Sample Scout Challenge
You choose which tasks you'd like scouts to do. You set the minimum number required to complete the challenge. Scouts track their completions online.
Learn More about Scout Challenge.
These are some example tasks.
| Advance 1 rank | |
| Advance 2 ranks | |
| Attend 5 separate unit campouts | |
| Attend 7 separate unit campouts | |
| Attend 9 separate unit campouts | |
| Attend a high adventure trip lasting at least 5 nights | |
| Attend at least 5 nights of summer camp | |
| Attend church on Scout Sunday wearing your Scout uniform | |
| Attend council or national youth leadership camp | |
| Attend Troop Leader Training | |
| Be crew leader for a high adventure | |
| Become a member of Order of the Arrow or advance to Brotherhood | |
| Clean 3 dutch ovens approved by QM or SM | |
| Complete a Patrol Good Turn (at least 1/2 patrol) | |
| Earn 1 Eagle Palm | |
| Earn a Recruiter Strip | |
| Earn an Interpreter Strip for any language | |
| Earn Computers, Electricity, or Electronics merit badge | |
| Earn Fishing or Flyfishing merit badge | |
| Earn Home Repairs or Plumbing merit badge | |
| Earn Music, Theater, or Art merit badge | |
| Earn one of: 50-Miler, Paul Bunyan, Historic Trails, Outdoor Ethics awards | |
| Earn one of: BSA Mile Swim, Kayaking, Boardsailing, SCUBA, Snorkeling patch | |
| Earn Pioneering or Orienteering merit badge | |
| Earn Safety, Traffic Safety, or Fire Safety merit badge | |
| Earn Scholarship or Reading merit badge | |
| Earn Totin' Chip, Fireman Chit, and Tech Chip | |
| Earn Wilderness Survival, Backpacking, or Hiking merit badge | |
| Earn Zero Hero award | |
| Fulfill duties in a position of responsibility for 6 months | |
| Go on 3 separate 10-mile scout hikes | |
| Go on 3 separate 5-mile scout hikes | |
| Go on 6 separate 10-mile scout hikes | |
| Go on 6 separate 5-mile scout hikes | |
| Go on 9 separate 10-mile scout hikes | |
| Go on 9 separate 5-mile scout hikes | |
| Join at least 1/2 your patrol on a Patrol Campout | |
| Make your school's honor role for one term | |
| Perform necessary first aid on another person | |
| Prepare water filters for winter storage | |
| Raise at least $500 in the unit fundraiser | |
| Repair 3 pieces of gear chosen by QM or SM | |
| Sleep outside in the snow on a troop campout | |
| Teach children at your church for 8 Sundays. | |
| Volunteer 10 hours, not used for other BSA requirements | |
| Volunteer 30 hours, not used for other BSA requirements | |
| Volunteer 50 hours, not used for other BSA requirements |