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Purpose:This set of PowerPoint ™ slides are designed for a two-fold

purpose:

! to allow Eagle Scout candidates the opportunity to track theirpersonal progress toward the Eagle Scout rank; and

! to allow those training and coaching District and unitAdvancement chairs to explain completely what informationis required and where should the candidate obtain thatinformation.

When complete, the Eagle Scout candidate can copy this

information onto the official BSA Eagle Scout application fortransmittal, verification, and awarding of the highest award inthe Boy Scouting program to the candidate.



Purpose:These slides are divided according to the layout within the actual

Eagle Scout Application (BSA#58-728):

" Registration Data: Dates and Information needed to verify thatthe Scout is a member of a registered BSA unit (Troop, Team,Crew, Ship), has not reached age 18 by the date of the EagleScout Board of Review, and some “nice to know” data for theBSA’s Registration Service.

" Ideals: Names, addresses and phone numbers of individualswhom can attest to and certify the Scout’s adherence to theScout Oath or Promise and Laws.

" Merit Badges: A listing of the 21 merit badges, including the 12required merit badges (and their options) for Eagle by name,date earned, and unit number earned under.



Purpose:These slides are divided according to the layout within the actual

Eagle Scout Application (BSA#58-728):

" Unit-level leadership: A description of which position(s) theEagle Scout candidate participated in and the dates of theservice

" Eagle Scout Service Project data: when did the Eagle Scoutcomplete his service project to the community, agency orindividuals outside of the BSA and the local Council

" Life goals statement and ways he has advanced toward meetingyour life goals; and the other awards, achievements andrecognitions he has received from organizations outside ofScouting.



Registration Data:

" Full legal name and social security number:Many Scouts go by a “nickname” or other name than their birthname; for

instance, a Scout may go by “Skip” since birth but his legal name is Martin;when a potential employer attempts to verify Skip’s Eagle Scout status aslisted in Skip’s resume, the National Eagle Scout Service will not be able toimmediately verify that this is indeed the same “Martin” whom now callshimself “Skip.” This is why the application requests both full legal nameand social security number of the Eagle Scout candidate.

If a family or Scout chooses not to place the social security number in thefield indicated, either the Council Scout Executive or the Scout may explainthe absence as an attachment to this application.

___________________ _______________

print full legal name print social security number (SSN)



Registration Data:

" Address and Unit information:My MAILING ADDRESS IS:

_____________________________________________________

City _______________________, State_______ ZIP _________

The UNIT I am REGISTERED with is (circle): Troop Team Crew Ship

Local Number__________ City _______________________, State_______

The LOCAL NUMBER is the number the local Council assigns to the unit and isthe one used on the unit’s flag and other correspondence to and from theunit.

This information is important for the Eagle Scout Service to properly verify theregistration status of the unit as well as to imprint upon the Eagle ScoutAward certificate and card.



Registration Data:The Scout should complete ONLY those lines which apply to his particular

registration status. A Scout does NOT have to become a Varsity Scout norVenturer to meet the requirements for Eagle. Likewise, a Venturer does NOThave to be a registered Boy Scout at the time of application.

" I joined a Boy Scout Troop on: (month)_____ (day)____ (year)____

" I became a Varsity Scout on: (month)_____ (day)____ (year)____

" I became a Venturer on: (month)_____ (day)____ (year)____

(“Venturer” includes Sea Scouting as currently defined by the Venturing Division,Boy Scouts of America. If the Scout is a member of a Sea Scout Ship, heplaces the date of his membership in that Ship in the above line.)



Registration Data:! A boy registered in a Boy Scout Troop or Varsity Scout Team may earn Eagle by first

earning Tenderfoot, Second Class, First Class, Star, and Life Scout ranks in either theTroop or Team setting. In order for a Venturer to become an Eagle Scout, he must havepreviously earned the Tenderfoot, Second Class and First Class ranks as a Boy or VarsityScout. A boy registered in either a Troop or Varsity Scout Team AND in a Venturing unitmay earn the Star, Life and/or Eagle ranks in either unit. A boy registered solely in aVenturing unit may earn the Star, Life, and Eagle ranks only as a member of thatVenturing unit.

