josep@strybuc.com

Let him have fun! At 12 he is still way too young to even grasp the idea of Eaglehood! By 15/16 you will see a completely different boy!

No, the SM has no authority in doing so as he has no authority in awarding the rank. Only the Board of Review has such authority. The SM does have the authority to impart discipline and he may very well 'suspend' the scout from active status for a period of time, which will impact his ability to advance to the next rank. I had a very similar experience also at camp and became a problem as that issue divided the troop! We are finally emerging from that cloud but it has taken several years to heal the wound.