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The 7 requirements for the Eagle Scout
rank
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There are 7 requirements for the rank of Eagle Scout. Be sure you are on a
path to meet all the requirements. Don't just concentrate on requirements 3 and
5 while forgetting to meet the other requirements. Requirement 1: Be
active in your troop and patrol for at least 6 months as a Life
Scout.
Your troop
defines their standard for what they consider active. Your Scoutmaster and
troop committee chairman will need to certify that you have met this
requirement. Be sure you understand what they expect, and how well they feel
you are meeting this requirement.
Requirement 2:
Demonstrate Scout spirit by living the Scout Oath (Promise) and Scout Law in
your everyday life.
You will be
asked to name 6 references and get reference forms filled out by these people
who can attest to the fact that you live by all parts of the Scout Oath
(Promise) and the Scout Law in your everyday life. This is not just while you
are at Scout activities. Be sure that these characteristics are obvious to
everyone you come in contact with in all aspects of your life. Ask yourself if
it would be clear to everyone you deal with that you live by these principles in
all aspects of your life.
Requirement 3: Earn a
total of 21 merit badges (10 more than you already have), including the
following: (a) First Aid, (b) Citizenship in the Community, (c) Citizenship in
the Nation, (d) Citizenship in the World, (e) Communications, (f) Personal
Fitness, (g) Emergency Preparedness OR Lifesaving, (h) Environmental Science,
(i) Personal Management, (j) and Swimming OR Hiking OR Cycling, (k) Camping, and
(l) Family Life.
This list
does change occasionally. When there are changes, there is a date set beyond
which you must use the new requirements, even if you already have earned the
merit badges you needed under the old rules. As you earn the merit badges, keep
your part of the merit badge cards in case there is any question later. Note
that Family Life, Personal Fitness, and Personal Management each include
requirements that take three months. Be sure you contact the merit badge
counselor before you start working on these requirements. You should have a
merit badge card signed by your Scoutmaster before you meet with the counselor,
or start working on the merit badge.
Requirement 4: While a Life Scout, serve
actively for a period of 6 months in one or more of the following positions of
responsibility: Patrol leader, assistant senior patrol leader, senior patrol
leader, troop guide, Order of the Arrow troop representative, den chief, scribe,
librarian, historian, quartermaster, junior assistant Scoutmaster, chaplain
aide, or instructor.
The word "actively" is very key.
It is not enough to just have the position and wear the patch. Be sure that you
are serving in one of the specific positions listed. Your Scoutmaster and troop
committee chairman will need to certify that you have met this requirement. Be
sure that you are in regular communication with them about what they expect, and
how well you are doing the job. Don't wait until the last minute to find out
that the Scoutmaster is not willing to sign off on your having completed this
requirement. Be prepared to discuss how you showed your leadership in this
position.
Requirement 5: While
a Life Scout, plan, develop, and give leadership to others in a service project
helpful to any religious institution, any school, or your community. (The
project should benefit an organization other than Boy Scouting.) The project
idea must be approved by the organization benefiting from the effort, your
Scoutmaster and troop committee, and the council or district before you start.
You must use the Eagle Scout Leadership Service Project Workbook, No.
18-927, in meeting this requirement.
You can
download this workbook by clicking here for the
document in Microsoft Word format, .DOC, (also readable by many word
processors). If you have problems downloading the workbook, click here
to try downloading a smaller workbook without graphics. If you have
problems or questions, click
here
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probably be the most ambitious project you have ever undertaken, but is not
impossible if you allow enough time and follow the information provided on this
web site carefully. To have plenty of time, you should start this requirement
at least by your 17th birthday.
Requirement 6: Take
part in a Scoutmaster conference.
This
requirement will take place only after you have completed the first 5
requirements. Be prepared to review what you have done since becoming a Life
Scout, and your future plans. Bring all your paperwork including your finished
project write-up with you to the Scoutmaster's Conference. This requirement,
and the first 5, must be completed BEFORE your 18th birthday.
Requirement 7.
Successfully complete an Eagle Scout board of review.
The Board
will consist of adults from your troop and members of the District Advancement
Committee. This requirement can be completed up to three months after your 18th
birthday if all other requirements were completed before your 18th birthday.
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