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The merit badge award is represented by a circular patch with an image representing the badge's topic. The patches for the Eagle-required merit badges are distinguishable by the silver border on the outside edge. Merit badges are displayed on a sash which can be worn with the Scouts BSA uniform on formal occasions. The National Council reviews ...
The number of merit badges required for each of these higher ranks has varied historically, as has the ratio of mandatory merit badges and non-mandatory badges for those ranks. [8] Since 2005, Scouts must earn a total of 21 merit badges for the Eagle Scout rank, 14 of which must be from the mandatory list.
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.
Of the discontinued original merit badges, four were offered in 2010 as part of the Boy Scouts of America centennial. These merit badges are listed in beige. Soon after the introduction of merit badges, the ranks of Life, Star, and Eagle were created to recognize the earning of merit badges; Star was moved before Life in 1924.
Since it was first awarded to Arthur Rose Eldred on August 21, 1912, Eagle Scout has been earned by more than two million youth. [4] The list below includes notable recipients. As of 2014, requirements include earning at least 21 merit badges and demonstrating Scout Spirit, leadership, and service.
In others, the merit badge's name has been changed, with or without significant revision to the badge's requirements. In 2010, in celebration of Scouting's 100th anniversary, four historical merit badges were reintroduced for one year only—Carpentry, Pathfinding, Signaling, and Tracking (formerly Stalking). Bugling merit badge was briefly ...
May 24—LAURINBURG — Twelve young men were given the title of Eagle Scout on Sunday and BSA Troop 420 Committee Chairman David Harling said it was the largest Eagle Scout ceremony ever held in ...
Eagle Scouts can earn palms that can be worn on the Eagle Scout knot. Various requirements can earn an Eagle Scout Palms and the program is evolving. [33] [34] Eagle Scouts can earn Palms if they go beyond the required Merit Badges at the time of the award (21 in 2023). Palms are available in Bronze, Silver and Gold for the number patches ...