REQUIREMENTS FOR FIRST CLASS
1.        Demonstrate how to find directions during the day and at night without using a
           compass.

2.        Using a compass, complete an orienteering course that covers at least one     
           mile and requires measuring the height and/or width of designated items          
           (tree, tower, canyon, ditch, etc.).

3.        Since joining, have participated in 10 separate troop/patrol activities (other      
           than troop/patrol meetings), three of which included camping overnight.

4.          
  a.        Help plan a patrol menu for one campout that includes at least one               
              breakfast, one lunch, and one dinner and that requires cooking at least        
              two meals.  Tell how the menu includes the foods from the food pyramid        
              and meets nutritional needs.
  b.        Using the menu planned in requirement 4a, make a list showing the cost       
              and food amounts needed to feed three or more boys and secure the           
              ingredients.
  c.        Tell which pans, utensils, and other gear will be needed to cook and              
              serve these meals.
  d.        Explain the procedures to follow in the safe handling and storage of              
              fresh meats, dairy products, eggs, vegetables, and other perishable             
              food products. Tell how to properly dispose of camp garbage, cans,              
              plastic containers, and other rubbish.
  e.        On one campout, serve as your patrol's cook. Supervise your                        
              assistant(s) in using a stove or building a cooking fire. Prepare the                
              breakfast, lunch, and dinner planned in requirement 4a. Lead your               
              patrol in saying grace at the meals and supervise cleanup.

5.        Visit and discuss with a selected individual approved by your leader (elected   
           official, judge, attorney, civil servant, principal, teacher) your constitutional       
           rights and obligations as a U.S. citizen.

6.        Identify or show evidence of at least 10 kinds of native plants found in your      
           community.

7.          
  a.        Discuss when you should and should not use lashings.
  b.        Demonstrate tying the timber hitch and clove hitch and their use in                
              square, shear, and diagonal lashings by joining two or more poles or            
              staves together.
  c.        Use lashing to make a useful camp gadget.

8.          
  a.        Demonstrate tying the bowline knot and describe several ways it can be        
              used.
  b.        Demonstrate bandages for a sprained ankle and for injuries on the               
              head, the upper arm, and the collarbone.
  c.        Show how to transport by yourself, and with one other person, a person:
   From a smoke-filled room
   With a sprained ankle, for at least 25 yards
  d.        Tell the five most common signs of a heart attack. Explain the steps              
              (procedures) in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).

9.          
  a.        Tell what precautions must be taken for a safe trip afloat.
  b.        Successfully complete the BSA swimmer test.
  c.        With a helper and a practice victim, show a line rescue both as tender           
              and as rescuer. (The practice victim should be approximately 30 feet            
              from shore in deep water.)

10.        Demonstrate Scout spirit by living the Scout Oath (Promise) and Scout Law   
             in your everyday life.

11.        Participate in a Scoutmaster conference.

12.        Complete your board of review.
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