1. Required time in previous grade:

• One year as a gunnery sergeant

2. Citizenship:

• Know your city government and how it works

• For example, if your city has a mayor, know who it is

• If it doesn’t, know why

• Explain the difference

3. Leadership:

• Demonstrate the ability to provide training for your unit

4. Physical Fitness:

• Pass the PVI7 with 250 points or more

5. School:

• Maintain a 3.0 grade point average

6. Home and Outside Activities:

• Prove yourself capable of handling emergencies at home in absence of parents.

• Belong to at least one social or study group

7. Personal Habits:

• Set an outstanding example for neatness and conduct at all times

8. Close order drill:

• Be able to form, drill, and instruct a company or battalion

9. Other subjects:

• Be familiar with the Marine Corps League
  and how it sponsors the Young Marines

• Be proficient in Young Marine and Marine Corps history