Star Rank Requirements

These are old requirements. See the 2016 requirements.

Up through First Class rank, a scout was busy learning skills and becoming a self-sufficient scout. He now moves from being a learner to being a leader. The Star rank is attained with participation, leadership, service, and self-directed advancement through merit badges.

1. Be active in your unit (and patrol if you are in one) for at least 4 months as a First Class Scout.
2. Demonstrate Scout spirit by living the Scout Oath and Scout Law in your everyday life.
3. Earn 6 merit badges, including any 4 from the required list for Eagle. Scouts choose any 4 of the 17 Eagle required merit badges to fulfill this requirement. See the Eagle Requirements page for the list of Eagle required merit badges.
   Name of Merit Badge
   ___________________________________ (required for Eagle)
   ___________________________________ (required for Eagle)
   ___________________________________ (required for Eagle)
   ___________________________________ (required for Eagle)
   ___________________________________
   ___________________________________
   
4. While a First Class Scout, take part in service project(s) totaling at least 6 hours of work. These projects must be approved by your Scoutmaster.
5. While a First Class Scout, serve actively in your unit for four months in one or more of the following positions of responsibility (or carry out a unit leader-assigned leadership project to help your unit):

   Boy Scout troop: Patrol leader, assistant senior patrol leader, senior patrol leader, troop guide, Order of the Arrow troop representative, den chief, scribe, librarian, historian, quartermaster, bugler, junior assistant Scoutmaster, chaplain aide, instructor, troop webmaster, Leave No Trace trainer.

   Varsity Scout team: Captain, co-captain, program manager, squad leader, team secretary, Order of the Arrow team representative, librarian, historian, quartermaster, chaplain aide, instructor, den chief, team webmaster, Leave No Trace trainer.

   Venturing Crew / Sea Scout Ship: President, vice-president, secretary, treasurer, boatswain, boatswain's mate, yeoman, purser, storekeeper crew/ship webmaster, Leave No Trace trainer.

6. Take part in a Scoutmaster conference.
7. Successfully complete your board of review for the Star rank.