Trail to Eagle
Eagle Award Candidate Guidelines
This document will provide for you all the guidelines that need to be completed for your Eagle Award.
Eagle Project Workbook
Using this workbook you will be able to type in all the details regarding your project.
Eagle Scout Rank Application (select "Save" when the dialogue box opens)
This application MUST be in COLOR and PRINTED BACK TO BACK.
Eagle Scout Guidelines for Elected Officials and/or Distinguished Guests Participation in Ceremonies
- Highest advancement rank in Boy Scouting
- In 2008, around 5 percent of all Boy Scouts earned the Eagle Scout rank.
- In 2008, the average age of boys earning the Eagle Scout rank was 17.3 years of age.
- From 1912 to 2009, 2 million Boy Scouts earned the Eagle Scout rank.
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, or 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.