{{short description|Highest rank in Scouts BSA}} {{Use American English|date=March 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2025}} {{Infobox WorldScouting |name=Eagle Scout |image=Eagle Scout medal (Boy Scouts of America).png |caption=The Eagle Scout medal and rank badge |type=award |f-date=1911 |owner=Scouting America |country=United States |members={{plainlist | * {{Scoutstat BSA |eagle}} * {{Scoutstat BSA |eagletotal}} }} }}
'''Eagle Scout''' is the highest rank attainable in the Scouts BSA program of Scouting America. Since its inception in 1911, only four percent of Scouts have earned this rank after a lengthy review process.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Malone|first1=Michael S.|title=Four percent : the story of uncommon youth in a century of American life| date=2012|publisher=WindRush Publishers |isbn=978-0-9859097-1-0}}</ref> The Eagle Scout rank has been earned by over 2.75 million youth.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 7, 2024 |title=Boy Scouts of America to Become Scouting America |url=https://www.scoutingnewsroom.org/press-releases/boy-scouts-of-america-to-become-scouting-america/ |access-date=March 2, 2025 |website=Scouting Newsroom |language=en-US |archive-date=March 5, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250305213606/https://www.scoutingnewsroom.org/press-releases/boy-scouts-of-america-to-become-scouting-america/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
Requirements include earning at least 21 merit badges, 13 of which are specifically required; the others are chosen by the Scout. The Eagle Scout must demonstrate Scout Spirit, an ideal attitude based upon the Scout Oath and Law, service, and leadership. This includes an extensive service project that the Scout plans, organizes, leads, and manages. Eagle Scouts are presented with a medal and a badge that visibly recognizes the accomplishments of the Scout. Additional recognition can be earned through Eagle Palms, awarded for completing additional tenure, leadership, and merit badge requirements.
Those who have earned the rank of Eagle Scout also become eligible, although are not required, to join the National Eagle Scout Association.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nesa.org/why-join/|title=Join/Renew|website=The National Eagle Scout Association|language=en-US|access-date=January 23, 2020|archive-date=May 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509124757/https://nesa.org/why-join/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==History== thumb|250x250px|The original Eagle Scout medal concept The BSA's highest award was originally conceived as the ''Wolf Scout'', described in the June 1911 ''Official Handbook for Boys''.<ref name=editions/> The August 1911 version of the handbook changed this to ''Eagle Scout''. The medal illustrated in the handbook was a profile of an eagle in flight, but was changed to the current design before any were issued. In their original conceptions, Life Scout, Star Scout (Life preceded Star until 1924) and Eagle Scout were not ranks, but part of the merit badge system that recognized Scouts who had earned a specified number of merit badges. Eagle Scout was awarded to any First Class Scout who had earned 21 merit badges.<ref name=handbook/>
The first Eagle Scout medal was awarded in 1912 to Arthur Rose Eldred, a 17-year-old member of Troop 1 of Rockville Centre, Long Island, New York. Records show that not only the national officers sat on Eldred's Board of Review, but also included Lord Baden-Powell, who arrived in the United States earlier in the day of January 31, 1912. Eldred was notified that he was to be awarded the rank of Eagle Scout in a letter from Chief Scout Executive James West, dated August 21, 1912. The design of the Eagle Scout medal had not been finalized by the National Council, so the medal was not awarded until Labor Day, September 2, 1912. Eldred was the first of three generations of Eagle Scouts; his son and grandson hold the rank as well.<ref name=first/><ref name=ray/> In the 1960s, the Kansas City area awarded more Eagle Scout badges than any other council in the country, resulting in the creation of the Eagle Scout Memorial there in 1968.<ref name=memorial/> In 1982, 13-year-old Alexander Holsinger of Normal, Illinois, was recognized as the one-millionth Eagle Scout, and Anthony Thomas of Lakeville, Minnesota, was the two-millionth in 2009.<ref name="2mill"/><ref name=reagan/><ref name=Spiros/>
Hamilton Bradley of Rome, New York, is the earliest known Black Eagle Scout in BSA history. His Eagle Scout court of honor was held at 7:30 p.m. on December 19, 1919, at the Rome Free Academy, according to ''Rome Daily Sentinel'' records from the time.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://romesentinel.com/stories/first-black-eagle-scout-in-the-country-lived-in-rome,115032 | title=First black Eagle Scout in the country lived in Rome | date=May 16, 2021 | work=Daily Sentinel | access-date=June 12, 2023 | archive-date=June 12, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230612012731/https://romesentinel.com/stories/first-black-eagle-scout-in-the-country-lived-in-rome,115032 | url-status=live }}</ref>
On October 11, 2017, Boy Scouts of America announced they would begin a program to include girls in the Boy Scout program beginning in 2019.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.scoutingnewsroom.org/press-releases/bsa-expands-programs-welcome-girls-cub-scouts-highest-rank-eagle-scout/ |title=The BSA Expands Programs to Welcome Girls from Cub Scouts to Highest Rank of Eagle Scout |date=October 11, 2017 |publisher=Boy Scouts of America |access-date=October 11, 2017 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20171011175337/http://www.scoutingnewsroom.org/press-releases/bsa-expands-programs-welcome-girls-cub-scouts-highest-rank-eagle-scout/ |archive-date=October 11, 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Williams |first=Pete |title=Boy Scouts Will Admit Girls, Allow Them to Earn Eagle Scout Rank |work=NBC News |date=October 11, 2017 |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/boy-scouts-will-admit-girls-allow-them-earn-eagle-scout-n809836 |access-date=October 11, 2017 |archive-date=October 11, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171011172825/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/boy-scouts-will-admit-girls-allow-them-earn-eagle-scout-n809836 |url-status=live }}</ref> With the introduction of Scouts BSA and the acceptance of girls, the age limit for Eagle Scout was extended. In February 2019, the first girls joined the renamed Scouts BSA program. New youth members, girls or boys, 16 years of age or older, but not yet 18 who joined between February 1, 2019, and December 31, 2019, could request an extension to complete the Eagle Scout Award requirements after they turn 18 years of age.<ref>{{cite web |date=January 31, 2019 |title=Details on temporary Eagle exception for new Scouts BSA members |url=https://blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2019/01/31/temporary-transition-rules-give-new-scouts-bsa-members-the-chance-to-earn-eagle/ |access-date=March 21, 2019 |archive-date=March 21, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190321154554/https://blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2019/01/31/temporary-transition-rules-give-new-scouts-bsa-members-the-chance-to-earn-eagle/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Implementation Details for First-time Members Entering Scouts BSA |publisher=Boy Scouts of America}}</ref> In 2020, the first female Eagle Scouts were added to the Boy Scouts of America.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/minnesota-girl-to-become-one-of-first-female-eagle-scouts-earns-all-merit-badges/89-0eca807f-0632-4bd9-b9bf-708de02fa548|title='Unprecedented' {{!}} Minnesota girl to become one of first female Eagle Scouts, earns all merit badges|first=Val|last=Lick|publisher=KARE|date=September 17, 2020|access-date=December 14, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.rubiconline.com/first-female-eagle-scout-tunney-is-an-inspiration-to-all/ | title=First female Eagle Scout, Tunney offers inspiration for all | first=Alexandra | last=Cardwell | date=October 12, 2020 | work=The Rubicon | publisher=St. Paul Academy and Summit School | location=Saint Paul, Minnesota | access-date=September 13, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/northern-virginia/virginia-girl-to-make-history-as-one-of-first-female-eagle-scouts/2447039/|title=Virginia Girl to Make History as One of First Female Eagle Scouts|first=Aimee|last=Cho|publisher=NBC Washington|date=October 16, 2020|access-date=December 14, 2020|archive-date=January 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117093714/https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/northern-virginia/virginia-girl-to-make-history-as-one-of-first-female-eagle-scouts/2447039/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://abc13.com/eagle-scout-female-history-first/8771987/|title=Teen makes history as one of the first female Eagle Scouts in the nation|publisher=ABC 13|date=December 14, 2020|access-date=December 14, 2020|archive-date=December 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201215011059/https://abc13.com/eagle-scout-female-history-first/8771987/|url-status=live}}</ref> On February 8, 2021, nearly 1,000 female Scouts became members of the Inaugural Class of Female Eagle Scouts.