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Boy Scout Rank Requirements

Eagle Scout

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), including the following:
   1. First Aid,
   2. Citizenship in the Community,
   3. Citizenship in the Nation,
   4. Citizenship in the World,
   5. Communications,
   6. Personal Fitness,
   7. Emergency Preparedness OR Lifesaving,
      • (You must choose only one of these two merit badges. If you have earned more than one of the badges listed, choose one and list the remaining badge to make your total of 21.)
   8. Environmental Science,
   9. Personal Management,
   10. Swimming OR Hiking OR Cycling,
       • (You must choose only one of these two merit badges. If you have earned more than one of the badges listed, choose one and list the remaining badge to make your total of 21.)
   11. Camping, and
   12. Family Life.
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4. While a Life Scout, serve actively for a period of 6 months in one or more of the following positions of responsibility:
   • Boy Scout troop
     • Patrol leader
     • assistant senior patrol leader
     • senior patrol leader
     • troop guide
     • den chief
     • scribe
     • librarian
     • historian
     • quartermaster
     • bugler
     • junior assistant Scoutmaster
     • chaplain aide
     • instructor
     • Venture patrol leader.
   • Varsity Scout team
     • Captain
     • cocaptain
     • program manager
     • squad leader
     • team secretary
     • librarian
     • historian
     • quartermaster
     • chaplain aide
     • instructor
     • den chief.
   • Venture crew/ship
     • President
     • vice president
     • secretary
     • treasurer
     • boatswain
     • boatswain's mate
     • yeoman
     • purser
     • storekeeper.
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 Scouting.) The project idea must be approved by the organization benefitting from your 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. 18-927A, in meeting this requirement.
6. Take part in a Scoutmaster conference.
7. Complete your board of review.

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NOTE: 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 alternate merit badges for the rest. If you seek to become an Eagle under this procedure, you must submit a special application to your council service center. Your application must be approved by your council committee on advancement BEFORE YOU CAN WORK ON ALTERNATE MERIT BADGES.

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