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Name Eagle Scout Awards Notability References Bruce Ableson: 1980 American computer programmer and website developer [8] Gary Ackerman: 1960 c. Representative from New York (1983–2013) James C. Adamson: 1961 Army colonel and astronaut who flew on shuttle missions STS-28 and STS-43: Peter Aduja † 1936 c.
The rank insignia have been around since the beginning. The current design for the Eagle Scout badge was adopted in 1985, with minor modifications in 1986 and 1989. The Eagle Scout medal is of the same basic design as in 1915, with only occasional slight modifications due to changes in manufacturer over time, most recently in 1999.
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. [40] 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. [41]
Over 6,000 girls have now achieved the vaunted Eagle Scout rank. There were nearly 1,000 teens and young women in the inaugural class of female Eagle Scouts in 2021.
The rank of Eagle Scout requires the Scout plan, develop and lead their own service project that benefits their community or an organization other than Scouting. In 2010, the Life Scout rank added a specific teaching requirement, where a Star-rank Scout must teach a younger Scout certain requirements for one of the early ranks.
The Eagle Scout rank requires, in addition to merit badges and a position of responsibility, a community service project planned and led entirely by the Eagle Scout candidate. After attaining the rank of Eagle, a Scout may earn Eagle Palms for additional tenure and merit badges. [41] Although Eagle is the highest rank Scouts may achieve, the ...
To obtain a rank you must first acquire the rank previous to it, with the exception of Scout rank in which a Scout can earn at anytime once they have completed the requirements for it. The ranks are in the following order: Scout, Tenderfoot, Second Class, First Class, Star Scout, Life Scout, and Eagle Scout. An increasing number of merit badges ...
In the Boy Scouts of America, a Scout leader refers to the trained leaders (men or women) of a Scout unit. Adult leaders are generally referred to as "Scouters," and the youth leaders are referred to by their position within a unit (e.g. Den Chief, Patrol Leader, Boatswain). In all Scouting units above the Cub Scout pack and units serving ...