Transcript Trail to Eagle

Trail to Eagle
Ventura County Council
Council Advancement Committee
Expiration Date
This presentation is not to be used after June 30, 2015.
Obtain an updated version at www.vccbsa.org/advancement
The Eagle Scout Rank
Guide to Advancement
Reference
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Requirement
Complete all requirements
Service Project workbook
Complete application
Obtain signatures
Submit application
Application verified/BOR
References contacted
BOR returns app to council
Council sends to National
National returns credentials
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The Eagle Scout Rank
Guide to Advancement
Reference
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Requirement
Complete all requirements
Service Project workbook
Complete application
Obtain signatures
Submit application
Application verified/BOR
References contacted
BOR returns app to council
Council sends to National
National returns credentials
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9.0.1.1 – Complete All Requirements
Requirement #1 - Be active in your troop, team,
crew, or ship for a period of at least six months
after you have achieved the rank of Life Scout.
What does “Active” mean”
Guide to Advancement Topic 4.2.3.1
•“Active” is measured by IMPACT.
•Three tests should be applied:
1. The Scout is registered.
2. Scout is in good standing.
3. Scout meets unit’s reasonable expectations; or
provides an acceptable explanation for less
activity.
Example
Johnny Scout is:
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Life Scout
Assistant senior patrol leader in troop
Sophomore in high school
Order of the Arrow lodge officer
High school football team starter
Youth group leader in his church
At his board of review for Eagle, Johnny indicates he
has not been able to attend all troop outings.
Should the board advance him?
9.0.1.1 – Complete All
Requirements
Requirement #2 - Demonstrate that you live by
the principles of the Scout Oath and Scout Law
in your daily life. List on your Eagle Scout Rank
Application the names of individuals who know
you personally and would be willing to provide a
recommendation on your behalf, including
parents/guardians, religious, educational, and
employer references.
Scout Spirit
Recall the Mission and Aims of the BSA:
“The mission of the Boy Scouts of America is to prepare
young people to make ethical and moral choices over
their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the
Scout Oath and Law.”
“The Three Aims of the Boy Scouts of America are:
Build Character, Foster Citizenship, and Develop
Physical and Mental Fitness”
9.0.1.1 – Complete All
Requirements
Requirement #3 - Earn a total of 21 merit
badges, including the following:
First Aid, Citizenship in the Community, Citizenship
in the Nation, Citizenship in the World,
Communication, Cooking, Personal Fitness ,
Emergency Preparedness or Lifesaving,
Environmental Science or Sustainability, Personal
Management , Swimming or Hiking or Cycling,
Camping, Family Life
9.0.1.1 – Complete All
Requirements
Requirement #4 - While a Life Scout, serve
actively in your unit for a period of six months in
one or more of the following positions of
responsibility. List only those position served
after your Life board of review date
Positions of Responsibility
Boy Scout troop:
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.
Positions of Responsibility
Varsity Scout team: Captain, cocaptain, program
manager, squad leader, team secretary, Order of the
Arrow team representative, librarian, historian,
quartermaster, chaplain aide, instructor, den chief,
webmaster, or Leave No Trace trainer.
Positions of Responsibility
Venturing crew/ship: President, vice president,
secretary, treasurer, quartermaster, historian, den
chief, guide, boatswain, boatswain's mate, yeoman,
purser, storekeeper, webmaster, or Leave No Trace
trainer.
Positions of Responsibility
Venturing crew/ship: President, vice president,
secretary, treasurer, quartermaster, historian, den
chief, guide, boatswain, boatswain's mate, yeoman,
purser, storekeeper, webmaster, or Leave No Trace
trainer.
Meeting the Position of Responsibility
Guide to Advancement Topic 4.2.3.4
Service is required for a period of 6 months.
● Positions must be chosen from the list
previously given.
● Unlike the Star and Life ranks, a unit leaderassigned leadership project is not allowed.
● Different positions for total time is acceptable.
● Service need not be consecutive.
