Eagle Scout
Top troop rank
Eagle Scout is the highest rank attainable in the Boy Scouts of America, requiring years of advancement through lower ranks, earning merit badges, and completing a significant community service project.
The term extends beyond scouting to describe someone who is exceptionally prepared, capable, or morally upright: He's a real Eagle Scout—always has a backup plan and follows every rule.
This figurative use can be sincere or gently mocking, depending on context.
- merit badgeAward for scouting proficiency
- scoutingObserving to gather information
- first aidInitial injury treatment
- uniformIdentical throughout
- troopMobile group, organized
youth leadership · camping · camping trip · outdoor skills · wilderness survival · community service · achievement · oath · Baden-Powell · palm · role model · moral compass · jamboree · service projects · service · hiking · outdoors · flag
- Scout Badgesmerit badge, merit badges, rank badges, swimming badge, first aid badge
- Scoutingbadges, campfires, court of honor, merit badge, merit badges
- achievementsaccomplishment, achievement, accomplishments, achievements, triumph
- honoreeshonoree, honorees, award winner, awardee, awardees
- Student Awardshonor roll, valedictorian, salutatorian, scholarship, perfect attendance
- Youth Achievementshonor roll, valedictorian, spelling bee, science fair, MVP award
Eagle Scoutdelinquent
Failing in duty
juvenile delinquent · scoundrel · ne'er-do-well · reprobate · miscreant
Eagle Scoutgreenhorn
Inexperienced, gullible newcomer
tenderfoot · novice · incompetent · city slicker · unprepared
scout, eagle, Eagle, scouted, eaglet, Scout, scouter, eaglets, scoutmaster