The Bears Bear is a Cub Scout Rank. Eagle(s) is the highest Boy Scout Rank.
Eagle
The lowest rank in Boy Scouting is simply known as "scout."
"Eagle Scout is the highest rank attainable in the Boy Scouting program of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). A Scout who attains this rank is called an Eagle Scout or Eagle. Since its introduction in 1911, the Eagle Scout rank has been earned by more than 2 million young men. The title of Eagle Scout is held for life, thus giving rise to the phrase "Once an Eagle, always an Eagle".Requirements include earning at least 21 merit badges and demonstrating Scout Spirit through the Boy Scout Oath and Law, service, and leadership."See link below.
You have to pass the Tenderfoot requirements in the Boy Scout Handbook.
The highest rank a Scout can earn is Eagle Scout. After the Eagle Scout is earned the Scout can continue to earn an Eagle Palm for each 5 merit badges. These are considered "devices" that can enhance the rank, but are not new ranks in themselves (a Scout with several Eagle Palms will still refer to his rank as Eagle Scout). The palms are awarded in the order of bronze, gold and silver after the military tradition of using silver for the highest honors. The head of the national organization is the Chief Scout. The highest award that an adult leader be earn is the Silver Buffalo for national level "extrodinary" service to youth. The service does not need to be in association with the BSA.
He was a life scout.
Well for one it teaches discipline and promotes good character through the 12 points of the scout law. In the real world it looks good on scholorship, college, and job resumes. It looks even better if you become an Eagle Scout, which is the highest rank obtainable in boy scouts, not including the 20 palms that can be earned after Eagle
According to the U. S. Scouting Service Project website Andy Griffiths was a scout but not an Eagle scout. They do not specify what rank he attained.
The YOUNGEST Eagle Scout of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines is Eagle Scout Generoso Ignacio S. Jacinto of Ateneo De Manila University. He took the Board of Review on December 2009 and earned the rank on February 2010. He was just 13 years old. The rank is usually earned in a Scout's 4th Year in High School. He earned the rank in Grade 7
Arthur Rose Eldred
Because the eagle is the symbol of the United States. The June 1911 Official Handbook for Boys called it Wolf Scout but it was changed to Eagle Scout in the August 1911 edition. For more history, see the related link.