Eagle Scout Seminar
John A. Bryant
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5-12-2007
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5 Sessions
What an Eagle Scout Represents
The Eagle Scout
Leadership Service Project
Hands-on (Planning an Eagle Project)
The Parent’s Role
Eagle Scout Award –
Completing the Trail
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Purpose of Eagle Scout Award
• A recipient of the Eagle Scout Award is a
Scout who has applied the principles
(AIMS and Methods) of Scouting with
determination and persistence throughout
the advancement program.
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AIMS OF SCOUTING
Merriam-Webster : Moral
Principles of right and wrong
in behavior Ever been asked
what the moral of the story is?
• Citizenship Training
• Character Development
• Mental and Physical Fitness
Character,
Has several meanings, here we
Are referring to your traits –
Behaviors that you show.
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METHODS OF SCOUTING
• IDEALS
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Oath - Law - Motto – Slogan
• PATROLS
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Peer groups - elected representation - activities
• OUTDOORS
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The outdoor program (Camping)
• ADVANCEMENT
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Self-reliance - ability to help others - challenge
• ADULT ASSOCIATION
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Image - role model – setting an example
• PERSONAL GROWTH
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Good Turn - service projects - religious emblems
• LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
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Leadership skills and practice - citizenship
• UNIFORM
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Commitment to aims - identity
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Measure of Success
• A Scout’s - Concern for others
• A Scout’s - Ability to help others through skills he
have learned
• A Scout’s - Ability to live and work cooperatively
with others by meeting his responsibility to his
patrol and troop
• A Scout’s - Concern for self by improving his
physical fitness to the limits of his physical
resources
• A Scout’s - Capacity for leadership
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• An Eagle Scout is one who has taken the
Scout Oath and Law, to which he has
promised, and embodied them within his
character. The Oath and Law have
become part of him. They guide and direct
him
SCOUT SPIRIT
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The Scout Oath
• In the three parts of the Scout Oath, you
promise upon your honor to do Your best;
to do Your duty to God and Your country,
and to help other people at all times, and
to keep yourself physically strong,
mentally awake, and morally straight.
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The Scout Oath
• On my honor . . .
• By giving your word, you are promising to
be guided by the ideals of the Scout Oath.
• . . . I will do my best . . .
• Try hard to live up to the points of the
Scout Oath. Measure your achievements
against your own high standards and don't
be influenced by peer pressure or what
other people do.
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The Scout Oath
• . . . To do my duty to God . . .
• Your family and religious leaders teach
you about God and the ways you can
serve. You do your duty to God by
following the wisdom of those teachings
every day and by respecting and
defending the rights of others to practice
their own beliefs.
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The Scout Oath
• . . and my country . . . .
• Help keep the United States a strong and fair
nation by learning about our system of
government and your responsibilities as a citizen
and future voter.
• America is made up of countless families and
communities. When you work to improve your
community and your home, you are serving your
country. Natural resources are another important
part of America's heritage worthy of your efforts
to understand, protect, and use wisely. What you
do can make a real difference.
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The Scout Oath
• . . . and to obey the Scout Law; . . .
• The twelve points of the Scout Law are
guidelines that can lead you toward wise
choices. When you obey the Scout Law,
other people will respect you for the way
you live, and you will respect yourself.
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The Scout Oath
• . . To help other people at all times; . . .
• There are many people who need you.
Your cheerful smile and helping hand will
ease the burden of many who need
assistance. By helping out whenever
possible, you are doing your part to make
this a better world.
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The Scout Oath
• . . . To keep myself physically strong, . . .
• Take care of your body so that it will serve you
well for an entire lifetime. That means eating
nutritious foods, getting enough sleep, and
exercising regularly to build strength and
endurance. it also means avoiding harmful
drugs, alcohol, tobacco, and anything else that
can harm your health.
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The Scout Oath
• . . . mentally awake, . . .