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Meeting the Position of Responsibility
Guide to Advancement Topic 4.2.3.4
“When a Scout assumes a position of
responsibility, something related to the
desired results must happen.”
Meeting the Position of Responsibility
Guide to Advancement Topic 4.2.3.4
“When a Scout assumes a position of
responsibility, something related to the
desired results must happen.”
Meeting the Position of Responsibility
Guide to Advancement Topic 4.2.3.4
If responsibilities are not met, it is incumbent upon
the SPL/Captain/President under the guidance of
the unit leader to:
Communicate early with the Scout.
● Seek constructive results.
● Encourage Scout to succeed.
● Address situation(s) promptly
● Remove the Scout from the position if
performance does not improve.
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Meeting the Position of Responsibility
Guide to Advancement Topic 4.2.3.5
If Scout disagrees:
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Consider: Are the expectations
unreasonable or not clearly conveyed to
the youth?
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Discuss with Scout, leaders, and parents.
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The Scout must be granted a board of
review.
9.0.1.1 – Complete All
Requirements
Requirement #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 must
benefit an organization other than Boy Scouting.) A project
proposal must be approved by the organization benefiting from
the effort, your unit leader and unit committee, and the council
or district before you start. You must use the Eagle Scout Service
Project Workbook, BSA publication No. 512-927, in meeting this
requirement. (To learn more about the Eagle Scout service
project, see the Guide to Advancement, topics 9.0.2.0 through
9.0.2.15.)
We’ll come back to this in a little while.
9.0.1.1 – Complete All
Requirements
Requirement #6 - Take part in a unit leader conference.
9.0.1.1 – Complete All
Requirements
Requirement #7 - Successfully complete an Eagle Scout board of
review. 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.
The Eagle Scout Rank
Guide to Advancement
Reference
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Requirement
Complete all requirements
Service Project workbook
Complete application
Obtain signatures
Submit application
Application verified/BOR
References contacted
BOR returns app to council
Council sends to National
National returns credentials
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9.0.2.0 - Eagle Scout Service Project
“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 must benefit an
organization other than Boy Scouting.) A project proposal
must be approved by the organization benefiting from the
effort, your unit leader and unit committee, and the council
or district before you start. You must use the Eagle Scout
Service Project Workbook, No. 512-927, in meeting this
requirement.”
– Eagle Scout requirement #5
9.0.2.1 - Eagle Candidate Expectations
• The proposal review should be helpful,
friendly, and courteous.
• A parent, unit leader, or other adult may
observe the proposal discussion.
• Proposal expectations must match
Requirement #5.
• No more may be required than the workbook
describes.
9.0.2.1 - Eagle Candidate Expectations
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A written explanation must be given for proposal
rejection, outlining suggestions to achieve
approval.
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Guidance should be provided that will should
maximize the Scout’s opportunity for success.
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A method of redress must be provided for the
Scout who disagrees.
9.0.2.2 - “While a Life Scout…”
The Eagle Scout Service Project,
including planning, begins after the
Life Scout’s board of review.
9.0.2.3 - “Plan, Develop…”
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Planning and development require forethought.
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Detailed planning takes place after the proposal
is approved.
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Do not categorically reject a proposal without
careful consideration.
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Consider the proposal’s complexity and its
opportunity to demonstrate planning,
development, and leadership.
9.0.2.4 - “Give Leadership to Others…”
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Others = Scout plus at least two others.
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Helpers may be BSA members or not, but
should be age-appropriate for the project.
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Each project is evaluated case-by-case.
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There are no minimum requirements or
expectations.
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Each project is an individual experience.
9.0.2.5 - “Helpful to Any Religious Institution,
Any School, or Your Community”
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Any religious institution or school
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“Your community”
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Local, state, national, international
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Normally, not conducted for individuals
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A needy individual whose circumstances impact
the community may be considered.
9.0.2.5 - “Helpful to Any Religious Institution,
Any School, or Your Community”
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The project beneficiary may be nonprofit or
for-profit.
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The project may not be commercial in nature.
