Eagle Scout Rank Requirements

Stage 1 of 14 Can start now

• Life Scout board of review passed Sets the finishing date

  The date everything else is measured from. Requirements 1, 4, 5 and 6 all begin "While a Life Scout", and only what happens after this date counts towards them.

  Milestone

• 2. Demonstrate Scout spirit, and list your references Often forgotten

  Live by the Scout Oath and Scout Law, tell how you have done your duty to God, and list people who know you personally and will speak on your behalf.

  Requirement

• 3.1. Camping

  Training

• 3.2. Citizenship in the Community

  Training

• 3.3. Citizenship in the Nation

  Training

• 3.4. Citizenship in the World

  Training

• 3.5. Communication

  Training

• 3.6. Cooking

  Training

• 3.7. Emergency Preparedness

  Slot 7: Emergency Preparedness or Lifesaving.

  Training

• 3.7. Lifesaving

  Slot 7: Emergency Preparedness or Lifesaving.

  Training

• 3.8. Environmental Science

  Slot 8: Environmental Science or Sustainability.

  Training

• 3.8. Sustainability

  Slot 8: Environmental Science or Sustainability.

  Training

• 3.9. First Aid

  Training

• 3.10. Swimming

  Slot 10: Swimming, Hiking or Cycling.

  Training

• 3.10. Hiking

  Slot 10: Swimming, Hiking or Cycling.

  Training

• 3.10. Cycling

  Slot 10: Swimming, Hiking or Cycling.

  Training

• 3.11. Personal Management

  Training

• 3.12. Personal Fitness

  Training

• 3.13. Family Life

  Training

• 3. Eight elective merit badges

  Any eight beyond the required thirteen, bringing the total to 21. A badge from an unused choice slot counts here.

  Task

• 5. Fundraising application, if one is needed Optional Often forgotten

  Needed only when money or materials are solicited beyond the beneficiary, the unit and their members and families. The project itself may never be a fundraiser.

  Document

• Statement of ambitions and life purpose, and your leadership positions Often forgotten

  Prepared for the board of review and attached to the application: your ambitions and life purpose, the positions you have held outside Scouting, and the honours you received.

  Document

Stage 2 of 14

• 1. Be active in your unit for at least six months as a Life Scout Sets the finishing date

  Six months of active participation, counted from the Life Scout board of review. Runs at the same time as requirement 4, not after it.

  Requirement allow 180 days

  Waiting for Life Scout board of review passed.

• 3. The thirteen required merit badges

  Fixed by the application. Where a slot offers a choice, earning either badge fills the slot; the other may still be counted as one of the eight electives.

  Task

  Waiting for 3.1. Camping, 3.2. Citizenship in the Community and 10 others.

• 4. Serve six months in a position of responsibility Sets the finishing date

  Six months in one or more listed positions, counted only from the Life Scout board of review. Runs alongside requirement 1.

  Requirement allow 180 days

  Waiting for Life Scout board of review passed.

• 5. Obtain the current Eagle Scout Service Project Workbook

  Publication 512-927. The version to use is the most current one available when planning starts, so download it then rather than earlier.

  Document

  Waiting for Life Scout board of review passed.

• 6. Participate in a unit leader conference Often forgotten

  Held while a Life Scout. It does not have to be the last thing you do, and treating it as a final gate delays people for no reason.

  Requirement

  Waiting for Life Scout board of review passed.

Stage 3 of 14

• 3. Earn a total of 21 merit badges

  Thirteen required badges and eight of your own choosing. Three of the thirteen are a choice between two or three badges.

  Requirement

  Waiting for 3. The thirteen required merit badges and 3. Eight elective merit badges.

• 5. Choose a beneficiary and write the project proposal

  Identify the religious institution, school or community organisation that will benefit, and complete the proposal section of the workbook.

  Task

  Waiting for 5. Obtain the current Eagle Scout Service Project Workbook.

