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Eagle Scout

Eagle Scout

Open for debate: Are boys who earn Eagle Scout at 13 or 14 too young?

May 20, 2011 343

What difference exists between a 13-year-old boy who earns the Eagle Scout award and one who gets there at 17½? That was the subject of a fascinating discussion among your fellow Scouters on our Facebook page

Eagle Scout

In his latest book, accomplished Eagle Scout takes you inside the world of naval aviation

April 26, 2011 1

Eagle Scout Alvin Townley has a knack for finding compelling stories. Like Legacy of Honor, his 2007 look at what it means to be an Eagle Scout, told through profiles of some remarkable men. Or Spirit of

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Count to four: Maryland quadruplets earn Eagle Scout award

March 10, 2011 3

John, Patrick, David, and William Goodspeed. (Photo by Phil Grout, Howard County Times) Having quadruplets is rare enough. A woman’s odds of having four babies at once is estimated at somewhere between 1 in 550,000

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Brain cancer didn’t keep Scout from earning Eagle

March 1, 2011 1

Last fall, 17-year-old Saun-Shane “Ikaika” Suzuki was diagnosed with a rare form of brain cancer and told he had just three years to live. But Suzuki didn’t let that slow him down. The Boy Scout from

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Which positions of responsibility work for Star, Life, and Eagle?

January 6, 2011 20

To earn the Boy Scout ranks of Star, Life, and Eagle, a boy has to serve in a position of responsibility for six months (four months for Star rank). But not every position of responsibility

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Aaron Derr is the senior editor of Aaron on Scouting and Scout Life magazine, and also a former Cubmaster and Scouts BSA volunteer.


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Michael Freeman, an Eagle Scout, is an associate editor of Scout Life and Scouting magazines.


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Bryan Wendell, an Eagle Scout, is the founder of Bryan on Scouting (now Aaron on Scouting).

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