Trail to Eagle
The trail to the rank of Eagle Scout requires commitment and planning. As a Life Scout, you are just one step away from youth’s most significant accomplishment and honor.
The following information is meant to guide scouts and parents in the correct procedures involved in the final leg of a scouts journey to Eagle.
For a scout to see a Board of Review they must turn the following in to Moraine Trails Council BEFORE their 18th birthday.
- A completed Eagle Scout Application with all relevant Signatures
- A completed Eagle Project Workbook which includes
- Eagle Project Proposal
- Eagle Project Plan
- Eagle Project Report
- Photographs of before, during, and after the project
- A typed Letter of Ambition
Once all of these are completed the Council must receive at least 4 letters of recommendation from the character references listed on the Scout’s Eagle Scout Application.
Eagle Scout Applications
It is necessary to use the April 2024 version of the Eagle Scout Application and Workbook. Please fill the document out digitally to ensure legibility. A scout’s Eagle Scout Application is to be filled out and turned in with all the above listed materials BEFORE their 18th birthday.
April 2024 Eagle Scout Application PDF
Eagle Project Workbook
The Eagle Project Workbook consists of 3 parts, the project proposal, the project plan, and the project report. which are to be completed in that order.
The Project Proposal is filled out when the scout has decided on a project, has met with the project benefactor and come up with general plan for their project. A scout fills out the proposal and brings it to their local Eagle Board for approval, A scout is move forward with the in any capacity beyond the proposal until they have received approval.
Once approval is received, the scout may move forward with the Project Plan portion of the workbook this is where they hammer out the finer details and logistics for their project and organize workdays and assemble a labor team. It is absolutely necessary that scouts track any service hours put towards completing an eagle project, either for themselves or helpers and put include the total hours in both the workbook and Eagle Scout Application.
The Project Report is to be completed after the project has concluded. This is where all final numbers are recorded and signatures are placed.
Photographs are a vital part of an Eagle Scout Project. When a scout brings their project proposal for approval they should have photos of the site they are working in to explain what they are doing. When the project is underway, the scout should be taking pictures as often as possible to the step by step process as it is completed by scouts to the direction of the Eagle Candidate. When the project is finished, the scout should take multiple photos to show what was accomplished. All these photos must be included in the workbook when turned in to council with the Eagle Scout Application.
Click the link below for a PDF copy of the Eagle Project Workbook
Eagle Scout Workbook PDF
Letter of Ambition
A letter of ambition. This letter needs to be at least one typed page and you need to sign the bottom of the letter. You will find a description of what you may want to include in your letter by looking under the Certification by Applicant heading on the back side of the Eagle Scout Application.
Letters of Recommendation
For a Scout’s Eagle Application and workbook to be sent on the service area eagle boards, at least 4 letters of recommendation must be received from the character references listed on the Scout’s Eagle Application. While in the past these were physically mailed out by the Moraine Trails Council Scout Office, going forward they will be handled digitally.
When a scout receives permission from an individual to list them as a reference, they can send them or refer them to Letter_of_Recommendation PDF listed below. Once completed these letters are to be sent directly to Moraine Trails council to the email or physical address listed on the second page of the document. Letters of Recommendation are NOT to be given back to the scout after being completed by character reference.
Letters of Recommendation PDF
Once 4 letters of recommendation are received the Eagle Scout Paperwork will be sent to the Local Eagle Board who will the reach out to schedule a board of review.