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Test: The project primarily benefits the
community.
9.0.2.6 - “Benefiting an Organization
Other Than Boy Scouting”
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The project beneficiary may NOT be BSA.
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Beneficiaries may include:
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Unit’s chartered organization
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Other youth-serving organizations
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Other Scouting organizations
9.0.2.7 - “Proposal Must Be Approved
…Before You Start”
• Proposal = overview, the beginning of planning.
• The proposal shows the following tests can be met:
• Will likely meet requirement.
• Is feasible.
• Addresses safety issues.
• Outlines action steps.
• Places Scout on track for a positive experience.
• The final plan is not required.
9.0.2.8 - Eagle Scout Service Project
Workbook
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The official and current workbook is
required.
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Use of the workbook nearly insures
success:
● Shows approvals obtained.
● Lists important limitations.
● Suggests questions.
● Includes an outline for the project
proposal and a more detailed final
plan.
9.0.2.8 - Eagle Scout Service Project
Workbook
Use only the official workbook – no changes or
additions are allowed.
● An incomplete workbook is not the basis for project
rejection.
● The proposal and project report must be completed.
● Completion of the final plan is strongly encouraged.
● Scout should usually complete the full workbook.
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9.0.2.8 - How To Use the Workbook
Read everything first:
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Introductory information
Message to Scouts and Parents or Guardians
The Project Proposal
The Final Plan
Fundraising Application
The Project Report
Navigating the Eagle Scout Service Project
9.0.2.8 - How To Use the Workbook
• “BSA PID No” is your
Personal ID found on your
membership card.
• District Project Approval
Representative may be
found at:
http://vccbsa.org/Advancem
ent under Council
Advancement Team
Contacts.
• Project Coaches are
currently at the unit level if
there is one.
Ways to Come Up with an Eagle Project
• Take out a subscription to the local newspapers and circle all
of the issues affecting youth or people in your town or city.
• Set up an interview with the head of your chartered partner
organization. Ask them to give you some ideas on meaningful
service projects which YOU can take the lead on.
• Ask a couple of friends if "they had all of the time in the world
and lots of money, what would they do to better the
community?“
• Take a walk around your community (or arrange to have a
parent to drive you around town). Notice the things which are
broken, which need to be painted or restored, or which looks
interesting.
Ways to Come Up with an Eagle Project
• Spend an afternoon or evening matching these four or more
projects up.
• After you've "matched up" the project candidates with the
"highest visibility" or "awareness", you're ready to "line out"
those projects which:
o would take too much time (more than three months -- more than a
month if you're 17+) to complete.
o would take too much resources (there's a limit to what a young man
can motivate adults to do; depending on the project)
o are "too lame" (really -- painting the curbs outside the church? Okay, I
can see painting to determine handicapped parking or prohibited
parking or special parking...but just painting the curbs? Will this truly
demonstrate giving leadership to others?
Ways to Come Up with an Eagle Project
• Choose TWO of the remaining projects and meet with your
Scoutmaster or Coach.
• Don't let them "decide" which one -- but rather seek their
knowledge in helping YOU figure out if this is something *you
want to do* and *would like doing* from start to finish.
• Two? You're going to write one of them up using the Eagle
Scout Service Project booklet for approval. The other you're
going to set aside so when the folks approving your project say
"can't do it", you've got an equally interesting or challenging
project to "fall back upon."
• When you’ve finished your project, you now have a suggestion
for a fellow Scout to plan, complete with some of the research
you did to come to the decision.
Local Council Requirements
Tour Plan Policy
The Ventura County Council, Boy Scouts of America will
require the submission of a Tour and Activity Plan for the
following Scouting activities:
• Trips outside of Ventura County proper or when conducting
any of the following activities:
o Overnight outings
o High Adventure Activities including:
 Aquatics activities (swimming, boating, floating, scuba, etc.)
 Climbing and rappelling
 Orientation flights (process flying plan)
 Shooting sports
 Any activities involving motorized vehicles as part of the program
(snowmobiles, boating, all-terrain vehicles, etc.)
