04-27-13three rivers district eagle scout seminar john a. bryant ess – 4 5-12-2007 1

04-27-13 Three Rivers District

Eagle Scout Seminar John A. Bryant

ESS – 45-12-2007

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5 Sessions1. What an Eagle Scout Represents2. The Eagle Scout

Leadership Service Project3. Hands-on (Planning an Eagle Project)4. The Parent’s Role5. 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

• Citizenship Training• Character Development• Mental and Physical Fitness

Merriam-Webster : MoralPrinciples of right and wrong in behavior Ever been asked what the moral of the story is?

Character,Has several meanings, here weAre referring to your traits –Behaviors that you show.

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METHODS OF SCOUTING

• IDEALS• Oath - Law - Motto – Slogan

• PATROLS• Peer groups - elected representation - activities

• OUTDOORS• The outdoor program (Camping)

• ADVANCEMENT• Self-reliance - ability to help others - challenge

• ADULT ASSOCIATION• Image - role model – setting an example

• PERSONAL GROWTH • Good Turn - service projects - religious emblems

• LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT• Leadership skills and practice - citizenship

• UNIFORM• Commitment to aims - identity



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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• 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.

The Eagle

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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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http://www.1bsa.org/forms

http://nesa.org/how-to-manuals.html


• Proposal

• Final Plan

• Fund Raising

• Project Report


• All Information must be provided


• Insert Scout’s Name


• Complete ALL information

• Rough Estimate


• Rough estimate


• Signatures Required


• Name and Dates

• FINAL Plan


• Changes?• Present Situation

• Phases

• Processes


• Permits

• Materials


• Supplies

• Tools


• Expenses

• Leadership


• Safety

• Hazards

• Contingency


• Fund Raising

• Signatures


• Project Report


• Summary and Critique


• More Critique

• Photos


• Scout • Beneficiary• Unit Leader


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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http://www.eaglescout.org/project/select.html


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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• 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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• Once your plan has been determined, write up your plan (neatly within your workbook) and present it to your Scoutmaster.

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• 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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• 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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• Send an email to [email protected]

• Provide your name (first and last)• Email, phone number• Troop number• And any comment• Or call Bill Kiley 205-478-7727

Eagle Scout Project Approval

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mailto:[email protected]


• Call your Unit Commissioner or someone on the Advancement Committee who is trained on Project Approvals.

• All Projects must be approved using the Project Approval Checklist.

Eagle Scout Project Approval

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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



• Where can a Project Approval Occur?

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• 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 in advance.

• Where can a Project Approval Occur?

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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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• 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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• 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),

• 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 (Describe the project you plan to do) No details.

• Who will it benefit (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 • 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 ?A: 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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http://www.eaglescout.org/finale/coh/coh.html

http://www.eaglescout.org/finale/coh/coh.html


• Eagle Rank - completing the trail to Eagle

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Eagle Scout Award

• 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

• 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

• 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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http://www.usscouts.org/advance/boyscout/ServiceProjects.html#Eagle

http://www.scouting.org/boyscouts/eagleproject/index.html


Eagle Scout Award

• 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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http://www.usscouts.org/advance/docs/AltEagleMBAppl.pdf


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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• Your Scoutmaster will / can help you on application requirement 6 (ambitions/life purpose, positions of leadership and honors & awards).

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• 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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https://1bsa.org/tyfoon/site/fckeditor/file/GAC_Eagle_Reference_Letter_Fillable_Form.pdf


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) 102


• 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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• 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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• 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 FrancisApostolic Palace 00120 Vatican City State, EUROPEMost Holy Father Your Holiness' most humble servant,

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Bill Kiley 205-478-7727•

[email protected]

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