Eagle Scout Advancement Process

Life to Eagle Coach

The Life to Eagle Coach is an adult in the troop who helps Life scouts navigate their way to the Eagle rank. They can help answer any questions you have about the process, and you should meet with them when you’re ready to start preparing for your Eagle Project proposal.

Eagle Scoutmaster Conference (ESMC)

Unlike the other ranks, the Eagle SMC is always held outside of a troop meeting so the Scoutmaster can give their full attention and so time isn’t a concern.

While the conference itself largely follows the same format as the other ranks, this time is also used to review some details and paperwork specific to the Eagle rank.

Before requesting an Eagle SMC, please make sure you have (and bring with you to the conference):

Your Scout Handbook w/ all logs up-to-date
Your well-organized advancement binder w/ all rank certificates, merit badge certificates, blue cards, etc, all signed and up-to-date
A digital copy of your entire project workbook, including the project report and the beneficiary’s final signature, and any relevant photos/diagrams. Please email it to the Scoutmaster in advance so they can read it beforehand.
A digital copy of your letter of ambition. Email to Scoutmaster in advance.
A digital copy of your Eagle Scout Rank Application, with everything filled in, incl. your character references’ contact info. Email to Scoutmaster in advance. The reference letters themselves don’t need to be present at the SMC.
Your complete Class A uniform, including MB sash and all the proper up-to-date patches in the right places.

While none of these things are required to hold a Scoutmaster Conference, it’s highly recommended that you do these things to avoid needing more follow-up meetings to get all the paperwork and signatures in order. If you do the proper preparation, you can get everything done and signed off at once.

Eagle Scout Rank Application

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Before your Board of Review, you must submit a completed and signed copy of the Eagle Scout Rank Application. You can generate a pre-filled version from Scoutbook Plus.

https://www.scouting.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/512-72825-Eagle-Scout-Application.pdf

Eagle Board of Review (EBOR)

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