Boy Scout Troop 680 - Required Skills Education

Troop 680 is located in Valley Park, Missouri

Scout Rank Required Skills Education Information

Pledge of Allegiance
- Pledge of Allegiance
- Ben's Guide to U.S. Government (link)

Scouts & Scouting
- Scout Badge
- Scout Sign
- Scout Oath & Law

Tenderfoot Rank Required Skills Educational Information

Camping
- Rank Requirements (Video training):
  - 1) Present yourself to your leader, properly dressed, before going on an overnight camping trip. Show the camping gear you will use. Show the right way to pack and carry it. View the Video
  - 2) Spend at least one night on a patrol or troop campout. Sleep in a tent you have helped pitch. View the Video
  - 3) On the campout, assist in preparing and cooking one of your patrol's meals. Tell why it is important for each patrol member to share in meal preparation and cleanup, and explain the importance of eating together. View the Video

Support Information:

Campsite Inspection Form

Campout Menu Planner

Personal Equipment Checklist for Camping

Outdoor Essentials

Leave No Trace principles

Maps of Trails at County & State Parks

Campfire songs

Cooking
- Rank Requirements (Video training):
  - 3) On the campout, assist in preparing and cooking one of your patrol's meals. Tell why it is important for each patrol member to share in meal preparation and cleanup, and explain the importance of eating together. View the Video
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First Aid
- Rank Requirements (Video training):
  - 12a) Demonstrate the Heimlich maneuver and tell when it is used. View the Video
  - 12b) Show first aid for the following:
    - Simple cuts and scratches
    - Blisters on the hand and foot
    - Minor burns or scalds (first-degree)
    - Bites or stings of insects and ticks
    - Poisonous snakebite
    - Nosebleed
    - Frostbite and sunburn
    - View the Video
- Support Information:

Flag Care
- Rank Requirements (Video training):
  - 6) Demonstrate how to display, raise, lower, and fold the American flag. View the Video
- Support Information:

Hiking
- Rank Requirements (Video training):
  - 5) Explain the rules of safe hiking, both on the highway and cross-country, during the day and at night. Explain what to do if you are lost. View the Video
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Knots & Ropes
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Poisonous Plants
- Rank Requirements (Video training):
  - 11) Identify local poisonous plants; tell how to treat for exposure to them. View the Video
- Support Information:
  - Poison Ivy: How to Identify and Control (link)

Scout Oath & Law
- Rank Requirements (Video training):
  - 7) Repeat from memory and explain in your own words the Scout Oath, Law, motto, and slogan. View the Video
- Support Information:
  - Scout Oath & Law
  - The Meaning of the Scout Oath (link)