The road to Eagle Scout

Thursday, October 18, 2012

Eagle Scout Requirements

1. Earn your Tenderfoot, Second Class, First Class Ranks. If you work really, really hard, these can be accomplished in one year. Try to get them done in a year, but don't force it, you'll burn yourself out.

Get the required merit badges for Star and Life. In the Handbook, there is a page on Merit badges. Choose 9 that really interest you. The others are Eagle Required Merit Badges. Again, don't rush; do them as the chance arises. A great way to earn badges is at Summer Camp. Usually 5-7 at a time of the 21 needed. Work on Merit Badges before even starting Star and Life. Keep the Blue cards that you receive on completion of each merit badge in a binder in playing card sheets, these are extremely important.

3. 5

Continue working on merit badges, and begin to think about service projects. Projects can be anything that benefits the community, an organization, or a church, other than BSA or your troops charter organization. Ask anyone and everyone for help or suggestions. The project has no time length, but 100 people hours is the general length. That means that a total of all hours worked by all people equals 100. After that, work with your Eagle adviser on your Eagle Scout Project Workbook, and get all your papers in order. Send out requests for letters of recommendation. Pick three people who know you well and have been a mentor to you- these people must be able to see how you follow the scout oath and law everyday. This is a judgment of character.

4. 6

Meet with the Eagle Review Board. This is your chance to prove yourself. Don't act cocky, being reserved might even help a little. When confronting the board, make sure every answer is well thought out and carry it on as a conversation. They will ask you questions, but it’s up to you to lead the conversation and tell them about yourself. They know you only as a name, blue cards, and recommendation letters. Tell them about your life ambition, if you don't have a solid one, tell them that your merit badge experience has given you the chance to look at many types of jobs and professions. Don't panic; tell them what a great thing Scouts has been for you. Sell yourself to them. As long as you keep a cool head and can explain your experience in scouting coherently, you'll be fine. After all, if you've done all the work correctly, then you're already an Eagle Scout.

5. 7

Wait for that handshake and smile from your Scout master as he reads out your name at your Eagle Court of Honor Ceremony

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Tenderfood Requirements

Present yourself to your leader, properly dressed, before going on an overnight camping trip. Show the camping gear you will use. Show the right way to pack and carry it.Spend at least one night on a patrol or troop campout. Sleep in a tent you have helped pitch.On the campout, assist in preparing and cooking one of your patrol’s meals. Tell why it is important for each patrol member to share in meal preparation and cleanup, and explain theimportance of eating together.Demonstrate4a. Demonstrate how to whip and fuse the ends of a rope.4b. Demonstrate that you know how to tie the following knots and tell what their uses are: two half hitches and the taut-line hitch.4c. Using the EDGE method, teach another person how to tie the square knot.Explain the rules of safe hiking, both on the highway and cross- country, during the day and at night. Explain what to do if you are lost.Demonstrate how to display, raise, lower, and fold the American flag.Repeat from memory and explain in your own words the Scout Oath, Law, motto, and slogan.Know your patrol name, give the patrol yell, and describe your patrol flag.Explain the importance of the buddy system as it relates to your personal safety on outings and in your neighborhood. Describe what a bully is and how you should respond to one.Record your best in the following tests:Current resultsPush-ups ________Pull-ups ________Sit-ups ________Standing long jump (______ ft. ______ in.)1⁄4-mile walk/run _____________30 days laterPush-ups ________Pull-ups ________Sit-ups ________Standing long jump (______ ft. ______ in.)1⁄4-mile walk/run _____________10b. Show improvement in the activities listed in requirement 10a after practicing for 30 days.Identify local poisonous plants; tell how to treat for exposure to them.12a. Demonstrate how to care for someone who is choking.12b. Show first aid for the following:Simple cuts and scrapesBlisters on the hand and footMinor (thermal/heat) burns or scalds (superficial, or first-degree)Bites or stings of insects and ticksVenomous snakebiteNosebleedFrostbite and sunburnDemonstrate Scout spirit by living the Scout Oath (Promise) and Scout Law in your everyday life. Discuss four specific examples of how you have lived the points of the Scout Law in your daily life.Participate in a Scoutmaster conference.Complete your board of review.NotesAlternate requirements for the Tenderfoot rank are available for Scouts with physical or mental disabilities - click here . The requirements for Tenderfoot, Second Class, and First Class ranks may be worked on simultaneously; however, these ranks must be earned in sequence.Online ResourcesA series of videos that demonstrate how to meet all of the requirements for the Tenderfoot rank is available on the BSA Web site here.

