Life Requirements

Life is the rank before Eagle.

The requierments for Life are:
1. Be active in your troop and patrol for at least six months as a Star Scout.
   
   
2. Demonstrate Scout spirit by living the Scout Oath (promise) and Scout Law in your everyday life.
   
   
3. Earn five more merit badges (so that you have 11 in all), including any three more from the required list for Eagle.
   
   
4. While a Star Scout, take part in service projects totaling at least six hours of work. These projects must be approved by your Scoutmaster.
   
   
5. While a Star Scout, serve actively 6 months in one or more of the following positions of responsibility (or carry out a Scoutmaster-assigned leadership project to help the troop):
   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, or instructor.
   Varsity Scout team: Captain, cocaptain, program manager, squad leader, team secretary, Order of the Arrow troop representative, librarian, historian, quartermaster, chaplain aide, instructor, or den chief.
   
   
6. Take part in a Scoutmaster conference.
7. Complete your board of review.

Tenderfoot

Second Class

First Class

Star

Life

Eagle