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First Class Scout in 12 to 18 Months
Arthur Sainio
LEAD Session 1122 January 27, 2018
Goal First Class in 12 to 18 Months
Scout Tenderfoot Second Class First Class
BSA Philosophy
While advancement is important
to all Scouts, it is the philosophy
of the BSA that all boys complete
at least the requirements for First
Class while in Scouting.
Having a well-planned First Class
program in place gives new
Scouts a strong start in Boy
Scouts by building a strong
foundation with their Scout skills
towards rank advancement,
leadership and toward merit
badges.
First Class Program
Familiar faces can make transition less scary –
talk about Troop events, traditions, etc.
For most Troops:
Troop Survival = Arrow of Light
Rechartering after initial crossover
Who are scouts that usually need First Class? Most are newly transitioned Webelo/Arrow of Light Scouts!
Get your Troop involved with Webelo and Arrow of
Light Scouts!
Which Patrol Method to Use…?
New Scout Patrol? Split Scouts into
existing Patrols?
Patrol Leader Meetings
No matter which Patrol method you
choose – make sure you have
organized, reliable scouts in leadership
positions
Patrol Leaders are essential to the success of the Troop!
“A boy who advances to
First Class within 12 to
18 months has a better-
than-average chance of
eventually becoming an
Eagle Scout.”
From the Scoutmaster Handbook
A First Class Emphasis program is an action-packed program for scouts
working on Scout, Tenderfoot, Second Class and First Class
simultaneously
FIRST CLASS EMPHASIS
• Be a hands-on experience
• Be a progressive learning process, where each previous rank’s
skills will be expanded upon
• Participation in ten patrol or troop activities including six outdoor
events with three of them as overnight camps.
• These activities are in addition to patrol meetings
• Be more than 80 percent outdoor-related
• Requires participation in service projects
for Second and First Class ranks
FIRST CLASS EMPHASIS
• Merit Badges are not recommended for FC Scouts.
• Possible exception: 1st Aid Merit Badge
• They have a full program learning Scout skills for
Tenderfoot, Second Class, and First Class.
• If they are to become proficient in these Scout skills
and First Class Scouts in fact and deed, they do not
have time for merit badges.
• They will have years in Scouts to earn Merit Badges.
• “All things at their proper time and place.”
FIRST CLASS EMPHASIS
• Earning First Class Rank is a sign that new
Scouts have mastered the fundamentals of
Scouting and have become net contributors
to the troop.
• They are now ready to care for themselves
and others and to begin the process of
learning to lead others, refining the learned
skills and learning more advancement
skills.
First Class Rank
For the Scout to achieve the rank of First Class within 12 to 18 months after joining the Troop.
It is important that parents realize that
this is a goal, not a requirement.
An active, organized Troop – Campouts, day hikes
– Community Service Projects
– Accurate Troop record keeping
A Motivated Scout – Scout handbook at every event
– Accurate Scout record keeping
Participation in Summer Camp(s)!!
What Does it take for a Scout to Achieve First Class in 12 to 18 Months?
Scoutmaster
Asst. Scoutmasters
Troop Advanceme
nt Chair
Troop Committee
Patrol Leaders
• Plan Ahead
• Set advancement
goals for the year with
the Scouts and put them
on the calendar
• Involve stakeholders in
the Troop
• Communicate progress
and milestones
What Else Does it take for a Scout to Achieve First Class in 12 to 18 Months?
Bridge-over spring 2018 Goal = First Class by end of summer 2019
If you fail to plan…
then
You plan to fail !
• Get Scout, Tenderfoot, Second
Class, First Class activities on
the Troop calendar
Troop Health
Healthy • Goes camping regularly
• Campouts provide numerous opportunities to learn and use Scouting skills
• Follows the Patrol Method
• Older Scouts can readily use the EDGE method to instruct new Scouts
Unhealthy • Pushing a timeline is not fun to
most Scouts
• Unfulfilled requirements = conclusion they are falling behind
• Too far behind that they will never catch up and they leave
• Requirement signed off but no skill actually learned
• Unskilled older Scouts passing off bad skills
• No requirements to challenge them and they leave
Start with focusing on the Scout Badge.
