Eagle Palm Policy Question

[pipestone1991]

At our COR last Monday a college kid whom I'm good friends with (went to Philmont with him) was wearing all three of his palms on his Eagle Badge. When I asked him about it, another eaves-dropper erm......dropped in and told me policy said he could wear the three he earned......now I thought it was if you earned 2 palms you were allowed to wear the gold palm, 3 palms=only silver palm....who's correct?

[jr56]

You only wear the minimum number of palms to represent the total number of merit badges above Eagle that you have earned.
For example:
26 MB (5 above Eagle)= wear the Bronze Palm
31 MB (10 above Eagle)= wear the Gold Palm only
36 MB (15 above Eagle)= wear the Silver Palm only
41 MB (20 above Eagle)= wear the Silver and Bronze Palms
46 MB (25 above Eagle)= wear the Silver and Gold Palms
51 MB (30 above Eagle)= wear 2 Silver Palms
and so on, I'm sure by now you get the picture.

[pipestone1991]

Thanks! That's what I thought, my scoutmaster only wears his gold palm (he has two), so now I need to tell my friend the palm policy.

[lane_eaglescout]

Another question I've always thought about....if you earn 51 merit badges, can you wear a bronze, a gold, and a silver instead of 2 silver?

[Mrw]

Another question I've always thought about....if you earn 51 merit badges, can you wear a bronze, a gold, and a silver instead of 2 silver?

You could, but the two silver better describes what you have earned and is the appropriate combination to wear.

[jr56]

Also, the overall goal of the BSA is to keep the uniform neat and uncluttered. 2 silver palms would be the best way to go in this intance.