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For Second Class

Citizenship in the Home

 

Discuss with your parents (or teacher) and Counselor:the meaning of citizenshipthe importance of the home in the training of a Scout for citizenship Submit a statement from your parents or other people who are familiar with your conduct at home, evidence you practice good citizenship at home by being courteous, fair and helpful to members of your family and that you put into practice the Scout Oath and Law, Scout Motto and Slogan. (A suitable certification form must be made available for filling the above requirement). Prepare a list (at least five) of your regular home duties for at least one month and keep a record of how often you do them. Discuss with your family or Merit Badge Counselor your rights and obligation in your family. Do the following:Make a health and safety check-up of your home, and help your family correct as many hazards as possible.Prepare with your family a plan of escape in case of fire in your home.Tell how to get help in case of accident, illness, fire and other emergencies in your home. Do at least one major Good Turn for your home outside of your regular duties. Make a budget and keep a record of your own income and/or allowances and expenses for two months. Explain why it is wise to live within one's means. Submit a report on a family group activity which you helped to plan, prepare and carry out.Make an inspection of your home using a safety list checked by your Outfit Advisor and Counselor. Tell what hazards you found, why they are hazards, and how they can be removed As a result of the inspection, list down ten (10) safety rules to be observed in your home Do one of the following:Take active part in the safety work in school over a period of at least 10 weeks, at all times doing your best by example and attitude, to interest your schoolmates in safety activitiesBuild a cabinet for the safe and proper storage of medicines or poisons or a suitable play pen for a baby or recommend a safety device for the home or the Outfit and with the approval of the Counselor, make such a device. Show or tell:How you would make yourself visible while walking on the road at night; on which side of the road you should walk, day or night, and whyA good knowledge of local traffic regulations and basic rules of the roadThe correct way to carry a full-sized boloHow to handle, carry and store safely various kinds of farm tools in the home or shopYour familiarity with, and ability to operate common types of fire extinguishers Submit and comment on newspaper accounts which you have gathered within the past six months, describing at least three kinds of accidents due to any one of the following causes:Getting on and off moving vehiclesCrossing streets or highwaysReckless drivingFailure to observe traffic laws Explain in discussion with your Counselor or dramatize with members of your Crew, what you consider as the main hazards involved in:Modern transportationIndustryRecreationHome Tell how to deal safely with the following:Wire dangling from and electric lineSafe storage and use of gasolineRunning engine in a closed garageThree ways of turning on a fire alarm, citing the best local method and giving the exact location of the fire alarm nearest to your home, school, and Outfit meeting roomDanger of firecrackers Explain in discussion with your Counselor how you can contribute to the safety of yourself, your family, and your community, as proof of your understanding and appreciation of safety.

 

 

For First Class

Citizenship in the Community

 