<ref>{{cite web |title=1,000 female Eagle Scouts make history as part of inaugural class |url=https://www.scout.org/first-female-eagle-scouts |website=Scouts |date=March 8, 2021 |publisher=World Scouting |access-date=February 28, 2022 |archive-date=February 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220228010049/https://www.scout.org/first-female-eagle-scouts |url-status=live }}</ref> Members of the Inaugural Class were commemorated in a special edition of ''Scout Life'' magazine;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://scoutlife.org/digitaledition/feb2021/|title=Celebrate the Inaugural Class of Female Eagle Scouts!|date=February 18, 2021|work=Scout Life|access-date=February 28, 2022|archive-date=February 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220228010037/https://scoutlife.org/digitaledition/feb2021/|url-status=live}}</ref> the publication formerly known as ''Boys' Life''.
==Requirements== The rank of Eagle Scout may be earned by a Scout who has been an active Life Scout for at least six months, has earned a minimum of 21 merit badges, has demonstrated Scout Spirit, and has demonstrated leadership within their troop, crew or ship.<ref name=Requirements/> Additionally they must plan, develop, and lead a service project—the ''Eagle Project''—that demonstrates both leadership and a commitment to duty. After all requirements are met, they must complete an Eagle Scout board of review. The board of review can be completed up to 3 months after their 18th birthday as long as all other requirements are completed before their 18th birthday.<ref name=Requirements/> Venturers and Sea Scouts who attained First Class as a Scout may continue working toward the Star, Life and Eagle Scout ranks, as well as Eagle Palms, while registered as a Venturer or Sea Scout up to their 18th birthday. Scouts with a permanent mental or physical disability may use alternate requirements based on abilities, if approved by the council.<ref name=alternative/>
Eagle Scout may be awarded posthumously, if and only if all requirements except the board of review are completed before death. A board of review may be held and the award presented to the Scout's family.<ref name="guide" /> The Spirit of the Eagle Award is an honorary posthumous special recognition for any registered youth member who has died in an accident or through illness. The Line of Duty Fallen Eagle Recognition is a recognition for Eagle Scouts who have died in the line of duty in professions such as the military, law enforcement or emergency services.<ref name=lod />
===Eagle Scout Service Project=== {{Main article|Eagle Scout Service Project}}
The Eagle Scout Service Project, or simply "Eagle Project," is the opportunity for a Scout to demonstrate leadership of others while performing a project for the benefit of any religious institution, any school, or their community. The project is not allowed to benefit the Boy Scouts of America or its councils, districts, units, camps and so forth. It also cannot be of a commercial nature or be solely a fund-raising project.<ref name=guide/> There is no official requirement for duration of projects.
===Development=== [[File:US Navy 070526-N-5758H-100 Capt. Rick Williams, Commodore, Destroyer Squadron 26, administers the Eagle Scout oath to his nephew during an Eagle Scout ceremony aboard guided-missile destroyer USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79), as part.jpg|thumb|right |A Scout taking the Eagle Scout Charge during his Court of Honor aboard the {{USS|Oscar Austin}}]] Eagle Scout requirements have evolved since the award was conceived. A requirement to earn 11 specific merit badges was added in 1914, which underwent minor changes in 1915.<ref name=comparison/> The Life–Star order was reversed in 1924, apparently because the five-pointed star of the Star Scout insignia could be associated with the five merit badges required to earn the rank immediately following First Class Scout. In 1927, Eagle Scout began the transition from being a super merit badge to a rank.<ref name="peterson" /> As a result, the first requirements for tenure were created and Scouts were required to be an active First Class Scout for one year. The initial requirements for what became the service project appeared with a requirement to show satisfactory service and the number of required merit badges increased to 12. In 1936, the ranks of Star and Life became mandatory, and the number of required merit badges rose to 13. It was at this time that Eagle Scout became a full-fledged rank. In 1952, age limits were set so that adults over 18 years of age could no longer earn Eagle Scout and the service project requirement was slightly expanded to "do your best to help in your home, school, church or synagogue, and community."<ref name="peterson" /> In 1958, the number of required merit badges increased again to 16 of the 21 total merit badges needed to obtain Eagle, along with the first requirements for service and leadership.<ref name=E.S.R./>
<!--When the Exploring program was introduced in 1959, Explorers could earn Eagle Scout using requirements specific to the Exploring program. Explorers over the age of 18 who were also registered as assistant Scoutmasters in a troop could work on Eagle and Eagle Palms until age 21. These options were discontinued in 1972 with the Improved Scouting Program, and Explorers could use the standard Eagle requirements only through age 18. this section needs to be redone w ref; unreferenced for now--> In 1965, the requirements for the service project and specific troop leadership were defined, and the number of required merit badges returned to 11. The Eagle Scout candidate was required to plan, develop, and carry out a leadership service project. Minor changes were made to the required merit badge list in 1970. In 1972, the Improved Scouting Program increased to 24 the number of merit badges needed to obtain Eagle, while reducing the list of required merit badges to ten, eliminating badges that required swimming and outdoor skills—both of which were later reinstated, and adding the requirement to show leadership during the service project. In 1978, the number of merit badges needed for Eagle was lowered to the original 21, and the number of required merit badges was set at 11 (this was changed to 12 in 1993 with the addition of Family Life).<ref name="peterson" /> In 2014, the number of Eagle-required merit badges was increased to 13 with the re-addition of Cooking;<ref name=wendell/> in 2022, it was increased to 14 with the addition of Citizenship in Society. It returned to 13 following the discontinuation of Citizenship in Society in 2026.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Boy Scouts of America Introduces New Citizenship in Society Merit Badge |url=https://www.scouting.org/about/diversity-equity-inclusion/the-boy-scouts-of-america-introduces-new-citizenship-in-society-merit-badge/ |access-date=November 20, 2022 |website=Boy Scouts of America |language=en-US |archive-date=November 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221120204514/https://www.scouting.org/about/diversity-equity-inclusion/the-boy-scouts-of-america-introduces-new-citizenship-in-society-merit-badge/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
Scouts must earn the following 10 merit badges as there are no alternates: Camping, Citizenship in the Community, Citizenship in the Nation, Citizenship in the World, Communication, Cooking, First Aid, Family Life, Personal Fitness, and Personal Management. In addition, Scouts must choose one each from the following to round out their required merit badges: Emergency Preparedness OR Lifesaving; Environmental Science OR Sustainability; and, Swimming OR Hiking OR Cycling. The Scout must earn seven additional elective merit badges beyond the required 14 to become eligible for the award.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Eagle Required Merit Badges |url=https://www.scouting.org/skills/merit-badges/eagle-required/ |access-date=June 7, 2023 |website=Boy Scouts of America |language=en-US |archive-date=May 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230510042837/https://www.scouting.org/skills/merit-badges/eagle-required/ |url-status=live }}</ref> If a Scout has earned more than one merit badges where there are alternates, the extras will be counted toward the 21 merit badge requirement total.
