Requirements effective April 1, 1999
Be active in your troop or patrol for at least 6 months as a Life Scout.
Demonstrate Scout spirit by living the Scout Oath (Promise) and Scout
Law in your everyday life.
Earn a total of 21 merit badges (10 more than you already have),
including the following:
- First Aid
- Citizenship in
the Community
- Citizenship in the
Nation
- Citizenship in the
World
- Communications
- Personal Fitness
- Emergency
Preparedness OR Lifesaving
- (You must choose only one of these two merit badges. If you have
earned more than one of the badges listed, choose one and list the remaining badge to make
your total of 21.)
- Environmental
Science
- Personal
Management
- Swimming OR
Hiking OR Cycling,
- (You must choose only one of these three merit badges. If you have
earned more than one of the badges listed, choose one and list the remaining badges to
make your total of 21.)
- Camping, and
- Family Life
While a Life Scout, serve
actively for 6 months in one or more of the following positions of responsibility:
- Boy Scout Troop
- patrol leader,
- assistant senior patrol leader,
- senior patrol leader,
- troop guide,
- den chief,
- scribe,
- librarian,
- historian,
- quartermaster,
- junior assistant Scoutmaster,
- chaplain aide,
- instructor, or
- Venture crew chief.
- Varsity Scout Team
- captain,
- cocaptain,
- program manager,
- squad leader,
- team secretary,
- librarian,
- quartermaster,
- chaplain aide,
- instructor, or
- den chief.
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 Scouting.) The project idea must be approved by your Scoutmaster and troop
committee and approved by the council or district before you start. You must use the
Eagle Leadership Service Project Workbook, in meeting this requirement.
Take part in a Scoutmaster conference.
Complete your board of review.
NOTE: 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 alternate merit badges for the rest. If you seek to become and Eagle under
this procedure, you must submit a special application to the Viking Council. Your
application must be approved by your council committee on advancement BEFORE YOU CAN WORK
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