Prepare a written outline of the history of your community including such known information as who the first settlers were, when they came, important historical events, and people who figured prominently in the growth of the community. Mark or point out on a map of your community:Principal government buildingsFire station (fire brigade), police station (outpost), hospital or puericulture center, schools or churchesMain highways and/or feeder roads to neighboring cities or townsNearest railroad and/or bus station, piers and airport, if anyChief industries (principal sources of income or livelihood)Historical spots and other points of interest From newspapers, radio, forums or other sources of public information and discussion, gather opinions on both sides of a public issue and give your own ideas on it. Draw a diagram of the organizational structure of your provincial or city government, showing its executive, legislative, and judicial branches, and tell briefly what each branch performs. Do two of the following:Draw a diagram of the organizational structure of your barrio, town, or city government showing the top officials, courts, and administrative departments. Indicate who among these officials are elected and who are appointed. Give the names of these officials.Know and tell how to do at least seven of the following in your community:Report a fireReport an automobile accidentCall a physician and/or an ambulanceReport damage to electric power, gas, or water supply systemReport damage to or need of repairs on streets, roads, bridges, or sewerage systemObtain a bicycle licenseObtain a dog licenseReport a mad dog scareReport a contagious diseaseCall a veterinarianObtain a building permitObtain help from a representative of the agricultural agency in your localityReport to the authority the commission of crime such as robbery, theft, burglary, illegal cockfighting, gambling, etc.Report to the authority traffic violationsReport to the authority election violationsVisit one department of your local government and report on what services it offers for the community; or, attend a court session or a public meeting of a government body and report what takes place.Know how much it costs to run your local government for one year; how your money is obtained and for what it is chiefly spent. Tell what kinds of taxes your family pays in meeting your cost. Discuss with your family or Counselors in what ways Scouting helps to train you for citizenship and give examples of democracy at work in your Outfit. Take an active part and vote regularly in elections of officers and matters of business in your Outfit, school and other groups to which you belong. List and briefly describe the work of several civic organizations other than the Boy Scouts of the Philippines through which people of your community work together for the general welfare by way of serving the youth, safeguarding public health or safety, disaster relief, care of orphans, aid to the poor, providing recreational facilities, promoting good business or better farming, improving labor conditions, or general civic improvement. Do one of the following:Identify the principal political parties or factions of parties in your community or province, and explain briefly their points of view on one public issue of which they disagree.Describe at least one vocation opportunity offered in your community in some form of public service. Tell what personal qualifications are needed for the job. List and explain at least five privileges and forms of protection you enjoy as a citizen in your community, and describe your obligations to the community With the advice of your Outfit Advisor and Merit Badge Counselor, plan your own program of community service, and give at least 10 hours of your time in carrying it out; or give 10 hours of community service in a project carried out by your Outfit.Explain the meaning of the following: ecology, biosphere, ecosystem, plant succession, limiting factor. Give an example of the last two. With the help of your Counselor, pick an area of 3 hectares for study. City Scouts may pick an area in a large park, if a better place is not available. Visit the area four times for 2 hours each time. Do this at different times on one day a week for a month; or if at camp, on four different days of the week at different times of the day.Record the temperature, rain, and windList the animals you saw. Tell what they were doingList the plants you sawName the kinds of rocks and soil Write about your study in 500 words or more showing:How the climate, topography, and geology have influenced the number and kinds of plants and animalsHow the living and non-living elements are interrelatedWhy it is important that people understand this With your Counselor, plan and carry out a project on one of the following:The effect of water-holding capacity of soil on plant life. The relation of plant cover to run-off. How both are related to the water and oxygen cycles.The influence of land plant life on temperature, light intensity, wind velocity, and humidity. The influence of water plant life on the water environment. How both land and water plants affect animal life. Make a report, in the form of a short talk to a Scout group, on what you did in requirement 5. Show you understand the following:The causes of water pollution. Tell what it does to rivers and lakes.The causes of land pollution. Tell what it does to the environment.The causes of air pollution. Tell what it does to the environment.How some chemicals get into the tissues of animals miles from where they were used. Describe what you and others can do to help solve a local problem or air pollution, water pollution, or litter. Describe the duties of three positions in environmental science.

Tree Farming

 

