Advancements
Troop 721 Milford, CT - Advancements
Eagle Patch Scout Requirements
Eagle Patch Scout Patch
NOTE: These requirements may be worked on simultaneously with
those for Second Class and First Class; however these ranks must
be earned in sequence.
1. Be active in your troop and patrol for at least 6 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:
First Aid
Citizenship in the Community
Citizenship in the Nation
Citizenship in the World
Communications
Personal Fitness
Emergency Preparedness OR Lifesaving
Environmental Science
Personal Management
Swimming OR Hiking OR Cycling
Camping, and
Family Life
4. While a Life Scout, serve actively for a period of 6 months in one or more of the following
positions of responsibility:
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, BSA publication No. 18-927C, in
meeting this requirement.
6. Take part in a Scoutmaster conference.
7. Successfully complete an Eagle Scout board of review.
* You must choose only one merit badge listed in items (g) and (j). If you have earned more than one
of the badges listed in items (g) and (j), choose one and list the remaining badges to make your total
of 21.
Note: All requirements must be completed before a candidate's 18th birthday. The Eagle Scout
board of review can be held after the candidate's 18th birthday. For more information, see
Advancement Committee Policies and Procedures, publication No. 33088D. Also see the note
below.
If you have a permanent physical or mental disability, you may become an Eagle Scout by qualifying
for as many required merit badges as you can and qualifying for alternative merit badges for the
rest. If you seek to become an Eagle Scout under this procedure, you must submit a special
application to your local council service center. Your application must be approved by your council
advancement committee before you can work on alternative merit badges.