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Life to Eagle
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Thank you to Larry Morris and Jeff Koski of GCC for
contributing to this presentation
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This presentation was originated by:
Central Florida Council, BSA
Our thanks to Jerry Neff, Joseph Larkin and their
cohorts
March 2015 Update
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Objectives
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Know the Life to Eagle Process
Know how to start /complete Eagle Project
Workbook
Know how to fill out and process an Eagle
Application
Know how an Eagle Board of Review functions
Know how paperwork is processed after Eagle
Board of Review.
Know that you’re not an Eagle Scout until
National approves the Eagle Application
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Available References
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Grand Canyon Council Electronic Eagle Packet 2015 – Which is
the preferred method for completing the Trail to Eagle process in
our council (always use the latest version available at
grandcanyonbsa.org/advancement)
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Boy Scout Handbook, Latest Edition
Guide to Advancement, #33088
Boy Scout Requirements 2014, (33215)
Eagle Scout Application, (58-728) 2014 printing
Eagle Scout Service Project Workbook, (512-927)
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2015 Advancement Requirements
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Earn the following Merit Badges
 Camping
 Citizenship in the Community, Nation & World
 Communications
 Cooking
 Environmental Science or Sustainability
 Family Life
 First Aid
 Personal Management
 Emergency Preparedness OR Lifesaving
 Cycling OR Hiking OR Swimming
 Personal Fitness
 Plus (8) optional merit badges
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Perform The Following:
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Serve actively for a period of (6) months in a position
of responsibility while a Life Scout
Can be several positions added together to equal (6)
months, but they may not overlap - only one at a time.
Responsibility positions start after Life Board of
Review Date.
Boy Scout Troop:
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Serve in one or more of the following positions:
 Patrol Leader, Venture Patrol leader, Assistant
Senior Patrol Leader, Senior Patrol Leader, Troop
Guide, Order of the Arrow Troop Representative,
Den Chief, Scribe, Librarian, Jr. Asst..
Scoutmaster, Chaplain Aide, Instructor, Historian,
Venture Patrol Leader, Quartermaster, Webmaster,
Leave No Trace Trainer
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Varsity Scout Team
– Captain, Co-Captain, Program Manager, Squad
Leader, Team Secretary, Librarian, Historian,
Quartermaster, Chaplain Aid, Instructor, Den Chief,
Order of the Arrow Team Representative, Webmaster,
Leave No Trace Trainer
Venturing Crew
– President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer,
Den Chief, Quartermaster, Historian, Guide, ,
Webmaster, Leave No Trace Trainer
Ship
– Boatswain, Boatswain’s Mate, Yeoman, Purser &
Storekeeper
Lone Scout
Leadership responsibility in his school, religious
organization, club, or elsewhere in the community
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Life To Eagle Flow
 What is the process?
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Discuss the Eagle requirements with your Unit
Leader (Troop Scoutmaster, Varsity Team
Coach, or Venture Crew Advisor), this can
occur anytime while you are a Life Scout prior
to your Eagle Scout Board of Review
What should be discussed
 Eagle Award Application
 Eagle Project Workbook
 Required Merit Badges
 Position of Responsibility
 Evidence of Merit Badges
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When can a boy start working on his Eagle
project?
As soon as he is a Life Scout
There is a guide with Points of Contact and Project Ideas
at the council Eagle page at:
www.grandcanyonbsa.org/advancement
Life gets very busy in high school, getting the project
done before finishing freshman year is a good idea.
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Eagle Scout Service Project
 Must plan, develop and give leadership to others
in a service project to any Religious Institution,
any School or your Community while a Life Scout
 The Eagle Scout Service Project Workbook, #512927 must be used
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Project Workbook
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Life Scout must use the Eagle Scout Service project
workbook, No. 512-927.
Where to obtain:
Electronic Eagle Packet 2015
www.grandcanyonbsa.org
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Click on Advancement
– Click on Eagle Scouts
– Download all documents in the Electronic Eagle
Packet including the Eagle Scout Service Project
Workbook and the Eagle Scout Rank Application
(which are fillable PDF documents)
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Follow the instructions from the Read This First document!
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This three page document lists the steps required to attain Eagle
Scout Rank. Please read it carefully and follow the process.
