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Eagle Scouts


Table of Contents

  • Eagle Rank
  • Eagle Leadership Service Project
  • Service Project Ideas
  • Project Checklist Paper
  • Submission
  • Eagle Board of Review
  • Palms

Prepared by: Matt Wood

Eagle Rank

To earn this rank you must complete the following:

  • Four additional required and six additional elective merit badges
  • You must plan, develop, and provide leadership for a service project in your community that benefits the non-profit organization chosen to be the beneficiary.
  • You must serve actively in a leadership position and be active in their troop/patrol for at least 6 months.
  • You must demonstrate you live by the Scout Spirit.
  • Complete an “EAGLE APPLICATION” form.
  • Participate in a Scoutmaster’s conference.

Eagle Service Project

  • Your Project must perform meaningful service to a school, religious institution or to the community.
  • You need to make all of the plans and arrangements yourself.
  • You need to recruit volunteers to work on your project and show leadership and responsibility.
  • There is no requirement on number of hours to do your project.
  • You must create a document that covers the following sections of the Eagle Scout Leadership Service

Project Work Book:

Project Description

  • What Group will benefit from the project
  • How the project benefits the Group

Project Details

  • The Project must be approved by your Scoutmaster and Troop Committee and then approved by the District Advancement Committee Chair or the District Eagle Committee Chairman before starting.
  • Once the project is finished, you need to complete the remaining pages in the packet and get a final signature from your Scoutmaster.

What Not to Do:

  • Begin a project before you have your Life rank.
  • Do not work on our project before getting all approvals and/or signatures in the workbook.
  • Share a project with another scout.
  • Propose a project for a profit-making organization.
  • Propose a project on any Boy Scout property.
  • Choose a project that is a routine function or routine labor in the community.

What to do:

  • Consult your leaders while selecting a project.
  • Choose a project you will be proud of for the rest of your life.
  • Do a project that really stretches your abilities.
  • Document your project from day one and log all of your hours.

Service Project Ideas

Projects used by other scouts:

  • Made voting booths
  • Community Bicycle Registration
  • Build a Playground
  • Pond clean-up
  • Build shelters for the Wildlife Preserve
  • Build/repaired picnic tables and benches for community park
  • Hearing aid, eyeglass or clothing drive for local shelter
  • Cemetery Directory
  • Repainted bleachers
  • Recycling drive
  • Toy drive for the local shelter
  • Book drive for the library
  • Plant trees in a park or along a bike path
  • Paint mile markers on a bike path
  • Area trail maintenance or repair
  • Prayer Garden
  • Build bat or owl houses
  • Cleaned and repainted portables for school

Project Checklist

  • Is the Project description and plan complete?
  • Do I have signatures from the following people: benefiting organization, scoutmaster, troop committee and district level?
  • Is there a record of all persons who worked on the project and how much time they worked and when?
  • Are the tour permits included?
  • Is there a record of donated or purchased materials or budget?
  • Was there any fundraising done to purchases materials, are the fundraising records complete, and are all moneys accounted for?
  • Were there any changes from the original project, if so are they recorded?
  • Are there before and after photos?
  • Are there any pertinent records, receipts, or flyer relating to the project enclosed?

Paperwork Submission

You need to include in a binder the following paperwork:

  • The “Eagle Application” – The application needs to be approved by the Scoutmaster and Troop Committee Chairman; all dates filled in; all references completed with the exception of work and religious if applicant is not currently working or has recently moved into the area and a new center of belief has not been established.
  • A written statement about your life goals and leadership history. (req. #6)All blue cards and rank advancement cards.
  • Two recommendation letters (Nice to have but not required).
  • Papers relating to your project.
  • Pictures
  • The binder is then turned into the District Eagle Committee Chairman for submission to Council for approval.

The following reasons can or could cause your paperwork to be rejected:

  • You must have four months between the ranks of 1st Class and Star.
  • You must have six months between the ranks of Star and Life.
  • You must have 12 from the list of required merit badges for the rank of Eagle.
  • You must have at least nine merit badges of your choice in addition to the 12 required merit badges.
  • You must have service in a leadership position for at leased six months as a Life Scout. The position must be correct for the unit you are registered in at the time of service.
  • You must complete all of the Eagle requirements and have your Scoutmaster conference completed by the day prior to your 18th birthday.

Eagle Board of Review Process

  • Once Council has approved the application and paperwork, it is returned to the District Eagle Committee Chairman.
  • The Chairman will then schedule an “Eagle Board of Review” for the Scout.
  • You need to present yourself to the Board in full Scout uniform.
  • You should be able to recite and discuss the Scout Oath, Law, Slogan and Motto.
  • You should be able to answer any questions, in detail, about your Eagle service project or Scouting history.
  • Before your Board of Review is scheduled your troop committee may schedule a practice session.
  • Your scoutmaster, assistant scout master or any troop committee member cannot be on your board of review, but we would like to have the scoutmaster or your parents introduce you to the board.

Eagle Palms

Palms can be earned after you have been granted the rank of Eagle.

The requirements are:

  • Earn five additional merit badges.
  • Develop or show leadership.
  • Be active in their troop/patrol for three months.
  • Demonstrate Scout Spirit.

The requirements are the same for each additional palm

  • Bronze for 5 additional merit badges.
  • Gold for 10 additional merit badges.
  • Silver for 15 additional merit badges.
  • 2nd Bronze for 20 additional merit badges, etc.