPL), Order of the Arrow Troop Representative, Scribe, Librarian, Historian, Troop Quartermaster, Musician/Bugler, Chaplain Aide
- Leadership positions appointed by Scoutmaster which count for rank advancement: Troop Guide, Outdoor Ethics Guide, Instructor, Den Chief, Junior Assistant Scoutmaster (JASM), Webmaster
- Elected or appointed leadership positions which DO NOT count for rank advancement: Assistant Patrol Leader (APL), Patrol Quartermaster (PQM)
The file below gives more detail on the responsibilities of each Scouts BSA leadership position:

troop_leadership_positions.pdf | |
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Resources for Life Scouts working on Eagle:
Note: All Troop 1028 Life Scouts seeking Eagle must attend a Life to Eagle Seminar, typical seminar instructions shown below:
Note: All Troop 1028 Life Scouts seeking Eagle must attend a Life to Eagle Seminar, typical seminar instructions shown below:

eagle_seminar_2019_troop_1028.pdf | |
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Here are some previous Eagle projects from Troop 1028 plus a reminder of the Eagle-required Merit Badges:
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Letter from Jay Fox, Council Eagle Coordinator (mandatory reading for all Life Scouts seeking Eagle):

letter_to_prospective_eagle_scouts_v.7.pdf | |
File Size: | 126 kb |
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Recommended reading from Jay Fox, BRMC Life to Eagle Guide:

brmc_life_to_eagle_guide_2016-8-1.pdf | |
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Link to current BSA Eagle Workbook:
www.scouting.org/programs/boy-scouts/advancement-and-awards/eagle-scout-workbook/
www.scouting.org/programs/boy-scouts/advancement-and-awards/eagle-scout-workbook/
Link to current BSA Eagle Scout Rank Application:
filestore.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/512-728_WB_fillable.pdf
filestore.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/512-728_WB_fillable.pdf