Requirement
1. Be active in your unit for at least six months as a Life Scout
Required
Six months of active participation, counted from the Life Scout board of review. Runs at the same time as requirement 4, not after it.
Notes and warnings
Tip. This and requirement 4 are separate requirements over the same six months. Nothing asks you to do them one after the other, and doing so costs a year instead of six months.
Where this step comes from
- Eagle Scout Rank Application (January 2026 Revision), Requirement 1