For OGE, old advancement requirements

[Fat Old Guy]

You were asking about old advancement requirements. These are from the '67 Handbook. No, I didn't type them. I scanned and ran them through OCR.

 

Second Class

To become a Second Class Scout, you must show by your attendance record that you have been active in troop and patrol meetings and activities for at least 1 month since becoming a Tenderfoot Scout. While a Tenderfoot Scout, do the following:

 

1. Tell what precautions must be taken for safe hiking.

 

2. (a) Take three hikes, each on a different day, of not less than 5 miles each with your troop, your patrol, an adult, or another Scout who is at least Second Class.

(b) Before each hike, submit a hike plan for approval (unless this is a troop hike) to your Scoutmaster or an adult assigned by him.

© Before leaving on each of these hikes, present yourself (to your hike leader or companion) for inspection suitably clothed for the locality, season, and weather and equipped for the occasion.

(d) On each of these hikes, observe proper hike precautions. (It is suggested that Tests 5, 7, and 10 be completed on these hikes.)

 

If a physician certifies that the Scout's physical condition for an indeterminable time does not permit the Second Class test hike, the advancement committee of the local council may authorize the following substitution for the hike: the requirements for any one outdoor merit badge of a comparable nature that the Scout is capable of meeting.

 

In EACH case, application for a substitution must be made in advance by the Scoutmaster to the advancement committee on a special standard form provided for this purpose. Application for Substitution for Basic Scout Requirements, No.4434, and the specific substitution must be approved in writing by the committee, after thorough review. Other ranks for which an application for substitution may be made include First Class, Star, and Life Scout. A boy, to become an Eagle Scout, must meet all requirements or qualify using Application for Alternate Eagle Requirements, No.6101.

 

3. Identify on a topographic map at least 10 different map symbols including contour lines.

 

4. (a) Explain how a compass works. Give its eight principal points.

(b) Set a compass and use it to read at least three bearings in degrees.

 

5. (a) Show how to orient a map.

(b) Use a map (preferably a topographic map) and a compass to follow, far enough to prove your ability, a route indicated on the map.

 

6. (a) Explain how to keep from getting lost.

(b) Explain what you would do if you did become lost.

 

7. (a) Identify local plants that may cause skin poisoning.

(b) Find in the field 10 different kinds of wildlife (mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, insects) or evidence of them. Tell what they are, describe the natural surroundings where each was found, and explain how this wildlife depends on plants.

 

8. Do two of the following:

(a) Follow for a half mile a trail made with trail signs or by a person wearing tracking irons or dragging a whifflepoof.

(b) Follow for a quarter mile the track of a person or animal in soft ground or snow, reading the main meaning of the track.

© Follow another Scout who knows that you are stalking him for a distance of a half mile, without being seen by him.

 

9. Correctly sharpen a knife and ax and give rules for their safe use.

 

10. (a) Use an ax correctly to prepare kindling or fuel wood.

(b) Build a fire on a safe spot using not more than two matches. On this fire,

© cook~without utensils~a meal from raw meat (or fish or poultry) and at least one raw vegetable.

(d) Properly dispose of garbage, put out your fire, and clean up the cooking area.

 

The term "without utensils" means without such items as cook kits, foil, tin cans, and other items manufactured

for cooking purposes. Native materials such as kabob sticks, greenstick broilers, etc., may be used where permissible.

 

11. (a) Tell how, in an emergency, you would reach a doctor or a hospital.

(b) Explain what first aid is and tell how to act in case of an accident.

© Show how to handle "hurry cases" of arterial bleeding and stopped breathing, and tell what to do for poisoning by mouth.

(d) Demonstrate first aid for shock and fainting.

(e) On yourself, show what to do for cuts and scratches, burns and scalds, blister on heel, bites or stings of insects and chiggers and ticks, skin poisoning from poison plants, sprained ankle, object in eye, nosebleed.

(f) Show how to sterilize a dressing.

 

12. After completing the above tests, meet with your Scoutmaster (or an adult assigned by him) in a personal conference. At this meeting, complete to his satisfaction the following:

(a) Discuss your ideas about the meaning of the Scout Oath (or Promise), the Law, motto, and slogan; and give examples to show that you do your best to live up to these ideals in your daily activities.

(b) Describe several Good Turns you have done and explain how you think they helped others.

© Look over the tests for First Class and discuss how you intend to progress toward that rank.

