Task
Eagle Palm Requirements. Wear the proper combination, not one Palm for each five
Required
Bronze represents five merit badges, Gold ten and Silver fifteen, and only the proper combination for the number earned beyond Eagle is worn. Twenty beyond the rank is a Silver and a Bronze, not four Bronzes.
Notes and warnings
Note. THE PALMS ARE A COMBINATION, NOT A COLLECTION. Bronze stands for five merit badges beyond the rank, Gold for ten and Silver for fifteen, and you wear only the proper combination for the number you have earned. Twenty beyond Eagle is a Silver and a Bronze. Twenty-five is a Silver and a Gold. It is the same arithmetic as making change, and it means the ribbon does not simply accumulate one more piece of metal every time.
Where this step comes from
- Scouts BSA Rank Requirements (Requirements sheets dated 2025-12), Eagle Palm Requirements · Only the proper combination of Palms is worn: Bronze for five merit badges, Gold for 10, Silver for 15.