Editing Eagle Scout (section)

===Adult Eagle Scouts===
{{Main article|List of Eagle Scouts}}
The list of Eagle Scouts is extensive. In addition, the accomplishment is considered to be notable as Adult Scouters who earned Eagle Scout as a youth are entitled to wear a square knot emblem with a red, white, and blue striped square knot above the left shirt pocket.<ref name="uniform"/> Eagle Scouts may join the [[National Eagle Scout Association]] (NESA), which serves as a fraternal and communications board for all Eagle Scouts. The NESA [[Outstanding Eagle Scout Award]] recognizes Eagle Scouts who have demonstrated outstanding achievement at the local, state, or regional level. The [[Distinguished Eagle Scout Award]] is given only to Eagle Scouts for distinguished service in their profession and the community for a period of at least 25 years after earning Eagle Scout.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Distinguished Eagle Scout Award|url=https://nesa.org/for-eagle-scouts/awards-and-recognition/distinguished-eagle-scout-award/|access-date=June 22, 2020|website=The National Eagle Scout Association|language=en-US}}</ref>

Eagle Scouts who enlist in the [[United States Armed Forces|U.S. Armed Forces]] may receive advanced enlisted rank in recognition of their achievements.<ref name=afrs/><ref name=military/><ref name=active/> For commissioned officer programs, attainment of Eagle Scout is considered a positive factor in determining service academy appointments and award of college ROTC scholarships.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.usnaprep.com/faq.php |title=USNA Prep's FAQ |access-date=January 2, 2015 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306195910/http://www.usnaprep.com/faq.php |archive-date=March 6, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.academyadmissions.com/admissions/advice-to-applicants/all-applicants/leadership-and-character-preparation/|title=Character Preparation|publisher=Air Force Academy}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|url=http://blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2014/07/03/413-eagle-scouts-graduated-military-academies-2014/|title=413 Eagle Scouts graduated from military academies in 2014|first=Bryan|last=Wendell|date=July 3, 2014|department=Bryan on Scouting |journal=Scouting}}</ref>

NESA directly administers several Eagle Scout [[scholarship]]s.<ref name=Scholarships/> The [[American Legion]],<ref name=legion/> the National Jewish Committee on Scouting,<ref name="njcos"/> and the [[Sons of the American Revolution]]<ref name=king/> offer scholarships directed toward Eagle Scouts. Many colleges and universities, local businesses, churches and other organizations offer similar scholarships.<!---Consensus is to list only the NESA administered scholarships and to *not* try to list the hundreds of other scholarships available. To retain FA status, this section of the article will be expanded to resolve FAR issues.---><ref>{{cite web |title=Finding Scholarships for Current and Former Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts|publisher=CollegeScholarships.org |url=http://www.collegescholarships.org/scholarships/scouts.htm |date=1999 |access-date=August 27, 2015}}
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