The Scout should either find and copy the date listed on his First Class and Star Awardrecognition (pocket) cards, verify the following through official records from his Boy ScoutTroop, Varsity Scout Team, Venturer Crew or Sea Scout Ship, or verify the followingthrough official records maintained at the local Council office in which he was a member of(the date of the Board of Review is the date which should be also on the card orwithin the database or advancement report):

" I became a First Class Scout on: (month)_____ (day)____ (year)____

" I became a Star Scout on: (month)_____ (day)____ (year)____



Registration Data:These next questions are solely to provide additional information to the members

of your Eagle Scout Board of Review, the BSA’s National Court of Honor, andthe BSA’s Registration and Statistical Service. If you are NOT SURE about theanswers to these questions, consult your parents or the official records of yourunit which may have this information:

! Were you a Cub Scout? ! YES ! NO

! Were you a WEBELOS (Cub) Scout? ! YES ! NO

! Did you earn the Arrow of Light Award? ! YES ! NO

(the Arrow of Light Award is Cub Scouting’s highest rank and is the only rank insignia from

Cub Scouting which can be worn by Boy/Varsity Scouts and Venturers. The Award lookslike the one illustrated at the left. The WEBELOS Award nor the Compass Points badge arethe “Arrow of Light”. The Order of the Arrow (OA) is likewise NOT the “Arrow of Light.”)

! Had you complete the fifth grade upon becoming a Boy Scout?

! YES ! NO



Registration Data:These final two questions are perhaps two of the most important questions asked on the

application. You must complete ALL requirements for the Eagle Scout Award lessparticipation in an Eagle Board of Review BEFORE your 18th birthday. Boy Scoutadvancement ends on the 18th birthdate of the Scout. The Board of Review can take placewithin three months of the Scout's 18th birthday with no explanation. After that, LocalCouncils have another three month “grace period” in which to conduct an Eagle ScoutBoard of Review for the Scout or Venturer, but a statement by an adult must be attachedto the application explaining the delay. A Board of Review more than six months after themember’s 18th birthday may be held under exceptional circumstances only withpermission from the National Boy Scout Program Division.

A Scout or Venturer must be active in his unit for at least six months after the awarding ofthe Life Scout rank; the six months begin with the successful completion of the Board ofReview for the Life Scout rank. Verification comes from the date listed on the Life Scoutrecognition (pocket) card, or from official records of the unit or the local Council.

! I was born ____ (month) ____ (day) _____ (year)

! I became a Life Scout _____ (month) _____ (day) _____ (year)



Go back and double-check all dates, insure thatyour full name is spelled the way you wishfor it to appear on official BSA certificates,and that your social security number isaccurate.

You are now ready to go to the next part of theapplication: the Ideals portion.



Ideals:

The Scout must provide the full names, addresses and phone

numbers of six individuals --

! his parents or guardians

! his religious leader, advisor or teacher

! his educational leader, advisor or teacher

! his employer (if working)

! and two (three if not working) other individuals

who knows the Scout personally and can attest to his adherenceto the Scouting ideals (the Scout Oath or Promise, the ScoutLaw and his daily execution of those principles over timeknown) and his personal character.



Ideals:

The Scout should not solicit recommendations or letters of reference

from these individuals; this is the responsibility of the unit, Districtor Council’s Advancement committee to obtain and secure theseletters and recommendations.

Letters from the Scoutmaster, Assistant Scoutmasters and other BSAleaders are normally NOT permitted; these should be individuals(neighbors, church members, friends) who know you as a individualand know of you and your strengths and weaknesses as a person.

You may choose to list individuals younger than 21 or list individualsresiding outside the community in which you reside. They must beable to be reached either by telephone, fax, electronic mail, or USPostal mail to provide the Board of Review with appropriatecharacter information on the Eagle Scout candidate.



Ideals:



! his parents or guardians

Name________________________________

Address ______________________________

Telephone ____________________________

Other (email, fax) ______________________



Ideals:



! his religious leader, advisor or teacher

Name________________________________

Address ______________________________

Telephone ____________________________

Other (email, fax) ______________________



Ideals:



! his educational leader, advisor or teacher

Name________________________________

Address ______________________________

Telephone ____________________________

Other (email, fax) ______________________



Ideals:



! his employer (if working; if not, the name of a personalreference)

Name________________________________

Address ______________________________

Telephone ____________________________

Other (email, fax) ______________________



Ideals:



! and two (three if not working) other individuals(Personal Reference:)

Name________________________________

Address ______________________________

Telephone ____________________________

Other (email, fax) ______________________



Ideals:



! and two (three if not working) other individuals(Personal Reference:)

Name________________________________

Address ______________________________

Telephone ____________________________

Other (email, fax) ______________________



Go back and double-check all names, addresses,phone numbers and other information. As acourtesy, please ask each reference you listed inadvance if they would be willing to respond to arequest for references from members of the Boardof Review. Remember that these individuals willbe called upon or sent a personal letter to talkabout YOU; therefore, make sure that you gettheir name right and that they are available andwilling to talk about your personal character.

You are now ready to go to the next part of theapplication: the Merit Badge portion.



