1. BSA TROOP 848 THE TRAIL TO EAGLE HINTS TO GET YOU THERE

2.  DISCUSS THE REQUIREMENTS FOR EAGLE  THE EAGLE SCOUT PROJECT  THE APPLICATION  SOUTMASTER CONFERENCE  EAGLE BOARD OF REVIEW  EAGLE COURT OF HONOR OVERVIEW

3. THE REQUIREMENTS FOR EAGLE  21 MERIT BADGES  6 MONTHS IN LEADERSHIP POSITION AS A LIFE SCOUT  6 MONTHS ACTIVE IN SCOUTING  APPROVED EAGLE SERVICE PROJECT  SCOUTMASTER CONFERENCE  LIFE PURPOSE STATEMENT  LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION  Visit www.scouting.orgwww.scouting.org

4. MERIT BADGES  13 REQUIRED  Camping; Citizenship-Community, -Nation, -World; Communications; Cooking; Emergency Preparedness or Lifesaving; Environmental Science or Sustainability; Family Life; First Aid; Personal Fitness; Personal Management; Swimming or Hiking or Cycling;  FAMILY LIFE-90 DAYS  PERSONAL FITNESS- 90 DAYS  PERSONAL MANAGEMENT- 90 DAYS  CAMPING REQUIRES 20 DAYS/NIGHTS CAMPING (including 1 long-term camp)  8 OPTIONAL

5. ACTIVE IN TROOP  6 MONTHS RUNS FROM DATE OF LIFE BOARD OF REVIEW

6. LEADERSHIP POSITION  6 MONTHS LEADERSHIP FROM DATE OF LIFE BOARD OF REVIEW  Patrol leader, assistant senior patrol leader, senior patrol leader, Venture patrol leader, troop guide, Order of the Arrow troop representative, den chief, scribe, librarian, historian, quartermaster, junior assistant Scoutmaster, chaplain aide, instructor, webmaster, or Leave No Trace trainer.CONSULT YOUR SCOUTBOOK-Leadership Corps is NOT a position  SATISFACTORY PERFORMANCE DETERMINED BY SCOUTMASTER

7. THE EAGLE PROJECT  MUST PLAN AND CONDUCT PROJECT THAT BENEFITS THE COMMUNITY  CHURCH  SCHOOL  WOMEN’S SHELTER  GOOGLE “EAGLE SCOUT PROJECT IDEAS”  PURPOSE IS TO LEARN HOW TO LEAD AND MANAGE OTHERS  DO NOT DO ALL THE WORK YOURSELF

8. THE EAGLE PROJECT  OBTAIN PROJECT BOOK  http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/boyscouts/advance mentandawards/eagleworkbookprocedures.aspx

9. EAGLE SCOUT PROJECT BOOK

10. EAGLE PROJECT  DEVELOP A PRELIMINARY PLAN  WHAT IS THE PROJECT  SHOULD ENTAIL 100 HOURS OF SERVICE BUT THERE IS NO REAL RULE  INCLUDE YOUR TIME PLANNING THE PROJECT  WORK DONE BY MANY  EXAMPLES  LANDSCAPING  FACILITIES IMPROVEMENT-WALKING TRAILS; BENCHES; PERGOLA  SHELVING FOR FOOD BANK AND OTHER FACILITIES

11. EAGLE PROJECT  APPROVAL PROCESS  DRAFT PRELIMINARY PLAN  REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY:  OFFICIAL OF GROUP WHERE SERVICE TO BE PERFORMED  SCOUTMASTER  TROOP COMMITTEE CHAIR OR OTHER DESIGNATED COMMITTEE MEMBER  DISTRICT ADVANCEMENT CHAIR

12. EAGLE PROJECT  DEVELOP DETAILED PLAN  WHAT MATERIALS ARE NEEDED  HOW GET THE MATERIALS  DONATIONS  FORMAL FUND RAISING-MUST BE APPROVED BY SHAC ON A SPECIFIC FORM WITHIN THE PROJECT BOOK  HOW MANY PEOPLE  HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE  ALTERNATE DATES IN THE EVENT OF WEATHER PROBLEMS  SAFETY ISSUES ARE TO BE CONSIDERED

13. EAGLE PROJECT  KEEP GOOD RECORDS  TIME YOU SPENT  TIME SPENT BY OTHERS  SCOUTS NEED COMMUNITY SERVICE  EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED  PHOTOS (BEFORE AND AFTER)

14. THE APPLICATION  USE PROPER FORM  NAME  DATES  MEMBERSHIP  RANK BOARDS OF REVIEW  LEADERSHIP ( LEADERSHIP CORPS IS NOT A LEADERSHIP “POSITION”)  MERIT BADGES  TROOPMASTER REPORT FROM ME, OTHER ADVANCEMENT CHAIR OR LEADER

15. THE APPLICATION  http://www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/512- 728_wb_fillable.pdf http://www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/512- 728_wb_fillable.pdf  Application512-728_wb_fillable.pdf Application512-728_wb_fillable.pdf

16. THE APPLICATION

18. LIFE STATEMENT  STATEMENT OF SCOUT’S LIFE PURPOSE  SUMMARY OF LEADERSHIP POSITIONS BOTH IN SCOUTS AND ELSEWHERE  FUTURE PLANS-COLLEGE  PLANS BEYOND COLLEGE?  MEANING OF SCOUTING TO YOU  IMPACT OF SCOUTING ON YOUR LIFE

