Click for the latest in Boy Scouts of America Advancements for ranks. The ranks in Scouts BSA are as follows:

1. Scout

2. Tenderfoot

3. Second Class

4. First Class

5. Star

6. Life

7. Eagle

Click on the image to learn more information on merit badges, as well as Eagle-required merit badges. 

Scouts need to accumulate at least 21 merit badges before earning the Eagle Scout rank. Of those 21 badges, 14 must come from this list of Eagle-required merit badges and the rest can be any badges not used for these 14. There are over 135 merit badges to choose to work on!