Applicant must be a registered active member of an EOCS-recognized scouting program: Scouts BSA (Boy Scouts of America), Exploring, Venturing, Girl Scouts of the USA, Trail Life USA, American Heritage Girls, and Campfire. Applicants must have earned the Eagle Scout Award, the Gold Award, or highest award of another EOCS-recognized scouting program. Applicant must be a communicant member of an Eastern Orthodox Christian Church recognized by the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the USA. Applicant must have earned the EOCS Alpha Omega Religious Award. Applicant must be enrolled in the final year of an accredited high school. Applicants must submit four letters of recommendation: your priest, guidance counselor, scouting leader, and a community leader.