Printings prior to 2009 not accepted after August 1, 2009

The National Office of the BSA has released the following statement:

July 14, 2008
Eagle applications. Effective August 1, 2009, the national office will no longer accept Eagle applications prior to the 2009 printing. The new Eagle Scout application (512-728) can be found on scouting.org. http://www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/512-728_web.pdf.

We encourage all Foothills unit leaders to assure that Scouts submitting Eagle applications use the current form. Applications that do not use the 2009 printing will be returned by the Program Center, resulting in unnecessary delays.

While the requirements for Eagle Scout rank have not changed, some changes have been made to the information that appears on the application form. Most notably, Scouts must now provide more specific information about the Eagle Scout Leadership Service Project, including the name of the project, the date of final approval, and the grand total of hours spent on the project.