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Eagle Scout Award is the highest level of advancement that a Boy Scout can achieve.
To earn an Eagle Scout award, the boy scout must:
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Be active in their troop and patrol;
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Demonstrate Scout Spirit by living the Scout Oath and Scout Law;
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Earn at least 21 merit badges;
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Serve actively in a position of responsibility in their troop (a life scout must serve at least 6 months before becoming an Eagle Scout);
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Take part in Service Projects;
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Participate in a Scoutmaster conference; and
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Complete a board of review.
While a Life Scout, the Eagle Scout candidate must plan, develop and give leadership to others in a service project helpful to any religious institution, any school or their community. The project idea must be approved by the organization benefiting from the effort, the troop Scoutmaster and the troop committee, and the council or district before the scout starts their project.
While only a few of the boys that join Boy Scouts of America rise to the esteemed level of Eagle Scout, Troop 17 of Stonewall Jackson Council is very proud of the fact that many of its scouts have become Eagle Scouts. We have had 80 scouts achieve Eagle Scout level from 1938 to 2004.