LIFE TO EAGLE SCOUT AND PARENTS PRESENTATION National Capital Area Council Occoquan District Part 2 ESRA / BoR / CoH May 2018 Ver. 1.1 1

Eagle Scout rank application Note: April 2017 Printing...Use!!!

Requirement #2 Eagle Scout Application TO THE EAGLE SCOUT RANK APPLICANT. This application is to be submitted after you have completed all requirements for the Eagle Scout rank. Use CURRENT VERSION of official BSA Eagle Application Download the Eagle Scout Rank Application (ESRA) ESRA = https://filestore.scouting.orgfilestore/pdf/512-728_wb_fillable.pdf 2017 Version (Latest Version) Can be printed or typed in color or black & white ESRA must have original signatures Hand printing the information on the ESRA in blue or black ink is acceptable Handwriting is important! Please make it legible! 3

ESRA Personal Information 1 Eagle Scout Street Troop 0461 Bethesda, MD 20814 Rockville, MD 20817 301-555-1234 E a g e l S c o u t N m joescout@gmail.com Use your legal name – no nicknames Spell out all words especially POR on the application except for State

ESRA PID Number PID recommended but not required to be provided by the scout The Personal Identification (PID) number is found on the Scout’s registration card or in Unit charter

D ATE BECAME A BOY SCOUT Verify the date Scout joined the Troop If in a crew, ship, or team you must have earned First Class as a Boy Scout in a troop NOTE: This is important because you are not allowed to earn merit badges unless you are a registered scout. 5 5 2 6

BOARD OF REVIEW DATES Verify the Dates of Rank (BOR) for First Class, Star, and Life Scout by using the Member Summary Report from Internet Advancement 1 1 8 4 5 2 3 4 7

AGE 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 8

ESRA – REQUIREMENT 1 Registered in unit (fees are current) Requirement: Be active in your troop, team, crew, or ship for a period of at least six months after you have achieved the rank of Life Scout – meets unit’s reasonable expectations He has not been dismissed for disciplinary reasons Instructions: To ensure completion, calculate difference between Life Scout Board of Review date and when the last Eagle Scout rank requirement was complete 3 6 7 9

ESRA – REQUIREMENT 2 Requirement: Demonstrate that you live by the principles of the Scout Oath and Law in your daily life. List the names of individuals who know you personally and would be willing to provide a recommendation on your behalf Instructions: All lines must be filled in – special instructions for religious, educational, and employer (see ESPG) 1 Eagle Scout Street, Bethesda, MD 20814 Mr. & Mrs. Proud Parent 301-555-1952 Proud.Parent @ xyz.com N/A or 3 Eagle Scout Street, Bethesda, MD 20814 Mrs. Proud Neighbor 301-555-1954 Proud.Neighbor1 @ xyz.com 4 Eagle Scout Street, Bethesda, MD 20814 Mr. Proud Neighbor 301-555-1955 Proud.Neighbor2 @ xyz.com 2 Eagle Scout Street, Bethesda, MD 20814 Mr. Proud Teacher 301-555-1953 Proud.teacher @ xyz.com List a previous employer; N/A is used only if the scout never had a paying job 10

LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION Minimum of three letters of recommendation from those listed on the ESRA Additional letters may be provided over the minimum Responses should deal with the Scouts character fitness and qualifications to be an Eagle Scout Sealed and unopened letters are provided to the designated person Letters are only viewed by members of the EBOR Letters are not returned to the Scout or the unit leader 11

ESRA – REQUIREMENT #1 Requirement: Earn a total of 21 merit badges (required badges are listed). List the month, day, and year the merit badge was earned. Instructions: Use Member Unit Advancement Summary (MUAS) report from your troop Internet Advancement person to complete this section Fill in month, day, year, and Unit No. for each merit badge earned Reconcile differences between blue cards, advancement software, Scout Handbook, advancement reports, etc before continuing 12

EAGLE REQUIREMENT #1 Earn 21 Merit Badges 13 Required Camping Citizenship in Community, Nation, and World Communications Cooking Emergency Preparedness or Lifesaving Environmental Science or Sustainability Effective January 1, 2014 13

ESRA – REQUIREMENT 1 3 1 7 461 773 Mammal Study 2 5 4 Cross out the Eagle required MBs you are not using as the MB for this rank List optional MBs in the order earned starting from the earliest 14

POSITION OF RESPONSIBILITY REQUIREMENT 4 While a Life Scout: Serve six (6) months in one or more approved Positions of Responsibility Boy Scout Troop Senior Patrol Leader Assistant SPL Patrol Leader Venture Patrol Leader Troop Guide OA Troop Representative Den Chief Scribe Librarian Historian Quartermaster Junior Assistant Scoutmaster Chaplain aide Instructor Webmaster Leave No Trace Trainer* Varsity Scout Team Team Captain Co-captain Program Manager Squad Leader OA Team Representative Den Chief Team Secretary Librarian Historian Quartermaster Chaplain aide Instructor Webmaster Leave No Trace Trainer* Venturing Crew/Ship President Vice President Boatswain Boatswain’s Mate Guide Den Chief Secretary Treasurer Historian Quartermaster Yeoman Purser Storekeeper Webmaster Leave No Trace Trainer* *Specific mandatory course required

ESRA – REQUIREMENT 4 Requirement: While a Life Scout, serve actively for a period of six months in one or more of the following positions of responsibility. List only those positions served after the Life board of review date. Instructions: The six months do not have to be consecutive Time does not have to be just prior to your application for Eagle If one position meets 6-months, only list one; if not, list two Spell out position; no abbreviations 3 6 7 1 Troop Quartermaster (3 months) Patrol Leader 1 1 8 7 (3 months) 1 2 1 8 16

