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rank requirements -
alternate requirements
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Palms -
Selecting Leadership service projects
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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.
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, including parents/guardians, religious, educational, and
employer references,
3. Earn a total of 21 merit badges (10 more than you already have),
including those list on the
"Required for Eagle"
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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, or
instructor.
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- Varsity scout team. Captain, co-captain, program manager, squad
leader, team secretary, Order of the Arrow team representative,
librarian, quartermaster, chaplain aide, instructor, or den chief.
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- Venturing crew/ship. President, vice president, secretary,
treasurer, quartermaster, historian, guide, boatswain, boatswain's
mate, yeoman, purser, or storekeeper.
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| 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 plan 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, 18-927E, in meeting this requirement. |
| 6. Take part in a Scoutmaster conference. |
| 7. Successfully complete an Eagle Scout board of review. |
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AGE REQUIREMENT ELIGIBILITY. Merit badges, badges of
rank, and Eagle Palms may be earned by a registered Boy Scout, Varsity
Scout. or Venturer.
He may earn these awards until his 18th birthday. Any Venturer
who achieved the First Class rank as a Boy scout in a troop or Varsity
Scout in a
team may continue working for the Star. Life. and Eagle Scout ranks and
Eagle Palms while registered as a Venturer tip to his 18th birthday.
Scouts and Venturers who have completed all requirements prior to their
18th birthday may be reviewed within three months after that date with
no explanation. Boards of review conducted between three and six
months after the candidate's 18th birthday must be pre-approved by the
local council. A statement by an adult explaining the reason for the
delay must be attached to the Eagle Scout Rank Application when it is
submitted to the Eagle Scout Service. The Boy Scout Division al the
national office must be contacted for procedures to follow if a board of
review is to be conducted more than six months after a candidate's 18th
birthday. 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. A Scout or
Venturer with a disability may work toward rank advancement after he is
18 years of age. See advancement committee Policies and procedures for
details. |
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Alternate Requirements |
1. The Eagle Scout rank may be achieved by a Boy Scout,
Varsity Scout, or qualified * Venturer who has a physical or mental
disability by qualifying for alternate merit badges. This does not apply
to individual requirements for merit badges. Merit badges are awarded
only when all requirements are met as stated.
2. The physical or mental disability must be of a permanent rather than
a temporary nature.
3. A clear and concise medical statement concerning the Scout's
disabilities must be made by a physician licensed to practice medicine,
or an evaluation statement must be certified by an educational
administrator.
4. The candidate must earn as many of the required merit badges as his
ability permits before applying for an alternate Eagle Scout rank merit
badge.
5. The Application for Alternate Eagle Scout Award Merit Badges must be
completed prior to qualifying for alternate merit badges.
6. The alternate merit badges chosen must be of such a nature that they
are as demanding of effort as the required merit badges.
7. When alternates chosen involve physical activity, they must be
approved by the physician.
8. The unit leader and the board of review must explain that to attain
the Eagle Scout rank a candidate is expected to do his best in
developing himself to the limit of his resources.
9. The application must be approved by the council committee responsible
for advancement, utilizing the expertise of professional persons
involved in Scouting for the disabled.
10. The candidate's application for Eagle must be made on the Eagle
Scout Rank Application, with the Application for Alternate Eagle Scout
Award Merit Badges attached.
*In order for a Venturer to be an Eagle candidate, he must have achieved
the First Class rank as a Boy Scout or Varsity Scout. |
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Eagle Palms |
After becoming an Eagle Scout, you may earn Palms by
completing the following requirements:
1. Be active in your troop and patrol for at least three months after
becoming an Eagle Scout or after award of last Palm.*
2. Demonstrate Scout spirit by living the Scout Oath (Promise) and Scout
Law in your everyday life.
3. Make a satisfactory effort to develop and demonstrate leadership
ability.
4. Earn five additional merit badges beyond those required for Eagle or
last Palm. †
5. Take part in a Scoutmaster conference.
6. Complete a board of review. |
You may wear only the proper
combination of Palms for the number of merit badges you earned beyond
the rank of Eagle.
The Bronze Palm represents five merit badges, the Gold Palm 10, and the
Silver Palm 15. |
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*Eagle Palms must be
earned in sequence, and the three month tenure requirement must be
observed for each Palm.
†Merit badges earned any time since becoming a Boy Scout may be used to
meet this requirement. |
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Selecting Leadership service
projects |
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Leadership service projects shall be meaningful service
not normally expected of a Scout as a part of his school, religious, or
community activities.
STAR AND LIFE RANKS
For Star and Life ranks, a Scout must perform six hours of service to
others. This may be done as an individual project or as a member of a
patrol or troop project. Star and Life service projects may be approved
for Scouts assisting on Eagle service projects. The Scoutmaster approves
the project before it is started.
EAGLE RANK
While a Life Scout, a Scout must plan, develop, and give leadership to
others in a service project to any religious institution, school, or
community.
As a demonstration of leadership, the Scout must plan
the work, organize the personnel needed, and direct the project to its
completion.
The Eagle service project is an individual matter; therefore, two Eagle
candidates may not receive credit for the same project.
Eagle Scout leadership service projects involving council property or
other BSA activities are not acceptable for an Eagle service project.
The service project also may not be performed for a business, be
of a commercial nature, or be a fund-raiser.
Routine labor, or a job or service normally rendered, should not be
considered. An Eagle service project should be of significant magnitude
to be special and should represent the candidate's best possible effort.
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The Scout must submit his proposed project plan and
secure the prior approval of his unit leader, unit committee, and
district or council advancement committee, and the organization
benefiting from the effort, to make sure that it meets the stated
standards for Eagle Scout leadership service projects before the project
is started. This pre-approval of the project does not mean that the
board of review will accept the way the project was carried out.
Upon completion of the project, a detailed report must
be submitted with the Scout's Eagle application to include the
following information:
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- How did it benefit others?
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- Who from the group benefiting from the project gave
guidance?
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- Who helped carry out the project?
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- What materials were used and how were they acquired?
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Although the project plan must be approved before work is
begun, the board of review must determine if the project was
successfully
carried out. Questions that must be answered are: |
- Did the candidate demonstrate leadership of others?
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- Did he indeed direct the project rather than do all of
the work himself?
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- Was the project of real value to the religious
institution, school, or community group?
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- Who from the group benefiting from the project may be
contacted to verify the value of the project?
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- Did the project follow the plan, or were modifications
needed to bring it to its completion?
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| All the work on the project must be done while the candidate
is a Life Scout and before the candidate's 18th birthday. |
| The variety of projects performed throughout the nation by
Scouts earning their Eagle Scout Award is staggering. Only those
living in an area can determine the greatest value and need for
that area. Determine, therefore, whether the project is big
enough, appropriate, and worth doing. For ideas and
opportunities, the Scout can consult people such as school
administrators, religious leaders, local government department
directors, or a United Way agency's personnel. |
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This page was last updated
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