Life Rank Requirements

Life
Rank Requirements
These
requirements became effective on January 1, 2012.
To see the requirements with the changes highlighted, Click
here.
To see the previous requirements, Click here.
Be active in
your unit (and patrol if you are in one) for at least 6 months as a Star
Scout.
Demonstrate
Scout spirit by living the Scout Oath (Promise) and Scout Law in your
everyday life.
Earn 5
more merit badges (so that you have 11 in all), including any 3 more from
the required
list for Eagle.
___________________________________(required for Eagle)*
___________________________________(required for Eagle)*
___________________________________(required for Eagle)*
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
While a
Star Scout, take part in service
project(s) totaling at least 6 hours of work. These project(s) must be
approved by your Scoutmaster.
While a
Star Scout, serve
actively 6 months in one or more of the positions of responsibility
listed in requirement
5 for Star Scout (or carry out a Scoutmaster-assigned leadership
project to help the troop).
While a
Star Scout, use the EDGE method to teach another Scout (preferably younger
than you) the skills from ONE of the following seven choices, so that he
is prepared to pass those requirements to his unit leader's satisfaction.

Second
Class - 7a and 7c (first aid)
Second
Class - 1a (outdoor skills)
Second
Class - 3c, 3d, 3e, and 3f (cooking/camping)
First
Class - 8a, 8b, 8c, and 8d (first aid)
First
Class - 1, 7a, and 7b (outdoor skills)
First
Class - 4a, 4b, and 4d (cooking/camping)
Three
requirements from one of the Eagle-required merit badges, as approved by
your unit leader.

Take part
in a Scoutmaster conference
Complete
your board of review.
* Choose any of the 15 required merit badges in the 12
categories to fulfill requirement 3. See
requirement 3 in the Eagle Scout requirements for a list of badges required for
Eagle.
NOTE: The footnote to Requirement 3 means that, for example, a
Scout can use both Lifesaving AND Emergency Preparedness and/or Swimming,
Hiking, AND Cycling toward the requirement of 3 more from the required list for
Eagle when working toward Life Scout.) Also note that the asterisks are
specifically placed on the lines marked "(required for Eagle)"
signifying that the note applies to these badges. The Guide to Advancement
explicitly states this on page 43:
7.0.4.5 Earning Eagle-Required Merit Badges for Star or Life
Rank
Candidates for Star or Life, in the selection of “any four” or “any three,”
respectively, of the merit badges required for Eagle, may choose from all those
listed, including where alternatives are available: Emergency Preparedness OR
Lifesaving; and Cycling OR Hiking OR Swimming. For example, Cycling, Hiking,
and Swimming could count for Life rank, but only one of those would serve
toward the 12 required merit badges for the Eagle Scout rank.
Please note that Requirement 8 - (Complete your Board of Review) MAY
be done AFTER the Scout' has reached age 18. All other requirements must be
completed BEFORE the Scout's 18th Birthday.
VENTURERS and SEA SCOUTS
The requirements above are those for boys enrolled as members of Boy Scout
Troops (including Venture Patrols within Troops) or Varsity Scout Teams. The
following requirements apply to boys registered in the Venturing Program
including Sea Scouts.
Any male
Venturer who has achieved the First Class rank as a Boy Scout in a troop
or Varsity Scout in a team may continue advancement toward Star, Life and
Eagle Scout ranks up to his 18th birthday.
He must
meet the requirements as prescribed in the official Boy Scout Handbook and
the current Boy Scout Requirements book.
The
Venturer may fulfill leadership requirements by serving as president, vice
president, secretary, or treasurer of his crew, or as boatswain,
boatswain's mate, yeoman, purser, or storekeeper for his ship.
The
Scoutmaster conference will be conducted by the Advisor or Skipper.
A board of
review will be conducted by the crew or ship committee.