Local Council Requirements
Tour Plan Policy
• Regardless, the tour and activity plan is an excellent tool that should be
included in preparation for all activities, even those not requiring it. It
guides a tour leader through itineraries, travel arrangements, two-deep
leadership, supervision qualifications, and transportation.
• The tour and activity plan is also a planning tool for best practices to be
prepared for safe and fun adventure. Completing the plan may not
address all possible challenges, but it can help ensure that appropriate
planning has occurred, that qualified and trained leadership is in place,
and that the right equipment is available for the adventure.
• In addition, the plan helps to organize safe and appropriate
transportation to and from an event, and defines driver qualifications
and minimum limits of insurance coverage for drivers and vehicles used
to transport participants.
Eagle Scout Service Project Fundraising Application
• Not necessary for
contributions from the
candidate, his parents or
relatives, his unit or its
chartered organization,
parents or members in his
unit, or the beneficiary.
• Required if contributions
come from commercial or
sources other than already
listed.
Eagle Scout Service Project Fundraising Application
• All proceeds left over from fundraising or donations,
whether money, materials, supplies, etc., regardless
of the source, go to the beneficiary.
• If the beneficiary is not allowed, for whatever reason,
to retain any excess funds or materials, etc., the
beneficiary should designate a suitable charity to
receive them, or allow the unit to retain them. The
unit must not influence this decision.
Eagle Scout Service Project Signatures
The Eagle Scout Rank
Guide to Advancement
Reference
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Requirement
Complete all requirements
Service Project workbook
Complete application
Obtain signatures
Submit application
Application verified/BOR
References contacted
BOR returns app to council
Council sends to National
National returns credentials
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9.0.1.3 – Complete Eagle Scout Rank Application
• Enter your name exactly as you want to
have it on your Eagle Certificate
• Contact References before putting their
names on the application
• If you do not have a specific religious or
employer reference, use any personal
reference in its place
• Letters of Reference will be needed
after application is
filed with Council
• Verify Merit Badge dates with your Unit
Advancement Chair
• Cross out any merit badges in the “or”
category that do not apply.
• Crossed-out merit badges may be enter
in 14 to 21 if earned.
9.0.1.3 – Complete Eagle Scout Rank Application
• Positions of Responsibility previously
discussed.
• Project hours is used for statistics
gathering, nothing more.
• Unit leader conference similar to those
of Tenderfoot to Life Scout
• Statement of Ambition and Life
Purpose previously discussed.
The Eagle Scout Rank
Guide to Advancement
Reference
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Requirement
Complete all requirements
Service Project workbook
Complete application
Obtain signatures
Submit application
Application verified/BOR
References contacted
BOR returns app to council
Council sends to National
National returns credentials
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9.0.1.4 – Obtain Signatures
• Yours
• Unit Leader
• Unit Committee Chair
• There is no requirement that
the dates of the unit leader and
unit committee chair be before
the candidate’s 18th birthday.
9.0.1.4 – Obtain Signatures
What if the unit leader or committee chair will
not sign my application?
• If either of the approvals from the unit leader
or the committee chair is withheld, the Scout,
if he desires it, must still be granted a board of
review. For details, see "Initiating Eagle Scout
Board of Review Under Disputed
Circumstances," GTA Topic 8.0.3.2
The Eagle Scout Rank
Guide to Advancement
Reference
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Requirement
Complete all requirements
Service Project workbook
Complete application
Obtain signatures
Submit application
Application verified/BOR
References contacted
BOR returns app to council
Council sends to National
National returns credentials
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9.0.1.5 – Submit Application
What should be submitted?
• Eagle Scout Rank Application
• Eagle Scout Project Workbook
• Statement of Ambition and Life Goals
Do not submit:
• Merit Badge “Blue Cards”
• Rank Advancement Cards
• Scout Handbook
9.0.1.5 – Submit Application
What’s next?
• You will receive a
“receipt” as part of a
letter explaining what
happens next and what
you can and should not
do before your Eagle
board of review.
