Trail to Eagle

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Eagle information letter to Scoutmasters, Crew Leader, Committee Chairs and Advancement Chairs on the changes initiated on January 1, 2012 for ALL Eagle candidates.  

Eagle Award Candidate Guidelines       
This document was up-dated on January 11, 2013 and will provide you with guideline to help you meet the requirements and fill out the paperwork to become an Eagle Scout.  Included is the information you need to fill out your project workbook and a check sheet to use for filling out your Eagle application.

Attention Scouts, Leaders, and Parents or Guardians
Eagle Scout rank requirement 5 has been reworded. To support that change, a new Eagle Scout Service Project Workbook has been created.  Life Scouts whose Eagle Scout service project has already been approved by the council or district under the former wording of requirement 5—and using the former workbook—should continue with the same workbook.

If their project has not yet been approved by the council or district, they should use the revised requirement 5 and the new workbook.

Eagle Project Workbook (New Expandable .PDF, as of Feb 15, 2013)
New functionalities for this electronic workbook include expandable text boxes and the abilitiy to insert iamges in JPEG, GIF, TIF and PNG formats.  Before you download the new workbook, be sure you have the most recent version of Adobe Acrobate reader.  The new functionality may not work in older versions.    

Eagle Scout Rank Application   (select "Save" when the dialogue box opens)
If you have not started your Eagle, please use this application.
This application MUST be in COLOR and PRINTED BACK TO BACK.

Eagle Scout Rank Application for PC Users    ( select "Save" when the dialogue box opens)
If you already started your Eagle, please continue to use this application.

This application MUST be in COLOR and PRINTED BACK TO BACK.

Eagle Scout Rank Application for MAC Users only
This application MUST be in COLOR and PRINTED BACK TO BACK.

Eagle Scout Guidelines for Elected Officials and/or Distinguished Guests Participation in Ceremonies

Alternative Eagle Scout Rank Merit Badges Application

Lost Eagle Scout Rank Credentials 
Reprint requests for Eagle Scout credentials should be directed to the National Distribution Center’s customer service line at 1-800-323-0732, extensions 458 or 488, or eagle.certificates@scouting.org .

Eagle Scout Rank
To earn the rank, a Boy Scout must:

Progress through the ranks in the following order:

Tenderfoot
Second Class
First Class
Star
Life
Eagle

Earn 21 merit badges, including:

First Aid
Citizenship in the Community
Citizenship in the Nation
Citizenship in the World
Communications
Environmental Science
Personal Fitness
Camping
Family Life
Personal Management
Emergency Preparedness or Lifesaving
Cycling
Hiking
Swimming

The Scout must also complete the following requirements

Serve six months in a troop leadership position.
Plan, develop, and give leadership to a service project for a religious community organization or a school.
Take part in a Scoutmaster conference.
Successfully complete an Eagle Scout board of review.

Boy Scouts with disabilities may qualify for the Eagle Scout rank by fulfilling alternative requirements as determined by their council.