Eagle Scouts

The fact that a boy is an Eagle Scout has always carried a special significance –
not only in Scouting, but also as he enters higher education, business or
industry, and community service.  The award is a performance-based
achievement in which standards have been well-maintained over the years.

Not every boy who joins a Boy Scout troop earns the Eagle Scout rank; only about 5% of all Boy Scouts do so.  The goals of Scouting – citizenship training, character development, and personal fitness – remain important for all Scouts, whether or not they attain the Eagle Scout rank.

Eagle Scout rank requirement 5 has been reworded. To support that change, a new Eagle Scout Service Project Workbook has been created in which requirement 5 calls for a project proposal to be approved by the council or district, rather than "the project plan".

Through December 31, 2011, Scouts have a choice to use either the new workbook or the one it is replacing. Scouts whose Eagle Scout service project has already been approved by the council or district under the former wording of requirement 5 - and using the former workbook - should continue with the same workbook. If their project has not yet been approved by the council or district, they may elect to use the revised requirement 5 and the new workbook. Starting January 1, 2012, Eagle Scout candidates - unless they have already submitted a plan for approval by the council or district under the former requirement - will be expected to fulfill the revised service project requirement 5 using the new workbook.