A Suggested Advancement Trail To EAGLE

The Rank of Eagle Scout must be earned prior to turning 18 years of age.

Grade	Month	Activity	Rank Earned
5^th Grade<	March - May	· Join Troop · Complete SCOUT Requirements. · Begin Working on TENDERFOOT Requirements.	SCOUT - (Webelos - with the Arrow of Light meet most of the requirements for Scout upon joining.<
	June - August - Summer Camp	· Complete Tenderfoot Requirements < · Begin Working on Second and First Class Requirements Earn Swimming and First Aid Merit Badges
6^th Grade>	September	· Board of Review and Court of Honor<	Tenderfoot Merit Badges
	October- January	· Complete 2^nd Class requirements · Compete Merit Badges Offered by Troop<
	February	· Board of Review and Court of Honor	Second Class Merit Badges
	March - May	· Work on First Class Requirements
	June - August - Summer Camp	· Complete First Class Requirements Earn Optional and Required Merit Badges
7^th Grade	September	· Board of Review and Court of Honor	First Class Merit Badges
	October- January	· Assume a leadership position in the Troop · Compete Merit Badges Offered by Troop
	February	· Board of Review and Court of Honor	Star Scout Merit Badges
	March - May	· Work on Life Requirements
	June - August - Summer Camp	· Earn Optional and Required Merit Badges · Learn to rappel / COPE
8^th Grade	September	· Board of Review and Court of Honor	Life Scout Merit Badges
	October- January	· Maintain Active leadership position in the Troop · Compete Merit Badges Offered by Troop
	February	· Board of Review and Court of Honor	Merit Badges
	March - May	· Maintain Active leadership position in the Troop · Compete Merit Required Badges
	June - August - Summer Camp	· Earn Optional and Required Merit Badges · Participate in Troop High Adventure Outings
9^th Grade	September	· Board of Review and Court of Honor	Merit Badges
	Oct -May	· Complete Eagle Project
	June	· Eagle Court of Honor	Eagle

ADVANCEMENT addendum 4/2/00

Advancement Committee

In order to provide the most up-to-date and accurate tracking and records for all advancement, the Troop has created the position of Advancement Committee with a chairman and 3-4 members. The function of this committee is to track, review and record all advancement for the Troop. The committee will then notify the Scoutmaster of all completed requirements. The committee will also assist the Scoutmaster in tracking scouts that have advanced as well as scouts that need advancement.

Rank Advancement

Regular rank advancement (Scout through 1^st Class) will be reviewed and updated on a minimum 6-month basis. The committee will provide an accurate document listing all the completed requirements as well as all needed requirements for each scouts next rank. At each weekly meeting the committee will provide the opportunity for each scout to request an up-to-date list of their advancement towards their rank. If in turn, a scout has a series of requirements completed toward the next rank they will have the opportunity to update their records on a weekly basis in the same manner. Upon completing requirements, each scout will be required to present proof of completion. (i.e.: Scout manual with each requirement initialed by the leader with date of completion.)

Rank advancement towards Star, Life, Eagle and Palms will also be available on a weekly basis. Because these requirements are heavily weighted towards merit badges; a list of badges earned for the next rank, as well as badges needed, will be available on a weekly basis.

Merit Badges

Merit badge requirements are very clear. The Troop will require no more and no less than the requirements set forth in the merit badge handbooks. Merit badge cards are to be signed by officially district registered merit badge counselors only. Scouts are encouraged to seek counselors outside the Troop as well.

A list of merit badge counselors is always available for any scout wishing to work on merit badges outside the Troop.

Merit badges are generally earned in one of three ways:

· Those offered by the Troop as a Troop function.

· Those offered by the Scout Camp or at merit badge workshops.

· Those offered by registered individual merit badge counselors from Troop 92 or other Troops

For merit badges offered by the Troop, the merit badge counselor will track each requirement met by each scout and the scout needs only to turn in the Blue Card to the Advancement Committee.

For merit badges earned by the scout at camp, the council certifies that all the requirements have been meet and only the Blue Card needs to be turned in to the Advancement Committee.

For merit badges offered by individual merit badge counselors, both the signed Blue Card and evidence that the requirements for the badge have been met should be turned in to the Advancement Committee. For requirements, which have written requirements, a copy of the written material should be submitted with the Blue Card. Documentation should also be provided as to HOW and WHEN the other requirements were met.

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