Being able to award the Scout Badge soon after a Scout bridges has important meaning to the
Scout, his family and the Troop.
Everyone likes to be recognized for their achievement – this can be a way to keep a scout’s
interest and involvement during the summer months.
Where to Start?
Scout Badge
• Requirements are more comprehensive starting 2017
• Get started during the Scout’s first meeting
• Involve older Scouts, parents or guardians
• Make it exciting!
Plan an advancement campout for shortly after crossover!
Advancement Methods:
Demonstration
Hands-On
Discussion
Discussion
Scout-age boys are not interested
adult-lead lectures, but if someone
closer to their own age who they
look up to is leading them then
discussions can be effective.
- 20 minute discussion
+
- 20 minute activity
Demonstration This can be done at the Troop level or at the patrol level.
- 5 minute demonstration
- Reference the appropriate page in the handbook
Hands-On
• Scouts would rather be doing!
• Groups of 3-8 work best
EDGE Method
Explain how it is done
Demonstrate the steps
Guide learners as they practice
Enable them to succeed on their own memory
aids, practice, they teach it
March
Complete the
requirements for the
Scout Badge as soon as
possible after Arrow of
Light Scouts cross-over
or a new scout joining
This should only take a few meetings.
April
Program Example
May/June
Scout Skill
Nature
Camping
Tenderfoot
# 4 First Aid and
Nature
#1 Dressed/Packed
for Campout
#2 Pitch/Sleep in
Tent
Second Class
#6 10 Wild Animals
#2 Leave No Trace
#3b Select patrol
site
First Class
#6 10 Native
Plants
Program Example (cont.)
Divide the Requirements into Categories This will help ensure that all requirements are addressed and therefore achieved.
Camping Nature Scout Spirit Fitness Knots and
Lashings
Map/Compass Swimming Fire Cooking
First Aid Citizenship Safety
Hiking
Seasonal Example Define themes for Troop programs
Spring Summer Fall Winter
Camping
Tenderfoot
• #1 Dressed/Packed for a campout
• One night on a campout
• Outdoor Code
Second Class
• #1 Two overnight campouts
• Leave No Trace
• Choosing a site
First Class
• #1 Six outdoor activities
• Three overnight campouts
• Pitch a tent
• Tread Lightly
Work on these simultaneously
during Summer!
Cooking
Tenderfoot
#2 – Assist with prep/cook/
cleanup
Eating as a patrol
Second Class
#2 - Plan/cook hot meal
- Transport/store food
First Class
#2 Plan a menu and budget for a campout
Good nutrition
Utensils
Safe handling/storage of fresh food
Proper disposal of rubbish
Work on these during Spring and Summer!
Swimming
Tenderfoot Second Class
#5 - Safe swim precautions
Swim ability
Water rescue
First Class
#6 - Safe Trip Afloat
BSA Swim test
Line Rescue
Summer
Knots and Lashes
Tenderfoot
#2– Square knot
Two half hitches Tautline hitch
Second Class
#2 Bend knot
#2 Bowline knot
First Class
#3 – proper use of lashings demonstrate - timber hitch
– clove hitch - square, shear, diagonal
– Make a camp gadget
All the time
Safety and Hiking
Tenderfoott
• #5 – rules of safe hiking
• What to do if lost
• Importance of buddy system
Second Class
• #9 – Explain the 3R’s of personal safety & protection
• Bullying
First Class
• #5 Describe three indicators of impending hazardous weather
• Describe extreme weather conditions you might encounter
Spring/Summer/
Fall
Citizenship
Tenderfoot
• #7 –Demonstrate – display, raise, lower, fold American flag
• Service project
Second Class
• #8 – participate in a flag ceremony
• Service project
• Earn/save money/ cost comparison
First Class
• #9 Visit/discuss constitutional rights & obligations as a US citizen with an approved individual
• Investigate an environmental issue
• Monitor trash during an outing
• Service project
Fall/Winter
Tenderfoot
# 4 – Identify Local Poisonous
Plants and how to treat
Second Class
# 4 - Identify or show evidence of 10 kinds of wild animals found in your community
First Class
# 5 - Identify or show evidence of at least 10 kinds
of native plants in your community
Two ways to get a weather forecast
Nature
Spring/Summer/
Fall
Fire
Tenderfoot Second Class
#2 – Use the tools from to prepare tinder, kindling and fuel for a cooking
fire
Discuss cooking fire vs. lightweight stove
Approved time/place – demonstrate fire building and lightweight stove set
up
First Class
Spring/Summer
Map and Compass/Navigation
Tenderfoot Second Class
#3 – Demonstrate how a compass works, orient a
map. Explain map symbols.