===Palms=== Palms represent additional advancement for a youth who has stayed active in the unit after achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. A Palm is awarded when the Scout has demonstrated Scout Spirit, leadership and ability; has earned five additional merit badges beyond those required for Eagle or for the last Palm; and has taken part in a conference with their unit leader.
The insignia is a small metallic palm frond pin or device that is worn on the ribbon of the Eagle Scout medal, on the Eagle Scout square knot or on the Eagle Scout badge.<ref name=third/>
The Palms are awarded in three colors: bronze, representing five merit badges; gold, representing ten merit badges; and silver, representing fifteen merit badges.<!---bronze, gold, silver is the correct order---> For each Palm awarded for five additional merit badges beyond the first bronze, gold, and silver recognitions, Palms are worn in the combination that requires the smallest number of devices to reflect the total number of Palms earned. One gold Palm is equal to two bronze Palms, one silver Palm is equal to three bronze Palms, and one bronze Palm continues to be equal to five merit badges. For instance, a Scout who has earned eight Palms (forty additional merit badges) would wear two silver Palms and a gold Palm.<ref name=palmapp/> The order of bronze, gold and silver follows heraldic traditions of the U.S. military.<ref name=use/><ref name=silver/><ref name=ask/>
Completed Palms can be awarded at the same time the Eagle Scout badge is presented. Previously, an Eagle Scout needed to wait three months between each Palm, even if the extra merit badges were earned before becoming an Eagle. This meant that, under the old rules, a youth who became an Eagle Scout at 17 years and 10 months was unable to earn a single Eagle Palm.<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2017/07/10/changes-to-eagle-palms/|title = The way Scouts earn Eagle Palms is about to change|date = July 10, 2017|access-date = November 22, 2017|archive-date = September 13, 2017|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170913140604/https://blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2017/07/10/changes-to-eagle-palms/|url-status = live}}</ref>
==Insignia and apparel== thumb|274x274px|An Eagle Scout presentation kit, including Mom, Dad, and Mentor pins as well as the rank badge and medal The Eagle Scout badge is worn on the left shirt pocket by youth.<ref name=varsity/> Adult leaders who earned the rank of Eagle Scout as a youth may wear the square knot on their uniform above the left shirt pocket.<ref name="uniform"/> The Eagle Scout medal is worn on the left shirt pocket flap of the uniform. It is usually only worn on ceremonial occasions, and can be worn by both youth and adults while wearing the badge or square knot.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2014/11/17/youth-adults-wear-eagle-scout-medal/|title=When should youth and adults wear the Eagle Scout medal?|date=November 17, 2014|access-date=July 26, 2021|archive-date=July 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726143808/https://blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2014/11/17/youth-adults-wear-eagle-scout-medal/|url-status=live}}</ref>
The Eagle Scout Award Kit currently includes the Eagle Scout medal, the Eagle Scout badge, a mother's pin, a father's pin and an Eagle Mentor pin. A variety of caps, belt buckles, pins, tie tacks, neckerchiefs and slides, bolo ties, rings, jackets, T-shirts and other items are also available for purchase.<ref name=stuff/> Official Eagle Scout insignia is controlled by BSA Supply and requires verification by presentation of an Eagle Scout card or other means before it can be purchased.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scoutshop.org/eagle-scout-award-135.html|title=Eagle Scout Award|access-date=July 26, 2021|archive-date=July 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726143808/https://www.scoutshop.org/eagle-scout-award-135.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
===Medal=== Since its introduction in 1912, the Eagle Scout medal has undergone several design changes. Changes to the scroll and to the eagle pendant were not always introduced at the same time, therefore types may be somewhat mixed. Scouting historians classify these medals by the five different manufacturers and then by 17 sub-types, with several minor variations.<ref name="grove"/> Many variations were caused by quality control issues, mainly due to wear of the dies.
