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Second Class
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- Demonstrate how a compass works and how to orient a map.
Explain what map symbols mean.
- Using a compass and map together, take a 5-mile hike (or 10
miles by bike) approved by your adult leader and your parent or
guardian.
- If you use a wheelchair or crutches, or if it is
difficult for you to get around, you may substitute "trip"
for "hike" in this requirement.
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- Since joining, have participated in five separate
troop/patrol activities (other than troop/patrol meetings), two
of which included camping overnight.
- On one of these campouts, select your patrol site and sleep
in a tent that you pitched.
- On one campout, demonstrate proper care, sharpening, and use
of the knife, saw, and ax, and describe when they should be
used.
- Use the tools listed in requirement 2c to prepare tinder,
kindling, and fuel for a cooking fire.
- Discuss when it is appropriate to use a cooking fire and a
light-weight stove. Discuss the safety procedures for using
both.
- Demonstrate how to light a fire and a lightweight stove.
- 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.
- Participate in a flag ceremony for your school, religious
institution, chartered organization, community, or troop activity.
- Participate in an approved (minimum of one hour) service
project.
- Identify or show evidence of at least 10 kinds of wild animals
(birds, mammals, reptiles, fish, mollusks) found in your community.
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- Show what to do for "hurry" cases of stopped breathing,
serious bleeding, and internal poisoning.
- Prepare a personal first aid kit to take with you on a hike.
- 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
- Heatstroke, dehydration, hypothermia, and
hyperventilation
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- Tell what precautions must be taken for a safe swim.
- Demonstrate your ability to jump feet first into water over
your head in depth, level off and swim 25 feet on the surface,
stop, turn sharply, resume swimming, then return to your
starting place.
- 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.
- Participate in a school, community, or troop program 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 family.
- Demonstrate Scout spirit by living the Scout Oath (Promise) and
Scout Law in your everyday life.
- Participate in a Scoutmaster conference.
- Complete your board of review.
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