Milestone
9.0.3.0. Eagle is approved and validated by the National Service Center
Required
Palms begin here and not before. The board of review has to be passed and the National Service Center has to have validated the rank. Nothing on this page can be awarded until both have happened.
Notes and warnings
Note. PALMS ARE FOR REGISTERED YOUTH MEMBERS AND THE AGE LIMIT IS REAL. Guide to Advancement 4.2.0.1: badges of rank, merit badges and Eagle Palms are only for registered Scouts, including Lone Scouts, and for qualified Venturers or Sea Scouts who are not yet 18. A Venturer or Sea Scout qualifies by having reached First Class in a troop or as a Lone Scout. There are exactly two exceptions, both of them elsewhere: a member registered beyond the age of eligibility, and a Scout granted a time extension to complete the Eagle Scout rank.
Where this step comes from
- Guide to Advancement (2025), Section 9.0.3.0 · Scouts, and qualified Venturers and Sea Scouts, may earn Palms after they have achieved the Eagle Scout rank.
- Scouts BSA Rank Requirements (Requirements sheets dated 2025-12), Eagle Palm Requirements · The preamble names the Eagle board of review and validation by the National Service Center as the starting point.
- Guide to Advancement (2025), Section 4.2.0.1 · Who may earn a Palm, and the two exceptions to the age limit.