• Develop your mind both in the classroom
and outside of school. Be curious about
everything around you, and work hard to
make the most of your abilities. With an
inquiring attitude and the willingness to
ask questions, you can learn much about
the exciting world around you and your
role in it
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The Scout Oath
• . . . and morally straight.
• To be a person of strong character, your
relationships with others should be honest
and open. You should respect and defend
the rights of all people. Be clean in your
speech and actions, and remain faithful in
your religious beliefs. The values you
practice as a Scout will help you shape a
life of virtue and self-reliance.
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The Scout Law
• Likewise, an Eagle Scout obeys and lives
by the Scout Law in every action he does.
He is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly,
courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty,
brave, clean and reverent. Each is an
important foundation stone in the building
of strong character.
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The Eagle
• The Eagle is the highest and most coveted
award in all of Scouting, and it is the last
major step in the advancement program. It
is, at this point, that Scouting has achieved
its purpose (AIM) in these Eagles:
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The Eagle
• Awarding the Eagle is an important and
serious matter. It takes a several years of
dedicated service to reach this point. It is the
culmination of the efforts of the Scout, his
parents and his leaders. It is an occasion for
pride and joy.
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Scoutmaster
• The Trail to Eagle starts and remains
under the Scoutmaster’s guidance, by his
ability to communicate and measure this
young man’s ability to “Show Scout Spirit”
by his ability to provide leadership training
(JLT), and by the example the SM and
ASM set (Methods).
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• Break (15 mins)
• Part II (Completing the Trail to Eagle)
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Remember!
• Scouts: You can advance at whatever rate you
want, but remember that all Eagle
requirements except the Board of Review must
be finished before your 18th birthday.
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Let’s Start…. On our Eagle Project
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What is a Workbook?
• Where can I find a Workbook?
• From your Scout Leader
• From the Web http://www.1bsa.org/forms (look for
Eagle Workbook)
• http://nesa.org/how-to-manuals.html
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•Proposal
•Final Plan
•Fund Raising
•Project Report
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•All Information
must be provided
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•Insert Scout’s Name
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•Complete ALL
information
•Rough Estimate
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•Rough estimate
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•Signatures Required
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•FINAL Plan
•Name and Dates
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•Changes?
•Present Situation
•Phases
•Processes
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•Permits
•Materials
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•Supplies
•Tools
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•Expenses
•Leadership
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•Safety
•Hazards
•Contingency
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•Fund Raising
•Signatures
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•Project Report
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•Summary and
Critique
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•More Critique
•Photos
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•Scout
•Beneficiary
•Unit Leader
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The Project Idea.
• This is the hardest part! Talk to your Scoutmaster and
the Board of Review for help. Talk to local agencies
that serve the needy or that provide services to the
elderly. Your Eagle Workbook has several examples, or
use the web site
http://www.eaglescout.org/project/select.html
• The best projects come from the heart – let your heart
soar like an Eagle. Think about your world. In some
part of your world there's a need that you can use your
project to make a positive impact. Discuss this with
several leaders so they can be sure your project can be
accomplished using the resources available to you.
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How does the approval process work?
• Write up a preliminary plan, showing what you
will do, who it will benefit, materials needed,
costs, number of people involved, etc. (see
Eagle Service Project Workbook). This is
your plan. Descriptions, along with sketches,
provide a nice touch. They help communicate
your vision.
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How does the approval process work?
• Present your preliminary plan to your
Scoutmaster or Eagle Project
Coordinator. Your Scoutmaster and Troop
Leaders will help you develop your plan into
an achievable project. Welcome their ideas,
but remember this is your project, you must be
able to lead it.
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How does the approval process work?
• Once your plan has been determined, write up
your plan (neatly within your workbook) and
present it to your Scoutmaster.
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How does the approval process work?
• Your Scoutmaster will review your written
plan and if satisfied will ask you to obtain the
signature of the (Religious institution, school,
or community representative).
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How does the approval process work?
• Return the Eagle Project Workbook to your
Scoutmaster for his signature and the signature
of a Unit Committee member.
