Troop 62

Hockanum River District
Connecticut Rivers Council
South Windsor, Connecticut

Advancement

This page updated 02/08/2010

About Advancement

As boys acquire skills and progress through the scouting program, they can achieve progressively higher ranks, with Eagle being the highest.. Scouts are given an initial rank of "scout", which has no requirements.. The "scout" rank badge features a brown fleur-de-leis with no eagle.

By completing rank requirements, boys can then advance to Tenderfoot, Second Class, First Class, Star, Life, and Eagle. Rank requirements can be found in the Boy Scout Handbook; each scout should have his own copy of the Handbook.

Scouts are awarded new Rank Badges and Merit Badges at the Court of Honor, a special troop meeting held once or twice a year. The rank of Eagle is bestowed at a separate special award ceremony.

Current Advancement Activities
Rank Requirements
About Merit Badges
Merit Badge Booklet Lending Library
Order of the Arrow
Documentation

A complete set of Boy Scout rank requirements are maintained by the U.S. Scouting Service Project (USSSP). Click on one of the badges below to view the rank requirements on the USSSP site. Note: Eagle requirements are very specific, and include a considerable amount of documentation. On attaining the "Life" rank, scouts should receive a packet from the Scoutmaster with a complete Eagle checklist.

Tenderfoot Scout
Requirements

Second Class Scout
Requirements

First Class Scout
Requirements

Star Scout
Requirements

Life Scout
Requirements

Eagle Scout
Requirements

Where to Wear
The current rank badge is worn on the face of the left shirt pocket. When a scout attains a new rank, the previous rank badge is replaced.

About Merit Badges

What's a Merit Badge??
Merit Badges are special awards given to Scouts that have met specific requirements for a specific area of interest or study. Merit Badges are required to attain the ranks of Star, Life, and Eagle. There are over 100 different merit badges that can be earned.

When you receive a merit badge, be sure to keep the card that comes with it - this is your proof that you earned the merit badge.

Shown at right: Citizenship In The Nation Merit Badge.

Where to Wear
Merit Badges are worn on the Merit Badge Sash.

Merit Badge Booklet Lending Library

The Boy Scouts of America publishes a booklet for each merit badge. Each booklet provides background information about the subject area for that merit badge, as well as a complete list of requirements needed to earn the badge. If you would like to purchase a personal copy of a specific merit badge booklet, they're available at the Scout Shop for a nominal fee. However, if you'd like to borrow a booklet, Troop 62 maintains a Lending Library of merit badge booklets.

Availability. The entire Lending Library is usually available at our weekly Troop Meeting. Scouts may borrow booklets by signing them out through our Troop Librarian.

Donations. If you have completed a merit badge and have a personal copy of a booklet, we encourage you to donate it to our Lending Library - your generosity is appreciated!

Catalog. Here are the merit badge booklets that Troop 62 currently has available for you to borrow:

Archery
Archaology
Architecture
Atomic Energy
Auto Mechanics
Aviation
Backpacking
Basketry
Bird Study
Camping
Canoeing
Corn Farming
Chemistry
Citizenship in The Community
Citizenship in The Nation
Citizenship in The World
Collections
Communications
Computers
Consumer Buying
Cooking
Cycling
Dentistry
Drafting
Electricity
Environmental Science
Family Life
Electricity

Environmental Science
Family Life
Fingerprinting
First Aid
Fishing
Fish & Wildlife Management
Firemanship
Hiking
Home Repairs
Horsemanship
Insect Study
Indian Lore
Leatherwork
Lifesaving
Mammals
Metallurgy
Metalwork
Metals Engineering
Motorboating
Nature
Oceanography
Orienteering
Personal Fitness
Personal Management
Pets
Pioneering
Plant Science
Plumbing

Pottery
Public Health
Railroading
Reading
Reptile Study
Rifle Shooting
Rowing
Safety
Salesmanship
Scholarship
Shotgun Shooting
Signaling
Small-Boat Sailing
Snow Sports
Skiing
Soil & Water COnservation
Space Exploration
Surveying
Swimming
Theatre
Veterinary Science
Water Skiing
Weather
Whitewater
Wilderness Survival
Wood Carving
Woodwork
Zoology

Order of the Arrow

The Order of the Arrow is the service branch of the Boy Scouts.
Please see our OA Page for details on the Order of the Arrow.

Documentation

Each Rank Badge and Merit Badge comes with a card indicating when it was awarded. Scouts should keep these cards, and especially the merit badge "blue cards" that are given to them when merit badges are awarded, in a safe place, because District Advancement requires them when a Scout applies for the Rank of Eagle.