As recipients of the Arrow of Light Award, each new member of Troop 182 has automatically started earning the rank of Scout. The other ranks of Boy Scouts are Tenderfoot, Second Class, First Class, Star, Life and Eagle. These ranks are earned in the order listed.

In Cub Scouts, each Rank was earned based on your age/grade. If you were not a Cub Scout in 1st grade and did not earn Tiger, there is no opportunity to go back and earn it later. In Boy Scouts, ranks are earned at the rate that the individual Scout wants to earn them. In general, we encourage all scouts to earn First Class within the First Year.

As a Troop, we will work to provide the necessary skill instruction during our meetings to allow each of you to earn Tenderfoot (or at least complete most of the requirements) before we go to Summer Camp.

At Summer Camp, you will work on your Second Class Rank in a program called Brown Sea Island - Second Class.

By the Fall, most of you will have completed the requirements for Tenderfoot AND Second Class. We will then work with you from September till next June working on First Class (though the motivated scout will be able to earn that rank sooner if they would like). We can worry about Star, Life & Eagle later. These first ranks are all about basic Scout Skills!