Merit Badges:! 21 merit badges, including 12 from a listing of required merit

badges and their alternates, are required to qualify for theEagle Scout Badge. List each merit badge with the date thatthe badge was earned and the unit number in which thebadge was earned in or as a part of. The best way to verifythe badges earned is with the merit badge certificate (card)presented to the Scout; the second best way to verify is bymatching up the dates earned here with the unit or localCouncil copies of the BSA Advancement Report form.Alternative ways include checking against computerized ormanual recordkeeping systems and checkoffs in the Scouts’Boy Scout Handbook.




badges and their alternates, are required to qualify for theEagle Scout Badge. Merit badges earned at any time sincebecoming a Boy Scout, Varsity Scout or Venturer may be usedto meet this requirement. Safety and Sports are no longerrequired badges; but either or both may be used as oneor two of the nine elective merit badges to meet thisrequirement. One of the alternatives in two categories -either Emergency Preparedness or Lifesaving; and eitherCycling, Swimming or Hiking - may be used toward Eagle. Theothers, if earned, may be used as an elective merit badge ifdesired by the Scout. The SCOUT OR VENTURER, nobody else,determines which badges will be used to meet the electivemerit badge requirements for Eagle.




badges and their alternates, are required to qualify for theEagle Scout Badge. On the actual application, as on thefollowing page, place a line through the choices betweenEmergency Preparedness and Lifesaving; and betweenHiking, Cycling and Swimming to denote which badge youhave chosen in that category. If you choose to use any ofthose merit badges as an elective merit badge, you mustwrite in the name of that merit badge on the space provided.See example below:

! Emergency Preparedness or Lifesaving



Merit Badges: Required for Eagle Scout (line out ones not used):

! Camping Earned:_________ Unit:__________

! Citizenship in the Community Earned:_________ Unit:__________

! Citizenship in the Nation Earned:_________ Unit:__________

! Citizenship in the World Earned:_________ Unit:__________

! Communications Earned:_________ Unit:__________

! Emergency Preparedness or Lifesaving

Earned:_________ Unit:__________

! Environmental Science Earned:_________ Unit:__________

! First Aid Earned:_________ Unit:__________

! Cycling or Hiking or Swimming Earned:_________ Unit:__________

! Personal Management Earned:_________ Unit:__________

! Personal Fitness Earned:_________ Unit:__________

! Family Life Earned:_________ Unit:__________



Merit Badges: Eagle Scout Candidate’s choices:

! _____________Merit Badge Earned:_________ Unit:__________











Go back and double-check all names, dates, and unit numbers of each merit badgelisted. Also cross-check the dates against the certificate cards or othermethods of date checking. You must list all merit badges you used to advanceto Star and Life. Your Eagle application must show at least 4 merit badges fromthe 15 on the required list, (and at least 6 merit badges total), earned beforethe Star Board of Review date, and at least 7 merit badges from the 15 onthe required list (and at least 11 merit badges total) earned before the LifeBoard of Review date. All 11 merit badges used to earn Star and Life mustbe listed on the application.

The merit badge part of the application is VERY important, as the local Council andthe BSA’s Eagle Scout Service DOES perform some checking and verification ofthe dates and unit in which the merit badge was earned. Errors cause delaysin the application process and in some cases, forces the application back to thelocal Council for clarification.

You are now ready to go to the next part of the application: the Unit - levelLeadership portion.



Unit-level Leadership:A description of which position(s) the Eagle Scout candidate

participated in and the dates of the service:

! While a Life Scout, serve actively for at least six months in one or more of thefollowing leadership positions; you cannot substitute a mentor-assignedleadership project for this requirement:

Boy Scout Troop:Patrol Leader, Assistant Senior Patrol Leader, Senior Patrol Leader, Troop Guide,

Den Chief, Scribe, Librarian, Quartermaster, Junior Assistant Scoutmaster,Chaplain Aide, Instructor, Historian, Venture Patrol Leader, Order of the ArrowTroop Representative

Varsity Scout Team:Captain, Co-Captain, Program Manager, Secretary, Librarian, Quartermaster,

Chaplain Aide, Instructor, Den Chief, Order of the Arrow Team Representative

Venturing Crew/Sea Scout Ship:President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Boatswain, Boatswain’s Mate,

Yeoman, Purser, Storekeeper



Unit-level Leadership:A description of which position(s) the Eagle Scout candidate participated

in and the dates of the service:

! While a Life Scout, serve actively for at least six months in one or more of thefollowing leadership positions; you cannot substitute a mentor-assigned leadershipproject for this requirement; The dates listed for each leadership position must starton or after the date of your Life Scout Board of Review (even if you served in thatposition while a Star Scout):

The application only provides space for TWO leadership positions; you may addadditional leadership experiences as an attachment to the application.

