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Life to Eagle Process and Documents

Life to Eagle Process and Documents

The Life-to-Eagle advancement process can be daunting at first glance. Troop 714 supports our scouts in this stage of their Eagle trail by offering every Life scout an opportunity for a Life-to-Eagle conference. If you are a Life rank scout, please contact the Scoutmaster to schedule your Life-to-Eagle conference.

Click one of the boxes to find the Documents.

  • Troop 714 – Life To Eagle Quick Reference Guide Troop 714 has summarized this information in a 2-page Life to Eagle handout. This document has been updated to the new standards and contains useful information.

  • Age Guidelines for Tool Use and Work at Elevations or Excavations. This document contains rules for age appropriateness of various tools.
  • Eagle Project Planning Workbook This link provides a downloadable document to plan Eagle service projects. It does not change any requirements for Eagle, but is useful in planning safety aspects of Scout service projects.
  • Eagle Proposal Contact Information Contact Information for the Eagle Packet
  • Navigating the Eagle Scout Service Project You must provide this document to your contact at the benefitting organization. It tells them what they need to know about the process of working with a Scout developing an Eagle project. [This is a new requirement as of June 2014.]
  • Service Project Planning Guidelines Guidelines for all Scouting service projects, including the Eagle Scout service project. The guidelines are not additional requirements for an Eagle Scout service project but they are important elements of the Eagle Scout candidate’s planning.
  • Driving Directions: MVUMC to Eastminster Presbyterian Church The Eastminster Presbyterian Church on Sewell Mill Road in Marietta is the location for the Foothills District Eagle Boards of Review.
  • Eagle Reference Letter Request Plus Example Envelope Please use the following template and example envelope when requesting Eagle Scout application letters of recommendation (Eagle Rank Application, Requirement #2).
  • Eagle Scout Rank Application An editable PDF copy of the current Eagle Scout Rank Application can be downloaded from the BSA national web site using the link above.
  • Guide to Advancement This BSA National link provides information on the Eagle advancement process. If you want the official details on Eagle rank advancement, read section 9.0.0.0. For details on the project process, see section 9.0.2.0.
  • Guide to Safe Scouting You will need to follow the Guide to Safe Scouting in order to conduct your project in accordance is the required safety procedures.
  • Scouting Magazine article with background on the changes These are the updates to the Life-to-Eagle process documents that were based on changes in BSA National advancement standards as of January 1st, 2012. Here’s an article on the background for those changes.