NOTE: These requirements are in effect beginning January 1, 2024. They may be worked on simultaneously with those for Scout, Second Class and First Class; however these ranks must be earned in sequence. Click the following link to view video clips of the requirements for Tenderfoot.
Camping and Outdoor Ethics
1a. Present yourself to your leader, prepared for an overnight camping trip. Show the personal and camping
gear you will use. Show the right way to pack and carry it.
1b. Spend at least one night on a patrol or troop campout. Sleep in a tent you have helped pitch.
1c. Explain how you demonstrated the Outdoor Code and Leave No Trace on a campout or outing.
Cooking
The meals prepared for Tenderfoot rank requirement 2 may not count toward Cooking merit badge,
requirements 4, 5, or 6. Meals prepared for Cooking merit badge requirements 4, 5, and 6 may not count
toward Tenderfoot rank requirement 2.
2a. On the campout, assist in preparing one of the meals. Tell why it is important for each patrol member
to share in meal preparation and cleanup.
2b. While on a campout, demonstrate an appropriate method of safely cleaning items used to prepare,
serve, and eat a meal.
2c. Explain the importance of eating together as a patrol.
Tools
3a. Demonstrate a practical use of the square knot.
3b. Demonstrate a practical use of two half-hitches.
3c. Demonstrate a practical use of the taut-line hitch.
3d. Demonstrate proper care, sharpening, and use of the knife, saw, and ax. Describe when each should
be used.
First Aid and Nature
4a. Show first aid for the following:
- Simple cuts and scrapes
- Blisters on the hand and foot
- Minor (thermal/heat) burns or scalds (superficial, or first-degree)
- Bites or stings of insects and ticks
- Venomous snakebite
- Nosebleed
- Frostbite and sunburn
- Choking
4b. Describe common poisonous or hazardous plants; identify any that grow in your local area or campsite
location. Tell how to treat for exposure to them.
4c. Tell what you can do while on a campout or other outdoor activity to prevent or reduce the occurrence of
injuries or exposure listed in Tenderfoot requirements 4a and 4b.
4d. Assemble a personal first-aid kit to carry with you on future campouts and hikes. Tell how each item in
the kit would be used.
Hiking
5a. Explain the importance of the buddy system as it relates to your personal safety on outings and in your
neighborhood. Use the buddy system while on a troop or patrol outing.
5b. Explain what to do if you become lost on a hike or campout.
5c. Explain the rules of safe and responsible hiking, both on the highway and cross-country, during the day
and at night.
5d. Explain why it is important to hike on trails or other durable surfaces, and give examples of durable
surfaces you saw on your outing.
Fitness
6a. Record your best in the following tests:
- Push-ups ________ (Record the number done correctly in 60 seconds.)
- Sit-ups or curl-ups ________ (Record the number done correctly in 60 seconds.)
- Back-saver sit-and-reach _______ (Record the distance stretched.)
- 1-mile walk/run ________ (Record the time.)
6b. Develop and describe a plan for improvement in each of the activities listed in Tenderfoot requirement
6a. Keep track of your activity for at least 30 days.
6c. Show improvement (of any degree) in each activity listed in Tenderfoot requirement 6a after practicing
for 30 days.
- Push-ups ________ (Record the number done correctly in 60 seconds.)
- Sit-ups or curl-ups ________ (Record the number done correctly in 60 seconds.)
- Back-saver sit-and-reach _______ (Record the distance stretched.)
- 1-mile walk/run _______ (Record the time.)
Citizenship
7a. Demonstrate how to display, raise, lower, and fold the U.S. flag.
7b. Participate in a total of one hour of service in one or more service projects approved by your
Scoutmaster. Explain how your service to others relates to the Scout slogan and Scout motto.
Leadership
8. Describe the steps in Scouting’s Teaching EDGE method. Use the Teaching EDGE method to teach
another person how to tie the square knot.
Scout Spirit
9. Demonstrate Scout spirit by living the Scout Oath and Scout Law. Tell how you have done your duty to
God and how you have lived four different points of the Scout Law in your everyday life.
10. While working toward the Tenderfoot rank, and after completing Scout rank requirement 7, participate in
a Scoutmaster conference.
11. Successfully complete your board of review for the Tenderfoot rank.
NOTE: Alternate Requirements for the Tenderfoot rank are available for Scouts with physical or mental disabilities if they meet the criteria listed in the Boy Scout Requirements book.
