Parents' Ceremony

Setting:	Council officers and distinguished guests are seated on the platform. Council commissioner, president, or other appropriate Scouter serves as chairman. After making a brief statement concerning the honor and significance of becoming an Eagle Scout, the chairman names the Scout or Scouts who are to be recognized at this time and asks each to escort his parents to the front of the hall. He recognizes and commends the Scoutmasters of these Eagle Scouts for their good work in helping these boys to become Eagles. He congratulates the parents for having their Scout son make this high achievement. He commends and congratulates the Scout for sticking to his purpose until his ambition has been realized and for having parents interested in his success.
Chairman:	The Eagle Scout badge is a recognition of the National Court of Honor, presented through the local council and local court of honor. Not every boy, nor every Scout, can qualify for the high rank of Eagle because The physical requirements are strenuous as set forth in the required merit badges. Mental requirements are unusual and require much more than average intelligence. [Elucidate at will on intelligent application of requirements for rank and merit badges.] Perhaps an even more difficult and more important requirement for the Eagle rank is the personal character of the Scout as reflected in his right attitudes toward God and the ideals of Scouting, as reflected in his cooperation and service to others in church, on the playgrounds, in the home, school and community. The applicant must have a high degree of the spirit of cheerful service to others which is a basis of good citizenship. I am happy to report that our investigation reveals that this Scout has qualified in all of these requirements for personal character and good citizenship, in addition to all of the technical requirements for the Eagle rank.
Second Scouter:	[Addressing the Eagle candidate and securing an answer to each question from the candidate.] Do you realize that you will have a greater responsibility as an Eagle Scout? [Pause for candidate to answer.] Your technical requirements for an Eagle Scout qualify you for greater leadership responsibility. Are you willing to accept this responsibility in behalf of brother Scouts, your troop, and others? [Pause for candidate to answer.] As an Eagle Scout those who know you will expect your daily personal conduct to emulate fully the spirit of the Scout Oath and Law. Will you do your best as an Eagle Scout to live the Scout Oath and Law? [Pause for candidate to answer.] Then, are you now ready to recommit yourself to the Scout Oath? [Here the Eagle Scout candidate steps one pace forward and gives the Scout sign.] Will you now rededicate yourself to the Scout Oath?
Eagle Candidate:	[repeats the Scout Oath.] [Each mother invests her son with the insignia of the Eagle rank. The new Eagle Scout gives his mother the mother's pin of the Eagle rank. The new Eagle Scout gives his father the Eagle Dad tie tack.] [The son stands at the right of his mother, and his father stands at the left of his mother.] [When all the insignia have been presented, the chairman gives the new Eagle Scouts the Scout handclasp with the left hand, and takes the right hand of each of the parents and makes some statement like the following.]
Chairman:	May I congratulate you again and may I remind you that Scouting should now become an even greater tie between son and parents, binding you even more closely together as a family. To you, Eagle Scout ____________________, I express the confidence that you will honor Scouting with your life and service as tonight Scouting honors you. "May God bless you and make you a blessing," is our prayer. By the authority invested in me by the National Council of the Boy Scouts of America, I now declare you an Eagle Scout.