Point out fifteen different species of trees or wild shrubs in the field, and tell their names and chief use. Tell the value of forests in protecting soil and building fertility, regulating the flow of water, wildlife management, and as recreational areas. Tell from what watershed or other sources your community obtains its water. Describe briefly the part that forest products play in our everyday life. Take part in your town or community tree farming activities. Give the meaning of forest management. With its supervisor, visit a public or private forest area or watershed and write a 300-word report on how the area is managed to grow repeated crops of trees to protect the watershed, support wildlife, or provide other services and benefits.Write a biography of at least five Filipino heroes or great men. Explain to your Outfit what outstanding work they did for our country that made them great. Describe any of their personal virtues or qualities that are worth emulation by the youth. Cite at least five (5) literary works written by Filipino heroes or great men. Explain to your Outfit the significance of each of these literary works. Select at least three (3) passages/ideas from each which you think are still relevant today. Compile and relate to your Outfit ten (10) Filipino traditions that are worth emulating. Give reasons why they should be emulated and preserved. Compile and recite to your Outfit twenty (20) Filipino proverbs; explain at least half of them. Recite a poem written by your favorite Filipino hero or great man in an Outfit meeting and explain the meaning of the lines or phrase of the poem. Take part in a Crew or Outfit activity or any project honoring the memory of Filipino heroes or great men. Visit any historical place or shrine connected with Filipino heroes or great men. Make a written report of the visit with the Outfit Advisor.Show the correct way to:Transport a person with compound fracture of the forearm; head injury; spinal column injury.Make and apply splints for a broken thigh bone.Explain the dangers involved in the transportation of an injured person even before the injury is known. Show how to:Stop bleeding from a ruptured varicose vein in the leg.Control arterial and/or venous bleeding on the wrist and calf of leg and other parts of the body. Tell and show what to do in the following cases:A person in contact with an electric wireA person in a state of shock due to starvation, injuries and certain diseasesA person who choked from drowning if from water, or food lodged in your windpipe while eatingA person who dove into shallow water, struck your head against a submerged object and fell unconscious Tell what disease germ is likely to be found in a gunshot wound, stab wound, wound caused by rusty nail, pitchfork or garden rake, or from a powder burn; explain why the patient in such cases must be taken to a physician for treatment. Show how to:Sterilize a small piece of cloth or part of your shirt if you have to use it as an improvised bandage or dressingTreat extreme shock, using cover, correct position and heating devicesGive a patient external massage

 

 

For Outdoorsman Scout

Citizenship in the Nation

 

Read the Constitution of the Philippines and:Explain its purpose as set forth in the PreambleDraw a diagram to show the organization of the Philippine government into three branches as provided.Describe and explain the purpose of the system of checks and balances.Tell how the Constitution may be amended. Present newspaper or magazine clippings showing instances of how at least three of the privileges in the Bill of Rights have been protected in our country, or how they have been set aside in countries under totalitarian rule. Take part in a group discussion in your Outfit, school, family or any other Outfit, on an important national problem. Do one of the following:Visit the National or Provincial Capital, or a National project which serves your community, province or region; or a place associated with a person who had figured in the history of our country. Prepare and submit a brief report of your visit.Correspond with someone preferably a Scout who lives in another Region of the Philippines. Exchange ideas, descriptive materials, hobby items (e.g. stamps), Scout insignias, etc. Give the names of the President, the Vice-President, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, any Senator (preferably one from your Region), and the Representative from your District in Congress. Tell how to address a letter to each of them at their respective offices. Indicate to which branches of the national government any ten of the following list fall:national parks, national forests and wildlife protection, fish protection, flood control, investigation of violations of national laws, judgment of such violations, issuance of currency, appropriations for government expenses, foreign policy, soil conservation, child welfare, settlement of sparsely populated areas, fundamental education Describe five ways by which the National Government serves you, your family, and your community. Present your birth certificate or other legal evidence of your citizenship; or, if foreign-born, learn what a person must do in order to become a Filipino citizen.

Physical Fitness

 