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READ THE WORKBOOK!
• All Scouts, advisors and coaches need to read the
Eagle Scout Service Project Workbook
instructions.
• 90% of all issues with Eagle Scout projects can be
avoided if you read the workbook and follow the
instructions!
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Eagle Scout Service Project Workbook
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Plan, develop, and give leadership to others in a
service project helpful to the following:
– Any School (Non-Profit)
– Any Church
– Your Community
– Non-Profit Organizations
 United Way
 Habitat for Humanity, etc.
 US Forest Service
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Originality
Can the project be something you dream up? Yes
– Can the project be something that has never been
done before? Yes
– Can you pick a project which has been done
before? Yes
– Does the project have to be original? No
– Does the project have to be lasting? No
– Is the sky the limit for a project? Pretty much
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Responsibility
– The Scout is responsible for planning, directing and
following through to the projects successful
completion.
Restrictions
There are no required minimum hours for a project. No
one may tell you how many hours must be spent on it.
Routine labor is not normally appropriate for a project.
This might be defined as a job or service you may
provide as part of your daily life, or a routine
maintenance job normally done by the beneficiary (for
example, pulling weeds on the football field at your
school). Keep in mind that what’s routine for an adult
might be new to a boy.
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While projects may not be of a commercial nature or
for a business, this is not meant to disallow work for
community institutions, such as museums and
service agencies (like homes for the elderly, for
example), that would otherwise be acceptable. Some
aspect of a business operation provided as a
community service may also be considered—for
example, a park open to the public that happens to
be owned by a business.
No more than one Eagle Scout candidate may
receive credit for working on the same Eagle Scout
service project.
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Projects may not be performed for the Boy
Scouts of America, or its councils,
districts, units, or properties.
A project may not be an effort that
primarily collects money, even for a
worthy charity. Fundraising is permitted
only for securing materials and facilitating
a project, and it may need to be approved
by your council. See “Eagle Scout Service
Project Fundraising Application” in the
workbook.
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The Fundraising Application (Pages 17–18)
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If your fundraising effort involves contributions only
from the beneficiary of your project or you, your
parents or relatives, your unit or its chartered
organization, or parents or members in your unit,
submitting the fundraising application is not
necessary. If less than $500 is being raised, the
Fundraising Application is not required.
If you will be obtaining money or materials from any
other sources, you must submit a completed
application to your district project approver unless
you are seeking cash donations exceeding $500.00
from individual businesses, which must be
approved by the local council service center.
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Example Of Projects
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Set up a community study center for children who
need a place to do homework
– Prepare plans for and build a footbridge on a trail in a
National Forest.
Establish a children’s library at the Supai Reservation
Elementary School
There is a guide with Points of Contact and Project Ideas at
the council Eagle page at:
www.grandcanyonbsa.org/advancement
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Approvals Of Eagle Project
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Before you start
 Determine the type of project you would like to do
and discuss it with your Unit Leader or your Troop
Eagle Coordinator.
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Approvals of Eagle Project (Continued)
 Make a list of potential projects and obtain contact
information for the benefiting group and call them
for an appointment.
 Meet with the benefiting group and complete the
Eagle Scout Service Project in the workbook.
 Once they accept your proposal, have the
benefiting group representative sign and date the
Beneficiary Approval block.
 Present your completed proposal to your Unit
Leader and Unit committee representative for
approval and obtain their approval signatures on
the same page.
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Approval Signatures For Project Proposal
– Obtain signatures for project proposal from:
 Representative of religious institution, school
or community you are doing the project for.
 Unit Leader
 Unit Committee Member, usually Committee
Chair or Unit Advancement Chair
 District Project Approver
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District Approval (continued)
 After obtaining all other approval
signatures, review the Project Workbook
with the District Advancement Chair or a
District Project Approver.
 That District person will review the project
to assure it meets all National standards
and tell you either that it is approved or why
it cannot be and what must be done be done
make it approvable.
– YOUR PROJECT CANNOT BE STARTED
WITHOUT DISTRICT APPROVAL.