• Now your ready to contact the District
Advancement Chairman
• Contact the District Advancement Committee
and request a Project Approval.
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Eagle Scout Project
• How to Request a Project Approval
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Eagle Scout Project Approval
• Send an email to
rustybayonet@charter.net
• Provide your name (first and last)
• Email, phone number
• Troop number
• And any comment
• Or call Bill Kiley 205-478-7727
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Eagle Scout Project Approval
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Call your Unit Commissioner or someone
on the Advancement Committee who is
trained on Project Approvals.
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All Projects must be approved using the
Project Approval Checklist.
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The checklist provides a consistent review of
all projects and a method of providing
each Scout with the guidance for leading a
successful project.
A Checklist is included in the handout
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• Where can a Project Approval Occur?
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• Where can a Project Approval Occur?
• Project approvals can be done at a
mutually agreeable date, time, and
location provided you have contacted the
Advancement Committee Chairman
(Eagle Boards) and scheduled this event
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When can I work on my Project
• Technically you cannot work on your project
until you have completed the approval process.
However, you should keep up with all your
hours discussing, sketching, and documenting
your plan before and after the project has been
approved. Keep a list of names of everyone
who took time away from their normal
activities to support you on this project
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Note:
• Note: As soon as you become a Life Scout you can start
planning your Eagle Project. Just remember that the Eagle
Project Workbook must be presented to the District
Advancement Chairman when you ask for project approval
and when you apply for your Eagle Rank. This means that if
you do not have the necessary merit badges for rank of Eagle
and your project has been completed according to this
process, then you must wait and store your Eagle Project
Workbook in a safe location. Make copies of your Eagle
Project Workbook and store them in separate locations, you
have invested a lot of time in this so you need to take the
necessary precautions to protect this Eagle Project Workbook.
When your project has been approved you will be asked to
present a copy to the District Advancement Chairman
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• Pride and Leadership: How are they
exemplified in my Workbook?
• This report should represent your best effort,
at least on par with the kind of work you
would present at school for a yearlong project
and would expect an A+ grade
on. Remember, this is a once-in-a-lifetime
experience, and you need to demonstrate that
you are ready to join the top 2% who are the
ones that make it to the Eagle rank.
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• For many who will read your Eagle
workbook, including the board of review
who must accept the project as carried
out, this will be the only way to see what
you have done and how it was
conducted. Be sure it clearly shows that
you have met the requirements of
leadership and community service.
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• The more information about the project the
report contains, the easier it is for them to
evaluate the project, and the more likely
they will see your leadership skills. The
cover should show that you are proud of
what you have done. It sends a poor
message when a Scout submits a report
and doesn't even put his name on it.
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• Be sure you identify the book. If you have a
view binder, you can make a cover and slip it
inside the clear plastic cover. You can also
make an insert for the spine that includes
your name and troop. The front cover should
identify your name and troop, with a title of
Eagle Scout Leadership Service Project
report, and maybe something about what
your project was about. You might even
include a picture of the completed project.
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• Be sure that your final report is in the form of
a completed Workbook, as required by the Boy
Scout Requirements. Carefully follow the
instructions provided about what questions
need to be answered in the report. You should
be proud of what you have done, and your
report should reflect this pride.
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Service Projects
( Scoutmasters note)
• To help foster a sense of personal
responsibility and citizenship, Scouts are
required to participate in a service project
approved by their Scoutmaster for the
ranks of Second Class, Star, Life, and
Eagle.
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Service Projects
( Scoutmasters note)
• The time of service must be a minimum of
one hour for Second Class and six hours
for Star and Life ranks. This may be done
as an individual project or as a member of
a patrol or troop project. Star and Life
service projects may be approved for
Scouts assisting on Eagle service
projects. The Scoutmaster must approve
the project before it is started.
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Service Projects
( Scoutmasters note)
• Eagle Scout - For the Eagle service project, a
Scout must plan, develop, and show leadership
to others in a service project for any religious
institution, school, or his community while he is a
Life Scout.
