Event · part of 1. Camping and outdoor ethics, the long one
1a. Five separate activities, three outdoors, two with a night away
Required Often forgotten
Since joining Scouts BSA. Troop and patrol meetings do not count. On campouts the night is spent in a tent you pitch or a structure you help erect. This is months of programme, not an afternoon.
Notes and warnings
Warning. Five separate troop or patrol activities, at least three outdoors, and at least two of the outdoor ones including overnight camping. Troop and patrol meetings do not count. In a troop that camps monthly this is most of a year, and it is the requirement that decides how long Second Class takes. There is no way to catch it up at the end.
Where this step comes from
- Scouts BSA Rank Requirements (Requirements sheets dated 2025-12), Requirement 1a · Sets the whole of it: five separate activities, three outdoors, two with overnight camping, and that meetings do not count.