Second Class

Second class is the second rank a scout earns on his journey toward eagle.

Second Class Requirements:
1. a) Demonstrate how a compass works and how to orient a map. Explain what map symbols mean.
   b) Using a compass and a map together, take a five-mile hike (or 10 mile by bike) approved by your leader and your parent or guardian.*
   
   
2. a) Since joining, have participated in five seperate troop/patrol activities (other than troop/patrol meetings), two of which included camping overnight.
   b) On one of these campoust, select your patrol site and sleep in a tent you pitched.
   c) On one campout, demonstrate proper care, sharpening, and use of knife, saw, and ax, and describe when they should be used.
   d) Use the tools listed in requirement 2c to prepare tinder, kindling, and fuel for a cooking fire.
   e) Discuss when it is appropriate to use a cooking fire and a lightweight stove. Discuss the safety procedures for using both.
   f) Demonstrate how to light a fire and a lightweight stove. g) On one campout, plan and cook over an open fire one hot breakfast or lunch for yourself, selecting foods from the food pyramid. Explain the importance of good nutrition. Tell how to transport, store, and prepare the foods you selected.
   
   
3. Participate in a flag ceremony for your school, religious insitution, chartered organizarion, community, or troop activity.
   
   
4. Participate in an approved (minum of 1 hour) service project.
   
   
5. Identify or show evidence of at least 10 kinds of wild animals (birds, mamals, reptiles, fish, mollusks) found in your community.
   
   
6. a) Show what to do for "hurry" cases of stopped breathing, serious bleeding, and internal poisoning.
   b) Prepare a personal fitst aid kit to take with you on a hike.
   c) Demonstrate first aid for the following:
   
   • Object in the eye
     
   • Bite of a suspected rabid animal
     
   • Puncture wounds from a splinter, nail, and fish hook
     
   • serious burns (second degree)
     
   • Heat exhaustion
     
   • Shock
     
   • Heat stroke, dehydration, hypothermia, and hypervertilation
     
   
   
7. a) Tell what precautions must be taken for a safe swim.
   b) Demonstrate your ability to jump feetfirst into water over your head in depth, level off and swim 25 feet on the surface, stop, and turn sharply, resume swimming, then return to your starting place.
   c) Demonstrate water rescue methods by reaching with your arm or leg, by reaching with a suitable object, and by throwing lines and objects. Explain why swimming rescues should not be attempted when a reaching or throwing rescue is possible, and explain why and how a rescue swimmer should avoid contact with the victim.
   
   
8. Participate in a school, community, or troop porgram on the dangers of using drugs, alcohol, and tobacco and other practices that could be harmful to your health. Discuss your participation in the program with your familiy.
   
   
9. Demonstrate Scout spirit by living the Scout Oath(promise), and Scout Law in your everyday life.
   
   
10. Participate in a Scoutmaster conference.
    
    
11. Complete your board of review.

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