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Can you verify if someone is an Eagle Scout?
The Eagle Scout Service gladly provide this verification in writing or over the phone for employers wanting to know if a person has indeed earned the highest youth award in the Boy Scout Division of the BSA. You may call 1-972-580-2000 and ask for the Eagle Scout Service; or you can write to the address listed above.
Is there a database of Eagle Scouts?
The Scouting Alumni Network 1.0 was created with the potential to be more robust over the long term. With the new database, Eagle Scouts will be able to update their information as it changes and councils will be able to access that information in real time, which was not available on the online NESA community.
Do employers care about Eagle Scout?
Being an Eagle Scout can even benefit you if you’re seeking a career in the military. Employers often consider Eagle Scouts as more trustworthy and reliable than other applicants, especially in industries centered around civil service.
Is Eagle Scout considered a certification?
Scouts who have completed their requirements for an Eagle Scout award are eligible to receive a certificate of recognition from the National Park Service. …
Is Bill Gates an Eagle Scout?
While Bill Gates is a Life Scout, his father, William Sr., is an Eagle Scout. In 2010, Gates was honored by the Boy Scouts with the Silver Buffalo award for his service to the youth.
What is higher than an Eagle Scout?
Life. Life is the second-highest rank attainable, above Star and below Eagle. Life is awarded when the Scout serves actively in the troop, team or crew, serves in a position of responsibility for six months, and performs six hours of community service.
Can you have your Eagle Scout taken away?
“Eagle Scout” is not just an award; it is a state of being. Those who earned it as boys continue to earn it every day as men. That is why an Eagle Scout IS an Eagle Scout—not was. There is no provision for removal of any BSA rank once earned.
Are Eagle Scouts impressive?
Created in 1911, Eagle Scout is the highest rank of the Scouts BSA (formerly Boys Scouts of America). Because it takes years of hard work, service, and determination to become an Eagle Scout, this prestigious milestone is recognized across the country and the world.
Was Mike Rowe an Eagle Scout?
He swore he wouldn’t come back. “I don’t know why I went to the next meeting, or the next after that,” Rowe said. “All the sudden I was an Eagle Scout.” Rowe then became more serious and explained how these early Scouting experiences made him who he is.
Does being an Eagle Scout look good on a resume?
Any Scouting experience listed on your resume could tell employers who you are as a person and as a potential worker. While simply mentioning you are an Eagle Scout or are involved in Scouting doesn’t automatically translate into a job offer, it could open doors for other opportunities or extend the conversation with a potential employer.
How do I get references for Eagle Scout?
Important Note: Eagle Scout references are not only limited to letters of recommendation. Troops can contact a candidate’s references via phone call, form, or email and receive verbal or typed recommendations to satisfactorily complete this requirement. Additionally, scouts are not responsible for any followup in the Eagle Scout reference process.
What does it take to become an Eagle Scout?
An Eagle Scout candidate must have completed at least 21 merit badges, served in multiple troop leadership roles, and demonstrated values of the Scout Oath, andScout Law in their daily lives. For your reference, I’ve added the Scout Oath and Scout Law at the bottom of this email.
Does the business world value the Eagle Scout Award?
Don’t think the business world doesn’t value it; in fact, the opposite is often true. Take E. Philip Saunders, for example. Mr. Saunders, who founded TravelCenters of America, one of the largest truck stop companies in the country, earned the Eagle Scout Award in 1953 (You can read his story in an upcoming issue of Eagles’ Call magazine.)