Tenderfoot requirements are a lot like what the boy did as a Webelos Scout.
In order to get the Tenderfoot award, you have to go on 1 campout with the scout troop.
2nd Class is a little more in depth and includes basic first aid, cooking, and swimming skills.
In order to get this award, you have to go on 1 more campout with the troop, for a total of 2 campouts.
1st Class is even a little more in depth than 2nd Class in the first aid, cooking, and swimming skills.
In order to get this award, you have to go on 1 more campout with the troop, for a total of 3 campouts.
There are two pages of requirements for each of these advancements. Most of them have to be done with the troop. A lot of them can be done on your own, however.
***All three of these ranks can be worked on at the same time. You may even finish the 1st Class rank requirements before you complete the Tenderfoot requirements. However, you cannot get the advancement of the 1st Class until you have the ranks of Tenderfoot and 2nd Class. Most of the time, these three awards are given at the same Court of Honor. (awards ceremony)
***The LDS Church has a policy that the 11-yr-olds can only go on three campouts as an 11-yr-old.
We get around this rule by having the dads come on the campouts as often as they can. If the dad isn't there, it counts as 1 of the 3 allowed. If the dad comes with the boy, the boy can go on as many as the scout leader schedules, which helps tremendously when it comes to the required 20 nights of camping with the troop that are required for the Camping merit badge which is required for the Eagle award.
We count the Father's and Son's as one of the troop campouts as well as the Ward campout if the boys do a skit or something else as a troop.
Keep track in your scout binder of the campouts you have been on for the Camping merit badge.
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