“After you receive your Life Scout rank, you should receive the Eagle Scout Leadership Service Project Workbook and the Eagle Rank Application form. Some units provide this material, other units may expect you to get these items from your Council Service Center. You will not need the Eagle Rank Application until after you complete your service project.
To be eligible for the Eagle rank, you must earn 21 merit badges, perform a service project of significant value to the community, and complete some other requirements listed in the Scout Handbook. You may begin working on your service project anytime after you earn Life, regardless of the number of merit badges that you have earned. You must complete all requirements and submit the necessary paperwork to Council before you reach your 18th birthday. You may have your Board of Review up to 90 days after your eighteenth birthday (this can be extended for certain situations).”