T. H. Foley made the first medals from 1912 until they went out of business in 1915.<ref name="BSS"/> The eagle pendant and scroll were of die struck bronze washed with silver. Early versions were made with a short double knot and later ones with a long double knot. Only 338 of these medals were issued, making them the rarest version. Some Foleys were issued with a drop ribbon: the ribbon was extended, folded through the bar mount on the scroll, then dropped behind the eagle pendant and cut in a swallowtail. The first drop ribbon style medal was issued to the fourth Eagle Scout, Sidney Clapp, a 31-year-old Scoutmaster from West Shokan, New York.<ref name="grove"/>
Dieges & Clust took over production from 1916 to 1920, basing the design on the Foley.<ref name="BSS" /> These medals also have the distinguishing extra-long double knot hanging from the scroll. There were 1,640 of this variety awarded, all made of sterling silver.<ref name="boyscoutcollectibles.com">{{Cite web|url=http://www.boyscoutcollectibles.com/types-of-boy-scout-collectibles/insignia-items/history-and-value-of-boy-scout-rank-patches-badges/eagle/eagle-scout-award-medals-identification-and-value-guide/|title = Eagle Scout Medals Identification and Value Guide | Boy Scout Collectibles|date = September 4, 2013}}</ref>
In 1920, the Robbins Company took over production. They produced six distinct variants, all in sterling silver. The first 1920 version was similar to the Dieges & Clust design, but with smaller scroll lettering and the standard single knot. The second 1920 version has more distinctive feathering on the back side of the pendant. The engraving on the 1930 version is especially fine.<ref name="boyscoutcollectibles.com"/> In 1933, the ''BSA'' lettering was removed from all of the Eagle Scout insignia, including the medal. In 1955 the obverse of the eagle pendant was made flat so it could be engraved. ''BSA'' was added back to the front and the reverse was returned to a full feathered design in 1969.<ref name="grove"/>
Medal manufacturer Stange was authorized to begin producing Eagle Scout medals in 1968, at the same time as Robbins- they created six distinct models. The 1968 version is very similar to the Robbins version, but the bend in the scroll is much flatter, more like a sideways ''V'' as compared to the ''S'' on the Robbins scroll. The ''BSA'' was added back to the front, and the obverse was returned to a full feathered design in 1970. A major re-design of the eagle pendant was made in 1974 to match the new National Eagle Scout Association logo. In 1978, Robbins ceased manufacturing Eagle Scout medals and Stange switched to the last design used by Robbins. Minor differences are in the white edged ribbon and the sterling silver markings. In 1980 the price of silver rose dramatically and the medal was changed to silver-plated, die-struck copper. Very early versions were silver-plated and oxidized, thus the scroll and pendant are black. Later versions were oxidized, buffed and lacquered to maintain the silver shine. Sterling silver medals were produced from the same dies and from this time were only available on special order. The year 1993 saw a number of changes. The clasp on the scroll was changed from the pin on type to a double clutch back. The pendant was changed to pewter and enlarged due to the lighter rigidity of the material.<ref name="grove"/>
Custom Fine Jewelry (CFJ) took over the contract in 1999 and has currently created three types. The initial versions were based on the last Stange version but with the ribbon attached through the clutch pins instead of a bar (this led to damage of the ribbon). A small number of sterling silver versions were made, marked with ''925''. In later 1999, the dies were laser engraved, giving a much sharper look and the ribbon mount was improved to eliminate wear. The knot went from wire to a molded version in 2001.<ref name="grove"/>
In the fall of 2006, the national supply division of the National Eagle Scout Association (NESA) began to issue replica Eagle Scout medals for specific wear on U.S. military dress uniforms. These medals were designed to be proportionate to other military medals: they contained the same pendant, but no scroll, and a ribbon that had been made thinner and more rectangular in shape. However, in December 2007, NESA stopped selling the mini-medal after service uniforming committees contacted the BSA and asked them to stop promoting the medal for wear on military dress uniforms. The Eagle Scout medal is not authorized for wear on any U.S. military uniform.<ref name=Eagletter/>
In 2025, to coincide with the organization’s name change, the ''BSA'' lettering on the lower portion of the medal was removed.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=February 5, 2025 |title=Scouting America Eagle Scout Award Kit with Antique Finish |url=https://www.scoutshop.org/scouting-america-eagle-scout-award-kit-with-antique-finish-663899.html |website=scoutshop.org |access-date=February 5, 2025 |archive-date=February 25, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250225224335/https://www.scoutshop.org/scouting-america-eagle-scout-award-kit-with-antique-finish-663899.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
===Badge=== Since its introduction, the Eagle Scout badge has undergone several design changes. Scouting historians have classified these badges into nine different designs, with several minor variations within each type.<ref name="grove" />
The cloth badge was introduced for Eagle Scouts attending the 2nd World Scout Jamboree in Denmark in 1924 with a design based on the hat pin. The Eagle Scout merit badge was sewn onto the top of the merit badge sash that was also created for the jamboree. The design is quite similar to the current badge. As with other patches of the time, the rank badges were embroidered onto rolls of fabric and then cut. The edges were folded under before sewing the badge onto the sash. Initially produced on tan cloth, it was later switched to olive for the Scouts BSA uniform and white and blue to match the various Sea Scout uniforms. In 1933, ''BSA'' was removed from all of the Eagle Scout insignia, including the badge.<ref name="sage"/> The text ''Eagle Scout'' and ''Boy Scouts of America'' was added to the border, and ''Be Prepared'' was added to the scroll. These badges were embroidered with silk thread, switching to cotton in 1940.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nesa.org/become-an-eagle/eagle-award-history/|title=Eagle Award History|access-date=July 26, 2021|archive-date=July 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726145347/https://nesa.org/become-an-eagle/eagle-award-history/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
The production of badges and emblems changed in 1956 to the rolled edge now in current use, thus eliminating the various colored backgrounds. The outside oval was then changed to red. With the introduction of the Improved Scouting Program in 1972 came an overhaul of many badges and emblems. The new stylized Eagle Scout badge with no text was a major change that proved to be unpopular. It appears that some Scouters commissioned reproductions of the 1956 badge for issue in place of the 1972 version. In 1975 the badge design partially reverted to the 1956 version. 1985 saw a reversion to the 1956 issue with some minor differences. The border and the eagle were done in silver metalized thread and the ''Be Prepared'' text was in blue. In 1986 the metalized eagle changed back to standard thread due to problems with wearing and the scroll and text were enlarged. The metalized border was changed to standard thread in 1989. Later variants increased the thread count of the white stripe to eliminate the visible background.<ref name="sage"/>
For the 2010 centennial, all of the rank badges had ''2010'' added to the text. To recognize the Eagle Scout centennial in 2012, a new version was released with ''Eagle Scout'' and ''Centennial'' in silver and with ''1912'' and ''2012'' in gold.<ref name="Scouting2012"/>
In 2025, to coincide with the organization’s name change, the text reading ''Boy Scouts of America'' was changed to ''Scouting America''.<ref name=":0" />
===Other insignia=== thumb|The Eagle Scout square knot Eagle Scout hat pins were produced from 1921 through 1958 with several variations.<ref name=murray/> Eagle Scouts who earned additional merit badges were recognized using Eagle Palms, introduced in 1927. Adults who had earned Eagle Scout began to be recognized in 1934 with a red, white and blue ribbon bar. In 1940, a small eagle pin was added to the bar. Ribbon bars were replaced by embroidered square knot patches in 1947.<ref name=Crowl/> Over the years, the knot was produced with various background colors to match the different uniforms. Although the Venturing and Sea Scout programs use different uniform shirts, the current knot is available only with a tan background that matches the Scouts BSA uniform.<ref name=square/> When the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award (DESA) was created in 1969,<ref name=DESAlist/> a gold-colored eagle device was introduced for wear on the Eagle Scout square knot. The Eagle Scout Mentor pin was introduced in early 2004 in a gold-colored version. In early 2006 it was changed to a silver-colored antique finish to match the mother and father pins but in 2007 was changed back to gold-colored. In 2008, the National Eagle Scout Association (NESA) introduced a knot recognizing those Eagle Scouts who are life members of NESA; it uses the standard knot emblem with a silver border.<ref name=Crowl/>