– Using a map & compass – take an adult approved 5
mile hike
- Demonstrate how to find directions – night and day –
without a compass
First Class
#4 – Using a map & compass – complete an orienteering course – at least 1 mile – measure
designated items
#4 – Demonstrate how to use a GPS unit or App
Spring/Summer/
Fall
Fitness
Tenderfoot
#6 – Record your best
• Push-ups
• Pull-ups
• Sit-ups
• Standing Long Jump
• ¼ mile walk/run
- Develop an improvement plan
– Show improvement – 30 days
Second Class
#7 Be physically active 30 min/day, 5 days a
weeks for four weeks, keep track
Set a continuing goal for being active
First Class
#8 Be physically active 30 min/day, 5 days a
weeks for four weeks, keep track
Set a continuing goal for being active
Spring and year-round
First Aid
Tenderfoot
• # 4 – Show first aid:
• Simple cuts/scrapes
• Blisters
• Minor burns/scalds
• Bites/stings of insects/ticks
• Venomous snakebite
• Nosebleed
• Frostbite/sunburn
• Tell what you can do on a campout to avoid injuries
• Assemble a First Aid Kit
Second Class
• # 6 – Show first aid:
• Object in eye
• Bite of suspected rabid animal
• Puncture wounds
• Serious burns
• Heat exhaustion
• Shock
• Heatstroke, dehydration, hypothermia, hyperventilation
• Show what to do for stopped breathing, stroke, severe bleeding, ingested poison
• Tell what you can do on a campout to avoid injuries
• Know what to do fir Emergency response
• Tell how you would respond in a vehicular accident
First Class
• # 7 – Show bandaging:
• Sprained ankle
• Head injury
• Upper arm injury
• Clavicle injury
• Show alone & with help:
• Transport from a smoke filled room
• Sprained ankle
• Five (5) most common signs of a heart attack
• Explain steps in CPR
• Describe utility services in the home and potential hazards
• Explain hot to get potable water in an emergency
Scout Spirit
Tenderfoot
• #9 Demonstrate scout spirit by living the Scout Oath and Scout Law
• Tell how have done your duty to God and you have lived the four points of the Scout law in your everyday life
Second Class
• # 10 Demonstrate scout spirit by living the Scout Oath and Scout Law
• Tell how have done your duty to God and you have lived the four points of the Scout law in your everyday life
First Class
• # 11 Demonstrate scout spirit by living the Scout Oath and Scout Law
• Tell how have done your duty to God and you have lived the four points of the Scout law in your everyday life
All the tiime
FINAL STEPS…
All ranks require a Scoutmaster
Conference and Board of Review as
the last steps in earning the rank.
Tips for Success • Make it fun! – who wants to sit in a church basement and
listen to a lecture on hiking safety
• Make it personal! – the plan should fit the themes and
traditions of your troop
• Make it full of opportunities! – have an outing every
month
• Make it knowledgeable! – leadership must be aware of
the opportunities and requirements
• Make it count! – learn the skill not just
participate in at at one campout
• Inspire parents’ support!
Tips for Success
KISMIF
Keep it Simple!
Make it Fun!
Resources
• Advancement Chart
• Troop Guide Handbook
• First Class Requirement
• Troop Meeting Sample
• Annual Planning Sample
• Lone Scout
Scout Tenderfoot
Second Class First Class
Is First Class – In 12 to 18 Months Achievable?
What Really Matters?
The important thing
is not how fast or far
a Scout advances
but who it is they
become.
Thank You!