ESRA – REQUIREMENT 5 Requirement: 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. Instructions: Use up to 50 characters Enter benefiting organization and what was done Grand total of hours: Use whole numbers only - No decimals or fractions. 72 Hours and 37 minutes = 73 Date Project Finished: Enter when the work was done Built Arena Benches for Local School 3 1 7 73 17

ESRA – REQUIREMENT 5 The work on the service project must be completed before the Scout’s 18th birthday Completing the report can be done after the Scout’s 18th birthday but prior to the EBOR Optional: The log of project activities and hours worked Optional: A signed letter from the benefiting organization indicating work was satisfactorily completed 18

ESRA – REQUIREMENT 6 Requirement: Take part in a unit leader conference e.g., Scoutmaster, Coach, Advisor, or Skipper Instructions: This date must be before your 18th birthday Doesn’t need to be the last completed requirement 19

ESRA – REQUIREMENT 7 Requirement: Successfully complete an Eagle Scout board of review. In preparation for your board of review, prepare and attach to your Eagle Scout Rank Application a statement of your ambitions and life purpose and a listing of positions held in your religious institution, school, camp, community, or other organizations, during which you demonstrated leadership skills. Include honors and awards received during this service. 20

ESRA – REQUIREMENT 7 Instructions Can be completed after 18th birthday, but before Board of Review! Ambitions and Life Purpose (looking forward): Ambitions includes your strengths, passions, interests, thoughts, dreams, and desires Life Purpose is “why are you here?”; how and why do you fit into the community and society Leadership, Honors, and Awards (looking back) Positions held include memberships in ALL activities, including Scouts, community, school, clubs, groups, teams, or other organizations Honors and Awards are all those you have received and want known by the Board 21

CERTIFICATION BY APPLICANT “On my honor as a Boy Scout, Varsity Scout, Venturer, or Sea Scout, all statements on this application are true and correct. All requirements, with the exception of my board of review, were completed prior to my 18th birthday”. Scout should sign before the Unit Leader and Committee Chair signatures 22

UNIT APPROVAL These signatures indicate the unit leader and unit committee chair have made every effort to verify the accuracy of the information All three signatures should be on the application before conducting the verification process and Eagle Board of Review There are exceptions! Contact your District Advancement Committee Chair for more information 23

DER - ESRA VERIFICATION Meet with District Eagle Representative (DER) for administrative review of completed Eagle Scout Rank Application before submitting to NCAC for Verification DER responsible for verifying completeness and accuracy of information listed on ESRA Unit-provides hard copies of the Scout’s Internet (1) Member Unit Advancement Summary (MUAS) Report and (2) Individual Troop Record to the DER to verify. NOTE: Not all of the necessary info for verification is contained in the MUAS. DER initials approval on the side of ESRA before submission to NCAC 24

MEMBER SUMMARY REPORT Unit Information Ranks Merit Badges

NCAC VERIFICATION OVERVIEW Upon ESRA review by the DER, the DER should email to the troop the reviewed ESRA with a request for the troop(either the Scoutmaster or Unit representative )to forward the email to NCAC. Note: This is not the responsibility of the Scout. Troop to submit by email only the ESRA to Margee Egan, NCAC. Margee.Egan@scouting.org NCAC conducts further review of Scout’s Eagle Scout Rank Application NCAC verifies all information listed on ESRA against data in ScoutNet NCAC will email back to the troop a notice that ESRA has been reviewed and troop may conduct Eagle Board of Review for Scout Signed NCAC verification must be attached to the ESRA NCAC verification MUST be completed and delivered to troop before conducting an EBOR 26 26

EAGLE SCOUT BOARD OF REVIEW (EBOR) The Guide to Advancement sets the standards for conduct for an Eagle Scout Board of Review In the NCAC, responsibility for upholding this standard is delegated from the council to the district As a result, a qualified District Eagle Representative must be a member of all Eagle Scout Boards of Review conducted in the NCAC 27

EBOR SCHEDULING AND PREPARATIONS Districts typically offers two opportunities for unit level Eagle Boards of Review: Administered Monthly (offered on a specific day of the month, e.g., 3rd Friday), or By individual appointment It is preferred that Scouts be in full field uniform for their EBOR Merit badge sashes should display the proper merit badges Order of the Arrow sashes are not appropriate since this is not an OA function Prior to the actual board of review, members will Review the application Review the project Review the letters of recommendation GTA §8.0.0.4 28

EAGLE BOARD OF REVIEW RESPONSIBILITIES Two-fold purpose: To determine the quality of the Scout’s experience; and Decide whether the Scout has fulfilled the requirements for the rank Following the Board, members form a subjective evaluation of the candidate based on all materials GTA §8.0.0.1 29

WHAT HAPPENS AFTER EBOR? When you are recommended by your Eagle Board of Review then what? The ESRA packet is taken to the NCAC Scout Service Center for processing The application is forwarded to BSA’s Eagle Scout Service Division for final review and approval ~ 2 weeks Are you an Eagle Scout? Not quite - you are not an Eagle Scout immediately following the recommendation of your EBOR However, when your credentials are received from BSA, you are an Eagle Scout 30

THE COURT OF HONOR Eagle candidates, their parents and the unit should plan a fitting Court of Honor to recognize the achievement Schedule a date only after the credentials are received from BSA 31

ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS Thank You