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Life Scout Summary
To
become a Life Scout, a Scout must be active in his troop or patrol for at
least 6 months as a Star Scout, must earn at least 5 additional merit badges
(including
any 3 from the required list for Eagle), complete 6 hours of service work,
and serve actively for 6 months in a position of responsibility within his
troop, team or ship.
*Additional requirements at these levels includes demonstrating Scout spirit by
living
the Scout Oath and Law in everyday life, taking part in a Scoutmaster
conference, and
successfully completing the board of review required at that level.

Star Rank Requirements

Star
Rank Requirements
http://www.usscouts.org/advance/boyscout/bsrank5.asp
These requirements became effective on January 1, 2012.
To see the requirements with the changes highlighted, Click
here.
To see the previous requirements, Click here.
Be active in
your unit(and patrol if you are in one) for at least four months as a
First Class Scout.
Demonstrate
scout spirit by living the Scout Oath (Promise) and Scout Law in your
everyday life.
Earn 6
merit badges, including 4 from the
required list for Eagle.*
___________________________________(required for Eagle)*
___________________________________(required for Eagle)*
___________________________________(required for Eagle)*
___________________________________(required for Eagle)*
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
While a First
Class Scout, take part in service
project(s) totaling at least 6 hours of work. These projects must be
approved by your Scoutmaster.
While a First Class Scout, serve actively
for four months in one or more of the following positions of
responsibility (or carry out a Scoutmaster-assigned leadership project to
help the troop):

Boy Scout troop.
Patrol leader,
assistant senior patrol leader, senior patrol leader, Venture patrol leader troop guide, Order of the Arrow troop representative, den chief, scribe, librarian, historian,
quartermaster, bugler, junior assistant Scoutmaster,
chaplain aide, instructor , troop Webmaster, or Leave No Trace trainer.

Varsity Scout team. Captain, cocaptain, program manager,
squad leader, team secretary, Order of the Arrow team representative, librarian, historian, quartermaster, chaplain aide, instructor, den chief, team Webmaster, or Leave No Trace trainer.

Venturing crew / Sea Scout ship.
President, vice president, secretary, treasurer, den chief,
quartermaster, historian, guide, boatswain, boatswain's mate,
yeoman, purser, storekeeper, crew/ship Webmaster, or Leave No Trace trainer.

Take part in a Scoutmaster conference Complete your board of review.
* Choose any of the 15 required merit badges in the 12
categories to fulfill requirement 3. See
requirement 3 in the Eagle Scout requirements for a list of badges required for
Eagle.
NOTE: The footnote to Requirement 3 means that, for example, a
Scout can use both Lifesaving AND Emergency Preparedness and/or Swimming,
Hiking, AND Cycling toward the requirement of 4 from the required list for
Eagle when working toward Life Scout.) Also note that the asterisks are
specifically placed on the lines marked "(required for Eagle)"
signifying that the note applies to these badges. The Guide to Advancement
explicitly states this on page 43:
7.0.4.5 Earning Eagle-Required Merit Badges for Star or Life
Rank
Candidates for Star or Life, in the selection of “any four” or “any three,” respectively,
of the merit badges required for Eagle, may choose from all those listed,
including where alternatives are available: Emergency Preparedness OR
Lifesaving; and Cycling OR Hiking OR Swimming. For example, Cycling, Hiking,
and Swimming could count for Life rank, but only one of those would serve
toward the 12 required merit badges for the Eagle Scout rank.
Please note that Requirement 7 - (Complete your Board of Review) MAY
be done AFTER the Scout' has reached age 18. All other requirements must be
completed BEFORE the Scout's 18th Birthday.
VENTURERS and SEA SCOUTS
The requirements above are those for boys enrolled as members of Boy Scout
Troops (including Venture Patrols within Troops) or Varsity Scout Teams. The
following requirements apply to boys registered in the Venturing Program
including Sea Scouts.
Any male
Venturer who has achieved the First Class rank as a Boy Scout in a troop
or Varsity Scout in a team may continue advancement toward Star, Life and
Eagle Scout ranks up to his 18th birthday.
He must
meet the requirements as prescribed in the official Boy Scout Handbook and
the current Boy Scout Requirements book.
The
Venturer may fulfill leadership requirements by serving as president, vice
president, secretary, or treasurer of his crew, or as boatswain,
boatswain's mate, yeoman, purser, or storekeeper for his ship.
The
Scoutmaster conference will be conducted by the Advisor or Skipper.
A board of
review will be conducted by the crew or ship committee.

