Example of an Eagle Scout Ceremony. Scouts can choose to make their own
ceremony or do a traditional ceremony pictured above.
It is a long way to the Eagle Scout rank and not many scouts complete this journey.
To encourage scouts to keep at it, the troop tradition is for the scout to bake a cake when
he ranks up. Tenderfoot rank, for example, is a one layer cake and you add layers to the
cake all the way up until the rank of Life. When you complete your rank of Life scout, you
bake your final cake that has five layers. Our chartering organization, the Church of the Ascension, provides
a cake for the Eagle Court of Honor. Scout rank advancements happen at Courts of Honor. We
usually have three a year. Cake is served, completed merit-badges are awarded, and every
scout dresses in class A uniform to look nice.