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You may have heard that the Desert Pacific Council of the Boy Scouts of America is transitioning their Eagle Boards of Review back to the districts.  With the intent of starting district Eagle Boards of Review in January 2005, the Santa Margarita District is organizing a cadre of distinguished citizens of the communities we serve to be members of our Boards of Review.

As Chair of the District Eagle Board of Review, I hope you will consider serving as one of the new members.  We plan to have enough members so that we can rotate the Board members so they service once every two or three months.  The Boards will be held for two to three hours, depending on number of Eagle candidates for any given month.

The Board of Review is a time to determine whether or not the candidate has met all requirements for the rank, but it is not a retest of the skills he acquired during his scouting career.  But in addition, it provides an opportunity for the Scout to discuss his Scouting experiences, to expound how he has lived up to the high ideals of Scouting (living up to the Oath and Law) while demonstrating his leadership, and to describe his ambitions and goals.  It also gives the Board members an opportunity to encourage and support our country's future leaders toward his goal.

It is our goal to have our Eagle Board of Review's be a happy, memorable experience.  If possible we will try to match the backgrounds of the Board members with interests of the candidates.