Eagle Requirements

1. Be active in your troop for at least six months as a Life Scout.
2. As a Life Scout, demonstrate Scout spirit by living the Scout Oath and Scout Law. Tell how you have done your duty to God and how you have lived the Scout Oath and Scout Law in your everyday life, and how your understanding of the Scout Oath and Scout Law will guide your life in the future. List on your Eagle Scout Rank Application the names of individuals who know you personally and would be willing to provide a recommendation on your behalf, including parents/guardians, religious (if not affiliated with an organized religion, then the parent or guardian provides this reference), educational, employer (if employed), and two other references.
3. Earn a total of 21 merit badges, including these 13 merit badges (only 1 merit badge each from 7, 8 and 13 count as a “white ringer” or Eagle Required; if the other are earned the count towards the total of 21):
   1. 1. Camping
      2. Citizenship in the Community
      3. Citizenship in the Nation
      4. Citizenship in the World
      5. Communication
      6. Cooking
      7. Emergency Preparedness OR Lifesaving
      8. Environmental Science OR Sustainability
      9. Family Life
      10. First Aid
      11. Personal Fitness
      12. Personal Management
      13. Swimming OR Hiking OR Cycling
4. While a Life Scout, serve actively in your troop for 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, webmaster, or outdoor ethics guide.
   • Venturing crew. President, vice president, secretary, treasurer, den chief, historian, guide, quartermaster, chaplain aide, or outdoor ethics guide.
   • Sea Scout ship. Boatswain, boatswain’s mate, purser, yeoman, storekeeper, crew leader, media specialist, specialist, den chief, or chaplain aide.
   • Lone Scout. Leadership responsibility in your school, religious organization, club, or elsewhere in your community.
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 must benefit an organization other than Boy Scouting.) A project proposal must be approved by the organization benefiting from the effort, your unit leader and unit committee, and the council or district before you start. You must use the Eagle Scout Service Project Workbook, BSA publication No. 512-927, in meeting this requirement. (To learn more about the Eagle Scout service project, see the Guide to Advancement, topics 9.0.2.0 through 9.0.2.16.)
6. While a Life Scout, participate in a Scoutmaster conference.
7. Successfully complete your board of review for the Eagle rank. In preparation for your board of review, prepare and attach to your Eagle Scout Rank 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. (This requirement may be met after age 18, in accordance with Guide to Advancement topic 8.0.3.1.)

Eagle Scout Resources

National Eagle Scout Association (NESA) Eagle Scout Award History

BSA Eagle Scout Requirements

Simon Kenton Council Eagle Scout Resources

Eagle Scout Service Project Workbook (editable PDF)

Navigating the Eagle Scout Service Project: Information for Project Beneficiaries

Eagle Scout Application (Editable PDF)

Eagle Scout Letters of Recommendation Packet

Eagle Scout Letter of Reference Letter Template (editable .docx)