Letters of Recommendation

Updated: April 30, 2025

Letters of Recommendation

NOTE: The Letters of Recommendation are ONLY to be sent to your District Eagle Scout Coordinator (that's me).

They are confidential and will be only viewed by the Eagle Board of Review team, after which they are destroyed. They are not shared with anyone else.

The Eagle reference cover is located here. (Note: a gender neutral letter is not yet posted. Email me and I can provide one for you if needed.)

On your Eagle Rank Application, the recommendations:

• Only 4 letters are required (having more than needed is not a problem)

• They can be from your non-Scouting community - teachers, coaches, employers, friends, other scouts, neighbors, church or religious leaders, etc. , with the exception of Camp Directors, if you have worked or volunteered at BSA camps.

• Letters from your beneficiary are acceptable.

• Parents and relatives are strongly discouraged from service as reference

• Registered leaders in the troop (SM, ASM's or committee members) are not eligible.

If you request 7 to 9 letters, you should be able to reach the minimum letters as listed above. Give your referrals #10 envelopes with a forever stamp, as well as a copy of the Eagle reference cover.