Eagle Scout, also known as Eagle, is the highest honor a boy scout can attain. It is a very prestigious honor and hard to achieve. ‘Eagle Scout Statistics' is to determine the success rate of boy scouts attaining this top honor, how the eagle scouts stand in the public and private life, what are the top position they held in public and private sector. The boy scout of America (BSA) established in February 8, 1910 and now headquartered in Irving, Texas has celebrated its 100^th anniversary on February 8, 2010. The highest honor ‘Eagle Scout' to a boy scout is introduced in 1911. It is said that once an Eagle is always an Eagle because Eagle Scout honor is given for life.

Requirement to become an Eagle Scout – must be a member of Boy scout of America or a Varsity scout, must earn at least 21 merit badges, leadership demonstration in troop, ship, team or crew, and scout spirit, must successfully complete a leadership service project in the community, take part in a scoutmaster conference, and must complete an eagle scout board of review after 18the birthday.          

            Eagle Scout Statistics

            Astronauts – more than 40 of the NASA astronauts including Neil Armstrong who is the first to set foot on the moon are eagle Scouts.

            Businessman – Walt-Mart founder Walton, Marriott International CEO J W Marriott, Mayor of NYC and founder of Bloomberg L P Michael Bloomberg.       

            Public Office – 38^th President of USA Gerald R Ford, U S secretary of Defense Robert Gates, U S secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, Associate Justice of U S Supreme Court Stephen Breyer. 

            Academia – Pultizer Prize winner E O Wilson, President of Ohio University and former Dean of the Harvard Business School Gordon Gee.

            Entertainers – Michael Moore, Academy Award winner Steven Spielberg, Host of Discovery Channel's Dirty Jobs Mike row.

            Athletes – Basketball Hall of Fame Bill Bradely, MLB All Star Shane Victrino.

            Religion – Cardinal Archbishop Emeritus of Baltimore Williams H Keeler, 14th President of The church of Latter-day Saints Howard W Hunter.       

            Eagle Scout Statistics

            Out of 100 boy Scouts who join BSA 2 shall attain Eagle Scout, 12 will receive first time religious contact, 5 will earn religious emblem, 2 will enter the clergy, 18 will develop life time hobbies, 8 will enter a career based on merit badge work, 17 will become scout volunteers, 1 will use scouting skills to save of another person, 1 will use scouting skill to save his own life, 28 will continue lifelong hobbies stated at scouting

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