How to Earn the Rank of Star

Pages 177, 444 of the Boy Scout Handbook

• Be active in your troop and patrol for at least 4 months as First Class Scout
  
  
• Demonstrate Scout spirit by living the Scout Oath (Promise) and Scout Law in your everyday life.
  
  
• Earn 6 merit badges, including 4 from the required list for Eagle.
  
  
• While a First Class Scout, take part in service projects totaling at least 6 hours of work. These projects must be approved by your Scoutmaster.
  
  
• While a First Class Scout, serve actively 4 months in one or more of the following positions of responsibility (or carry out a Scoutmaster-assigned leadership to help the troop/team):
  
  • In a Boy Scout troop:
    
    • Patrol Leader
    • Senior Patrol Leader
    • Assistant Senior Patrol Leader
    • Troop Guide
    • Den Chief
    • Scribe
    • Librarian
    • Historian
    • Quartermaster
    • Bugler
    • Junior Assistant Scoutmaster
    • Chaplain Aide
    • Instructor
  • Or in a Varsity Scout team:
    • Captain
    • Cocaptain
    • Program manager
    • Squad leader
    • Team secretary
    • Librarian
    • Historian
    • Quartermaster
    • Chaplain Aide
    • Instructor
    • Den Chief
    
    
• Participate in a Scoutmaster conference.
  
  
• Complete the board of review.