===Certificates=== From 1912 to 1943 the BSA issued an index-sized card with information about the Eagle Scout. Wallet-size cards were introduced in 1944 and switched to a plastic credit card style in 1991. Certificates suitable for framing were first issued in 1944. As the honorary president of the BSA, the signature of the President of the United States appears on all certificates. Replacement of a card or certificate can be made by application through the National Eagle Scout Association (NESA).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nesa.org/for-eagle-scouts/replacement-credentials/|title=Replacement Credentials|access-date=July 26, 2021|archive-date=July 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726144426/https://nesa.org/for-eagle-scouts/replacement-credentials/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==After achieving the rank of Eagle Scout== [[File:Photograph of President Truman with a group of twelve Boy Scouts who have achieved the status of Eagle Scout, in the... - NARA - 200184.tif|thumb |right |U.S. President Harry S. Truman meeting with a group of Eagle Scouts in the Oval Office, 1950]] Eagle Scouts are expected to serve as examples for other Scouts and to take on leadership roles. They are represented in fields including the military, higher education, academia, business, and politics..<ref name=bottom/><ref name=townley/>{{rp |149–159}} Studies have reported that Eagle Scouts are more likely to volunteer for religious and nonreligious organizations, maintain close relationships with family and friends, hold leadership positions in their workplaces or communities, donate to charitable organizations, and participate in neighborhood improvement activities.<ref name=study/>
===Scholarship opportunities=== Academic scholarships can be awarded to Eagle Scouts based upon academic, financial need and Scouting participation. The application requirement for the Scout is to have a minimum score of 1290 on the SAT Reasoning Test or 28 on the ACT. Scholarships vary in the amount awarded.<ref>{{cite web| title=Scholarships| publisher=National Eagle Scout Association| url=http://www.nesa.org/scholarships.html| date=2015| access-date=August 16, 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150819032211/http://www.nesa.org/scholarships.html| archive-date=August 19, 2015| url-status=dead}}</ref>
===Adult Eagle Scouts=== {{Main article|List of Eagle Scouts}} The list of Eagle Scouts is extensive. In addition, the accomplishment is considered to be notable as Adult Scouters who earned Eagle Scout as a youth are entitled to wear a square knot emblem with a red, white, and blue striped square knot above the left shirt pocket.<ref name="uniform"/> Eagle Scouts may join the National Eagle Scout Association (NESA), which serves as a fraternal and communications board for all Eagle Scouts. The NESA Outstanding Eagle Scout Award recognizes Eagle Scouts who have demonstrated outstanding achievement at the local, state, or regional level. The Distinguished Eagle Scout Award is given only to Eagle Scouts for distinguished service in their profession and the community for a period of at least 25 years after earning Eagle Scout.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Distinguished Eagle Scout Award|url=https://nesa.org/for-eagle-scouts/awards-and-recognition/distinguished-eagle-scout-award/|access-date=June 22, 2020|website=The National Eagle Scout Association|language=en-US|archive-date=March 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190320191709/https://nesa.org/for-eagle-scouts/awards-and-recognition/distinguished-eagle-scout-award/|url-status=live}}</ref>
Eagle Scouts who enlist in the U.S. Armed Forces may receive advanced enlisted rank in recognition of their achievements.<ref name=afrs/><ref name=military/><ref name=active/> For commissioned officer programs, attainment of Eagle Scout is considered a positive factor in determining service academy appointments and award of college ROTC scholarships.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.usnaprep.com/faq.php |title=USNA Prep's FAQ |access-date=January 2, 2015 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306195910/http://www.usnaprep.com/faq.php |archive-date=March 6, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.academyadmissions.com/admissions/advice-to-applicants/all-applicants/leadership-and-character-preparation/|title=Character Preparation|publisher=Air Force Academy|access-date=January 2, 2016|archive-date=July 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170707015956/https://www.academyadmissions.com/admissions/advice-to-applicants/all-applicants/leadership-and-character-preparation/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|url=http://blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2014/07/03/413-eagle-scouts-graduated-military-academies-2014/|title=413 Eagle Scouts graduated from military academies in 2014|first=Bryan|last=Wendell|date=July 3, 2014|department=Bryan on Scouting|journal=Scouting|archive-date=March 4, 2016|access-date=January 2, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304043812/http://blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2014/07/03/413-eagle-scouts-graduated-military-academies-2014/|url-status=live}}</ref>
NESA directly administers several Eagle Scout scholarships.<ref name=Scholarships/> The American Legion,<ref name=legion/> the National Jewish Committee on Scouting,<ref name="njcos"/> and the Sons of the American Revolution<ref name=king/> offer scholarships directed toward Eagle Scouts. Many colleges and universities, local businesses, churches and other organizations offer similar scholarships.<!---Consensus is to list only the NESA administered scholarships and to *not* try to list the hundreds of other scholarships available. To retain FA status, this section of the article will be expanded to resolve FAR issues.---><ref>{{cite web |title=Finding Scholarships for Current and Former Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts |publisher=CollegeScholarships.org |url=http://www.collegescholarships.org/scholarships/scouts.htm |date=1999 |access-date=August 27, 2015 |archive-date=September 6, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170906164445/http://www.collegescholarships.org/scholarships/scouts.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Controversies== {{details |Boy Scouts of America membership controversies}} After the ''BSA v. Dale'' decision in 2000 affirmed the BSA's right to exclude homosexuals, a small number of Eagle Scouts returned their badges to the National Council in protest of the BSA's policies. The advocacy group Scouting for All claimed to have received as many as one thousand letters from Eagle Scouts who had done so;<ref name=florio/> the BSA later stated that fewer than one hundred Eagle Scout badges had been received.<ref name=support/>
In 2012, the BSA reaffirmed its policies on the exclusion of homosexuals; again a number of Eagle Scouts returned their badges in protest.<ref name=Traywick/> In May 2013, the National Council of the Boy Scouts of America voted to lift the ban on openly gay youth beginning on January 1, 2014,<ref name=Leitsinger/><ref name=statement/> with the ban on openly gay adult leaders remaining in effect. On June 27, 2015, the ban on gay leaders was also lifted.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/27/us/boy-scouts-gay-leaders-feat/index.html|title=Boy Scouts change policy on gay leaders|first=Todd|last=Leopold|date=July 27, 2015|publisher=CNN|access-date=September 28, 2016|archive-date=September 27, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160927083219/http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/27/us/boy-scouts-gay-leaders-feat/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In response, two Eagle Scouts returned their badges in protest of the change to the BSA's policy accepting gay Scouts.<ref name=Schmidt/><ref name=Garrison/>
==Recipients== {{Main article |List of Eagle Scouts}}
<!-- Please do not add more people here unless they are extraordinarily notable. Please add them to the main list in List of Eagle Scouts (Boy Scouts of America)--> Four Nobel Prize laureates are known to be Eagle Scouts: Dudley R. Herschbach, Peter Agre, Robert Coleman Richardson, and Frederick Reines.<ref name=famous/> Twelve Eagle Scouts have been awarded the Medal of Honor: Eugene B. Fluckey,<ref name=Pinnacle/> Aquilla J. Dyess,<ref name=townley /> Robert Edward Femoyer,<ref name=Casto/> Walter Joseph Marm, Jr.,<ref name="heritage">{{Cite web |title=COL Walter "Joe" Marm, Jr |url=https://www.armyheritage.org/75-information/soldier-stories/567-walter-marm |publisher=Army Heritage Center |access-date=April 3, 2018 |archive-date=July 30, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200730050545/https://www.armyheritage.org/75-information/soldier-stories/567-walter-marm |url-status=live }}</ref> Mitchell Paige,<ref name=townley />{{rp |18–19}} Thomas R. Norris,<ref>{{cite journal |last=Wendell |first=Bryan |date=October 24, 2011 |title=Vietnam War Hero Receives Distinguished Eagle Scout Award |url=http://blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2011/10/24/vietnam-war-hero-receives-distinguished-eagle-scout-award |journal=Scouting |archive-date=October 29, 2011 |access-date=March 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111029065429/http://blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2011/10/24/vietnam-war-hero-receives-distinguished-eagle-scout-award/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Arlo L. Olson,<ref name=olson/> Ben L. Salomon,<ref name=biederman/> Leo K. Thorsness,<ref name="rattle"/> Jay Zeamer Jr.,<ref name=Zeamer/> Britt K. Slabinski and Royce Williams.
