Eagle Palms

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Eagle Palms

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Eagle Scout is not the end but a beginning

Eagle Palms are awarded for each 5 Merit Badges earned after earning the Eagle Scout Rank after completing tenure and other requirements. An Eagle Palm is not a rank but an award.

The Eagle Scout Rank requires that you earn 21 of the 121 Merit Badges. After earning the Eagle Scout Rank, you can continue to earn Merit badges and Eagle Palms until your 18th birthday. Currently the maximum number of Eagle Palms you can earn is 20, worn as six silver palms and one gold palm. You would need at least 3 months for each palm for a total of 60 months, or five years after earning Eagle. To earn all 20 palms you would need to earn Eagle by your 13th birthday.

Eagle Palm Plan

With careful planning, a Scout can earn a dozen or more Eagle Palms. The optional Eagle Palm Plan Worksheet can help you chart your course through all 20 Eagle Palms and 121 Merit Badges. See the chart below for the sequence of palms, how they are worn, and the minimum tenure requirements:

Merit Badges	Bronze Palms	Gold Palms	Silver Palms	Adult Knot
21	Eagle
26	1
31		1
36			1
41	1		1
46		1	1
51			2
56	1		2
61		1	2
66			3
71	1		3
76		1	3
81			4
86	1		4
91		1	4
96			5
101	1		5
106		1	5
111			6
116	1		6
121		1	6

Eagle Palms requirements

After becoming an Eagle Scout, you may earn Palms by completing the following requirements: Be active in your troop and patrol for at least three months after becoming an Eagle Scout or after award of last Palm.** Demonstrate Scout spirit by living the Scout Oath and Scout Law in your everyday life. Make a satisfactory effort to develop and demonstrate leadership ability. Earn five additional merit badges beyond those required for Eagle or last Palm.*** Participate in a Scoutmaster conference. Successfully complete a board of review. You may wear only the proper combination of Palms for the number of merit badges you earned beyond the rank of Eagle. The Bronze Palm represents five merit badges, the Gold Palm 10, and the Silver Palm 15. *For Varsity Scouts working on Boy Scout requirements, replace "troop" with "team" and "Scoutmaster" with "Varsity Scout Coach." For Venturers working on Boy Scout requirements, replace "troop" with "crew" and "Scoutmaster" with "Crew Advisor." For Sea Scouts working on Boy Scout requirements, replace "troop" with "ship" and "Scoutmaster" with "Skipper." ** Eagle Palms must be earned in sequence, and the three-month tenure requirement must be observed for each Palm. *** Merit Badges earned any time since becoming a Boy Scout may be used to meet this requirement. The official source for the information shown in this article or section is: Boy Scout Requirements, 2014 Edition (BSA Supply No. 33216 - SKU# 619576) The text of these requirements is locked and can only be edited by an administrator. Please note any errors found in the above requirements on this article's Talk Page.

Requirement resources

1: What does Active really mean? (it's not what you think!)
2: What does Scout Spirit really mean? (It's not what you do in your troop!)
4: Merit Badge Worksheets
4: Eagle Scout Leadership Service Project (with the Eagle Scout Project Checklist)
5: Scoutmaster Conference - Explains that you don't "pass" a Scoutmaster Conference and how to appeal.
6: Board of Review - What can they ask? How long can it be? Is the uniform really required? How do you appeal?

See also

• Eagle Palm Application 58-709 - The BSA form to use when applying for Eagle Palms.
• Eagle Palm Plan Worksheet - Can help you chart your course through all 20 Eagle Palms.
• Merit Badge Worksheets
• Court of Honor