The Boy Scout handbook

By: Jeremy Burgin

Sam Rivers
Wade
Wetherington

The Books

9th Edition
The Official Boy Scout Handbook
1979-1990
10th Edition
Boy Scout Handbook
1990-1998

The format of the books

The 10th edition has over 900
pictures in it and has about 100 more
pages than the 9th edition it has 6
chapters with 30 sub chapters
The 9th edition was more a field book
than a advancement book
has 9 chapters with
18 sub chapters

The Reason It Changed

The reason that they changed the
handbook was that the technology
has changed and that some of the
qualifications for the badges have
changed and after the 9th edition was
published the uniformed changed

Moving Through the Ranks

In the Boy Scouts there are seven ranks to travel
through

Boy Scout
Star Scout
Tenderfoot Scout
Life
Scout
Eagle Scout is the highest award
given
to a boy scout
Second
Scoutby the eighteenth birthday of
and mustclass
be achieved
Eagle Scout
the
recipient.
First class Scout

What is taught?

Knots
First Aid
Fire building
Teamwork
Cooking
Life lessons
Politics
Dedication

Works Sited
"The Boy Scouts of America." The Boy Scouts of America.
The Boy Scouts of America. Web. 10 Mar. 2015.
Scouts, Web. 2015
Scouts

Snowdenn, Jeff. "9th Edition - The Boy Scout Handbook

(1979 - 1990)."The Boy Scout Handbook, 1910 - Today. Jeff
Snowdenn, 22 Mar. 2005. Web. 13 Mar. 2015.
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9th

Snowdenn, Jeff. "10th Edition - Boy Scout Handbook (19901998)." The Boy Scout Handbook, 1910 - Today. Jeff
Snowdenn, 11 Mar. 2005. Web. 11 Mar. 2015.
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10th