• What happens next is on
the next set of slides.
The Eagle Scout Rank
Guide to Advancement
Reference
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Requirement
Complete all requirements
Service Project workbook
Complete application
Obtain signatures
Submit application
Application verified/BOR
References contacted
BOR returns app to council
Council sends to National
National returns credentials
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The Eagle Scout Rank
Guide to Advancement
Reference
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Requirement
Complete all requirements
Service Project workbook
Complete application
Obtain signatures
Submit application
Application verified/BOR
References contacted
BOR returns app to council
Council sends to National
National returns credentials
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The Eagle Scout Rank
Guide to Advancement
Reference
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Requirement
Complete all requirements
Service Project workbook
Complete application
Obtain signatures
Submit application
Application verified/BOR
References contacted
BOR returns app to council
Council sends to National
National returns credentials
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9.0.1.8 – Your Eagle Scout Board of Review
Do I need to get the Letters of Reference back?
• No. Your Eagle Board Chair or their designee is
responsible to retrieve them.
9.0.1.8 – Your Eagle Scout Board of Review
How should I dress?
• The Guide to Advancement states, “It is preferred a Scout be in
full field uniform for any board of review. He should wear as
much of it as he owns, and it should be as correct as possible,
with the badges worn properly. It may be the uniform as the
members of his troop, team, crew, or ship wear it. If wearing
all or part of the uniform is impractical for whatever reason,
the candidate should be clean and neat in his appearance and
dressed appropriately, according to his means, for the
milestone marked by the occasion. Regardless of unit
expectations or rules, boards of review may not reject
candidates dressed to this description; neither may they
require the purchase of uniforming, or clothing such as coats
and ties.”
9.0.1.8 – Your Eagle Scout Board of Review
What should I expect?
• The EBOR is similar to BORs for Tenderfoot to Life
• Not a “retest” nor “examination”
• You may be asked where you learned your skills
• Who taught you your skills
• What did you gain from fulfilling selected requirements
• How you have lived the Scout Oath and Scout Law in your
home, unit, school, and community
• Some differences include:
• You may not know some of the board members
• A little longer in time, primarily to review your Eagle Scout
Service Project
The Eagle Scout Rank
Guide to Advancement
Reference
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Requirement
Complete all requirements
Service Project workbook
Complete application
Obtain signatures
Submit application
Application verified/BOR
References contacted
BOR returns app to council
Council sends to National
National returns credentials
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The Eagle Scout Rank
Guide to Advancement
Reference
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Requirement
Complete all requirements
Service Project workbook
Complete application
Obtain signatures
Submit application
Application verified/BOR
References contacted
BOR returns app to council
Council sends to National
National returns credentials
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Final Thoughts – Primarily for Parents
Ideas for motivating your son to complete the Eagle Scout
award?
• (Disclaimer: Not all of these motivating techniques work, or
are even good ideas. If you find them inappropriate for
motivating your Scout or at odds with the ethics and values of
Scouting, by all means don't use them. But sometimes
desperate parents resort to desperate measures. Our
recommendation: motivate boys early and often and help
them get Eagle while they are enthusiastic and active if
possible so that nobody gets desperate.)
Final Thoughts – Primarily for Parents
• Rewards - When you complete Eagle, you will receive ... (gifts, $$$, etc.)
• Restrictions - You can't have a ... (often a driver's license) until you
complete Eagle
• Warnings - If you don't complete Eagle, you'll regret it like ... does
(sometimes this comes from Dad who didn't complete Eagle and wishes
he did.)
• Guilt -Your (father, grandfather, brother, mother, ...) will be so
disappointed if you don't complete Eagle.
• Competition - (Your brother, your friend, your nemesis) completed
Eagle - when are you going to?
• Sunny Futures - Eagle Scouts become ... (corporate leaders, community
leaders, millionaires, famous, etc.) and you will too if you complete
Eagle.
Questions?
Thank you for attending!
For everything advancement:
See: http://www.vccbsa.org/advancement