Requirements June 1972 – February 1979

1. a. Describe the U.S. flag. Give a short history of it.

b. Demonstrate and explain why you should respect your country’s flag by displaying, folding, and saluting it the right way. Tell which special days you should fly it in your state.

2. Explain the meaning and reason for the:

a. Pledge of Allegiance
b. national anthem

3. Explain the rights and responsibilities of a citizen of the United States.

4. Do one of the following:

a. Visit a community leader. Learn from him the duties of his job or office. Tell your patrol what you learned.
b. Learn something about a famous U.S. person of your choosing. Give a short report of what he did to gain this recognition.
c. Make a list of 10 things, places, or sayings that have some relationship to the history of the United States. Explain their meaning.

5. Seek an understanding of drug abuse. As a real demonstration of citizenship, help your friends to do the same. Explain five steps you can take to reach this understanding.

Requirements February 1979 - February 1989

1. a. Describe the flag of the United States. Give a short history of it.

b. Explain why you should respect your country’s flag. Tell which days you should fly it in your state.
c. Using a flag and with another Scout helping you, show how to hoist and lower the flag, how to hang it horizontally and vertically on a wall, and how to fold it.
d. Tell when to salute the flag and how to do it.

2. a. Repeat from memory the Pledge of Allegiance. Explain its meaning in your own words. Lead your patrol and troop in the proper ceremony of reciting the pledge.

b. Tell about the meaning of our National Anthem and how it was written.

3. a. Explain the rights and duties of a citizen of the United States.

b. Tell about two things you have done that will help law-enforcement agencies.
c. Explain what a citizen should do to save our resources.

4. Do one of the following:

a. Visit a community leader. Learn about the duties of the job or office. Tell your patrol or troop what you have learned.

b. Learn something about a famous U.S. person of your own choosing. Tell your reasons for picking that person and give a short report of what that person did to gain this recognition.
c. Make a list of 10 things, places, or sayings that have some relationship to the history of the United States. Explain their meaning.
d. Know the history and tradition of your state, commonwealth, or territorial flag.