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 PFT with a score of 250 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.