Eagle Scout Rank Requirements

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1. Be active in your troop and patrol for at least six 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), including the following:
   1. First Aid,
   2. Citizenship in the Community,
   3. Citizenship in the Nation,
   4. Citizenship in the World,
   5. Communications,
   6. Personal Fitness,
   7. 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.)
   8. Environmental Science,
   9. Personal Management,
   10. 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.)
   11. Camping, and
   12. Family Life.
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4. While a Life Scout, serve actively for a period of six 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,
     • Order of the Arrow troop representative,
     • den chief,
     • scribe,
     • librarian,
     • historian,
     • quartermaster,
     • junior assistant Scoutmaster,
     • chaplain aide, or
     • instructor.
   • Varsity Scout team
     • Captain,
     • cocaptain,
     • program manager,
     • squad leader,
     • team secretary,
     • Order of the Arrow troop representative,
     • librarian,
     • historian,
     • quartermaster,
     • chaplain aide,
     • instructor, or
     • den chief.
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, in meeting this requirement.
6. Take part in a Scoutmaster conference.
7. Successfully complete an Eagle Scout board of review.