• The Eagle service project provides the
opportunity for the Eagle Scout candidate to
demonstrate the leadership skills he has learned
in Scouting. He does the project outside the
sphere of Scouting
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Scoutmaster’s Approval
• When a Scoutmaster signs the Eagle Project
Workbook, what does this mean? To the Eagle Board
it denotes that the Scoutmaster feels this project has
been completed and the Scout has shown
Scout Spirit in Scouting and Life.
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• Break
Coming up Next…..
Planning the Eagle Scout Service Projects
Hands on
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Project Planning.
Open discussion on project planning,
resources (people, material, tools),
safety, documentation (time, schedule,
and plan),
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Select one of the following types of
typical projects for this discussion.
Reference page 3 of Eagle Scout Workbook
1. Restoration (Paint, Fix / Repair)
2. Construction (Build, Assemble)
3. Activity (Collect & Distribute, or Organize a special event)
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• Reference Workbook
• Project Description
• Who will it benefit
(Describe the project you plan to do) No details.
(Name of group or organization)
• Project Details (Planning the project)
• Present condition (Maps, Sketches, “BEFORE” Pictures)
(plus any Plans, drawings, design for items which you plan to build).
• Material, Supplies, Equipment- tools and other resource needs like Power &
Water)
Note Specifics (Type & Size of Wood, Type Paint…) along with estimated cost.
• Project Helpers (Resources) Estimate Scouts, Friends, and Adults
Think about utilizing your resources efficiently.
• Time Schedule (Set dates)
Consider a Financial Plan / how to fund the
project.
• Safety Hazards
• Signatures
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• Carrying out the Project
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Hours spent on Project … Keep running log
Can reference attached worksheet.
• Materials Required to Complete the
Project
Type Material and Cost (Actual)
• Changes
(list any changes to the original project plan and describe why the
changes occurred)
• “AFTER” Photographs
Can reference attached photos
• Approvals for Completed Project
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• Break
Coming up Next
The Parents’ Role….
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Q:How can parents help ?
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Encouragement
• One of the most important things you can do is to provide
encouragement. Many young men get discouraged while
others get distracted. They may feel pressure from their
peers that Scouting isn't "cool". You can encourage him,
and remind him that earning the Eagle Scout rank will have
more long-term significance throughout his life than almost
anything else he does. He must make the decision to reach
for this accomplishment, but your support and
encouragement often makes the biggest difference. Help
him set deadlines, timelines, and goals so that he does not
run out of time to complete the process.
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How can parents help?
Finding a Project
• When your son is ready to find a project, help
him to evaluate ideas in light of his skills and
interests. Whatever he chooses to do, he will
have to teach a group of youth how to carry
out the project.
• Consult the website
http://www.eaglescout.org/project/select.html
for project ideas
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How can parents help?
Finding a Project
• If he has worked with tools all his life, a construction
project might be a good choice. If he is a computer
expert, he might consider using those skills. If he has
a green thumb, a landscaping project might be the
best choice. Suggest that he talk to other Eagle
Scouts, visit the Council Advancement Committee
web site for ideas, and talk with his Scout
leaders. The restrictions on what makes an
acceptable Eagle project are detailed in the Eagle
Scout Leadership Service Project Workbook
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How can parents help?
Skills Needed to Carry Out the Project
• Your son may need to learn new skills. You can help
your son find people who can help him learn these
skills. Remember that he will need to understand
these skills well enough to teach others while leading
the project. You may have skills and information that
he needs. Other Scout leaders or parents may be able
to help him out. In some cases your son may need to
contact a professional for help (this is ok). The
library is always a good source of information, from
basic construction to landscaping and horticulture to
designing events for younger children.
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How can parents help?
Writing the Proposal
• Once your son has decided on a project, and learned
the skills to plan, develop, and lead the project, he
needs to write up (document) the project in the
Workbook. He needs to document this. Writing up
the details is an important step in the planning, and
demonstrating to himself and others that he is ready
to lead the project. You can help with reading,
spelling, formatting, and editing. Make sure he
follows the instructions carefully
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How can parents help?
