Eagle Scouts
Top-ranked youth achievers
Eagle Scout is the highest rank in the Boy Scouts of America, requiring years of advancement through lower ranks, earning merit badges, and completing a substantial service project.
The term extends to anyone perceived as exceptionally upright, prepared, or morally earnest—sometimes admiringly, sometimes mockingly: He's a real Eagle Scout about recycling.
The plural Eagle Scouts refers to multiple people holding the rank.
- merit badgeAward for scouting proficiency
- campingOutdoor recreational lodging
- summer campSeasonal youth retreat
- achievementsCompleted goals worth noting
- citizenshipStatus as state member
court of honor · scoutmasters · hiking · service projects · den leader · leadership · troops · conservation · palms · uniforms · outdoorsmanship · camporee · pinewood derby · community service · good turn · award · outdoor skills · wilderness survival
- Scoutingbadges, campfires, court of honor, merit badge, scoutmaster
- youth organizations4-H, 4-H Club, YMCA, youth groups, YWCA
- youth programsyouth groups, youth programs, youth camps, after-school programs, youth clubs
- camping organizationsGirl Guides, Webelos, Rovers
Eagle Scoutsgreenhorns
Inexperienced beginners
tenderfoots · city slickers · amateurs · couch potatoes · beginners
Eagle Scoutsjuvenile delinquents
Minors who break laws
troublemakers · hoodlums · ne'er-do-wells · bad apples · delinquents
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