Frequently Asked Questions regarding a Scout’s 18th birthday

Q: Do I need my application to be council certified before my 18th birthday?
A: No. You have up to 24 months after turning 18 to have your application council certified.

Q: Do I need to have my Board of Review before my 18th birthday?
A: No. You have up to 24 months after turning 18 to have your Eagle Board of Review.

Q: Do I need to be registered in my unit in order to have an Eagle Board of Review?
A: No. A candidate must be registered through the time the requirements are being completed but need not be registered thereafter or when the Eagle Scout Board of Review is conducted.

Q: Does my Unit Leader and Committee Chair need to sign my application before my 18th birthday?
A: No. You will need them, as well as your own signature, on the application when you submit it for council certification, but they may be obtained after you turn 18.

Q: Do I have to write my life ambitions statement before my 18th birthday?
A: No. You will need to write it before you submit it for council certification.

Q: Do I need to have signatures on my Eagle Service Project report before my 18th birthday?
A: No. The project report signatures need not be dated before the Scout’s 18th birthday. It is the work on the project that is required.

Q: Do I need to have my Scoutmaster conference before my 18th birthday?
A: Yes, but the Scoutmaster conference does not need to be that last requirement completed before the board of review. That conference can be held any time that the Scout is Life rank. Talk to your Scoutmaster about holding your conference before you turn 18.

Q: I was approved for an extension. Do I need to have my board before it expires?
A: No. Your extension expiration date is like your “new 18th birthday.”