Submit evidence of your general medical examination done within the year. State what has been or will be done to correct conditions needing remedial measures. Do the following:Have yourself examined by your dentist. Tell how to care for your teeth.Tell about your daily health habits and the care of your skin, hands, fingernails, toenails, eyes, ears and nose. Explain how to ventilate a sleeping room properly. Give the number of hours of sleep needed by a person of your age. Explain why a person should sleep by himself and what distance should separate your bed from others. Explain and how proper breathing and how it affects health. Explain the following:How disease is spread by drinking water, common drinking cups, dirty dishes, dirty dish towels, soiled bath towels, unpasteurized milk and personal contactsThe essential foods for the daily diet of a person of your age and why you should observe good eating habitsDiseases against which you may be immunized or protectedHow the use of alcohol, tobacco and drugs can be harmful to youThe value of clean moral habits to general health Do the following:Record your best scores in the following tests: push-ups, jump-reach, run-walks and sit-upsSet goals to reach during the next 30 daysDo daily exercise and keep a record for 30 days or until your goals are met. With your Outfit Advisor and Counselor, accomplish the following physical fitness tests. (Earn a minimum of not less than 200 points which must come from not more than five events):Physical Fitness Test #1 - Swimming (50 points maximum)15 meters speed swim - 5 points for each second faster than 25 secondsDistance Swim - 50 points for swimming 500 meters, 25 points for swimming 250 metersPhysical Fitness Test #2 - Arm Strength (50 points maximum)Pull-Ups - 10 points for each pull-upPush-Ups - 2 points for each push-upArchery - 5 points for every bulls-eyePhysical Fitness Test #3 - Abdominal Power (50 points maximum)Bent-Knee Sit-Ups - 1 point for each sit-upPhysical Fitness Test #4 - Speed Running (50 points maximum)50-Yard Dash - 2 points for each 1/10 of a second faster than 11 seconds40-Yard Shuttle Run - 2 points for each 1/10 second faster than 15 secondsPhysical Fitness Test #5 - Endurance Running or Walking (50 points maximum)600-Yard Run-Walk - 1 point for each second faster than 3 minutes and thirty secondsOne-Kilometer Walk - 10 points for each minute faster than 20 minutesPhysical Fitness Test #6 - Jumping (50 points maximum)Standing Long Jump - 5 points for each inch over 4 feetVertical Jump and Reach - 5 points for each inch over 7 inchesPhysical Fitness Test #7 - Body Coordination (50 points maximum)Basketball Throw - 2 points for each foot over 30 feetSoftball Throw - 1 point for each foot over 70 feetArchery - 5 points for every bulls-eye Explain in a discussion with your Counselor, how a Scout can serve others by being physically fit.

 

 

Weather

 

Show that you know the composition of the air, referring to both constant and variable elements of the air, and what functions each performs. Tell how the following are formed: moisture, fog, hail, rain, and snow. Explain the electrical and optical phenomena in the air - such as rainbows, mirages, looming, halos, lighting and thunder. Describe as many of the above as you have seen. Describe the use and how to read a barometer, thermometer, anemometer, hygrometer, and rain gauge. Make a simple weather vane. Be conversant with storm/weather signals. Do any one of the following:Write a simple statement on the climate of the Philippines.Tell the value of weather prediction. Write a brief account of the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) - stating what daily, weekly, or monthly publications are prepared and distributed by it. Be able to interpret the chart and graphs contained in these publication.Keep a daily record for a month of the following: dew or fog in the morning; at a specific hour each day, the direction and force of the wind; the temperature and kinds of clouds (if any) in the sky. Name some places where, during severe thunderstorms, the danger from lighting is great; some places, where the danger is small. Show a knowledge of the causes and usual origins and trajectories or paths of typhoons in the Philippines.

 

 

Swimming

(These tests must be performed before a Counselor who is a recognized swimming instructor of the Philippine National Red Cross or who holds an Aquatic School Certificate for Swimming from the Boy Scouts of the Philippines)

 

Swim 100 meters in good form using the following strokes for at least the distance specified:Side-Stroke - 20 metersElementary Back Stroke - 20 metersBreast-Stroke - 60 meters Surface dive in two meters in water and recover an object from the bottom In water two or more meters deep, while fully dressed, remove trousers, tie an overhand knot on the bottom of each leg, inflate trousers and float motionless for one minute using the inflate trousers as buoys; or while dressed as above, tread water, inflate shirt and float motionless for one minute. Rest motionless in the water, or as nearly so as possible, at any angle, for one minute Enter water without sound, swim silently without splash for fifteen (15) meters (with breast stoke or dog paddle) leave water without sound. While swimming, submerge quickly (using both surface dive jackknife and duck dive and feet first method), swim three strokes forward under water, return to the surface and at signal, repeat three (3) times. In deep water, remove street clothes (to include socks, shoes, trousers, shirts, sweater or sweatshirt) and swim forty (40) meters.

