T731 Life-to-Eagle Process

While not required to be completed in our recommended order, it is a good ideas to finish up any missing merit badges before starting on your project.
Make sure you Troop Positions of Responsibility are updated into Scoutbook along with the year or rank they occurred. Let the Scoutmaster or Advancement Chair know so the positions can be approved.
Discuss possible projects with Scoutmaster and Committee Chair.
Discuss project with beneficiary
Select an Eagle Project Counselor
1. https://www.sdicbsa.org/Advancement/EPCounselorLookup.php
2. Discuss final project(s)
Once you are decided on a project, fill out the Proposal section of the Eagle Project Workbook [link] The key for the Proposal is that it should be brief.
Review the proposal with the same people listed above* and, if they approve, have them sign Proposal Page H.
1. NO digital signatures.
2. Note: The Scoutmaster and the Committee Chair may assign another adult leader to sign on their behalf if they are not available.

*Check with your Project counselor to see if they prefer the page H be signed in any particular order.

If you do ANY fundraising or get donations from anyone other than your direct family members, you need to fill out the Fundraising Application (in the workbook).
Finish project and workbook.
1. Be sure to take BEFORE, DURING, & AFTER photos.
  1. Include photos of other Scouts and youth working.
    1. You should not be doing the majority of the work--you should be leading others.
2. The middle section of the workbook, the Project Plan, is a much more detailed version of the project proposal. It should be written as a blueprint so anyone could finish your project if you were not doing it.
  1. Keep track of all your hours, including meeting times; keep track of the hours for everyone helping too.
3. The last section of the workbook, the Project Report, is completed after the project is done. Focus on your leadership and what you learned.
  1. This is signed by the beneficiary and the Scoutmaster
Download Eagle application from Scoutbook (see menu location below)
1. Fill out remainder of application on a computer.`
  1. Do NOT fill one out by hand
2. When filling out requirement 2, it is not necessary to list their email, but you must include their phone number
Send out requests for Letters of Recommendation(LORs) to the persons listed in requirement 2
1. Send a pre-addressed, stamped envelope with LOR instructions.
  1. Address envelope to:
    Pam Dixon

Ref: [Your Name, Troop 731]
397 Mainsail
Oceanside, CA 92054

Write Letter of Ambition (LOA)
1. Include an addendum with your Troop history, including positions
Download an Advancement Report from Scoutbook
Scan and submit your application (as a PDF file), LOA, and Adv. Report to Pam Dixon at:
1. northcountyeagles@hotmail.com
You will receive a date for a Eagle Board of Review (BOR)
1. It’s OK if the date is after your 18th birthday
Prepare your Project workbook for submission
1. Scan the workbook and save as PDF.
  1. Be sure to include all the signature pages.
2. Email JUST the workbook to Pam Dixon at email above. (Do NOT include any photos at this time.)
Create a small photo album (6-12 photos)
Prepare a bound report including:
1. Application
2. Workbook
3. Photo album
4. LOA
5. Adv. Report
To give the BOR members time to review your project, hand the bound report to Scoutmaster if he/she is attending the District Roundtable before your BOR. (Roundtables are on the second Thursday of each month.)
Prepare for your BOR
1. Know the Scout Oath and Law
2. Know your project inside and out
3. Be prepared to discuss your Scouting history
  1. Merit badges (e.g. hardest, favorite, etc.)
  2. Summer camps attended
  3. Positions held
4. Be prepared to discuss your LOA and future goals (college, career, etc.)

Additional Help/Information

Advancement Chair Amee Howard's Trail to Eagle presentation