insure the national advancement records match your unit’s records. Your application data needs to match the BSA National Database. Age Requirement Eligibility BSA Requirement: “Merit badges, badges of rank, and Eagle Palms may be earned by a registered Boy Scout, Varsity Scout, Venturer, or Sea Scout. He may earn these awards until his 18th birthday. Any Venturer or Sea Scout who achieved the First Class rank as a Boy Scout in a troop or Varsity Scout in a team may continue working for the Star, Life, and Eagle Scout ranks and Eagle Palms while registered as a Venturer or Sea Scout up to his 18th birthday. Scouts, Venturers, and Sea Scouts who have completed all requirements prior to their 18th birthday may be reviewed within three months after that date with no explanation. Refer to the Guide to Advancement, No. 33088, section 8.0.3.1, for boards of review to be held between three and six months, or more than six months after the 18th birthday.” If a scout wants to report they are an Eagle Scout on a college application then they should plan on having their Eagle Board of Review completed before November of their senior year in high school. Make sure this date is the same as in Troopmaster and the BSA Database. What must be done before the Scout’s 18th birthday? All requirements 1 through 6 All work on your Eagle Scout leadership service project. The following can take place after your 18th birthday. Final signatures including the "Certification by the “Applicant" and "Unit Approval." Delivery of your Eagle Scout Rank Application to the Council Service Center. Receipt of letters of recommendation by district Eagle Scout Coordinator. Council certification of your Eagle Scout Rank Application.
insure the national advancement records match your unit’s records. Your application data needs to match the BSA National Database. Age Requirement Eligibility BSA Requirement: “Merit badges, badges of rank, and Eagle Palms may be earned by a registered Boy Scout, Varsity Scout, Venturer, or Sea Scout. He may earn these awards until his 18th birthday. Any Venturer or Sea Scout who achieved the First Class rank as a Boy Scout in a troop or Varsity Scout in a team may continue working for the Star, Life, and Eagle Scout ranks and Eagle Palms while registered as a Venturer or Sea Scout up to his 18th birthday. Scouts, Venturers, and Sea Scouts who have completed all requirements prior to their 18th birthday may be reviewed within three months after that date with no explanation. Refer to the Guide to Advancement, No. 33088, section 8.0.3.1, for boards of review to be held between three and six months, or more than six months after the 18th birthday.” If a scout wants to report they are an Eagle Scout on a college application then they should plan on having their Eagle Board of Review completed before November of their senior year in high school. Make sure this date is the same as in Troopmaster and the BSA Database. What must be done before the Scout’s 18th birthday? All requirements 1 through 6 All work on your Eagle Scout leadership service project. The following can take place after your 18th birthday. Final signatures including the "Certification by the “Applicant" and "Unit Approval." Delivery of your Eagle Scout Rank Application to the Council Service Center. Receipt of letters of recommendation by district Eagle Scout Coordinator. Council certification of your Eagle Scout Rank Application.