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Contents, 11
Acknowledgments, 7
Foreword, 9
Why This Book Was Written, 15
1. Why the Eagle?, 17
Famous Eagles, 19
Why Only a Small Percentage of Scouts Ever Reach Eagle Rank, 21
The Naming of a World-Famous Rank, 21
What Are the Rewards?, 23
One Additional Benefit, 25
2. How Do You Eat an Elephant?, 27
Introducing Scotty Scout, 29
The Basic Trail—Step By Step, 30
In Making Use of the Boy Scout Handbook, 30
Cub Scouting: An Important Foundation, 31
Starting Up the Scouting Trail, 32
A Simple, Easy-To-Use Record Form, 32
How Far—How Fast?, 33
"Go For The Eagle" Chart, 34
Completing The Basic Requirements, 37
Basic Rank Advancement Requirements, 37
Scotty Becomes A Star, 38
The Basics Of Merit Badge Work., 38
Leadership Requirements, 39
Service Hours, 40
Last Step Before Eagle: Life Rank, 41
The Eagle Is Within Reach, 41
3. Who Helps?, 45
The Boy—The Goal, 46
A Special Note To Scouts, 46
That Important Leadership Support, 47
A Special Note To Leaders, 49
The Family—The Goal, 49
A Special Note to Parents, 52
A Note to Both Leaders and Parents, 55
Why Service Hours?, 59
4. Preparing for the Big One, 59
It's Easy as One,Two,Three, 60
Keeping a Record of Service Hours, 61
Go For The Eagle Service Hours, 61
A List of Service Project Ideas, 62
5. For the Fun of It, 65
What's Required?, 66
The Fabulous "Fifty Miler" A.K.A. "The Fifty Blister", 67
Don't Forget Scout Camp, 69
Attention: Scoutmaster, 70
Keep a Record of All Overnighters, 71
Limitless Activities, 72
Keep a Calendar 75
6. The All-Important Eagle Service Project, 75
Sample Eagle Project Calendar, 77
Selecting a Project, 78
Projects That Do Not Qualify, 81
Getting Approval, 81
Onward Into the Project, 82
The Big Day Arrives, 84
The Finishing Touches, 86
Something To Think About, 86
7. The Project Writeup, 88
Do It While It's Fresh, 89
Seven Easy Steps, 90
Do a Draft First, Then the Final Copy, 91
Sketches and Photos, 91
Project Write-up Checklist, 93
Sample Project Write-Up, 94
Selection of My Project, 94
Development of the Project, 94
The Project, 95
People Who Assisted on the Project, 96
Materials Used on the Project, 96
Hours Spent on the Project, 96
Additional Infomlation on the Actual Project, 97
Eagle Scout Service Project, 98
Making It All a Little Easier, 103
8. Wrapping It Up, 103
Letters of Recommendation, 104
Submitting the Eagle Papers, 105
That Last Big Board of Review, 106
The Final Approval, 108
Checklist for Eagle Application Papers and Procedures, 109
9. Worth It All, 110
The Plans Begin, 111
Photographs, 112
Invitations, 112
The Program, 115
Information Sheet on Scotty Scout for the Eagle Court of Honor, 116
Refreshments, 117
Decorations and Displays, 118
The Big Day Arrives, 118
Eagle Court of Honor Checklist, 121
Checklist for the Day of the Court of Honor, 121
10. Flying with the Eagles, 125
You're a "Celebrity:" News Releases and Photos, 127
Scotty Scout Earns Eagle Rank, 127
Eagle Scout Banquets, 129
Philmont Scout Ranch, 129
The National Eagle Scout Association, 130
Other Eagle Opportunities and Benefits, 130
Last, But Not Least, 131
Job Hunting Advantages for the Eagle, 132
Now What?, 135
Eagle Scout Scholarships, 135
Index, 137
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