Worksheet for
use in working on these requirements:

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Eagle Scout Requirements

Eagle
Rank Requirements
These
requirements became effective on January 1, 2012.
To see the requirements with the changes highlighted, Click
here.
To see the previous requirements, Click here.
Be active in
your troop, team, crew, or ship for a period of at least 6 months after
you have achieved the rank of Life Scout.
Demonstrate
that you live by the principles of the Scout Oath and Law in your daily
life. List the names of individuals who know you personally and would be
willing to provide a recommendation on your behalf, including
parents/guardians, religious, educational, and employer references.
Earn a total of 21 merit badges (10 more than you already
have), including the following:

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

While a
Life Scout, serve
actively for a period of 6 months in one or more of the following
positions of responsibility:

Boy Scout troop.
o
Patrol leader,
o
assistant senior patrol leader,
o
senior patrol leader,
o
Venture patrol leader,
o
troop guide,
o
Order of the Arrow troop representative,
o
den chief,
o
scribe,
o
librarian,
o
historian,
o
quartermaster,
o
junior assistant Scoutmaster,
o
chaplain aide,
o
instructor,
o
Webmaster, or
o
Leave No Trace trainer

Varsity Scout team.
o
Captain,
o
cocaptain,
o
program manager,
o
squad leader,
o
team secretary,
o
Order of the Arrow team representative,
o
librarian,
o
historian
o
quartermaster,
o
chaplain aide,
o
instructor, or
o
den chief.
o
Webmaster, or
o
Leave No Trace trainer

Venturing crew / Sea Scout
ship.
o
President,
o
vice president,
o
secretary,
o
treasurer,
o
quartermaster
o
historian
o
den chief,
o
guide
o
boatswain,
o
boatswain's mate,
o
yeoman,
o
purser,
o
storekeeper
o
Webmaster, or
o
Leave No Trace trainer

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 Boy
Scouting.) A project proposal must be approved by the organization
benefiting from the effort, your unit leader and unit committee, and the
council or district before you start. You must use the Eagle
Scout Service Project Workbook, BSA 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 9.0.2.15.)
Take part
in a Scoutmaster conference.
Successfully
complete an Eagle Scout board of review.
* You must choose only one merit badge listed in items (g) and (j). If
you have earned more than one of the badges listed in items (g) and (j), choose
one and list the remaining badges to make your total of 21.
Note: All requirements must be completed before a candidate's 18th
birthday, however the Eagle Scout board of review can be held after the
candidate's 18th birthday. For more information, see Guide to
Advancement, publication No. 33088.
If you have a permanent physical or mental disability, 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.
The Alternate requirements are also listed in more detail under Eagle
Scout Rank - Alternate Requirements in the current Boy Scout
Requirements book. (No. 34765).

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The Eagle Scout Service
Project Workbook (#512-927)
and the Eagle Scout Application (#512-728) are
available from BSA in PDF format.
The forms can be filled in on-line and saved
locally.
These can be used by Scouts in lieu of the
printed forms.
Click here for the
application.
Click here
for the workbook.
VENTURERS and SEA SCOUTS
The requirements above are those for boys enrolled as members of Boy Scout Troops
(including Venture Patrols within Troops) or Varsity Scout Teams. The following
requirements apply to boys registered in the Venturing Program including Sea
Scouts.
Any male
Venturer who has achieved the First Class rank as a Boy Scout in a troop
or Varsity Scout in a team may continue advancement toward Star, Life and
Eagle Scout ranks up to his 18th birthday.
He must
meet the requirements as prescribed in the official Boy Scout Handbook and
the current Boy Scout Requirements book.
The
Venturer may fulfill leadership requirements by serving as president, vice
president, secretary, or treasurer of his crew, or as boatswain,
boatswain's mate, yeoman, purser, or storekeeper for his ship.
The
Scoutmaster conference will be conducted by the Advisor or Skipper.
A board of
review will be conducted by the crew or ship committee.
LONE SCOUTS
For requirement 4, a Lone Scout meets the requirement by showing proof of
leadership responsibility in his school, religious organization, club, or
elsewhere in his community