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Notes for Eagle Project Approvers, Unit
Leaders and Boards of Review
This guide is for Scouters at the unit,
district and council level who are involved
with approving Eagle projects to review. It
can be found at
www.grandcanonbsa.org/advancement in
the Eagle Scout section.
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Before Starting Work on the Project
 Complete Eagle Scout Service Project final Plan
Section of the Workbook
o Complete the applicable sections of the workbook
to include the following:
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Comments form the proposal review - Tools
– Project description and benefit
- Expenses
– Present condition or situation
- Giving Leadership
– Project Phases
- Logistics
– Work Processes
- Safety
– Permits and permissions
- Contingency Plans
– Materials
- Supplies
- Comments from your project coach or advisor about your
final plan
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During The Project Be Sure To
- Keep record of your time spent
- Developing the project
- Planning the project
- Time spent working on project – Travel time for everyone
counts!
- Keep record of :
- Names and times spent by others on project
–Take pictures during and at finish of project & ID the people!
–Keep record of materials required to complete the project
–Keep record of changes
- Keep record of any changes to your project
- If major changes occur, contact your District Advancement
Chair or District Eagle Coordinator to review and obtain
additional approval.
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Complete the Eagle Scout Service Project Report
Summary
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What went well?
What was challenging
Changes made during the project
Leadership
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How did you demonstrate leadership?
What was difficult about being the leader?
What was rewarding about it?
What did you learn about leadership?
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Complete the Eagle Scout Service Project Report
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Materials, Supplies, Tools
o Were there significant shortages and how did
they affect your project
Enter the Service project data
- Also called Good Turn for America
Funding
- Describe how you raised the funds, how much
was raised, how much was spent, explain any
deficits and how they were covered, what you
did with any excess funds (they must be
turned over to the project beneficiary.
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Complete the Eagle Scout Service Project Report
(continued)
– Provide Photos and Other Documentation
o Before and after photos, maps, plans, blueprints,
handouts, tour plans, receipts, etc.
o Sign and Date the Candidate’s Promise
o Completion Approvals
o Obtain the final approval signature from the
representative of the benefiting organization
o Obtain the final approval signature from your unit
leader
What Do You Do With The Project Workbook At This Point?
– Retain it so you can include it in the Eagle Packet you
will submit for certification when all requirements for
Eagle Scout Rank have been completed.
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After the project and all other Eagle Scout requirements are complete
– Download the rest of the files at
http://www.grandcanyonbsa.org/advancement/eagle-scouts
– Complete the rest of the Service Project Report in the workbook
– Fill out and print the "Life Purpose, Ambitions and Awards
Received" form
– Complete the Electronic Eagle Scout Requirements Checker to
assist you in filling out the Eagle Scout application (print out all tabs
and include them in your workbook)
– Fill out and print and sign the official Eagle Scout Rank Application
form, No. 512-728
Print and sign the forms. Eagle Candidate signs the workbook and
Eagle Scout Application; Scoutmaster signs the workbook and Eagle
Scout Application; Beneficiary signs the workbook; Troop committee
chairman signs the application.
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After the project and all other Eagle Scout requirements are
complete (continued)
– If the candidate is currently registered: attach a Member
Summary Report from Internet Advancement for the Eagle
Candidate (this can be obtained from your unit
committee.)
– Please submit a data disk or USB flash drive with a copy
of the Electronic Eagle Scout Requirements Checker with
your Eagle Packet in order to speed up the certification
process.
Collect your letters of recommendation, should be taped
closed or in envelopes and placed in your binder with all the
rest of your paperwork and your photos
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Use Grand Canyon Council Reference Letter form from
Electronic Eagle Packet or hard copy packet
Must have 5; 6 if you have an employer.
Scout is responsible for contacting those references
Mail or deliver the letters EARLY in the process!!!
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Requirement 7
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Ambitions
Life Purpose
Non-Scouting positions of leadership, honors and, awards
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Recommendation Letters (requirement #2)
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Required references:
 Parent
 Educator
 Two other references
 Religious
– Pastor/Deacon/Rabbi/Imam, etc., desired
– Or write a brief Affirmation of Faith Statement,
sign and date it, and list you parent(s) or
guardian as the Religious reference
Optional reference
 Employer (Scout’s honor)
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Requirement 7
Using the forms from
the Electronic Eagle
Packet or council hard
copy packet list your:
Ambitions
Life Purpose
Non-Scouting positions
of leadership, honors
and, awards.
