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All BSA Rank Requirements, Tenderfoot through Eagle Scout, 1910—Present

The attached PDF file is a first pass at listing all the rank requirements for Tenderfoot through Eagle Scout from 1910 to today. We plan to expand the information as an HTML file in the near future, with a more thorough listing of the requirements.

All BSA Rank Requirements, Tenderfoot through Eagle Scout, 1910—Present (PDF)

Here are pictures of the rank badges, showing the three main variants:

Pre-1972 Rank Badges
1911—1972 Rank Badges

1972 Rank Badges
1972—1990 Rank Badges (Eagle badges, both unpopular, lasted 1972-75 & 1975-85)

Post-1990 Rank Badges
1990—present Rank Badges ('Scout' added as rank on 1 January 2016)

Age Requirements/Advancement/Highest Awards—

Cub Scouts (Cub Scouts, Webelos Scouts)
Scouts (Scouts, Varsity Scouts)
Venturers
Sea Scouts