At least forty astronauts earned the rank as a youth, including Neil Armstrong and Charles Duke, both of whom walked on the Moon.<ref name=astro-bsa/> Businessmen who have earned the award include Walmart founder Sam Walton,<ref name=townley />{{rp |88–89}} Marriott International CEO J. W. Marriott, Jr.,<ref name=DESAlist/> and Michael Bloomberg, Mayor of New York City and founder of Bloomberg L.P.
Eagle Scouts who have held public office include 38th president of the United States Gerald R. Ford,<ref name="fordeagle"/> 22nd U.S. secretary of defense Robert Gates,<ref name=DESAlist/><ref name=townley />{{rp |217–218}} 13th and 21st U.S. secretary of defense Donald Rumsfeld,<ref name=speakers/> 69th U.S. secretary of state Rex Tillerson, former associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court Stephen Breyer<ref name="townley" />{{rp|56–59}}<ref name="honor2" /> and 84th U.S. attorney general Jeff Sessions.
In academia, Eagle Scouts are represented by Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction-winner E.O. Wilson, E. Gordon Gee, former President of Ohio State University, and Kim B. Clark, former Dean of the Harvard Business School, and former president of Brigham Young University–Idaho.<ref name=DESAlist/><ref name="WilsonEagle"/> Entertainers who earned the BSA's highest rank include documentary filmmaker and Academy Award winner Michael Moore,<ref name=moore/> Academy Award-winning director Steven Spielberg,<ref name=Eldred/> and Mike Rowe, host of ''Dirty Jobs''.<ref name=rowe/>
Athletes who have earned Eagle Scout include Basketball Hall of Famer (later U.S. senator) Bill Bradley, NBA All-Star Mark Eaton, MLB All-Star Shane Victorino, Daytona 500 winner William Byron, pitcher Jon Moscot, running back David Montgomery, Notre Dame and San Diego Chargers linebacker Manti Te'o, and Philadelphia Eagles guard Landon Dickerson.<ref name="scout.com"/><ref name=manti/> Religious leaders who have earned Eagle Scout include Cardinal Archbishop Emeritus of Baltimore William H. Keeler, and Howard W. Hunter, 14th president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.<ref name=hunter/>
Other notable recipients include Sam Berns, an American teen who had progeria and helped raise awareness about the disease, the novelist and adventurer Clive Cussler,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wendell |first=Bryan |date=February 8, 2018 |title=111 Scouts who became famous (Just in time for the BSA's 111th birthday) |url=https://blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2018/02/08/famous-former-scouts/ |url-status=deviated |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429023029/https://blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2018/02/08/famous-former-scouts/ |archive-date=April 29, 2021 |website=Scouting |department=Brian on Scouting}}</ref> and Ross Ulbricht, the creator of the darknet Silk Road.<ref name="SegalIdealist">{{cite news |last=Segal |first=David |date=January 18, 2014 |title=Eagle Scout. Idealist. Drug Trafficker? |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/19/business/eagle-scout-idealist-drug-trafficker.html?_r=0 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414131210/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/19/business/eagle-scout-idealist-drug-trafficker.html?_r=0 |archive-date=April 14, 2021 |access-date=June 10, 2015 |work=The New York Times}}</ref>
==Impact== The National Eagle Scout Association (NESA) researched the total volunteer hours of the Eagle service projects ever done and it came to a total of more than 100 million hours of service. Each year, new Eagle Scouts add more than three million more hours.<ref name="wsj"/> Eagle Scouts completed about 9.5 million hours in 2011.<ref name="Scouting.org"/>
January 31 is officially recognized by NESA as National Eagle Scout Day in recognition of Eldred's Board of Review he sat in 1912. The important date of an Eagle Scout's Board of Review is the officially recognized date a Scout achieves the rank of Eagle Scout regardless of the date of their Eagle Court of Honor.<ref name="wsj" />
==Notes== {{noteslist}}
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<ref name=Leitsinger>{{cite news |last=Leitsinger |first=Miranda |title=Boy Scouts Vote to Lift Ban on Gay Youth |work=NBC News |date=May 24, 2013 |url=http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/23/18447459-boy-scouts-vote-to-lift-ban-on-gay-youth?lite |archive-date=June 7, 2013 |access-date=September 18, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607223517/http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/23/18447459-boy-scouts-vote-to-lift-ban-on-gay-youth?lite |url-status=live }}</ref>
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<ref name=memorial>{{cite web |title=Eagle Scout Memorial Fountain |publisher=KC Fountains |url=http://www.kcfountains.com/fountains/details.php?photo=23 |access-date=January 10, 2014 |archive-date=May 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505180209/https://www.kcfountains.com/fountains/details.php?photo=23 |url-status=usurped }}</ref>
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<ref name=njcos>{{cite web |title=National Jewish Committee on Scouting |date=January 9, 2010 |url=http://www.jewishscouting.org/ |access-date=February 7, 2010 |archive-date=May 31, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210531095251/https://www.jewishscouting.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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<ref name=palmapp>{{cite web|title=Eagle Scout Palm Application|url=http://www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/58-709_wb.pdf|publisher=Boy Scouts of America|access-date=September 24, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910110835/http://www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/58-709_WB.pdf|archive-date=September 10, 2014}}</ref>
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<ref name=ray>{{cite journal |last=Ray |first=Mark |title=Eagle Scout Heritage Celebration Brings History to Life |journal=Eagletter |date=Winter 2005 |volume=31 |issue=3 |pages=8–9}}</ref>
<ref name=reagan>{{cite web |last=Reagan |first=Ronald |title=Remarks by Telephone to Eagle Scout Award Recipient Alexander M. Holsinger |work=The American Presidency Project |date=September 14, 1982 |url=http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/print.php?pid=42967 |access-date=October 17, 2006 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304210743/http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/print.php?pid=42967 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
