Boy Scout Rank Requirements

[RANK] Eagle Scout

  1. Be active in your troop and patrol for at least six months as a Life Scout.
  2. Demonstrate Scout spirit by living the Scout Oath (Promise) and Scout Law in your everyday life.
  3. Earn a total of 21 merit badges (10 more than you already have), including the following:
    1. First Aid,
    2. Citizenship in the Community,
    3. Citizenship in the Nation,
    4. Citizenship in the World,
    5. Communications,
    6. Personal Fitness,
    7. Emergency Preparedness OR Lifesaving,
      bullet(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.)
    8. Environmental Science,
    9. Personal Management,
    10. Swimming OR Hiking OR Cycling,
      bullet(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.)
    11. Camping, and
    12. Family Life.
      Name of Merit Badge
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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:
    bullet Boy Scout troop
    bullet Patrol leader,
    bullet assistant senior patrol leader,
    bullet senior patrol leader,
    bullet troop guide,
    bullet Order of the Arrow troop representative,
    bullet den chief,
    bullet scribe,
    bullet librarian,
    bullet historian,
    bullet quartermaster,
    bullet junior assistant Scoutmaster,
    bullet chaplain aide, or
    bullet instructor.
  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. 18-927B, in meeting this requirement.
  6. Take part in a Scoutmaster conference.
  7. Successfully complete an Eagle Scout board of review.

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NOTE: 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 posted on this system.

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 Requirements posted on this system.

Source: Boy Scout Requirements, #33215E, revised 2002

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