 

 

Soil and Water Conservation

 

Define what is soil. Explain how soil is formed. Explain the importance of conserving soil. Do the following:Collect and identify various kinds of rocks from which soil is formedPresent samples of three classifications of soil - sand, silt and clay. Explain their relationship with waterExplain and show why soil fertility is important to soil conservation. Demonstrate and explain any three (3) of the following:Why organic matter called "humus" is important to soilHow living organisms like earthworms, play an important role in conserving soilBeneficial effects of compost heap when added to soilHow indiscriminate burning of grass and leaves of trees or plants and "kaingin" cause soil erosionName three kinds of soil erosion, describe each and how they can be prevented or controlledWhat is a gully (or dongas)? Describe how a gully could be healed. Make a drawing showing the water cycle and explain. Explain why a disturbance in the water cycle is a threat to man. Show and explain any three (3) of the following:The importance of water to manThe disastrous effects of water pollution to manHow water is polluted in rivers or streams. What pollution does to fish and wildlife, swimming, water or homes, farms and factoriesThe three steps of waste water treatmentWhat is a watershed? How removal of vegetation will affect the way water runs off a watershedAt least five (5) ways of conserving waterShow your Counselor and Outfit Advisor the following:Preparing for camp: clothing and equipment and how to pack themCamp shelter and sanitation, including tent pitchingPrecautions to be taken on a Crew/Outfit camp Make a camp lay-out and prepare a plan for a weekend camp including a schedule of activities; submit these to your Counselor. With the members of your Crew/Outfit discuss the camp plan in the presence of the Outfit Advisor and the Counselor. Carry out the camp plan. While in camp, do the following:Make a comfortable ground bed and sleep on it. Use ground cloth and padding of clothing, grass, leaves or strawMake a camp table, a tripod for suspending camp supplies, clothes line or other camp conveniences using proper lashing techniquesDig a suitable garbage pit Show and explain the proper method of storing and protecting your food and equipment against small animals, insects, and wet weather. Tell how you would protect yourself against wet weather and cold while in camp. Camp a total of at least 20 days and 20 nights in the out-of-doors, submitting evidence to your Outfit Advisor and Counselor that these camps were made within standards. (You may use a week-end camp and/or a week of summer camp as part of the 20 days and 20 nights). Submit reports to your Outfit Advisor and Counselor of your participation in the fifteen days and fifteen nights of camping, which should include the following:Sketches of the campsitesSchedule and details of activities in the campWhat you did or learned in camp, andExperience in the camp which developed your character, your health, your self-reliance and your harmonious relationship with other ScoutsEarn the First Aid Merit Badge. Tell what you would do to prevent injury and possible loss of life to you and others in each of the following situations: Fire or explosion at home or in a public building, car stalled in a secluded place, motor vehicle accident, mountain accident, food poisoning, boating accident, search for lost persons, gas leak, earthquake, flood, typhoon, lighting, nuclear fallout, avalanche (rock), and landslide. Demonstrate and explain how you could safely save a person from the following situations:Touching a live electric wireA room filled with carbon monoxide or other fumes or smokeClothes on fireDrowning using non-swimming rescues (including river, sea or beach accidents) Tell the things a group of Scouts should be prepared to do, the training needed and the safety precautions to be taken for the following emergency situations:Crowd and traffic controlMessenger service and communicationCollection and distribution servicesGroup feeding, shelter and sanitation Demonstrate the following:Three ways of attracting and communicating with rescue planes or helicoptersThe proper use of ropes and lines for rescue work by doing the following:Tie knots for joining lines, shortening or adjusting lines and lashingsLower a person from a height sufficient to show how a rescue is doneCoil and accurately throw light and heavy 50-foot heaving lines Prepare a written plan for mobilizing your Troop for emergency service. Prepare an "emergency kit" for use by your Patrol or your family. Participate in one emergency service.Earn the Swimming Merit Badge. Do the