Eagle Rank Application Checklist

Do not submit this checklist with the Eagle Scout Rank Application

Name of Life Scout ______

Unit & Number ______Date ______

• Current official BSA Eagle Scout Rank Application form is used.

• All information is legible (typed if possible).

• Applicant’s complete name and address are correct. No abbreviations.

• Applicant’s Social Security Number is entered.

• Unit type, local number, and location are entered. No abbreviations.

• Date joined boy is entered.

• Date became a Varsity Scout is entered (if applicable).

• Date became a Venturer is entered (if applicable).

• Date of First Class Scout board of review entered.

• Date of Star Scout board of review entered. Star rank requires at least 4 months membership as a First Class Scout.

• , Webelos Scout, Arrow of Light, and fifth grade questions answered.

• Date of birth entered and age criterion met.

• Life Scout board of review date entered. Life rank requires at least 6 months membership as a

Star Scout.

• At least 6 months has past between Life board of review and Eagle application date and before applicant’s 18th birthday.

• All references are listed on the application. (No blank spaces allowed) All references and their information should be filled out on the Eagle Scout Rank Application, with the exception of the Employer. If no employer, then put none or n/a for not applicable. If the Scout does not go to church and cannot provide a religious reference, the parent(s) name and information must be listed on that line. If the Scout is home-schooled, the parent(s) name and information must be listed on the educational reference line.

• The troop committee chairperson has received a letter of reference from or checked to ensure that one is forthcoming from each of the individuals listed on the application. (Do not turn in the letters with the Application.)

• 21 merit badges are listed with date and unit number on each.

• On merit badge line 6 and 9, merit badges that do not apply have a lie drawn through them. If any of the marked off merit badges are to be counted as part of the 21 total merit badges, the badges must be put in one of the other boxes (13 through 21).

• 4 Eagle required merit badges have a date prior to the Star Scout board of review date. Credit may be given if the Scout earned both Emergency Preparedness and Lifesaving or any combination of Swimming, Hiking, and Cycling.

• 2 additional merit badges must have a date prior to the Star Scout board of review date.

• 3 Eagle required merit badges have a date prior to the Life Scout board of review. These Eagle required merit badges are in addition to the ones earned for Star Scout rank. Credit may be given if the Scout earned both Emergency Preparedness and Lifesaving or any combination of Swimming, Hiking, and Cycling, as long as they are not used for credit for Star Scout rank.

• 2 additional merit badges must have a date prior to the Life Scout board of review date. These merit badges are in addition to those earned for Star Scout rank.

• Date of Life Scout board of review entered on second page of the application and matches the Life Scout board of review dat on the front page.

• Has served in a qualified position of leadership for at least 6 months between the Life Scout board of review and the Eagle Scout Rank application date and before the candidates 18th birthday.

• Project completion date entered is the same as the date in the project workbook. Date must be between Life Scout board of review and Eagle Scout application dates and before applicant’s 18th birthday.

• Scoutmaster conference date entered and before applicant’s 18th birthday.

• Applicant’s signature, applicant’s telephone number, and date signed entered.

• Unit leader’s signature, unit leader’s telephone number, and date signed entered.

• Unit committee chair’s signature, unit committee chair’s telephone number, and date signed entered.

• Eagle Scout Leadership Service Project Workbook was signed/dated by unit leader and unit committee chair after project was completed.

• Completed Eagle Scout Leadership Service Project Workbook and statement of ambitions/life purpose/list of leadership positions/honors and awards are not turned in with the Eagle Scout Rank Application.

• BSA Local Council Certification - Please allow up to two (2) weeks for Council approval and six (6) weeks for National approval. To expedite Certification, if your unit uses “Troopmaster,” please provide a copy of the Scout’s Individual History Report along with the Eagle Scout Rank Application. If your unit does not use Troopmaster, please provide a copy of the Scout’s Merit Badge Blue Cards and Rank Cards. Please be certain that the dates on your Eagle Scout Rank application match identically any documentation you provide.

• Only after you have received BSA Local Council Certification may you proceed and schedule your Eagle Scout Board of Review. Listed below are the names, telephone numbers and email addresses of the Central Florida Council District Advancement Chairs regarding scheduling an Eagle Scout Board of Review.

Following your Eagle Board of Review, return the following three (3) documents to the Central Florida Council Eagle Scout Registrar:

• Eagle Scout Rank Application with the date of your Eagle Scout Board of Review and appropriate signatures.

• An Advancement Report for your unit which notes your Unit, District, Name and Eagle Scout Board of Review Date.

• A completed National Eagle Scout Association (NESA) Eagle Scout Service Project Information form.

Central Florida Council of America Eagle Scout Service Project Information

The Central Florida Council National Eagle Scout Association Committee would like to recognize you for your leadership in completing your Eagle Scout Project. Please fill out the information below and return this form with your Eagle Scout Application to the Boy Scout Service Center in Apopka.

Once we receive this Information sheet back the N.E.S.A. Committee will create a special recognition item for you that will be included in your Eagle Packet when you pick up your Eagle Recognition Kit at the Boy Scout Service Center in Apopka.

The information you provide will also be used for the Annual Eagle Scout Recognition Banquet Program Book. This book includes the names of all the Eagle Scouts from that year and a brief description of their project.

Name: Unit Number: Address: City and Zip: Home Phone: Email: Date of Eagle BOR: District:

Please describe your Eagle Scout Project. Make sure to include the location and the organization that benefited from your project.

City: ______Organization that benefited: ______Description:______How many total man hours? ______

Return this completed form along with your Eagle Scout Application following your Eagle Board of Review to the Council Eagle Scout Registrar.

For Office Use Only

Date Received: ______Date Recognition Given: ______