 

First Class

To become a First Class Scout, you must show by your attendance record that you have been active in patrol and troop meetings and activities for at least 2 months since becoming a Second Class Scout. While a Second Class Scout, do the following:

 

1. Tell what preparations to make, what equipment to take, and what kind of campsite to pick for a safe and successful camp.

 

2. (a) Take at least two camping trips of not less than 24 hours each with your troop, your patrol, an adult, or another Scout who is at least First Class.

(b) Before each camp submit a camp plan for approval (unless this is a troop camp) to your Scoutmaster or an adult assigned by him.

© Before leaving on each of these camping trips, present yourself for inspection suitably clothed for the locality, season, and weather and equipped for the occasion.

(d) On at least one of these overnight camps, carry on your back, for a distance of not less than 1 1/2 miles, a pack containing your personal equipment and your share of common camping equipment and food.

(e) Pitch a tent correctly and use it for shelter during your encampment.

(f) Make a ground bed and sleep on it. After striking camp, repack your gear and carry it out at least 1 1/2 miles.

(g) On each of these camping trips, follow proper sanitation practices and safety precautions and leave a clean camp.

(h) On at least one of these overnight camps, prepare from raw, dried, or dehydrated ingredients and cook over a fire in the out-of-doors a complete breakfast of fruit, hot cooked cereal, hot beverage, and bacon and eggs (or pancakes); and a complete dinner or supper of meat (or fish or poultry), vegetable, dessert, and bread (or biscuits or twist).

(i) Clean up afterward, properly dispose of garbage and trash, put out your fire, and leave a clean camp.

 

3. Lash poles together with shear, square, and diagonal lashings.

 

4. Using compass and your step measurements, make a sketch map of an area approved in advance by your leader. Include

map symbols indicating location of at least 10 landmarks, a north arrow, and scale in feet.

 

5. Point out in the sky the North Star and at least five constellations.

 

6. Identify in the field 10 different kinds of trees or shrubs. Describe the area where each was found and the usefulness of each to its surroundings or to animals or to man.

 

7. Find at least four different edible wild greens, roots, buds, shoots, nuts, or fruits. Prepare and eat one of them selected by your leader.

 

8. (a) Tell what precautions must be taken for a safe swim.

(b) Jump feetfirst into water over your head in depth. Swim 50 yards. During the swim, stop, make a sharp turn, and resume swimming.

 

9. Send and receive a message of at least 20 words, using either international Morse or semaphore codes and necessary procedure signals.

 

10. (a) Show that you have retained your Second Class first aid knowledge by being able to demonstrate any of it asked for by your examiner.

(b) Show how to use a triangular bandage for arm sling and as a binder for wounds on head, hand, knee, and foot.

© Explain first aid for puncture wounds from splinter, nail, fishhook, dogbite, poisonous snakebite.

(d) Describe how to recognize and care for victims of heat exhaustion, sunstroke, frostbite.

(e) Explain danger of taking laxative for a stomachache.

(f) Demonstrate first aid for fracture of collarbone, upper arm, forearm, lower leg.

(g) Tell under what circumstances an injured person should or should not be moved.

(h) Demonstrate walking assist, one-man and two-man carries.

(i) Improvise a stretcher and, with helpers under your direction, transport a presumably unconscious person.

 

11. After completing the above tests, meet with your Scout-master (or an adult assigned by him) in a personal conference. At this meeting, complete to his satisfaction the followmg:

(a) Discuss your ideas about the meaning of the Scout Oath (or Promise), the Law, motto, and slogan and give examples to show that you do your best to live up to these ideals in your daily activities.

(b) Describe at least one service project in which you have taken part since becoming a Scout and explain how you think it helped others.

© Discuss the adventure and vocational exploration of the merit badge plan. Look over the requirements for Star rank. Plan the next steps in your progress toward becoming an Eagle Scout.

 

[OldGreyEagle]

THank you FOG, it may take awhile to digest this

[NJCubScouter]

Based on the year, these would be the requirements under which I passed Second Class and First Class. Most of the requirements do have a ring of familiarity.

 

I find it interesting that they referred to the requirements as "tests," and I wonder when they stopped doing that. I suspect that the 1972-73 handbook, which changed "ranks" to "progress awards," and substituted "skill awards" for a unified list of requirements, did not use the word "tests." And although today we have "ranks" again and no "skill awards," I doubt that any subseqent handbooks have re-introduced references to "tests."

[silver-shark]

Hi NJ,

 

Actually, the "Skil Award" description on pages 70 and 71 of the 1972 handbook uses the word test, and for this to be done by the PL, or someone else that the PL sends the scout to.