Milestone
Eagle Palm Requirements. Palm earned, and the count starts again from here
Required Repeats
Requirements 1 and 3 are both measured from the last Palm, so earning one moves the starting line. The next five merit badges are five beyond this Palm, and the next Scout spirit conversation covers the time since it.
Notes and warnings
Note. THE WHOLE OF THE LOWER HALF OF THIS PAGE RUNS AGAIN FROM HERE, WHICH IS WHY THERE IS NO ARROW BACK. Requirement 1 is measured since your last Palm and requirement 3 is five badges beyond your last Palm, so earning one moves the starting line for both. The steps in that loop are marked as repeating rather than joined by an arrow, because an arrow pointing back would say this Palm has to be earned before the decision that led to it.
Tip. NOTHING IN EITHER SOURCE SETS OUT A BOARD OF REVIEW FOR A PALM, AND THAT IS AN ABSENCE RATHER THAN AN INSTRUCTION. The Guide to Advancement mentions Eagle Palms in a dozen places and none of them describes a review; the requirements sheet provides only for a leader's initials and a date. Guide to Advancement 9.0.3.0 says plainly that Palms are not ranks but degrees of the Eagle Scout rank, which is consistent with that. ASK YOUR COUNCIL WHAT IT EXPECTS ANYWAY, because a practice that is not in the publication may still be the practice where you are, and it costs one question to find out.
Where this step comes from
- Scouts BSA Rank Requirements (Requirements sheets dated 2025-12), Eagle Palm Requirements · Requirements 1 and 3 are both measured from the last Palm, which is what makes the sequence repeat.
- Guide to Advancement (2025), Section 9.0.3.0 · Palms are not considered ranks, but rather degrees of the Eagle Scout rank.