FROGS Program
(Fundamental Requirements of Good Scouting)

The F.R.O.G.S. program is designed for Scouts who have just joined a troop and need to work on their rank requirements for Tenderfoot, Second Class, and First Class ranks.  It is a half-day program, with one session in the morning and one session in the afternoon. Scouts will be able to sign up for only one session. This will give Scouts the opportunity to work on merit badges either in the morning or afternoon, depending on when he signs up for the F.R.O.G.S. program.

This is a transitional program to help the boys understand the patrol method and learn basic Scout skills, but it will concentrate on the requirements for Tenderfoot and Second Class. Emphasis will be placed on the following Scoutcraft activities as they relate to the Tenderfoot and Second Class requirements: first aid, knots and lashings, Totin’ chip, fire building, and map and compass. Scouts that participate in the program will be ready, at the completion of the program, to pass off several of the Tenderfoot and Second Class requirements. But just as important, the Scouts that participate in the program should return to your troop with some newly developed Scouting and campcraft skills.

You ask… who should participate in the program? We will leave that up to the Scoutmaster and the camp leaders. But we suggest that you keep in mind that the majority of the Scouts in this program will be 10 ½ and 11 years old and will be geared towards Scouts that are new to Scouting or have just bridged into Boy Scouting in the last couple of months. Older boys that have just joined the Scouting program or boys that have been in the program for more than 4 or 5 months, most likely would be better off to enroll in merit badges.  If a young man has completed his Second Class, he should not take the F.R.O.G.S. program.  Our staff will question the boys as they sign-up as to which rank they are working on.  If a boy says he is working on First Class, he will be asked to participate in the Merit Badge program. 

What to bring

Daypack	Compass
Boy Scout Handbook	Pocket Knife
Paper and pencil	Bandana
Poncho or raincoat	Personal First aid kit

Merit Badge available to Scouts participating in afternoon F.R.O.G.S.:

Session 1	F.R.O.G.S. Program	Swimming		Mammal Study	Leatherwork
Session 2			Swimming	Nature	Basketry
Session 3				Reptile and Amphibian Study	Indian Lore

Merit Badges available to Scouts participating in morning F.R.O.G.S.:

Session 4	F.R.O.G.S. Program	Swimming		Oceanography	Indian Lore
Session 5			Swimming	Nature	Basketry
Session 6				Reptile and Amphibian Study	Leatherwork