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BSA TROOP 848
THE TRAIL TO EAGLE
HINTS TO GET YOU THERE
OVERVIEW
DISCUSS THE REQUIREMENTS FOR EAGLE
THE EAGLE SCOUT PROJECT
THE APPLICATION
SOUTMASTER CONFERENCE
EAGLE BOARD OF REVIEW
EAGLE COURT OF HONOR
THE REQUIREMENTS FOR EAGLE
21 MERIT BADGES
6 MONTHS IN LEADERSHIP POSITION AS A LIFE
SCOUT
6 MONTHS ACTIVE IN SCOUTING
APPROVED EAGLE SERVICE PROJECT
SCOUTMASTER CONFERENCE
LIFE PURPOSE STATEMENT
LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION
Visit www.scouting.org
MERIT BADGES
13 REQUIRED
Camping; Citizenship-Community, -Nation, -World;
Communications; Cooking; Emergency Preparedness or
Lifesaving; Environmental Science or Sustainability; Family Life;
First Aid; Personal Fitness; Personal Management; Swimming or
Hiking or Cycling;
FAMILY LIFE-90 DAYS
PERSONAL FITNESS- 90 DAYS
PERSONAL MANAGEMENT- 90 DAYS
CAMPING REQUIRES 20 DAYS/NIGHTS CAMPING
(including 1 long-term camp)
8 OPTIONAL
ACTIVE IN TROOP
6
MONTHS RUNS FROM
DATE OF LIFE BOARD OF
REVIEW
LEADERSHIP POSITION
6
MONTHS LEADERSHIP FROM
DATE OF LIFE BOARD OF REVIEW
Patrol leader, assistant senior patrol leader, senior patrol leader,
Venture patrol leader, troop guide, Order of the Arrow troop
representative, den chief, scribe, librarian, historian,
quartermaster, junior assistant Scoutmaster, chaplain aide,
instructor, webmaster, or Leave No Trace trainer.CONSULT
YOUR SCOUTBOOK-Leadership Corps is NOT a position
SATISFACTORY
PERFORMANCE
DETERMINED BY SCOUTMASTER
THE EAGLE PROJECT
MUST PLAN AND CONDUCT PROJECT THAT
BENEFITS THE COMMUNITY
CHURCH
SCHOOL
WOMEN’S SHELTER
GOOGLE “EAGLE SCOUT PROJECT IDEAS”
PURPOSE IS TO LEARN HOW TO LEAD AND
MANAGE OTHERS
DO NOT DO ALL THE WORK YOURSELF
THE EAGLE PROJECT
OBTAIN
PROJECT BOOK
http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/boyscouts/advance
mentandawards/eagleworkbookprocedures.aspx
EAGLE SCOUT PROJECT BOOK
EAGLE PROJECT
DEVELOP A PRELIMINARY PLAN
WHAT IS THE PROJECT
SHOULD ENTAIL 100 HOURS OF SERVICE BUT THERE IS NO
REAL RULE
INCLUDE YOUR TIME PLANNING THE PROJECT
WORK DONE BY MANY
EXAMPLES
LANDSCAPING
FACILITIES IMPROVEMENT-WALKING TRAILS; BENCHES; PERGOLA
SHELVING FOR FOOD BANK AND OTHER FACILITIES
EAGLE PROJECT
APPROVAL PROCESS
DRAFT PRELIMINARY PLAN
REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY:
OFFICIAL OF GROUP WHERE SERVICE TO BE PERFORMED
SCOUTMASTER
TROOP COMMITTEE CHAIR OR OTHER DESIGNATED
COMMITTEE MEMBER
DISTRICT ADVANCEMENT CHAIR
EAGLE PROJECT
DEVELOP DETAILED PLAN
WHAT MATERIALS ARE NEEDED
HOW GET THE MATERIALS
HOW MANY PEOPLE
HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE
DONATIONS
FORMAL FUND RAISING-MUST BE APPROVED BY SHAC ON A
SPECIFIC FORM WITHIN THE PROJECT BOOK
ALTERNATE DATES IN THE EVENT OF WEATHER PROBLEMS
SAFETY ISSUES ARE TO BE CONSIDERED
EAGLE PROJECT
KEEP GOOD RECORDS
TIME YOU SPENT
TIME SPENT BY OTHERS
SCOUTS NEED COMMUNITY SERVICE
EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED
PHOTOS (BEFORE AND AFTER)
THE APPLICATION
USE PROPER FORM
NAME
DATES
MEMBERSHIP
RANK BOARDS OF REVIEW
LEADERSHIP (LEADERSHIP CORPS IS NOT A LEADERSHIP “POSITION”)
MERIT BADGES
TROOPMASTER REPORT FROM ME, OTHER
ADVANCEMENT CHAIR OR LEADER
THE APPLICATION
http://www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/512-
728_wb_fillable.pdf
Application512-728_wb_fillable.pdf
THE APPLICATION
THE APPLICATION
LIFE STATEMENT
STATEMENT OF SCOUT’S LIFE PURPOSE
SUMMARY OF LEADERSHIP POSITIONS BOTH IN SCOUTS
AND ELSEWHERE
FUTURE PLANS-COLLEGE
PLANS BEYOND COLLEGE?
