Requirement · part of 4.2.3.4.1. The position must be one of those listed
4.2.3.4.1. A unit may NOT require a particular position
Required Often forgotten
Units do not have authority to require specific positions of responsibility for a rank. The Guide gives the example itself: they must not require a Scout to be senior patrol leader to obtain the Eagle rank.
Notes and warnings
Warning. Units do this with good intentions and it is not allowed. Requiring senior patrol leader for Eagle, or ruling that scribe "does not really count", is adding to a requirement, and the position of responsibility requirement is one only the published list may define.
Where this step comes from
- Guide to Advancement (2025), Section 4.2.3.4.1 · Units do not have authority to require specific positions; they must not require senior patrol leader for Eagle.