Star Requirements

  1. Be active in your troop and patrol for at least 4 months as a First Class Scout. 
  2. Demonstrate scout spirit by living the Scout Oath (Promise) and Scout Law in your everyday life. 
  3. Earn 6 merit badges, including 4 from the required list for Eagle.*
  4. While a First Class Scout, take part in service projects totaling at least 6 hours of work. These projects must be approved by your Scoutmaster.
  5. While a First Class Scout, serve actively 4 months in one or more of the following positions of responsibility (or carry out a Scoutmaster-assigned leadership project to help the troop): 
  6. 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  team representative,
    • librarian, 
    • historian,
    • quartermaster, 
    • chaplain aide, 
    • instructor, or
    • den chief.
    Venturing crew / Sea Scout ship.

    • President,
    • vice president,
    • secretary,
    • treasurer,
    • boatswain,
    • boatswain's mate,
    • yeoman,
    • purser, or
    • storekeeper
    • quartermaster*
    • guide*
    • historian*
    • den chief*


  7. Take part in a Scoutmaster conference 
  8. Complete your board of review.