Tenderfoot
 tenderfoot_patch_color2.gif (9370 bytes) 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.checkmark.gif (234 bytes)Family Camp 2004 Ten Mile Night Hike 11/17/2006

2)  Spend at least one night on a patrol or troop campout.   Sleep in a tent you have helped pitch.checkmark.gif (234 bytes)Family Camp 2004 Camping at Penrose State Park 2/3/07

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.checkmark.gif (234 bytes)Family Camp 2004 Camping at Penrose State Park 2/3/07

4a) Demonstrate how to whip and fuse the ends of a rope. 2/3/07

4b) Demonstrate that you know how to tie the following knots and tell what their uses are: two half hitches and the taut-line hitch.checkmark.gif (234 bytes)Fair display of knots

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.checkmark.gif (234 bytes)

6) Demonstrate how to display, raise, lower, and fold the American flag.checkmark.gif (234 bytes)

7) Repeat from memory and explain in your own words the Scout oath, Law, motto, and slogan.checkmark.gif (234 bytes)

8) Know your patrol name, give the patrol yell, and describe your patrol flag.

9) Explain why we use the buddy system in Scouting.checkmark.gif (234 bytes)

10) Record your best in the following tests:

Current                                          30 days later

Push ups                                       Push ups
Pull ups                                         Pull ups
Sit ups                                           Sit ups
Standing Long Jump                   Standing Long Jump
1/4 mile walk/run                      1/4 mile walk/run

Working on Presidential Fitness patch in co-op.

11) Identify local poisonous plants; tell how to treat for exposure to them. Nature book checkmark.gif (234 bytes)

12a) Demonstrate the Heimlich maneuver and tell when it is used.checkmark.gif (234 bytes)

12b) Show first aid for the following:

Simple cuts and scratches
Blisters on the hand and foot
Minor burns or scalds (1st degree)
Bites or stings of insects and ticks
Poisonous snakebite
Nosebleed
Frostbit and sunburn
Red Cross First Aid/CPR class
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13) Demonstrate Scout spirit by living the Scout Oath (Promise) and Scout Law in your everyday life.checkmark.gif (234 bytes)

14) Participate in a Scoutmaster conference.checkmark.gif (234 bytes)

15) Complete your board of review.