So you have made it to Life Scout - what next?
Things to start with:
Eagle Scout Leadership Service Project Workbook .PDF version
Download the Eagle Scout Leadership Service Project in Microsoft Word version
"12 Steps from Life to Eagle" are on the last page of the Eagle Scout Leadership Service Project Workbook
Eagle Scout Rank Application .PDF version.
Eagle Scout Reference Form .PDF version
Other Places to look over:
National Eagle Scout Association
Current Requirements:
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.
4.
While a Life Scout, serve actively for a period of 6 months in one or more of
the following positions of responsibility: Patrol leader, assistant senior
patrol leader, senior patrol leader, troop guide, OA troop representative, den
chief, scribe, librarian, historian, quartermaster, junior assistant
Scoutmaster, chaplain aide, or instructor
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. 18-927A, in meeting this requirement.
6.
Take part in a Scoutmaster conference.
7. Successfully complete an Eagle Scout board of review.
The Goal:
The
foremost responsibility of an Eagle Scout is to live with honor. To an Eagle
Scout, honor is the foundation of all character. He knows that "A Scout is
trustworthy" is the very first point of the Scout Law for good reason. An
Eagle Scout lives honorably, not only because honor is important to him but
because of the vital significance of the example he sets for other Scouts.
Living honorably reflects credit on his home, his church, his troop, and his
community. May the white of the Eagle badge remind you to always live with
honor.
The
second obligation of an Eagle Scout is loyalty. A Scout is true to his family,
Scout leaders, friends, school, and nation. His loyalty to his troop and brother
Scouts makes him pitch in and carry his share of the load. All of these help to
build the loyalty which means devotion to community, to country, to one's own
ideals, and to God. Let the blue of the Eagle badge always inspire your loyalty.
The
third obligation of the Eagle Scout is to be courageous. Courage has always been
a quality by which men measure themselves and others. To a Scout, bravery means
not only the courage to face physical danger, but the determination to stand up
for the right. Trusting in God, with faith in his fellowman, he looks forward to
each day, seeking his share of the world's work to do. Let the red in the Eagle
badge remind you always of courage.
The
fourth obligation of an Eagle Scout is to be cheerful. To remind the Eagle Scout
to always wear a smile, the red, white, and blue ribbon is attached to the
scroll of the Second Class Scout award, which has its ends turned up in a smile.
The
final responsibility of an Eagle Scout is service. The Eagle Scout extends a
helping hand to those who still toil up Scouting's trail, just as others helped
him in his climb to the Eagle. The performance of the daily Good Turn takes on a
new meaning when he enters a more adult life continuing service to others. The
Eagle stands as protector of the weak and helpless. He aids and comforts the
unfortunate and the oppressed. He upholds the rights of others while defending
his own. He will always "Be Prepared" to put forth his best.
You
deserve much credit for having achieved Scouting's highest award. But wear your
award with humility, ever mindful that the Eagle Scout is looked up to as an
example. May the Scout Oath and the Scout Law be your guide for tomorrow and
onward.
Monday, February 18, 2008 12:22:05 PM