More than just "Tenderfoot"

Nota : Diambil daripada Blog Pergerakan Pengakap Malaysia  

Persetiaan Pengakap 

Bahawa dengan sesungguhnya, saya berjanji dan bersetia yang saya dengan seberapa daya upaya, saya akan:-

Taat kepada Tuhan, Raja dan Negara
Menolong orang pada setiap masa
Menurut undang-undang pengakap

Undang-Undang Pengakap

Pertama ~ Pengakap adalah seorang yang sentiasa dipercayai maruah dan kehormatan dirinya.

Kedua ~ Pengakap adalah seorang yang taat kepada Yang Dipertuan Agong, kepada Rajanya, Negaranya, pemimpin-pemimpin pengakapnya, ibu-bapanya, orang-orang diatas dan orang-orang yang dibawahnya. 

Ketiga ~ Pengakap wajib menjadikan dirinya berguna dan menolong orang pada setiap masa. 

Keempat ~ Pengakap itu sahabat kepada sekalian dan saudara kepada lain-lain pengakap walau apa negeri, pangkat dan agamanya sekalipun. 

Kelima ~ Pengakap itu baik dan sempurna budi pekertinya dan sentiasa berbudi. 

Keenam ~ Pengakap itu baik dan kasih kepada segala binatang. 

Ketujuh ~ Pengakap itu seorang yang sentiasa menurut perintah dan suruhan ibu-bapanya, ketua patrolnya atau pemimpin-pemimpin pengakapnya dengana tiada apa-apa soalan (kecuali dalam hal-hal yang berkemusykilan dan maklumat tambahan). 

Kelapan ~ Pengakap itu seorang yang sentiasa sabar dan manis mukanya dalam kesusahan. 

Kesembilan ~ Pengakap itu jimat dan cermat 

Kesepuluh ~ Pengakap itu bersih dan suci fikirannya, perkataannya dan perbuatannya.

(Below excerpt taken from BoyScout Trail website)

Tenderfoot Rank Requirements:

1. Present yourself to your leader, properly dressed, before going on an overnight camping trip. Show the camping gear you will use. Show the right way to pack and carry it.
2. Spend at least one night on a patrol or troop campout. Sleep in a tent you have helped pitch.
3. On the campout, assist in preparing and cooking one of your patrol's meals. Tell why it is important for each patrol member to share in meal preparation and cleanup, and explain the importance of eating together.
4. a. Demonstrate how to whip and fuse the ends of a rope.
   b. Demonstrate that you know how to tie the following knots and tell what their uses are: two half hitches and the taut-line hitch.
   c. Using the EDGE method, teach another person how to tie the square knot.
5. Explain the rules of safe hiking, both on the highway and cross-country, during the day and at night. Explain what to do if you are lost.
6. Demonstrate how to display, raise, lower, and fold the American flag.
7. Repeat from memory and explain in your own words the Scout Oath, Law, motto, and slogan.
8. Know your patrol name, give the patrol yell, and describe your patrol flag.
9. Explain the importance of the buddy system as it relates to your personal safety on outings and in your neighborhood. Describe what a bully is and how you should respond to one.
10. a. Record your best in the following tests:

    Skill	Current	After 30 days
    Push Ups	__________	__________
    Pull Ups	__________	__________
    Sit Ups	__________	__________
    Standing Long Jump	__________	__________
    1/4mile walk/run	__________	__________

    b. Show improvement in the activities listed in requirement 10a after practicing for 30 days.
11. Identify local poisonous plants; tell how to treat for exposure to them.
12. a. Demonstrate how to care for someone who is choking.
    b. Show first aid for the following:

    - Simple cuts and scrapes

    - Blisters on the hand and foot

    - Minor (thermal/heat) burns or scalds (superficial, or first degree)

    - Bites or stings of insects and ticks

    - Venomous snakebite

    - Nosebleed

    - Frostbite and sunburn

13. Demonstrate Scout Spirit by living the Scout Oath and Scout Law in your everyday life. Discuss four specific examples of how you have lived the points of the Scout Law in your daily life.
14. Participate in a Scoutmaster conference.
15. Complete your board of review