<ref name=Requirements>{{cite web | title=Eagle Rank Requirements | publisher=US Scouting Service Project | url=http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/advance/ScoutsBSA/rank7.asp | date=October 4, 2022 | access-date=September 19, 2023 | archive-date=September 29, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230929032256/http://usscouts.org/usscouts/advance/ScoutsBSA/rank7.asp | url-status=live }}</ref>
<ref name=rowe>{{cite web |title=Transcript of March 7, 2006, Online Chat with Mike Rowe |publisher=Discovery Channel |date=March 7, 2006 |url=http://dsc.discovery.com/fansites/dirtyjobs/chat/transcripts/06march07/06march07.html |access-date=March 22, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070228140823/http://dsc.discovery.com/fansites/dirtyjobs/chat/transcripts/06march07/06march07.html |archive-date=February 28, 2007}}</ref>
<ref name=sage>{{cite web |last=Murray |first=Craig |title=The Eagle Badge |work=Boy Scout Badge History |url=http://www.sageventure.com/eagle/ |access-date=June 19, 2006 |archive-date=March 24, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324181717/http://www.sageventure.com/eagle/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
<ref name=Scholarships>{{cite web|title=NESA Scholarships|publisher=National Eagle Scout Association|url=http://www.nesa.org/scholarships.html|access-date=May 24, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080618172647/http://www.nesa.org/scholarships.html|archive-date=June 18, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref>
<ref name=scout.com>{{cite web |first=John |last=Gregg |title=2012 MLB Draft Q & A: Jon Moscot |date=May 29, 2012 |work=scout.com |url=http://www.scout.com/mlb/rays/story/1190181-2012-mlb-draft-q-a-jon-moscot?s=73 |access-date=June 9, 2015 |archive-date=June 12, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150612114106/http://www.scout.com/mlb/rays/story/1190181-2012-mlb-draft-q-a-jon-moscot?s=73 |url-status=live }}</ref>
<ref name=Scouting.org>{{cite web |title=Eagle Scouts |work=Scouting Newsroom |publisher=Boy Scouts of America |url=http://scoutingnewsroom.org/about-the-bsa/fact-sheets/eagle-scouts/ |access-date=May 16, 2015 |archive-date=March 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303025334/https://www.scoutingnewsroom.org/about-the-bsa/fact-sheets/eagle-scouts/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
<ref name=Scouting2012>{{cite web |last=Wendell |first=Bryan |title=Centennial Eagle Scout Badge |work=Scouting |date=October 14, 2011 |department=Bryan on Scouting |url=http://blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2011/10/14/special-badge-for-scouts-who-earn-eagle-in-2012/ |access-date=February 3, 2012 |archive-date=February 17, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120217165154/http://blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2011/10/14/special-badge-for-scouts-who-earn-eagle-in-2012/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
<ref name=Schmidt>{{cite news |last=Schmidt |first=Justin |title=Former Eagle Scout returns medal to protest gay decision |publisher=KCTV |date=June 23, 2013 |url=http://www.kctv5.com/story/22419553/former-eagle-scout-returns-medal-in-protest-of-decision-to-allow-gay-boy-scouts |archive-date=June 21, 2013 |access-date=September 18, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130621055420/http://www.kctv5.com/story/22419553/former-eagle-scout-returns-medal-in-protest-of-decision-to-allow-gay-boy-scouts |url-status=dead }}</ref>
<ref name=silver>{{cite web |title=Silver Outranks Gold |url=http://www.sageventure.com/history/silver |access-date=November 11, 2011 |archive-date=February 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226025323/https://www.sageventure.com/history/silver/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
<ref name=speakers>{{cite journal |title=Speakers Highlight Scouting's Core Values |journal=Scouting |volume=94 |issue=4 |page=35 |url=http://www.scoutingmagazine.org/issues/0609/a-chrt.html |date=September 2006 |archive-date=June 29, 2007 |access-date=August 29, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070629125741/http://www.scoutingmagazine.org/issues/0609/a-chrt.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
<ref name=Spiros >{{cite news |last=Spiros |first=Dean |title=Lakeville teen is Eagle Scout No. 2 million |date=June 17, 2009 |work=Star-Tribune |url=http://www.startribune.com/local/south/48246997.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130518065801/http://www.startribune.com/local/south/48246997.html?refer=y |archive-date=May 18, 2013|access-date=May 16, 2015}}</ref>
<ref name=square>{{cite web |last=Murray |first=Craig |title=Eagle Square Knot |work=Boy Scout Badge History |url=http://www.sageventure.com/eagle/ |access-date=May 24, 2006 |archive-date=March 24, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324181717/http://www.sageventure.com/eagle/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
<ref name=statement>{{cite news |title=Boy Scouts of America Statement |publisher=Boy Scouts of America |date=May 23, 2013 |url=http://www.scouting.org/sitecore/content/membershipstandards/resolution/results.aspx |archive-date=August 25, 2013 |access-date=September 18, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130825070810/http://www.scouting.org/sitecore/content/MembershipStandards/Resolution/results.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>
<ref name=study>{{cite report |last1=Jang |first1=Sung Joon |last2=Johnson |first2=Byron R. |last3=Kim |first3=Young-II |title=Eagle Scouts: Merit Beyond the Badge |publisher=Institute for Studies of Religion, Baylor University |date=April 10, 2012 |url=http://www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/210-045_WB.pdf |access-date=March 5, 2015 |archive-date=July 6, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170706100620/http://www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/210-045_WB.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
<ref name=stuff>{{cite web |title=ScoutStuff.org |publisher=Boy Scouts of America |url=http://www.scoutstuff.org/catalogsearch/result/?q=eagle+scout |access-date=March 4, 2006 |archive-date=April 20, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120420013757/http://www.scoutstuff.org/catalogsearch/result/?q=eagle+scout |url-status=live }}</ref>
<ref name=support>{{cite journal |title=In Support of Values |journal=Scouting |issue=March–April 2001 |url=http://www.scoutingmagazine.org/issues/0103/a-sval.html |access-date=August 7, 2007 |archive-date=August 10, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070810072749/http://www.scoutingmagazine.org/issues/0103/a-sval.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
