Eagle Scout Rank Requirements

REQUIREMENT 1. Be active in your troop, team, crew, or ship for a period of at least six months after you have achieved the rank of Life Scout.

REQUIREMENT 2. 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.

Name Address Telephone

Parents/guardians ___________________________________________________________________________________________

Religious _________________________________________________________________________________________________

Educational _______________________________________________________________________________________________

Employer (if any) ___________________________________________________________________________________________

Two other references _________________________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________________

REQUIREMENT 3. Earn a total of 21 merit badges (required badges are listed). List the month, day, and year the merit badge was earned.

* (You must choose only one of these two merit badges. If you have earned more than one of the badges listed, choose one and list the remaining badge to make your total of 21.)

** (You must choose only one of these three merit badges. If you have earned more than one of the badges listed, choose one and list the remaining badges to make your total of 21.)

Name of Merit Badge
13. ________________________________
14. ________________________________
15. ________________________________
16. ________________________________
17. ________________________________
18. ________________________________
19. ________________________________
20. ________________________________
21. ________________________________

REQUIREMENT 4. While a Life Scout, serve actively for a period of six months in one or more of the following positions of responsibility:

Boy 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
Varsity Scout Team
- Captain
- Co-captain
- Program Manager
- Squad Leader
- Team Secretary
- Order of the Arrow Troop Representative
- Librarian
- Historian
- Quartermaster
- Chaplain Aide
- Instructor
- Den Chief
Venturing crew/ship
- President
- Vice President
- Secretary
- Treasurer
- Boatswain
- Boatswain's Mate
- Yeoman
- Purser
- Storekeeper

REQUIREMENT 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 should benefit an organization other than Boy Scouting.) The project idea must be approved by the organization benefiting from the effort, your Scoutmaster and troop committee, and the council or district before you start. You must use the Eagle Scout Leadership Service Project Workbook, BSA publication No. 18-927D, in meeting this requirement.

REQUIREMENT 6. Attach to the 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. Take part in a Scoutmaster conference with your unit leader.

GENERAL:

Successfully complete an Eagle Scout board of review.
All requirements for Eagle Scout must be completed before a candidate's 18th birthday. The Eagle Scout board of review can be held after the candidate's 18th birthday. For more information, see the article National BSA Policies Related to Rank Advancement.
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 alternate merit badges for the rest. If you seek to become an Eagle under this procedure, you must submit a special application to your council service center. Your application must be approved by your council committee on advancement before you can work on alternative merit badges. See the article entitled Eagle Scout Rank Alternative Requirement.