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TENDERFOOT REQUIREMENTS |
| 1. | Present yourself to your leader, properly dressed, before going on an overnight camping trip. Show the camping gear you will use. Show the right way to pack and carry it. |
| 2. | Using a compass and a map together, take a 5-mile hike(or 10 miles by bike) approved by your adult leader and your parent or guardian. |
| 4a. | Demonstrate how to whip and fuse the ends of a rope. |
| 4b. | Demonstrate that you know how to tie the following knots and tell what their uses are: two half hitches and the taut-line hitch. |
| 5. | Explain the rules of safe hiking, both on the highway and cross-country, during the day and at night. Explain what to do if you are lost. |
| 6. | Use the tools listed in requirement 2c to prepare tinder, kindling, and fuel for a cooking fire. |
| 7. | Repeat from memory and explain in your own words the Scout Oath, Law, motto, and slogan. |
| 8. | Know your patrol name, give the patrol yell, and describe your patrol flag. |
| 9. | Explain why we use the buddy system in Scouting. |
| 10a. | Record your best in the
following tests: Push-ups Pull-ups Sit-ups Standing Long jump 1/4 mile walk/run |
| 10b. | Show improvement in the activities listed in requirement 10a after practicing for 30 days. |
| 11. | Identify local poisonous plants; tell how to treat for exposure to them. |
| 12a. | Demonstrate the Heimlich maneuver and tell when it is used. |
| 12b. | Show first aid for the
following: Simple cuts and scratches Blisters on the hand and foot Minor burns or scalds(first-degree) Bites or stings of insects and ticks Poisonous snakebite Nosebleed Frostbite and sunburn |
| 13. | Participate in a Scoutmaster conference. |
| 14. | Complete your board of review. |