Reviewing the Proposal
• Your son should be able to tell to you, step by step, what the
boys working on the project will be doing. He will be leading
the project. The boys working with him probably will know
much less about how to carry out the project than he
does. You can take him through the project step by step. Ask
questions such as: “On the first day of your project you are at
your site, you have a pile of materials and tools, and a group
of boys ready to work. What do you tell them to do?” “How
should they do it (remember these are boys, not skilled
craftsmen)?” “What next?” And so forth through the entire
project to completion. Ask, “when you go to buy the
materials, exactly what materials, types, sizes, and quantities
will you buy?” All these details should be laid out fully in the
Workbook project plan details.
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How can parents help?
Carrying Out the Project
• You and other adults in the troop may have
very little to do while your son is actually
carrying out the project. Scout policies require
an adult presence during a Scouting event. Be
careful not to take over running the
project. You may need to be involved with
transportation. Remember only adults can
operate dangerous tools and machinery
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How can parents help?
Writing the Report
• Here again, you can help with encouragement,
review, and ideas for improvement. Help him to be
sure he has covered all the points listed in the
Workbook under “Project Report”. Remind your son
that this report is a key piece in demonstrating that he
should be one of that top 2%. It should be the kind of
report he would turn in at school for a year long
project with the expectation of receiving an A+
grade. For most of the Board of Review members,
this is the only exposure they have to his project and
the basis assessing his capacity for leadership
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How can parents help?
Recognition
• While your son and the troop are planning the Eagle
Court of Honor, work with them to help make this
event have the importance and lasting significance to
your son that is appropriate for the accomplishment
he has achieved. If your son is not sure what he
wants, he can talk to other Scouts and troops about
what they have done for an Eagle court of honor. For
more ideas, he can also go the EagleScout.org web
site at http://www.eaglescout.org/finale/coh/coh.html for
ideas.
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• Eagle Rank - completing the trail to Eagle
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Eagle Scout Award
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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).
4. While a Life Scout, serve actively for a
period of 6 months in one or more leadership
positions.
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Leadership Positions in Troop
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Patrol leader
Assistant senior patrol leader
Senior patrol leader
Troop guide
Order of the Arrow troop representative
Den chief
Scribe
Librarian
Historian
Quartermaster
Junior assistant Scoutmaster
Chaplain aide
Instructor
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Eagle Scout Award
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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.
512-927C, in meeting this requirement.
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Eagle Scout Award
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6. Take part in a Scoutmaster conference.
7. Successfully complete an Eagle Scout
board of review
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Options
• 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.
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Eagle Scout Application
• Get an Eagle Scout application. Make a
photocopy to do your work on, and do not fill
out the final application until after the
Scoutmaster Conference.
• You'll need the dates for every merit badge
(your Scoutmaster can provide these if your
records come up short).
• You will need the names of those you want to
write letters of recommendation for you
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Eagle Scout
Application
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Eagle Scout
Application
• Your Scoutmaster
will / can help you
on application
requirement 6
(ambitions/life
purpose, positions
of leadership and
honors & awards).
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Eagle Scout Application
• After the Scoutmaster Conference, fill out the final
application, sign it, and take it to the Troop Committee
Chairman and Scoutmaster for their signatures. The
Scoutmaster (or you) will then bring the Eagle Scout
Workbook to the Birmingham Scout Service Center. They
will check all information and dates. If everything is OK, they
will copy the file and notify the District Advancement
Chairman. The District Advancement Chairman will stop by
the Service Center and pick up the Eagle Scout Workbook
along with the letters of Recommendation (See below). If
anything is not OK, the Eagle Scout Workbook will be sent
back to the Scoutmaster for correction with a letter stating
what specifically is needed and why. If the workbook is sent
back, the letters of Recommendation will remain with the
District Advancement Chairman.