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Recommendation Letters
(requirement #2)
Use the Grand Canyon
Council Reference Letter
form from the Electronic
Eagle Packet or hard copy
packet
Must have 5; 6 if you have an
employer.
Scout is responsible for
contacting those references
Mail or deliver the letters
EARLY in the process!!!
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Recommendation Letters (requirement #2)
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Letter Disposition
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Opened ONLY at Board of Review
Reviewed ONLY by Board members
Surrendered to District/Council representative after
review
Immediately destroyed by that member after
conclusion of Board
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Verifying Eagle Application
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In Grand Canyon Council all completed Eagle Packets are
submitted to a designated District Eagle Requirements
Verifier who will make sure all the information submitted
meets the requirements for Eagle Scout Rank. Your
Advancement Chairperson or your Unit Leader can help you
with this step.
Any errors or deficiencies found during this process must
be corrected prior to certification. It’s best to include photo
copies of all merit badge and rank advancement cards in
your packet.
When the District Verification step is complete, the Scout
will be notified that the Eagle Packet can be picked up. The
packet will contain instructions for scheduling his Eagle
Scout Board of Review.
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IA Member Summary Report
This report lists all the Eagle Scout Rank
Requirements that have been earned
The Merit Badge Listings will help in
filling out the Eagle Application
An asterisk after the merit badge name
indicates Eagle Rank required badges
earned.
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Most Common Errors in Applications
1.Registration Issues 40%
2.Signatures and dates 38%
3.Letters of recommendation 30%
4.Leadership roles 15%
5.Requirement 7 14%
6.Not including excel file 12%
7.Merit Badges 5%
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In many districts the District Certifier will
inform the Scout when the next Eagle BOR will
meet or schedule a BOR for the Eagle
Candidate and provide contact information if
necessary.
– In some districts the boy or his Scoutmaster
will contact the District Advancement Chair
or District Eagle Board Coordinator to set up
his Board of review.
– Many districts hold regularly scheduled
Eagle Boards of Review, some hold them as
required.
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Board of Review
Who Can Sit on the Eagle Board of Review ?
– At least three but not more than six
members
– The District Advancement Chair or
Designate
– Any one who understands Scouting
– Scoutmaster (non-voting observer)
– Who Cannot Sit On the Eagle Board of Review?
– Members of family
– Relatives
How long should the Eagle Board Take
– Approximately 30 minutes, no more than 45.
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– The review members have to be unanimous to
recommend the Eagle Candidate to National
for approval.
– Candidate is not an Eagle Scout until
National approves the application.
Occasionally they reject it.
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Post Board Of Review Paperwork
– The board members will sign and date the
Eagle Application form, date the Grand
Canyon Council Check Sheet if necessary;
and in some districts, complete a District
Eagle Board of Review form.
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Post Board of Review Paperwork (cont.)
Scout is to keep:
– Remainder of Eagle Packet
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Processing
– The District Eagle Board of Review Coordinator or a
responsible Scouter designated by that body, must
ensure that the Eagle Scout Rank Application, the
GCC Checklist sheet, and the IA Member Summary
Report (if provided), are sent or delivered to the
Council Eagle Services Office promptly.
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Processing
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Council Executive will sign application and it
will be forwarded to National.
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The Eagle Services Office will submit the Eagle
Application electronically (this also performs a
final error check) to the BSA National office.
It takes about six weeks to receive word from
National if Eagle Rank is approved or not.
Unless other arrangements have been made, the
Eagle Certificate will be mailed to the Scout’s
home address listed on the Eagle Application in
about a month
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 Warning
– Do
not plan your Eagle Court of
Honor until final approval is
received from National.
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Life to Eagle
Helpful Web Sit
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http://www.grandcanyonbsa.org
 Advancement Section
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Electronic Eagle Packet
Official BSA Eagle Process and Policies
http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/GuideToAdvancement/EagleScoutRank
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National BSA Web Site
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http://www.Scouting.org
National Eagle Scout Association (NESA)
http://www.nesa.org
General Sites
http://www.EagleScout.org