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With the Tenderfoot requirements behind him, the scout is ready to move on to Second Class . This rank learns about maps, a compass, and how to build a campfire.
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When a scout reaches First Class , he has accomplished quite a lot as far as his scout skills. The First Class scout is ready to take on more responsibility in serving his troop and community.
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By the time a scout achieves First Class and begins work on the Star rank, he begins a slightly different phase in the journey towards Eagle. To achieve the rank of Star, the scout will actively serve in his community and also serve his troop in leadership positions. He must also earn several merit badges, some of these eagle-required.
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 Life
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As a Life Scout, you should be doing good turns as a normal part of your day. According to the Handbook for Boys, 3rd edition, 1927, "The Star, Life and Eagle Ranks are respectively the highest steps in Scout advancement. Those who attain these honors, of necessity, should be real Scouts, representative Scouts-Scouts on the inside as well as on the outside."
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 Eagle Scout
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Some famous Eagle scouts: William Bennett - Former Secretary of Education, Arthur Eldred - (First Eagle Scout), Gerald Ford - 38th President of the U.S., James Lovell - Astronaut, John Koncak - basketball player, J.J. Pickle - U.S. Representative from Texas, Steven Spielberg - Film Director/Producer, James Stewart - Actor, Albert Belle - baseball player, Walter Cronkite - Journalist and T.V. commentator, Neil Armstrong - astronaut and first man on the moon, William Hanna (deceased) - Animator, director, producer, cartoon artist, and co-founder of Hanna-Barbera, Sam Walton - Founder of Wal-Mart, Mitchell Paige - walked 200 miles to enlist in Marines on his 18th birthday in 1936, retired as a Colonel, Medal of honor. Presented his eagle award in 2003 after it was verified that he'd not received it in 1936 because he'd joined the Marines. These are just a few on the list. |
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Scout Badge 
Tenderfoot 
Second Class 
