Eagle Help

Since projects vary so widely, it is difficult to give a typical time
line. In any case you should anticipate about 6 to 12 months to
plan and carry out your Eagle Project. This is especially important
to consider if you are approaching, or already past, your 17th
birthday. Many steps will depend on other’s schedules, such as
when the next monthly Township Supervisor’s or Parks and
Recreation board meeting, your troop’s next committee meeting,
vacations of key people, or when you can next meet with the
District Advancement Committee. Most steps also depend on what
priority you give your Eagle project, and what other commitments
you have. These are very rough time estimates. This overall
schedule assumes that by the time the project is done, you have
completed all the other requirements. ---------------------------------------->

Announcement:
Eagle Board Requirements

The District Eagle Board has activated a new procedure to insure
that every Life scout has the resources of a board of review. Starting
February 2010, we must ask an adult leader accompany a Life
scout to the District Eagle Board; to help balance the requests for
review boards. This adult leader will participate in a review board
other then of his Troop. With this experience, shared amongst all
the troops, a knowledge base will be established at the troop level to
help guide and encourage all future Life scouts.

Lou Voss
River Trails District
Eagle Board Chairman

Come up with idea. Discuss project concept with
Scoutmaster or Eagle Advisor.

Work out exact requirements with organization that will
benefit.

3-5 weeks Preliminary planning, produce rough draft of
proposal.

2-6 weeks Review proposal draft with Scoutmaster or
Eagle Advisor and produce revised proposal.
This process may be repeated several times.

1-4 weeks Get approval from organization that the
project benefits.

1-4 weeks Get approval of Scoutmaster. 1 week Get
approval of Troop Committee.

1-4 weeks Get approval of District Advancement
Committee. This may also require some revisions and
multiple meetings if you are not fully prepared.

2-6 weeks Carry out the project.

4-20+ weeks Prepare report.

1-3 weeks Review report with Scoutmaster and Eagle
Advisor. Revise as needed.

1-2 weeks Schedule and hold Scoutmaster Conference

2-3 weeks Submit application and report, processed by
Local Council.

2 weeks Schedule and hold Eagle Board of Review.

2-4 weeks Approval from Local Council and BSA
National Headquarters.

2-3 weeks Total as shown, without adjustment for other
commitments or unusual cases. 25-67 weeks