I became a Life Scout on (Month)________ (Day)_________ (Year) _______

I served as (name of leadership position) ______________________________

from (Month)_______ (Day)________ (Year)_______

to (Month)_______ (Day)________ (Year)_______

I also served as (name of leadership position) ___________________________

from (Month)_______ (Day)________ (Year)_______

to (Month)_______ (Day)________ (Year)_______



Go back and double-check all positions and dates for eachleadership position and be prepared to discuss thosepositions, what you enjoyed and did not enjoy during yourEagle Board of Review. The dates of service must total atleast 6 months, and must start on or after the date of theLife Board of Review. The date used for the Life Scoutadvancement MUST match the previous date listed (seeslide 9). Additionally, many Scouts and Ventures get theirapplication rejected because their leadership experiencewas less than six months in length. Errors cause delays inthe application process and in some cases, forces theapplication back to the local Council for clarification.

You are now ready to go to the next part of the application:the Service Project portion.



Eagle Scout Service Project data:DO NOT WRITE information dealing with your Eagle Scout

Leadership Service Project on this application! Thatinformation MUST be contained within the EagleScout Leadership Service Project Workbook (BSA#18-927) to meet this requirement.

! On (month) _____ (day)_____ (year)______, I completedmy Eagle service project. My completed Eagle ScoutLeadership Service Project is ready to be attached to thisworksheet and later to the actual Eagle Scout application.

“How has taking leadership, planning, directing, controlling and completing thisservice project, benefited the community, chartered partner organization, orindividual being served -- and how have you learned from your work inleading this project?”



Go back and double-check the date of your Eagle ScoutService Project against the date on the final page of yourService Project Workbook. The Service Project Workbookis reviewed by the Eagle Scout Board of Review but doesNOT get reviewed by the National Court of Honor.Therefore, if the dates of the Service Project completionare different between the Eagle Scout application and theService Project Workbook, you can count on a question ortwo why those dates are not the same!

You are now ready to go to the final part of the application:the Life Goals/Scoutmaster’s Conference portion.



Life Goals:You must reflect upon what you wish to do with your life, and how Scouting has

helped you toward that goal (or not). This statement will be read by themembers of your Eagle Board of Review as well as by the members of the BSA’sNational Court of Honor in reviewing your application for the Eagle Scout Badge.Try to be brief as possible, but if you run out of space, use a separate sheet ofpaper and explain your life’s intentions. Also list on that separate sheet of paperany community, club or athletic awards or honors -- and don’t forget thoseadditional leadership opportunities you have participated in such as Chapter orLodge Order of the Arrow Chief, camporee youth staff, and summer camp staffmember.

! My primary adult mentor (my Scoutmaster, Coach,Advisor, or Skipper) held a Conference with me on

(Month)_____ (Day)_____ (Year)______ in advance ofmy appearance before my Eagle Board of Review.



You’re NOT DONE!:Don’t forget when completing the application:

! When complete, the Eagle Scout candidate can copy hisinformation neatly onto the official BSA Eagle Scout application

! Do not forget to SIGN AND DATE YOUR Eagle Scout application!

! Insure that your adult mentor (Scoutmaster, Coach, Advisor orSkipper) and the chair of your Unit’s Committee signs and datesthe application

! Insure that someone makes TWO photocopies of the completedapplication (and if you like, two photocopies of these worksheetswith the actual dates and information. The ones you shouldphotocopy have an flying Eagle logo in the upper right-handcorner).



Now You’re DONE!:The Eagle Scout badge is the highest youth award granted by the

BSA to Boy Scouts and Varsity Scouts; and is the only Boy ScoutDivision advancement in which male Venturers and Sea Scoutsmay earn (of course, Ventures and Sea Scouts of both sexes mayearn the Silver, Ranger and Quartermaster ranks and ranksleading to those advancements). It is the most respected awardin this nation and those Scouts whom have earned it have met aset of demanding requirements which over the years has notbeen “watered down”. The number of Scouts earning Eagle arefew -- a few more today than before -- but still a very small poolof potential leaders and problem solvers as we move toward thenew century.

Get busy, find those dates and data, fill in these worksheets andcomplete the application -- America NEEDS LEADERS LIKE YOU!



Now You’re DONE!:Design and materials based upon the BSA Eagle Scout Application (BSA #58-728,

1999 edition)

US Scouting Service Project team:

Dave Tracewell, President

Mike Bowman, Vice President

Paul Wolf, Advancement Webmaster

Mike Walton, Worksheet Designer

Copyright ©1999 U.S. Scouting Service Project, Inc. (http://www.usscouts.org)

Identifiable BSA indicia, insignia and illustrations © Boy Scouts of America.

Thanks to Meritbadge.com for sharing their color merit badge scans and for the “Question mark”merit badge used in this material.



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Eagle Scout Application Worksheets - Entrance · Eagle Scout Application ... Star, and Life Scout ranks in either the ... (the Scout Oath or Promise, the Scout Law and his daily execution