Bugler
In Fred’s words
The bugler plays the bugle (or similar instrument) to mark key moments during the troop meeting, such as assembly, or on troop outings, such as reveille, mess call, and lights out. The bugler must know the required bugle calls and ideally should have earned the Bugling merit badge or be working toward earning it.
- makes appropriate bugle calls, as requested, at troop meetings and activities
- sets a good example
- wears the Scout uniform correctly
- lives by the Scout Oath and Law
- shows Scout spirit
Does it count for rank?
Eagle 4 note · Not for Eagle: assistant patrol leader, bugler, or a leadership project in place of a position.
Scouts BSA Rank Requirements (Scouting America, December 2025) · Eagle requirement 4, noteCollected and written by Fred W. Kimball, Troop 7 Scoutmaster from 1987 to 2003, who kept the troop's website for many years. Brought here with his blessing, in his words. Rank, advancement and position-of-responsibility rules are named here in our own short words; the wording is Scouting America’s, and each one links to where it says it.