Rank & File
A significant step along a scout's trail to Eagle, this rank signifies the point at which a scout's focus shifts from demonstrating core scout skills to providing leadership for their fellow scouts.
First Class
Aside from the "teepee" method, this is the most commonly used arrangement of wood for building a campfire.
Log Cabin Method
This commonly said phrase reminds a scout of their responsibility to "do a good turn daily".
Scout Slogan
This local Clarkstonian is the only Eagle Scout produced by Troop 189 to later go onto be its Scoutmaster.
Mr. Weaver
Even though there's no limit to how many badges you may earn, this is the number of merit badges you MUST earn to achieve the rank of Eagle Scout.
21
These two fundamental virtues are represented by the Stars on the First Class Scout badge.
Truth and Knowledge
This backwoods camping device involving a rope and pully system is commonly used in order to prevent hungry animals from ravaging your food supply.
Bear Bag
"Qualified Supervision" is a requirement of not just BSA's "Safe Swim" guidelines, but also a requirement of this other aquatics-based set of guidelines.
Safe Trip Afloat
In 1947 this future first man on the moon earned his Eagle Scout award just before leaving home to study Aerospace Engineering at Purdue University.
Neil Armstrong
This pair of Eagle-required merit badges teach scouts about some of the big picture issues affecting Mother Earth, as well as their role in helping maintain her.
Environmental Science and Sustainability
Prior to the 1950's, this last step in the rank advancement process was handled at a district-wide Court of Honor.
Board of Review
With base camp situated at 6,140 feet above sea level, this BSA High Adventure camp boasts weeklong treks through the beautiful Sangre De Christo mountains.
Philmont Scout Ranch
This commonly used navigation practice may be necessary for you to employ if there aren't any defined roads or trails between where you are and your desired location
Orienting a Map & Compass
This all-star Detroit Lions running back coordinated food donations to homeless shelters all around Cincinnati, Ohio for his Eagle Scout project.
David Montgomery
Popular among those who hunt, this merit badge was a reboot of the discontinued "stalking" merit badge, first introduced in 1956.
Tracking
Previously unrecognized, this rank was formally created in 2013 by expanding upon the existing new scout "joining requirements" framework.
The rank of Scout
This second of the "seven Principals of Leave No Trace" deals with the type of terrain one would want to utilize in order to minimize their environmental impact.
Travel and Camp on durable surfaces.
The last line of the "Outdoor Code" tells scouts to be this, in relation to the impact their activities may have on the landscape around them.
Conservation-minded
Dan Reynolds is the only Eagle Scout in history to win nine Billboard Music Awards, one Grammy, one MTV Video Music Award, and one World Music Award as the lead singer of this Pop-Rock Band.
This newest Eagle-required merit badge introduced in 2021 challenges scouts to learn about other identities and think about their role in creating inclusive environments for everyone.
Citizenship In Society
Of the over 130 Million young men and women to have participated in the BSA's program since it's inception in 1910, only this small percentage have attained the rank of Eagle Scout.
Roughly 4-6%
This camp stove was named "Best Backpacking Stove 2024" by acclaimed outdoorsmen blog hikerdirect.com
MSR PocketRocket 2
This popular acronym is widely taught for scouts to remember the essential steps of administering CPR.
A - Airway, B - Breathing, C - Circulation, D - Defibrillation
Born and raised in Michigan, this former US President is the only Eagle Scout to ever occupy the oval office.
Gerald R. Ford
Not to be confused with its modern medical counterpart, this discontinued badge also featured a cross - though this cross was white on a green background.
Safety