Eagle Rank Requirements
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1.  Be active in your troop and patrol for at least 6 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:
 

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
j.
k.
l.
First Aid 
Citizenship in the Community 
Citizenship in the Nation 
Citizenship in the World 
Communications 
Personal Fitness 
Emergency Preparedness OR Lifesaving 
Environmental Science 
Personal Management 
Swimming OR Hiking OR Cycling 
Camping, and 
Family Life *

4.  While a Life Scout, serve actively for a period of 6 months in one or more of the following positions of responsibility: 
 

Boy Scout troop
Varsity Scout team
Venturing crew/Sea Scout ship
Patrol leader
assistant senior patrol leader
senior patrol leader
troop guide
OA troop representative
den chief
scribe
librarian
historian
quartermaster
bugler
junior assistant Scoutmaster
chaplain aide
instructor
Captain
cocaptain
program manager
squad leader
team secretary
OA team representative
librarian
historian
quartermaster
chaplain aide
historian

instructor
den chief
President
vice president
secretary
treasurer
quartermaster
historian
guide
den chief
boatswain
boatswain's mate
yeoman
purser
storekeeper

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. 18-927A, in meeting this requirement. 
6.  Take part in a Scoutmaster conference.

7.  Successfully complete an Eagle Scout board of review.

* You must choose only one merit badge listed in items (g) and (j). If you have earned more than one of the badges listed in items (g) and (j), choose one and list the remaining badges to make your total of 21.
Note: All requirements 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 Advancement Committee Policies and Procedures, publication No. 33088B. Also see the note below.

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. 

The Alternate requirements are also listed in more detail under Eagle Scout Rank - Alternate Requirements on page 16 of the y2k Boy Scout Requirements book. (No. 33215C).

 
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