following:Spend at least six hours in preparing and practicing lifesaving skillsSurface dive into open water, 2 to 3 meters deep, recovering various objects three times and a 5-kilo weight once. Show the following:For two times, remove your street clothes in 30 seconds or less. (Street clothes means socks, shoes, trousers, barong/shirt/sweatshirt).The correct approach to a drowning person who is in the following positions:Back to Scout - Back ApproachFace to Scout with head above water - Underwater Approach With the help of a buddy and a subject, show the following rope rescue (reel-in rescue) both as line tender and as rescuer:As rescuer - carrying the looped end of a rope 20 meters long, ½-centimeter in diameter across your shoulder and chest, make a running or leaping entry into the water, swim 20 meters to struggling subject, and tow him ashore with the ropeAs line tender - chain know rescue line. Tie and place loop around rescuer's shoulder, pay out rope and pull rescuer and subject ashore Keeping in sight a struggling person, enter the water feet first and -Swim 10 meters, make correct approach, and tow victim 10 meters to shore with cross-chest carrySwim 10 meters, make correct approach, and tow victim 10 meters to shore with hair carrySwim 10 meters, make correct approach, and tow victim 10 meters to shore with collar or wrist carrySwim 10 meters, make correct approach to a tired swimmer, carry and push him 10 meters to shore Do the following:In water at least two meters deep, show how to block effectively and avoid the attempts of a struggling person to grasp you around the neck with right arm and with both arms. In each case, show how to tow him ashoreIn water at least two meters deep, show how to disengage yourself from any of the following grasps:WristFront head holdRear head holdArms around the body, at the front, below the armpitArms around the body from backDemonstrate resuscitation for two minutes using the mouth-to-mouth method with external cardiac massage.Have an elementary knowledge of the geography, history, customs and characteristics of people of at least three countries other than your own Correspond regularly for a period of not less than one year (write at least six letters and receive at least three replies) with a Scout of another country. (Your project may be done individually or as part of an Outfit "link up" Request for contact with overseas Scouts may be made with the Boy Scouts of the Philippines, National Headquarters, Manila). Give an informative talk of at least 3-minute duration to the members of your Crew or Outfit on the interest and knowledge gained by corresponding with or visiting a Scout of another country. Do the following:Tell in your own words how the Scouting Movement began. Point out on a world map the five Scouting regions and identify at least thirty countries which have Scouting.Describe and demonstrate at least three ways by which Scouts from various countries can recognize one another (by similarities in uniforms, insignias, badges, oath and law, motto, sign, handshakes, etc.)Explain the organization and operation of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (Conference, Committee and Bureau) Do any three of the following:Identify the flag of the United Nations and those of at least twelve member countriesRead the preamble of the Charter of the United Nations; outline in your own words the purpose of the United Nations Organization as set forth in Chapter I of its charter.Describe the work of the specialized agencies of the United NationsRead the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and list at least five rights directly related to you and your family. Do any three of the following:Take part in some practical activity of an international character such as the collection or distribution of relief supplies, the reception and entertainment of visitors from overseas or assist in a project of a non-partisan organization to promote world brotherhood.Camp at least five days with Scouts of another country either in your own or in a foreign country. Keep a log book covering the event and note down your impressions. Show that you have a fair understanding of the culture, customs and characteristics of the Scouts you had camped with.Carry on a conversation with another person in a foreign language for at least five minutes; translate at least 100 words of that language given by the CounselorKeep an album or scrapbook for at least one year depicting activities of another countryRelate briefly to the members of your Crew/Outfit the history of Scouting in three member countries of the World Organization of the Scout Movement. Draw their Scout Emblems.