<ref name=third>{{cite journal |last=Wendell |first=Bryan |title=Now there's a new, third way to wear Eagle Scout palms |department=Bryan on Scouting |journal=Scouting |date=May 1, 2014 |url=http://blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2014/05/01/now-theres-a-new-third-way-to-wear-eagle-scout-palms/ |archive-date=May 2, 2014 |access-date=May 2, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502133712/http://blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2014/05/01/now-theres-a-new-third-way-to-wear-eagle-scout-palms/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
<ref name=townley>{{cite book |last=Townley |first=Alvin |title=Legacy of Honor: The Values and Influence of America's Eagle Scouts |publisher=St. Martin's Press |location=New York |isbn=978-0-312-36653-7 |date=2007}}</ref>
<ref name=Traywick>{{cite magazine |last=Traywick |first=Catherine |title=Eagle Scouts Return Badges in Protest of Gay Ban |magazine=Time |date=July 25, 2012 |url=https://newsfeed.time.com/2012/07/25/eagle-scouts-return-badges-in-protest-of-gay-ban/}}</ref>
<ref name=uniform>{{cite book |title=Insignia Guide 2005 |publisher=Boy Scouts of America |date=2005 |id=#33066E}}</ref>
<ref name=use>{{cite web |title=Use of Silver and Gold Officer Insignia of Rank |work=The Institute of Heraldry |publisher=United States Army |url=http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/ROTCMiscNGB/Silver%20and%20Gold%20Insignia.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060504100035/http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/ROTCMiscNGB/Silver%20and%20Gold%20Insignia.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 4, 2006}}</ref>
<ref name=varsity>{{cite web |title=Boy Scout/Varsity Scout Uniform Inspection Sheet, Item #34283 |publisher=Boy Scouts of America |date=2000 |url=http://scouting.org/filestore/pdf/34283.pdf |access-date=March 6, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080227033907/http://scouting.org/filestore/pdf/34283.pdf |archive-date=February 27, 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
<ref name=wendell>{{cite journal |last=Wendell |first=Bryan |title=Here are the three big changes in the BSA that happened on Jan. 1, 2014 |journal=Scouting |department=Bryan on Scouting |date=December 31, 2013 |url=http://blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2013/12/31/here-are-the-three-big-changes-in-the-bsa-happening-on-jan-1-2014/ |archive-date=February 2, 2014 |access-date=April 17, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202140918/http://blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2013/12/31/here-are-the-three-big-changes-in-the-bsa-happening-on-jan-1-2014/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
<ref name=WilsonEagle>{{cite web |last=Wilson |first=E. O. |title=E. O. Wilson on Boy Scouts, Blade Runner, and Huck Finn |publisher=Science & Spirit |date=2002 |url=http://161.58.114.60/article_detail.php?article_id=367 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928141733/http://161.58.114.60/article_detail.php?article_id=367 |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 28, 2007 |access-date=November 8, 2006}}</ref>
<ref name=wsj>{{cite news |first=Michael |last=Malone |title=A Century of Eagle Scouts |work=Wall Street Journal |page=A13 |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303933704577533561616246168 |date=August 1, 2012 |archive-date=August 7, 2017 |access-date=August 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807111124/https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303933704577533561616246168 |url-status=live }}</ref>
<ref name=Zeamer>{{cite web|title=Jay Zeamer, Jr.|publisher=Arlington National Cemetery|url=http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/jay-zeamer-jr.htm|access-date=April 16, 2007|archive-date=June 4, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604181920/https://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/jay-zeamer-jr.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>
<ref name=lod>{{cite web |title=Line of Duty Fallen Eagle Recognition |work=Boy Scouts of America |url=https://nesa.org/for-eagle-scouts/awards-and-recognition/line-of-duty-fallen-eagle-recognition/ |access-date=March 20, 2019 |archive-date=March 20, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190320191653/https://nesa.org/for-eagle-scouts/awards-and-recognition/line-of-duty-fallen-eagle-recognition/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> }}
==Further reading== * {{Cite book |last=Ray |first=Mark A. |url=https://archive.org/details/eaglecourtofhono00raym |title=The Eagle Court of Honor Book |date=1999 |publisher=Ray Publishing |isbn=978-0-9651207-1-5 |url-access=registration |ref=none}} * {{Cite book |last1=Reed |first1=Jeremy C. |title=Beginning Boy Scouts: An unofficial practical guide to Boy Scouting for parents and new leaders |last2=Reed |first2=Heather R. |date=2011 |publisher=Reed Media Services |isbn=978-1-937516-01-7 |chapter=Chapter 13: Earning the Eagle |ref=none}}
==External links== {{Commons category |Eagle Scouts}}
{{refbegin}} * {{cite web |url=http://eaglescoutbadge.com/ |title=Eagle Scout Badge Images and History |access-date=January 31, 2008 |archive-date=June 15, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170615155529/http://eaglescoutbadge.com/ |url-status=live }} * {{cite web |url=http://usscouts.org/eagle.asp |title=Eagle Scouts |publisher=U.S. Scouting Service Project |access-date=June 8, 2006 |archive-date=March 22, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170322194808/http://usscouts.org/eagle.asp |url-status=live }} * {{cite web |url=http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/eagle/EagleHistory.html |title=History of Required Badges for Eagle Scouts |publisher=U.S. Scouting Service Project |access-date=June 8, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060519214230/http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/eagle/EagleHistory.html |archive-date=May 19, 2006 }} * {{cite web |url=http://www.nesa.org/ |title=National Eagle Scout Association |publisher=Boy Scouts of America |access-date=June 8, 2006 |archive-date=August 14, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170814000112/http://nesa.org/ |url-status=live }} * {{cite web |url=http://meritbadge.org/wiki/index.php/Eagle_Scout_Rank |title=Eagle Scout requirements & resources |publisher=MeritBadge.Org |access-date=February 12, 2009 |archive-date=July 1, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701025757/http://www.meritbadge.org/wiki/index.php/Eagle_Scout_rank |url-status=dead }} * {{cite web |url=http://meritbadge.org/wiki/index.php/Eagle_Palms |title=Eagle Palm requirements, application, & resources |publisher=MeritBadge.Org |access-date=February 12, 2009 |archive-date=June 9, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170609142733/http://meritbadge.org/wiki/index.php/Eagle_Palms |url-status=dead }} {{refend}}
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