You must choose only one of the merit badges listed in categories i, j, and l. Any additional merit badge(s) earned in those categories may be counted as one of your seven optional merit badges used to make your total of 21.
| Name of Merit Badge: | Date Earned: | ||
| 1. | (Required) | _________________________ | _________________________ |
| 2. | (Required) | _________________________ | _________________________ |
| 3. | (Required) | _________________________ | _________________________ |
| 4. | (Required) | _________________________ | _________________________ |
| 5. | (Required) | _________________________ | _________________________ |
| 6. | (Required) | _________________________ | _________________________ |
| 7. | (Required) | _________________________ | _________________________ |
| 8. | _________________________ | _________________________ | |
| 9. | _________________________ | _________________________ | |
| 10. | _________________________ | _________________________ |
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.
For Venturers working on Scouts BSA Requirements, replace "troop" with "crew" and "Scoutmaster" with "Crew Advisor."
For Sea Scouts working on Scouts BSA Requirements, replace "troop" with "ship" and "Scoutmaster" with "Skipper."
11 Assistant patrol leader and bugler are not approved positions of responsibility for the Eagle Scout rank. Likewise, a Scoutmaster-approved leadership project shall not be used in lieu of serving in a position of responsibility.
12 APPEALS & EXTENSIONS
If a Scout believes all requirements for the Eagle Scout rank have been completed but a board of review is denied, the Scout may request a board of review under disputed circumstances in accordance with Guide to Advancement topic 8.0.3.2.
If the board of review does not approve the Scout's advancement, the decision may be appealed in accordance with Guide to Advancement topic 8.0.4.0.
A Scout who foresees that, due to no fault or choice of their own. it will not be possible to complete the Eagle Scout rank requirements before age 18 may apply for a limited time extension in accordance with Guide to Advancement topic 9.0.4.0. These are rarely granted and reserved only for work on Eagle.
Merit badges and badges of rank may be earned by a registered Scout or a qualified Venturer or Sea Scout. Scouts may earn these awards until their 18th birthday. Any Venturer or Sea Scout who has achieved the First Class rank as a Scout in a troop or as a Lone Scout may continue working up to their 18th birthday toward the Star, Life, and Eagle Scout ranks.
An Eagle Scout board of review may occur, without special approval, within 24 months after the 18th birthday. Consult the Guide to Advancement, topic 8.0.3.1, if a board of review is to be conducted more than 24 months after a candidate's 18th birthday.
If you have a permanent physical or mental disability, or a disability expected to last more than two years or beyond age 18, 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.
A Scout. Venturer, or Sea Scout with a disability may also qualify to work toward rank advancement after reaching 18 years of age if the guidelines outlined in section 10 of the Guide to Advancement are met.
The Alternative requirements are also listed in more detail under Eagle Scout Rank - Alternative Requirements in the current Scouts BSA Requirements book.
| Worksheet for use in working on these requirements: | Format | |
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Page updated on: January 17, 2024
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