Life to Eagle Training is a vital tool for all Life Scouts to prepare for the rank of Eagle Scout. For questions or additional information on the Trail to Eagle, having Life to Eagle Training at your troop, contact Palomar Zone’s Council approved Life to Eagle Trainer/Advancement Chair, Randy Smith at sigma147@cox.net. ) Attention adults, are you interested in being a Eagle Project Counselor, please contact Randy (sigma147@cox.net) for further information.
For any and all information regarding the Trail to Eagle, visit the council webpage for up to date information. https://www.sdicbsa.org/Advancement/Eagle.php
For questions on submitting your “binder” for an Eagle Board, contact our Zone Advancement Specialists:
Cathy Rosen (rongerinca@aol.com) and Randy Smith (sigma147@cox.net).
Contact Information for Eagle Board of Review Chairs is as follows
Doug Crawford (crawford5@yahoo.com) – Ramona/Julian Eagle Boards
Linda Latimer (linda-promgmt@cox.net) – Vista/San Marcos Eagle Boards
EXTENSIONS –
Any Eagle Scout candidate who anticipates that they may have difficulty completing their Eagle service project before their 18th birthday due to delays incurred should be strongly encouraged to immediately apply for a project extension. The Eagle Scout candidate should complete the extension form at: https://www.sdicbsa.org/Advancement/Docs/EagleExtensionRequestFormDuringCOVID-19.pdf Please send completed form to SDIC Advancement Chair for review: doris.mccarthy@sdsu.edu Upon acceptance, the Scout will be notified.
STARTING YOUR EAGLE PROJECT
Eagle Scout Project Workbook
(Please save document to computer, then open up with Adobe Acrobat)
- All requirements that are currently in place regarding the project workbook approval process remain the same. Eagle project counselors should be available through email, text or teleconference.
- Use link: https://www.sdicbsa.org/Advancement/EagleCounselors.php to find an Eagle Project Counselor who lives near you. Eagle Project Counselors are listed by district and zip code.
- All communication with Eagle project counselors must adhere to YPT guidelines. Remember that youth are to include an adult in the thread when communicating via text or email.
- Electronic pages of the approval pages from the Eagle Scout Project Workbook may be exchanged via email or file exchange methods (i.e., Box, Google Docs, etc.)
Note: While it makes sense to obtain approvals in the order they appear, there shall be no required sequence for the order of obtaining with the exception that council or zone approval must come after the others. The Eagle Project Counselor provides this final approval only after all other approval signatures have been obtained.
SUBMISSION OF EAGLE APPLICATIONS AND EAGLE PROJECT WORKBOOKS / EAGLE BOARDS OF REVIEW
- 1. Do not take or mail any paperwork to the council office.
- 2. Who to contact:
Contact Information for Eagle Board of Review Chairs is as follows
Doug Crawford (crawford5@yahoo.com) – Ramona/Julian Eagle Boards
Cathy Rosen (rongerinca@aol.com) – Escondido/Valley Center Eagle Boards
Linda Latimer (linda-promgmt@cox.net) – Vista/San Marcos/Other Eagle Boards
- 3. Send the following documents by email attachment to your Zone Eagle BOR Chair:
- a. Eagle Scout Rank Application (Rev 06/22)
- b. Life Ambition Statement
- c. Individual Scout Advancement Report (obtained from Scoutmaster or Scoutbook)
- 4. Eagle BOR Chair will email Scout with detailed instructions for submitting Eagle Scout Project Workbook and Eagle reference letters.
- 5. After all approvals have been received from Council, Eagle BOR Chair will arrange with Scout and the time, date and location of Eagle Scout Board of Review (including whether it will be in person or by Zoom.)