Adult Insignia Left Front Wearing Eagle Medal

I would like to know the rules concerning the Eagle medal. Are Scouters allowed to wear the medal? If so, when? Do scouts only wear the medal during 'formal' occasions? Between the badge and square knot, I have never found the medal explained.

It's actually explained on the second EagleTip (tm), but I'll move it over to the Insignia site soon. In the meantime, the basic rule is as follows:

The Eagle Scout Award has THREE BASIC COMPONENTS:

The Medal: The silver medal with the red, white and blue ribbon is designed for FORMAL OCCASIONS by both youth and adult Eagle Scouts. Formal occassions include any event in which Eagle Scouts will be recognized or in which youth members will be present. This includes Courts of Honor, Blue and Gold Banquets, and other similar-type unit, District, Council, Regional, and National recognition banquets and dinners. It is NOT worn during camping events, even during outdoor award ceremonies unless it is an Eagle Scout Court of Honor.

The Eagle Scout Medal is worn by YOUTH members immediately above the top of the left pocket flap of the uniform, either by itself or with other medals. If worn with other medals, the order in which the Eagle Scout Medal is worn with those other medals are up to the individual Eagle Scout. There is NO OFFICIAL "wearing order of merit" for the Eagle medal.

The Eagle Scout Medal is worn by ADULT members also immediately above the top of the left pocket flap of the uniform, either by itself or with other medals. Again, if worn with other medals, the order in which that the Medal is worn with those other medals is up to the individual Eagle Scout.

UNOFFICIALLY, the Eagle Scout Medal may be worn by former Scouts/Scouters with a formal outfit (suit) by wearing the medal on the LEFT LAPEL approxiamtely HALFWAY between the top and bottom of the lapel.

Also UNOFFICIALLY, some Eagle Scouts have found a red, white, and blue contest necklace-type ribbon and have attached the bottom portion (the silver Eagle part) of their Eagle medal to the necklace-type ribbon and wear it with their suit and tie. If worn in this manner, it is worn suspended so that the Eagle lies on the tie of the Eagle Scout.

In all cases, the Eagle Scout Palm(s), if earned, are placed on the ribbon of the Medal.

The CLOTH BADGE: The Eagle Scout cloth badge comes in different designs depending on how long ago or how recent the Eagle has earned their Eagle Scout Badge. All of the cloth badges have in common a red, white and blue background on which a silver or gray Eagle is placed in the center.

YOUTH MEMBERS wear the Eagle Badge centered on the left pocket of the uniform shirt. Eagle Scout Palms are placed centered on the Eagle Scout Badge. ONLY YOUTH MEMBERS SHOULD WEAR THE CLOTH BADGE.

and the SQUARE KNOT: The red, white and blue striped square knot is ONLY worn by Eagle Scouts, and ONLY by adult Eagle Scouts. ADULT MEMBERS wear the Eagle Scout square knot above the left pocket seam of the field uniform. ONLY ADULTS (defined by the BSA as adults above the age of 18 years of age in Boy Scouting and Cub Scouting; 21 years of age in all other programs) wear the square knot. The background of the knot has NO BEARING on the Award and the Eagle knot on tan background is acceptable for wear on the kelly green Venturing uniform. The knot is worn as shown here, with the two blue ends of the rope to the wearer's right (it is left as you look at it on a uniform, as shown here).

Eagle Scout Palms are worn centered on the Eagle Scout square knot as shown on another part of the Insignia site.

Hope that this all helps out....I'll add this to the Insignia site as well as appropriate links to other pages which shed additional light on the wearing of the Eagle Scout Medal and Badge by youth and adults.

Thanks for asking!

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