Stage 4 of 14

• 5. Proposal approved by the beneficiary

  The organisation benefiting from the project approves the proposal.

  Approval

  Waiting for 5. Choose a beneficiary and write the project proposal.

• 5. Proposal approved by the unit leader

  The Scoutmaster, Advisor or Skipper approves the proposal.

  Approval

  Waiting for 5. Choose a beneficiary and write the project proposal.

• 5. Proposal approved by the unit committee

  The unit committee approves the proposal, which usually means waiting for the next committee meeting.

  Approval

  Waiting for 5. Choose a beneficiary and write the project proposal.

• 5. Proposal approved by the council or district Often forgotten

  The last of the four approvals, and the one with the least predictable timing. No work on the project may start until it is given.

  Approval

  Waiting for 5. Choose a beneficiary and write the project proposal.

  No work on the project may begin until the proposal has all four approvals, including this one. A project carried out before approval has not met the requirement, however good the project was.

Stage 5 of 14

• 5. Develop the final project plan

  Detailed planning after the proposal is approved: materials, tools, people, permissions, safety and a schedule.

  Task

  Waiting for 5. Proposal approved by the beneficiary, 5. Proposal approved by the unit leader and 2 others.

Stage 6 of 14

• 5. Carry out the project, giving leadership to others

  "Others" means at least two people besides you. Leadership is the requirement; the work itself is the evidence of it.

  Task

  Waiting for 5. Develop the final project plan.

Stage 7 of 14

• 5. Complete the project report and collect the final signatures

  The report section of the workbook, signed by the beneficiary and the unit leader, is what shows the project was properly accepted when finished.

  Document

  Waiting for 5. Carry out the project, giving leadership to others.

Stage 8 of 14

• 5. Plan, develop and give leadership to others in a service project

  The project must benefit an organisation other than Scouting America, and the proposal must be approved by four parties before any work begins.

  Requirement

  Waiting for 5. Complete the project report and collect the final signatures.

Stage 9 of 14

• Requirements 1 to 6 complete Sets the finishing date

  The point the certification on the application refers to. Everything except the board of review has to be behind you.

  Milestone

  Waiting for 1. Be active in your unit for at least six months as a Life Scout, 2. Demonstrate Scout spirit, and list your references and 4 others.

  Every requirement except the board of review has to be finished before the 18th birthday. The board itself may be held afterwards. A Scout who completed the requirements in time may be reviewed within 24 months of that birthday without having to explain the delay; beyond that, and for extensions granted before the birthday, the Guide to Advancement sets out the process.

Stage 10 of 14

• Complete the Eagle Scout Rank Application and obtain unit signatures Sets the finishing date

  The current application form, filled in, then signed personally by the unit leader and the unit committee chair.

  Document

  Waiting for Requirements 1 to 6 complete.

Stage 11 of 14

• Submit the application to the council service center Sets the finishing date

  Keep a copy of everything you hand in. The workbook goes with it.

  Task

  Waiting for Complete the Eagle Scout Rank Application and obtain unit signatures.

Stage 12 of 14

• Council verifies the application and schedules the board of review Sets the finishing date

  The council checks its records against the application and arranges the board.

  Approval

  Waiting for Submit the application to the council service center.

• References contacted Sets the finishing date Often forgotten

  The Scout asks the references listed on the application; the council contacts them. A reference who never replies is the commonest cause of delay at this stage.

  Approval

  Waiting for Submit the application to the council service center.

Stage 13 of 14

• 7. Successfully complete your board of review for the Eagle Scout rank Sets the finishing date

  The only requirement that may be completed after the 18th birthday.

  Requirement

  Waiting for Council verifies the application and schedules the board of review and References contacted.

Stage 14 of 14

• Credentials received by the local council Sets the finishing date

  The rank may not be presented until the council has the Eagle Scout credentials back from the national advancement program team.

  Milestone

  Waiting for 7. Successfully complete your board of review for the Eagle Scout rank.