Camping and Outdoor Ethics
1a. Present yourself to your leader, prepared for an overnight camping trip. Show the personal and camping
gear you will use. Show the right way to pack and carry it.
1b. Spend at least one night on a patrol or troop campout. Sleep in a tent you have helped pitch.
1c. Explain how you demonstrated the Outdoor Code and Leave No Trace on a campout or outing.
Cooking
The meals prepared for Tenderfoot rank requirement 2 may not count toward Cooking merit badge,
requirements 4, 5, or 6. Meals prepared for Cooking merit badge requirements 4, 5, and 6 may not count
toward Tenderfoot rank requirement 2.
2a. On the campout, assist in preparing one of the meals. Tell why it is important for each patrol member
to share in meal preparation and cleanup.
2b. While on a campout, demonstrate an appropriate method of safely cleaning items used to prepare,
serve, and eat a meal.
2c. Explain the importance of eating together as a patrol.
Tools
3a. Demonstrate a practical use of the square knot.
3b. Demonstrate a practical use of two half-hitches.
3c. Demonstrate a practical use of the taut-line hitch.
3d. Demonstrate proper care, sharpening, and use of the knife, saw, and ax. Describe when each should
be used.
First Aid and Nature
4a. Show first aid for the following:
- Simple cuts and scrapes
- Blisters on the hand and foot
- Minor (thermal/heat) burns or scalds (superficial, or first-degree)
- Bites or stings of insects and ticks
- Venomous snakebite
- Nosebleed
- Frostbite and sunburn
- Choking
4b. Describe common poisonous or hazardous plants; identify any that grow in your local area or campsite
location. Tell how to treat for exposure to them.
4c. Tell what you can do while on a campout or other outdoor activity to prevent or reduce the occurrence of
injuries or exposure listed in Tenderfoot requirements 4a and 4b.
4d. Assemble a personal first-aid kit to carry with you on future campouts and hikes. Tell how each item in
the kit would be used.
Hiking
5a. Explain the importance of the buddy system as it relates to your personal safety on outings and in your
neighborhood. Use the buddy system while on a troop or patrol outing.
5b. Explain what to do if you become lost on a hike or campout.
5c. Explain the rules of safe and responsible hiking, both on the highway and cross-country, during the day
and at night.
5d. Explain why it is important to hike on trails or other durable surfaces, and give examples of durable
surfaces you saw on your outing.
Fitness
6a. Record your best in the following tests:
- Push-ups ________ (Record the number done correctly in 60 seconds.)
- Sit-ups or curl-ups ________ (Record the number done correctly in 60 seconds.)
- Back-saver sit-and-reach _______ (Record the distance stretched.)
- 1-mile walk/run ________ (Record the time.)
6b. Develop and describe a plan for improvement in each of the activities listed in Tenderfoot requirement
6a. Keep track of your activity for at least 30 days.
6c. Show improvement (of any degree) in each activity listed in Tenderfoot requirement 6a after practicing
for 30 days.
- Push-ups ________ (Record the number done correctly in 60 seconds.)
- Sit-ups or curl-ups ________ (Record the number done correctly in 60 seconds.)
- Back-saver sit-and-reach _______ (Record the distance stretched.)
- 1-mile walk/run _______ (Record the time.)
Citizenship
7a. Demonstrate how to display, raise, lower, and fold the U.S. flag.
7b. Participate in a total of one hour of service in one or more service projects approved by your
Scoutmaster. Explain how your service to others relates to the Scout slogan and Scout motto.
Leadership
8. Describe the steps in Scouting’s Teaching EDGE method. Use the Teaching EDGE method to teach
another person how to tie the square knot.
Scout Spirit
9. Demonstrate Scout spirit by living the Scout Oath and Scout Law. Tell how you have done your duty to
God and how you have lived four different points of the Scout Law in your everyday life.
10. While working toward the Tenderfoot rank, and after completing Scout rank requirement 7, participate in
a Scoutmaster conference.
11. Successfully complete your board of review for the Tenderfoot rank.
NOTE: Alternate Requirements for the Tenderfoot rank are available for Scouts with physical or mental disabilities if they meet the criteria listed in the Boy Scout Requirements book.
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