EAGLE SCOUT RESOURCES
Your path from Life Scout to Eagle.
Plan your service project, complete the application and follow the New Birth of Freedom Council review process.
Use the current official forms linked below. Requirements must be completed before age 18 unless an approved exception applies; the board of review may occur later.
The Eagle Scout process moves from confirming eligibility and planning the service project through leading the work, completing the application and participating in the board of review.
THE PATH TO EAGLE
Six steps to Eagle Scout
The Scout leads the work. Adults provide coaching, review and required approvals.
1
Confirm requirements
Review advancement records, remaining merit badges, leadership, Scout spirit, the unit leader conference and the age-18 deadline.
2
Plan and approve the project
Use the current project workbook. Secure every required proposal approval before beginning project work.
3
Lead and complete the project
Lead others, record hours and changes, manage approved fundraising and obtain the beneficiary’s completion approval.
4
Complete the application
Use the official rank application, verify dates and requirements, list the required references and obtain unit signatures.
5
Submit materials to Council
Submit the application, project workbook, statement of ambitions and life purpose, and the required honors and leadership list.
6
Prepare for the board of review
Council verifies the record before the district schedules the board. The Scout should not schedule a court of honor until credentials return.
FORMS AND GUIDANCE
Start with the current forms.
BEFORE YOU BEGIN YOUR EAGLE PROJECT
Find your district reviewer.
Contact the reviewer serving your unit before beginning project work.
Battlefield District
Conococheague District
Melinda Gutshall — Perry County unitsDana Harriger — western Cumberland and Franklin County units
Heritage Trails District
Steve Coates — Central York, City of York, Dover, Eastern York, Northeastern York and West YorkDoran Frock — Dallastown, Red Lion, York Suburban, South Eastern and Southern York
Keystone Capital District
Pioneer District
Reviewer assignments vary by unit; use the current district contact directory.
SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
Requests that require additional review
Alternative merit badges
For Scouts with a qualifying permanent disability. Approval is required before beginning alternative badges.
Extension of time
Available only to eligible Life Scouts when circumstances meet the current Guide to Advancement tests.
Belated application
For documented cases in which Eagle requirements were completed in youth but the rank was not awarded.
AFTER YOUR BOARD OF REVIEW
Recognition and court of honor resources
Recognition dinner biography and photo
Submit the requested biography and an appropriate field-uniform photo for the annual Eagle Scout Recognition Dinner materials.
Plan the court of honor
Find ceremony ideas, recognition contacts and presentation resources to help families and units plan a meaningful Eagle Scout court of honor.
Ask before a deadline becomes a problem.
For project approval or board scheduling, contact the appropriate district advancement reviewer. For Council-level questions, contact Cory Kercher at cory.kercher@scouting.org.
