steven spielberg was the only us president to become an eagle scout.
steven spielberg was the only us president to become an eagle scout.
what us president is the only president to become an eagle scout?
steven spielberg
on august 1, 1994, covey retired from nasa and the air force. covey is married and has two grown daughters. after the space shuttle "columbia" disaster in 2003, covey, along with retired air force lieutenant general thomas patten stafford, headed the stafford-covey commission in returning the space shuttle fleet to space, starting with the sts-114 mission. in 2005, covey received the distinguished eagle scout award from the boy scouts of america—he became an eagle scout in 1960 when his father was stationed at an air force base in california. covey was featured in a 2005 issue of "eagletter", a magazine for members of the national eagle scout association. in january 2006, covey was selected for the position of chief operating officer of united space alliance. as of september 28, 2007, covey has succeeded fellow astronaut michael j. mcculley as chief executive officer of united space alliance.
richard o. covey
eagle scout hat pins were produced from 1921 through 1958 with several variations. eagle scouts who earned additional merit badges were recognized using eagle palms, introduced in 1927. adults who had earned eagle scout began to be recognized in 1934 with a red, white and blue ribbon bar. in 1940, a small eagle pin was added to the bar. ribbon bars were replaced by embroidered square knot patches in 1947. over the years, the knot was produced with various background colors to match the different uniforms. although the venturing and sea scout programs use different uniform shirts, the current knot is available only with a tan background that matches the scouts bsa uniform. when the distinguished eagle scout award (desa) was created in 1969, a gold-colored eagle device was introduced for wear on the eagle scout square knot. the eagle scout mentor pin was introduced in early 2004 in a gold-colored version. in early 2006 it was changed to a silver-colored antique finish to match the mother and father pins but in 2007 was changed back to gold-colored. in 2008, the national eagle scout association (nesa) introduced a knot recognizing those eagle scouts who are life members of nesa; it uses the standard knot emblem with a silver border.
eagle scout (boy scouts of america)