You're kidding, right? You don't know what Eagle Scout is? It is the highest rank in boy scouts. Very few people get it. If you get it, you get all kinds of cool stuff including a singed letter from the president himself. Look it up online. Here is an article I got from Wikipedia on it.[/QUOTE]
Eagle Scout is the highest rank attainable by a scout in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA), and is also used as a title of a scout who has achieved this honor.
Eagle Scouts are expected to set an example for other Scouts. They are expected to become the leaders in life that they have demonstrated themselves to be in Scouting. The highly respected rank is considered to be a significant honor, and is looked upon as an achievement even much later in life. About four percent of Scouts attain the rank. Eagle Scouts who join the U.S. military may receive advanced rank upon enlistment in recognition of their achievements.
Eagle Scouts can join the National Eagle Scout Association, an organization that serves as a fellowship and communications board for all Eagle Scouts.
The Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, is a special award, awarded only to Eagle Scouts, for distinguished service in their profession or to the community for a period of at least 25 years after earning the Eagle Scout rank. The rank is awarded when the scout:
Has six months active tenure as a Life Scout.
Demonstrates Scout Spirit
Earns 21 merit badges, including 12 required.
Serves as a leader in the troop or team
Plans, develops, and gives leadership to a service project. This is a major point of the award: it demonstrates both leadership and a commitment to duty.
Takes part in a Scoutmaster conference.
Completes an Eagle Scout Board of Review.
Scouts with a permanent mental or physical disability may use alternate requirements, based on the scout's abilities, and approved by the council. Eagle Scout may be awarded posthumously, if and only if, all requirements are completed before death. A board of review may be held and the awarded presented to the scout's family.
After Eagle Scout is awarded, Eagle Palms may be earned.
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Eagle Scout Project
The Eagle Scout Leadership Service Project is a project that the aspiring Eagle Scout must complete to receive the Eagle Scout Badge. When a scout reaches the rank of Life Scout he is given an Eagle Scout packet which outlines how to do an Eagle Scout Project. Projects can vary from making benches for a church to fingerprinting children at a safety fair. When the scout comes up with an idea for his Eagle Scout Project then he needs to the approval of his Scoutmaster, Troop Committee Chairman, a representative of the organization that the work is being done for, and the Council Advancement Chair. Once approved the scout gets the correct materials, sets up dates for the project, and recruits other scouts and associates to be the workers at his project. When conducting his project the scout is supposed to be the leader and overseer of the project rather than one of the workers. The average Eagle Scout Project consists of between 120 - 170 hours of work including the hours put forth by the scouts helping, although there is no minimum number of hours required. After the project is carried out the scout compiles a final report, which is approved by his Scoutmaster and the benefiting organization's representative. The completed workbook is then included with the paperwork submitted to the council after the Scoutmaster Conference is completed.
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