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4.0.0.2. The unit files an advancement report before the Palm can be bought
Required Often forgotten Repeats
EAGLE PALMS ARE RESTRICTED ITEMS. Unit leadership may not purchase the insignia for presentation without having filed a report of the advancement. So the last thing between a Scout and the Palm is a piece of paperwork somebody else has to send.
Notes and warnings
Warning. THE LAST STEP IS SOMEBODY ELSE'S PAPERWORK. Guide to Advancement 4.0.0.2 makes Eagle Palms a restricted item: unit leadership may not purchase the insignia for presentation without having filed a report of the youth's advancement. A Palm that has been earned, initialled and dated is still not a Palm anybody can buy until that report goes in. Units are asked to report at least monthly, so the gap is usually weeks rather than days, but it is the commonest reason a Palm is not presented at the court of honour everybody expected it at.
Where this step comes from
- Guide to Advancement (2025), Section 4.0.0.2 · Badges of rank, merit badges and Eagle Palms are restricted items; the insignia may not be purchased without a report of the advancement having been filed.