The Eagle Award

Most people have heard about the highest award given to Boy Scouts, the Eagle Scout award. I don't know of many people that know how much work and effort is involved by the boy who receives this award.

Boys move into Boy Scouting when they have completed fifth grade or are eleven years old. Boys then begin the climb up the ranks from Tenderfoot; Second Class, First Class; Star; Life and finally the coveted Eagle Scout. Along the way they have to earn several badges and meet requirements.

The boy who obtains the Life Scout award then begins to concentrate on his Eagle. The Eagle Award can be earned up to the age of eighteen.

The requirements to receive this award are as follows: (1). The boy must be active in his troop or patrol for at least six months as a Life Scout; (2). He must demonstrate the scout spirit by living the Scout Oath and Scout Promise everyday;

(3). The scout must earn a total of twenty one merit badges including the following: (a) First Aid; (b) Citizenship in the Community; (c) Citizenship in the Nation; (d) Citizenship in the World; (e) Communications; (f) Personal Fitness; (g) Emergency Preparedness or Lifesaving; (h) Environmental Science; (I) Personal Management; (j) Swimming or Hiking or Cycling; (k) Camping; and (l) Family Life.

(4). As a Life Scout the boy must actively serve in a position of responsibility for a period of six months, he must be a patrol leader, assistant senior patrol leader, troop guide, Order of the Arrow troop representative, den chief, scribe, librarian, historian, quartermaster, junior assistant Scoutmaster, chaplain aide, or instructor.

The boys can also be on a varsity scout team and be in a position of leadership.

(9). While the boy is a Life Scout, he must develop and be the leader in a project which is useful and helpful to any church, school or community. The project needs to benefit others than those in Boy Scouts. The project must be approved by the group who is going to benefit from the effort, the Scoutmaster, troop committee, and council before the project is begun. The boy must then use the Eagle Leadership Service Project Workbook.

As final steps the boy must take part in a Scoutmaster conference and successfully complete the Eagle Scout board of review.

It is then and only then in a solemn ceremony is the Eagle Scout award presented. It is the special and dedicated scout that receives this award. After the boy has earned the Eagle he can then work toward Eagle Palms.

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