Eagle Rank
A Venturer or Sea Scout must have achieved First Class rank as a Scouts BSA member, or as a Lone Scout, in order to work on and earn Star, Life, and Eagle Rank requirements. For Venturers working on Scouts BSA requirements, replace "troop" with "crew" and "Scoutmaster" with "Crew Advisor." For Sea Scouts working on Scouts BSA requirements, replace "troop" with "ship" and "Scoutmaster" with "Skipper."
Alternate requirements for the Eagle Scout rank are available for Scouts with physical or mental disabilities if they meet the criteria listed in the Scouts BSA Requirements book.
Eagle Rank Requirements
1.
Be active in your troop for at least six months as a Life Scout.
2.
As a Life Scout, demonstrate Scout Spirit by living the Scout Oath and
Scout Law. Tell how you have done your duty to God, how you have lived
the Scout Oath and Scout Law in your everyday life, and how your
understanding of the Scout Oath and Scout Law will guide your life in the
future. List on your Eagle Scout Rank
Application the names of individuals who know you personally and
would be willing to provide a recommendation on your behalf, including
parents/guardians, religious (if not affiliated with an organized
religion, then the parent or guardian provides this reference),
educational, employer (if employed), and two other references.
3.
Earn a total of 21 merit badges (10 more than required for the Life rank), including these 14 merit badges:
g.
m.
You must choose only one of the merit badges listed in categories i, j,
and l. Any additional merit badge(s) earned in those categories may be
counted as one of your seven optional merit badges used to make your
total of 21.
4.
While a Life Scout, serve actively in your troop for six months in one or
more of the following positions of responsibility: *
Scout troop. 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, instructor, webmaster, or outdoor ethics
guide.
Venturing crew/Sea Scout ship. President, vice president,
secretary, treasurer, quartermaster, historian, den chief, guide,
boatswain, boatswain's mate, yeoman, purser, storekeeper, chaplain aide,
outdoor ethics guide, crew leader, media specialist, specialist or
webmaster.
Lone Scout. Leadership responsibility in your school, religious
organization, club, or elsewhere in your community.
* Assistant patrol leader and bugler are not approved positions
of responsibility for the Eagle Scout rank. Likewise, a
Scoutmaster-approved leadership project cannot be used in lieu of serving
in a position of responsibility.
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 must benefit an organization other than Scouting
America.) A project proposal must be approved by the organization
benefiting from the effort, your Scoutmaster and unit committee, and the
council or district before you start. You must use the Eagle Scout
Service Project Workbook, Scouting America publication No. 512-927, in
meeting this requirement. (To learn more about the Eagle Scout service
project, see the Guide to
Advancement, topics 9.0.2.0 through 9.0.2.16.
6.
While a Life Scout, participate in a Scoutmaster conference.
In preparation for your board of review, prepare and attach to your Eagle
Scout Rank Application a statement of your ambitions and life purpose and
a listing of positions held in your religious institution, school, camp,
community, or other organizations, during which you demonstrated
leadership skills. Include honors and awards received during this
service.
7.
Successfully complete your board of review for the Eagle Scout rank.
(This requirement may be met after age 18, in accordance with Guide to
Advancement topic 8.0.3.1.13).
APPEALS AND EXTENSIONS
If a Scout believes all requirements for the Eagle Scout rank have been
completed but a board of review is denied, the Scout may request a board
of review under disputed circumstances in accordance with Guide to
Advancement topic 8.0.3.2.
If the board of review does not approve the Scout's advancement, the
decision may be appealed in accordance with Guide to
Advancement topic 8.0.4.0.
If a Scout foresees that, due to no fault or choice of their own, it will
not be possible to complete the Eagle Scout rank requirements before age
18, the Scout may apply for a limited time extension in accordance with
Guide
to Advancement topic 9.0.4.0. Time extensions are rarely granted and
reserved only for work on Eagle.
AGE REQUIREMENT ELIGIBILITY
Merit badges, badges of rank, and Eagle Palms may be earned by a
registered Scout or a qualified Venturer or Sea Scout. Scouts may earn
these awards until their 18th birthday. Any Venturer or Sea Scout who has
achieved the First Class rank as a Scout in a troop may continue working
up to their 18th birthday toward the Star, Life, and Eagle Scout ranks
and Eagle Palms.
An Eagle Scout board of review may occur, without special approval,
within 24 months after the 18th birthday. Consult the Guide to
Advancement topic 8.0.3.1, if a Board of Review is to be conducted
more than 24 months after the candidate's 18th birthday.
If you have a permanent physical or mental disability, or a disability
expected to last more than two years or beyond age 18, you may become an
Eagle Scout by qualifying for as many required merit badges as you can
and qualifying for alternative merit badges for the rest. If you seek to
become an Eagle Scout under this procedure, you must submit a special
application to your local council service center. Your application must
be approved by your council advancement committee before you can work on
alternative merit badges.
A Scout or Venturer with a disability may also qualify to work toward
rank advancement after reaching 18 years of age if the guidelines
outlined in section 10 of the Guide to
Advancement are met.