MEANING OF SCOUTING TO YOU
IMPACT OF SCOUTING ON YOUR LIFE
SCOUTMASTER’S CONFERENCE
MUST BE DONE BEFORE 18TH BIRTHDAY
USUALLY DONE BY SCOUTMASTER OR STEVE
BRING APPLICATION, LIFE STATEMENT, PROJECT
BOOK, SCOUT BOOK
COMMITTEE CHAIR SIGNOFF
DONE AFTER
SCOUTMASTER’S
CONFERENCE
BRING SAME PAPERS AS YOU
BROUGHT TO THE SCOUTMASTER’S
CONFERENCE
LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION
WHO
PARENTS
RELIGIOUS
TEACHER
EMPLOYER
CAN BE FROM PARENTS
NOT NECESSARY IF NOT WORKING OUTSIDE HOME
2 OTHER ADULTS
LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION
NAMES , RESIDENCE AND EMAIL ADDRESSES TO
ADVANCEMENT CHAIR
REQUEST LETTERS VIA EMAIL OR REGULAR MAIL
RECEIVED VIA DIRECT EMAIL OR SEALED ENVELOPE
BECOMES PART OF APPLICATION AFTER SUBMITTAL TO
MR. SNELL
NEVER SEEN BY SCOUT
LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION
PLEASE PROVIDE AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE; EVEN
BEFORE YOU ARE READY TO SUBMIT YOUR
APPLICATION IS OK
TELL THE RECOMMENDERS THAT THEY WILL GET AN
EMAIL REQUEST
ONLY LIST PEOPLE WHO YOU RESPECT AND ARE LIKELY
TO GIVE A GOOD RECOMMENDATION
IF A RECOMMENDER IS NOT PROFICIENT WITH EMAIL
THEN I WILL PROVIDE A WRITTEN LETTER
COUNCIL REVIEW
ONCE ALL LETTERS ARE RECEIVED AND
APPLICATION IS COMPLETE – REVIEWED &
CERTIFIED BY COUNCIL
PROJECT RECORD ENTERED INTO BSA’S SERVICE HOUR WEB SITE
AND PRINTED CERTIFICATE ADDED TO APPLICATION
ADVANCEMENT ENTERED INTO INTERNET ADVANCEMENT WEB
SITE & TROOPMASTER IF NEEDED
ALL DATES CHECKED
LETTERS, EAGLE PROJECT BOOK AND LIFE STATEMENT
ARE REVIEWED
ONLY THE EAGLE PROJECT BOOK WILL BE RETURNED
TO YOU AT THE BOR COMPLETION
EAGLE SCOUT BOARD OF REVIEW
CONDUCTED
SEPARATELY FROM ALL
OTHER BOARDS OF REVIEW
ONLY ONE SCOUT PER BOARD
LASTS 1-2 HOURS
EAGLE SCOUT BOARD OF REVIEW
EAGLE BOR MEMBERSHIP
AT LEAST ONE MEMBER OF TROOP COMMITTEE
DISTRICT ADVANCEMENT CHAIR
1-3 OTHER ADULTS/COMMITTEE MEMBERS
NOT THE SCOUT’S PARENTS OR T848 SCOUTMASTERS;
SCOUTMASTERS FROM OTHER TROOPS ARE ALLOWED
MAY INVITE OTHERS TO SERVE
EAGLE SCOUT BOARD OF REVIEW
HINTS
WEAR FULL UNIFORM-MANDATORY
REVIEW
MERIT BADGE SASH
NO UNAUTHORIZED PATCHES
SCOUT OATH, LAW, MOTTO, SLOGAN
OUTDOOR CODE
BE YOURSELF
WHEN YOU ARE DONE YOU WILL HAVE EARNED YOUR
EAGLE BUT ONE FINAL PROCESSING STEP TO GO
REVIEW BY NATIONAL
COMPLETED APPLICATION
RETURNED TO COUNCIL
SENT TO NATIONAL FOR REVIEW
AND PROCESSING
CERTIFICATE RETURNED WITHIN
ABOUT 2 WEEKS
DATE OF RANK IS DATE OF BOARD
EAGLE COURT OF HONOR
PLANNING-DONE BY SCOUT AND PARENTS
TROOP WILL PROVIDE
EAGLE PRESENTATION KIT (UPGRADE TO STERLING SILVER FOR
$64+ TO SCOUT SHOP-MAY USE SCOUT ACCOUNT)
EAGLE BADGE, EAGLE MEDAL, PARENT AND MENTOR PINS
SLIDE AND NECKERCHIEF
US FLAG FLOW OVER CAPITOL BUILDING IN WASHINGTON,
DC
EAGLE COURT OF HONOR
PLANNING
You are in charge. Some tips: Set up the place, date & time. Find
the script you like. Determine how many speakers you need
and ask whomever you wish to participate. Determine what
level of refreshments you want to provide.
It's a lot like any other party at that point.
You can send out an invitation to the troop via Troop
848 email and buy Eagle mail-out invitations at the Scout Shop
to send to relatives, friends etc.
Let me know if you have any questions.
Mr. Snell has a loaner Eagle Scout Ceremony book.
EAGLE COURT OF HONOR
Search using “Eagle Court of Honor planning” or
similar for useful websites for planning COH
EAGLE COURT OF HONOR
My phones and email:
[email protected]
281-286-8711 (home)
713-412-4710 (cell)
CONCLUSION
EAGLE
SCOUT IS AN IMPORTANT
ACCOMPLISHMENT
SOMETHING YOU MUST EARN (NOT
JUST AN AWARD)
TROOP LEADERSHIP WILL HELP YOU
18TH BIRTHDAY IS THE KEY DATE:
PARTICIPATION; LEADERSHIP; MERIT BADGES; PROJECT;
EAGLE SM CONFERENCE