Eagle Scout is the highest advancement rank in Scouting. Around seven percent of all Scouts earned the Eagle Scout. To earn the rank of Eagle Scout, a Scout must:

• Progress through the ranks in the following order: Tenderfoot, Second Class, First Class, Star, Life, Eagle Scout

• Earn 21 merit badges

• Serve six months in a troop leadership position.

• Plan, develop, and give leadership to a service project for any religious organization or any school or community.

• Take part in a Scoutmaster conference.

• Successfully complete an Eagle Scout board of review

Eagle Scouts in good standing may join the National Eagle Scout Association. 

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No one ever says “I was an Eagle Scout,” because once a young man becomes an Eagle Scout, he is always an Eagle Scout.