The Eagle Scout
When Baden-Powell founded the Scouting movement, he felt that any boy who took the time and trouble to master certain Scoutcraft skills should be rewarded for his efforts. He gave each Scout who passed certain tests a badge to wear on his uniform. It showed other people what that Scout had done.
To earn the right to wear the badge of Eagle Scout is no easy task. After attaining the rank of Life Scout, the scout must earn ten more merit badges from the required list, so that he now has a total of twenty-one. He must serve for a period of six months in a troop leadership position. Finally, he must plan, develop, and give leadership to others in a service project helpful to his religious institution, school, or community.
Very few Boy Scouts ever attain the rank of Eagle Scout. Actually, only two percent of all Scouts worldwide ever reach this pinnacle of Scouting.
Required Eagle Merit Badges (4/1/99)
There are still 21 Merit Badges required for Eagle Scout. The following is the new list of required merit badges:
The following badges have been dropped as required Eagle merit badges:
Scouts who are not Life Scout by October 1st, 1998 must use the new Eagle requirements.
Eagle Scout Internet Resources:
Life to Eagle:
Eagle Courts of Honor:
Planning an Eagle Court of Honor
Sample Courts of Honor have been gathered from various resources including the Internet.
In some cases they were adapted to meet the needs of Troop 67 and in other cases they have
been posted as we received them. We would like to thank those that have suggested sample
Courts of Honor in the past. To the best of our knowledge, no Court of Honor is
copyrighted.