 

 

Advancement for:

Membership Badge

1. Sing the Pambansang Awit and recite the Ako ay Pilipino.

    

2. Recite the Scout Oath and Law, Scout Motto, and Slogan.

    

3. Demonstrate how to execute the Scout Sign, Scout Salute, and Scout Handshake.

    

4. Describe the Scout Badge.

    

5. Earn and save enough money for our registration fee.

    

6. Appear before your Troop in an investiture ceremony and commit yourself to the Scout Oath and Law.

    

 

 

Tenderfoot Class Scout

1. Explain the following: Scout Oath and Law, Scout Motto, Scout Slogan, Scout Sign, Scout Salute, Scout Handshake, and the Scout Badge.

    

2. Attend regular religious services with the members of your family.

    

3. Explain the symbolism of the Philippine Flag. Draw the Evolution of the Philippine Flag.

    

4. Identify your boy and adult leaders in the Patrol and Troop and explain their duties and responsibilities.

    

5. Earn the equivalent of one-half-day's wage.

    

6. Tell rules at home that you need to know.

    

7. Wash and darn your underwear and stockings.

    

8. Plant and care for at least one tree.

    

9. Enumerate personal health rules that you should observe. Plan a balanced diet for one week.

    

10. Inspect your home for safety hazards and report to your Troop what you did to correct them.

     

11. Demonstrate First Aid for the following: cuts and scratches, bruises, first degree burns and scalds, insect bites and stings, nose bleeding, pain, fainting, and headache. Demonstrate how to use the neckerchief as triangular and a cravat bandage.

     

12. Identify at least ten-(10) edible plants and demonstrate how at least three-(3) are prepared.

     

13. Sharpen a knife or a bolo and use it in preparing firewood for cooking.

     

14. Name the parts of a rope. Enumerate the characteristics of a good knot. Demonstrate how the following knots are used: overhand knot, fisherman's knot, figure-of-eight knot, square knot, sheet bend, bowline, two-half hitches, timber hitch, and taut-line hitch. Demonstrate and explain why the ends of the rope must be whipped.

     

15. Point to the four compass directions and show how to locate the North.

     

16. Identify at least 15 out of 20 items in a Kim's Game.

     

17. Demonstrate to a friend correct table manner.

     

18. Be active in Patrol and Troop meetings and activities. Join a Patrol Good Turn for your institution or community, particularly tree planting and caring, and community beautification. Give your Patrol name, call and yell.

     

19. Discuss with your Troop Leader you commitments in the Troop and Patrol.

     

20. Discuss how to guard against child abuse.

     

 

 

Second Class Scout

1. Narrate anecdotes/stories depicting the Scout Oath and Law, the Scout Motto, and the Scout Slogan.

    

2. Attend religious instructions and religious services.

    

3. Demonstrate how to hoist, lower, display, fold, and show respect to the Philippine flag.

    

4. Identify your Troop Committee members and Institutional Leaders and describe what they do to help the Troop.

    

5. Earn the equivalent of one-half-day's wage.

    

6. Tell the troop traditions that you should observe.

    

7. Explain how to take care of the property of your Sponsoring Institution.

    

8. Demonstrate to your Patrol how to help ensure sanitation in the community.

    

9. Explain and discuss the Safe Swim Defense Plan and be able to undergo Basic Swimming Lessons.

    

10. Describe the five-(5) vital steps in giving First Aid. Demonstrate First Aid for fever, sunstroke, heatstroke, dog bites, snake bites, foreign-object in the eye, asphyxiation and transporting of the injured.

     

11. Name at least five-(5) animal friends and explain why they are so. Name at least five-(5) birds, fish, and/or insects observed during a hike.

     

12. Do some repairs in the home to the satisfaction of your parents.

     

13. Demonstrate when to use the following knots and lashings: overhand knot, fisherman's knot, square lashing, diagonal lashing, figure-of-eight lashing, continuous lashing. Make a model of a pioneering project.