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Letters of Recommendation
• The Eagle Board of Review will want five or six letters of
recommendation for you. You need to select who you want to
have these letters from. Give each of them the a letter/memo
requesting a letter of recommendation along with a copy of the
Scout Oath, and Scout Law. You should give them a firm
deadline to return the letters (about a week after the Scoutmaster
Conference would be good). Either have them send the letters
directly to the Scout Service Center Attn: Three Rivers District
Eagle Board of Review Chairman, or collect them yourself in
sealed envelopes. You will turn them in with your Eagle
Workbook to the Scout Service Center. You should not have
access to read any of these letters, they are for the Eagle boards use
only. (Must be Sealed!)
• Download Eagle Board of Review Letter of Reference at
www.1bsa.org/forms library
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Letters of Recommendation
• The letters should show how you have lived like
an Eagle Scout in all phases of your life (home,
school, church, etc.).
• You will need recommendations from:
– your parents
– religious leader (minister, teacher, etc; see
the Scoutmaster for guidance if you don't
have a church)
– school (teacher or principal who knows you
well)
– employer (if any)
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• An Eagle Scout candidate must demonstrate that he lives by
the principles of the Scout Oath, and Law in his daily life. In
this regard, the candidate has indicated that you know him
personally, and that you would be willing to provide a letter of
recommendation on his behalf. Included is a copy of the Scout
Oath and Law for your reference in preparing the letter.
Please note that the contents of this letter will not be shown to
or discussed with the candidate, nor with anyone not a member
of the Eagle Scout Board of Review. Please provide this letter
to the Eagle Scout candidate in a sealed envelope with the
Scout’s Name and Troop listed on the front.
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Eagle Scout Board of Review
• Remember you are presenting yourself as an Eagle
Scout candidate before an Eagle board. They must
determine your attitude concerning Scouting and its
principles by the material you have presented, by the
letters of recommendations, and by the way you present
yourself. You should do you best to set the example that
you feel an Eagle Scout sets. Think of this as practice
for a job interview. Dress appropriately and conduct
yourself according to the Scout law. It’s ok if you don’t
know the answer to a question, just say so – a Scout is
Trustworthy.
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Eagle Scout Board of Review
• You must be in complete uniform, and be able to
recite the Scout Law and Oath in the manner of an
Eagle Scout. You know the drill. This is what you
have been preparing for since you joined Boy
Scouting. Your Scouting program has been teaching
you for years the Scouting principles, Scouting Skills,
Leadership Styles and what Showing Scout Spirit
means. Remind your Scoutmaster of the location,
date, and time of your Eagle Board.
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Eagle Scout Board of Review
• Your Scoutmaster or a suitable adult leader from your
troop is required to introduce you before the
board. Remind him, as he has reminded you before,
to show up in full uniform; however, this is not
required for the adult leader but highly recommended.
• You are ready. Relax! Invite your parents to wait
outside the board while the Eagle Board is being
conducted. They will be proud to hear –
“Congratulations, your son is an Eagle Scout.”
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Thank You
• Questions (Discussion Period)
• Bill Kiley– 205- 478-7727
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SCOUT MOTTO:
BE PREPARED!
A scout prepares for whatever
comes his way by learning
all he can. He keeps
himself strong, healthy, and
ready to meet the
challenges of life.
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SCOUT SLOGAN:
DO A GOOD TURN DAILY.
Good turns are helpful acts of
kindness done quietly,
without boasting, and without
expecting reward or pay.
Doing at least one GOOD TURN
every day is a normal part of a
Scout's life
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• Handout Updates (Attachments)
Reference for the latest Addresses
• http://www.eaglescout.org/finale/coh/invite.html
Note the change below…
The Roman Catholic Church
His Holiness, Pope Francis
Apostolic Palace
00120 Vatican City State, EUROPE
Most Holy Father
Your Holiness' most humble servant,
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Bill Kiley 205-478-7727
•
rustybayonet@charter.net
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