Steps to get ready for Eagle Boards

• Email, Fax, or mail me a copy of your completed Eagle Application and "Online" Advancement Report. (This is not your troop's computer report.) PDF or JPG scan. See below.
• The fillable Eagle Application PDF does not have the entered information in the email.  You need to print it out and scan it into jpg or put it in normal pdf format.
• I will send it to Council to be verified.  This will take 2 days - 2 weeks. 
• Send emails to your references to email me or the person doing your eagle board an email of recommendation.  You no longer can bring them with you.
• When I receive the application back I will contact you and arrange a time and place to do your Eagle Board of Review.
• The scout should come in Scout uniform.  We recommend Shirt, Pants, socks, neckerchief, and sash with MB on it.  We require the same amount of uniform that your troop requires for court of honors or their board of reviews.  The board should take approximately 1 hour.  We will have several teams that are trained on providing the boards.  There will be two board members from our district teams and there needs to be one or two adults from the troop to be there with the board. 
• Bring your original Eagle Application and be sure all paper work is complete.  All references should be filled out completely with the exception of employer if you have not had a job.
• Bring a printout of your ranks and merit badges from the "Online Advancement Report"  
• There needs to be separate sheets of paper with (1) Future ambitions (2) list of leadership positions in scouts, church, school, other organizations and (3) list of honors and awards.  It would be nice to see a copy of these award certificates in the book.  The Ambitions are nothing about what you did in the past or now working on, but a description of your dream life in the future. For example, you want to graduate in the top 10, be class president, go to Texas A&M, get a BS degree and go to Vet School, be a vet in Southlake TX, marry a cute red head and have 3 children, have a boy and get him into scouts, be a scoutmaster and go to Philmont, earn a million dollars by age 40 and retire, have a big house with lots of dogs, etc, etc.  Another words what do you want to do with your life if you could do anything.
• Bring all information on your eagle project.  The entire workbook and pictures and all materials you used to plan and execute the project.  We will go over it in detail.
• Be sure the 6 months of leadership was performed after Life rank date.  It would be better to have more than 1 week more than the 6 months since the National Review has rejected one because it was not precisely 6 months.
• We require letters of recommendation from at least three of the references listed on the application. Have letters mailed to Roger Knapp, 1413 Lookout Cir, Irving, TX 75060 or email a letter to me or whoever is doing the eagle board.  Emails are listed at http://www.rogerknapp.com/Eagle.htm .

This is an example of the online advancements.  It is NOT the troop master printout from the troop computer.

I strongly encourage the boy prepare a 2 inch Eagle Book for his board.  Most use a ring notebook with sections.  He will keep this as a memento for the rest of his life.  Suggestions for the book:

1. Eagle Scout Rank Application
2. Online Advancement report papers.
3. Eagle Scout Leadership Service Project Workbook.  You should have filled out the second part of the workbook but must fill out Pages 19-20!
4. All attachments, pictures, and materials that you used in your project.
5. Your typed up ambitions and life purposes.
6. Your typed up list of leadership positions.
7. Your typed up list of honors and awards.
8. Cards for rank advancement and merit badges if you have them.
9. Patches you collected.
10. Now you need to put in copies of :
    • Scout training certificates, and certificates of scouting events you attended.
    • Pictures of your scouting from cubs thru eagle.
    • Pictures of your family, pets, church, sports, parades, etc.
    • Awards for spelling bee champ, school awards, etc.  Certificates of achievement in sports, church and any activities in which you were involved.  You can have copies of it if your parents want to keep the originals.

The purpose of the book is to have a clear overall image of the boy.  What has he done in his life so far and what kind of leader is he.  It is good to see a well rounded boy who is active in the community, family, church, sports, and scouts.   

The Eagle awards will usually come in from National in 2-6 weeks or less.

Fill out the Eagle Application as shown below:

When the Scoutmaster and Committee Chairman sign it, it means that they have made sure all information is correct.  Be certain the dates of the merit badges
match the dates of the internet advancement.

Roger Knapp
Five Trails District.