19. SCOUTMASTER’S CONFERENCE  MUST BE DONE BEFORE 18TH BIRTHDAY  USUALLY DONE BY SCOUTMASTER OR STEVE  BRING APPLICATION, LIFE STATEMENT, PROJECT BOOK, SCOUT BOOK

20. COMMITTEE CHAIR SIGNOFF  DONE AFTER SCOUTMASTER’S CONFERENCE  BRING SAME PAPERS AS YOU BROUGHT TO THE SCOUTMASTER’S CONFERENCE

21. LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION  WHO  PARENTS  RELIGIOUS  CAN BE FROM PARENTS  TEACHER  EMPLOYER  NOT NECESSARY IF NOT WORKING OUTSIDE HOME  2 OTHER ADULTS

22. LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION  NAMES, RESIDENCE AND EMAIL ADDRESSES TO ADVANCEMENT CHAIR  REQUEST LETTERS VIA EMAIL OR REGULAR MAIL  RECEIVED VIA DIRECT EMAIL OR SEALED ENVELOPE  BECOMES PART OF APPLICATION AFTER SUBMITTAL TO MR. SNELL  NEVER SEEN BY SCOUT

23. LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION  PLEASE PROVIDE AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE; EVEN BEFORE YOU ARE READY TO SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION IS OK  TELL THE RECOMMENDERS THAT THEY WILL GET AN EMAIL REQUEST  ONLY LIST PEOPLE WHO YOU RESPECT AND ARE LIKELY TO GIVE A GOOD RECOMMENDATION  IF A RECOMMENDER IS NOT PROFICIENT WITH EMAIL THEN I WILL PROVIDE A WRITTEN LETTER

24. COUNCIL REVIEW  ONCE ALL LETTERS ARE RECEIVED AND APPLICATION IS COMPLETE – REVIEWED & CERTIFIED BY COUNCIL  PROJECT RECORD ENTERED INTO BSA’S SERVICE HOUR WEB SITE AND PRINTED CERTIFICATE ADDED TO APPLICATION  ADVANCEMENT ENTERED INTO INTERNET ADVANCEMENT WEB SITE & TROOPMASTER IF NEEDED  ALL DATES CHECKED  LETTERS, EAGLE PROJECT BOOK AND LIFE STATEMENT ARE REVIEWED  ONLY THE EAGLE PROJECT BOOK WILL BE RETURNED TO YOU AT THE BOR COMPLETION

25. EAGLE SCOUT BOARD OF REVIEW  CONDUCTED SEPARATELY FROM ALL OTHER BOARDS OF REVIEW  ONLY ONE SCOUT PER BOARD  LASTS 1-2 HOURS

26. EAGLE SCOUT BOARD OF REVIEW  EAGLE BOR MEMBERSHIP  AT LEAST ONE MEMBER OF TROOP COMMITTEE  DISTRICT ADVANCEMENT CHAIR  1-3 OTHER ADULTS/COMMITTEE MEMBERS  NOT THE SCOUT’S PARENTS OR T848 SCOUTMASTERS; SCOUTMASTERS FROM OTHER TROOPS ARE ALLOWED  MAY INVITE OTHERS TO SERVE

27. EAGLE SCOUT BOARD OF REVIEW  HINTS  WEAR FULL UNIFORM-MANDATORY  MERIT BADGE SASH  NO UNAUTHORIZED PATCHES  REVIEW  SCOUT OATH, LAW, MOTTO, SLOGAN  OUTDOOR CODE  BE YOURSELF  WHEN YOU ARE DONE YOU WILL HAVE EARNED YOUR EAGLE BUT ONE FINAL PROCESSING STEP TO GO

28. REVIEW BY NATIONAL  COMPLETED APPLICATION RETURNED TO COUNCIL  SENT TO NATIONAL FOR REVIEW AND PROCESSING  CERTIFICATE RETURNED WITHIN ABOUT 2 WEEKS  DATE OF RANK IS DATE OF BOARD

29. EAGLE COURT OF HONOR  PLANNING-DONE BY SCOUT AND PARENTS  TROOP WILL PROVIDE  EAGLE PRESENTATION KIT (UPGRADE TO STERLING SILVER FOR $64+ TO SCOUT SHOP-MAY USE SCOUT ACCOUNT)  EAGLE BADGE, EAGLE MEDAL, PARENT AND MENTOR PINS  SLIDE AND NECKERCHIEF  US FLAG FLOW OVER CAPITOL BUILDING IN WASHINGTON, DC

30. EAGLE COURT OF HONOR  PLANNING  You are in charge. Some tips: Set up the place, date & time. Find the script you like. Determine how many speakers you need and ask whomever you wish to participate. Determine what level of refreshments you want to provide. It's a lot like any other party at that point.  You can send out an invitation to the troop via Troop 848 email and buy Eagle mail-out invitations at the Scout Shop to send to relatives, friends etc.  Let me know if you have any questions.  Mr. Snell has a loaner Eagle Scout Ceremony book. 

31. EAGLE COURT OF HONOR  Search using “Eagle Court of Honor planning” or similar for useful websites for planning COH

32. EAGLE COURT OF HONOR My phones and email: trekdog@prodigy.net 281-286-8711 (home) 713-412-4710 (cell)

33. CONCLUSION  EAGLE SCOUT IS AN IMPORTANT ACCOMPLISHMENT  SOMETHING YOU MUST EARN (NOT JUST AN AWARD)  TROOP LEADERSHIP WILL HELP YOU  18 TH BIRTHDAY IS THE KEY DATE:  PARTICIPATION; LEADERSHIP; MERIT BADGES; PROJECT; EAGLE SM CONFERENCE