STAR, LIFE, AND EAGLE SCOUT

BECOMING AN EAGLE SCOUT

THE FIRST Boy Scout Handbook described anyone worthy of the Eagle Scout Award as "the all-round perfect scout." That is a very demanding standard indeed, and a worthy goal. Striving to become an Eagle Scout will require your best efforts to master the skills of leadership, service, and outdoor know how, and to practice good citizenship and ethical behavior of the highest order. The long trail to Eagle is full of opportunities for you to learn, to lead, to listen, and to teach. Along the way and throughout your life, the rewards from earning the Eagle Scout Award will be great.

Fewer than 4 percent of all Scouts earn the Eagle rank - a testament to its high standards. Among those who have worn the Eagle Scout badge are some at America's First athletes, physicians, politicians, scientists, writers, astronauts, business leaders, film directors, and even a president of the United States.