     

14. With the use of a compass or any other means, orient a street map or topographic map. Show a friend how to reach a certain place using a map.

     

15. Determine personal measurements, including the length of your step. Use these for determining heights, widths, weights and distances.

     

16. Discuss with your leaders the proper decorum in boarding and alighting from vehicles, social gatherings, convocations, sacred places, etc.

     

17. Tell what to do on a safe hike. Take an eight-kilometer hike with the Troop, Patrol, or two other Scouts, using proper hiking methods and road courtesies. Sketch the route from your home to the hike site.

     

18. Discuss with your Troop Leader proper communication with peers. Discuss also how to set goals.

     

19. Earn the Safety and the Citizenship in the Home Merit Badges.

     

 

 

First Class Scout

1. Cite experiences wherein you practiced the Scout Oath and Law, the Scout Motto, and the Scout Slogan.

    

2. Produce satisfactory evidence that you have been faithful to your religious obligations.

    

3. Lead in at least one flag-raising and one flag-lowering ceremony.

    

4. Briefly describe what the District or Municipal Scouting Committee does. Observe one of their meetings.

    

5. Earn and save the equivalent of two-day's wage. Prepare a three-(3) year vocational career path that you will pursue after earning the First Class Scout Rank.

    

6. Describe how you will show respect for the rights and properties of others.

    

7. Participate in a community service project undertaken by your Patrol or Troop.

    

8. Explain the dangers of smoking, alcoholism, and drug abuse.

    

9. Swim at least 25 minutes using any of the following strokes: Breast Stroke, Crawl Stroke, Side Stroke and Elementary Back Stroke. Explain the importance of the Safe Swim Defense Plan.

    

10. Explain what to do during emergencies, like fires, earthquake, floods, accidents, etc. Demonstrate First Aid for blister, severe bleeding, foreign-object in the ear, nose and throat, poisoning, simple and compount fractures, heart attack and how to apply cadrio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR).

     

11. Show at least two-(2) constellations that may be used to locate the North.

     

12. Using common tools, make a project that will be useful in the home or in your Troop.

     

13. Make at least three-(3) gadgets that can contribute to your comfort in camp.

     

14. Draw a simple map of your community covering an area of at least one square kilometer.

     

15. Send and receive a message of at least 20 words (100 letters) over a distance of at least 50 meters using the International Morse Code. Demonstrate how to send distress signals by any means.

     

16. Participate in one social activity like a birthday party or fiesta, etc. and observe social graces.

     

17. Prepare for camp. Show the camp equipment you will use (including food and cooking utensils). Explain how you will use them. Show the correct way to pack and carry your belongings. Demonstrate proper tent-pitching. Participate in a total of 4 overnight camps or 2 week-end camps. Cook a meal for yourself and another during the camp.

     

18. Discuss with your Troop Leader sexual maturity and chaste living. Discuss also how you behave at home, in school, and/or in the community (with your gang).

     

19. Earn the Citizenship in the Community, Filipino Heritage , First Aid, and Ecology or Tree Farming.

     

 

 

Membership Badge Seniors

NOTE: Required for all boys entering Senior Scouting, whether or not they have been Boy Scouts.

 

1. Recite the Scout Oath and Law, Scout Motto, and Slogan, and the Senior Scout Code. Explain the meaning of each in your own words as they relate to your daily life.

    

2. Demonstrate and explain the meaning and use of the Scout Sign, Scout Salute, and Scout Handshake. Explain the symbolism of the Scout Badge and Senior Scout Emblem. Tell when to wear the Senior Scout Uniform and how to care for it.

    

3. Earn of save enough money and pay your membership fee with the Boy Scouts of the Philippines.

    

4. In conference, explain to your Senior Crew Leader and Outfit Advisor why you want to become a SENIOR SCOUT.

    

5. In a formal investiture ceremony, commit yourself to the Scout Oath and Law and the Senior Scout Code in the presence of your Outfit Advisor and Crew.