How does one get the title “Chaver”?

In what context?

Bill Clinton ordained Yitzchok Rabin as a Chaver at his funeral.

The title is used in Yekkeshe kehillos. It is given to someone who has served the community, often to mark a special birthday (60, 65…). In Breuer’s, the chover’s wife must cover her hair. Breuers also gives “Chover Tittel” (as it’s called) to a young man who has learned for a few years after marriage (I believe 2) and (once again) if his wife covers her hair.
My father-in-law z”l was a Chover. My husband told my children it’s part of their Kibbud Av vaEm towards their grandfather to use the title when making a mi shebeirach for my husband.

Not every wife of a Chover in Breuers kehiloh had their hair covered. Will not name names.

Littleeema is correct. The title is an award for outstanding service to the kehilla. This would be appropriate in the cases of Yekke2’s grandfather and great grandfather.
There was a gentleman in Manchester who was awarded the title of Chover a few years ago. It was a surprise to him as part of a hachnosas sefer torah that he was part of. He later said it was the best moment of his life. This is a flavour of how significant the title is to a “Yotzei Ashkenaz” (yekke).

B’H I don’t have to worry about qualifications for “Chover”, because B’H I merited to earn myself a Semicho, so someone with Semicha, this surpasses title of Chover which becomes a moot point to my situation.

YU has had a Chaver program since 5739. “The Chaver Program is a kollel for men entering or completing professional studies other than the rabbinate. Study programs in Gemarah, Halakha and ethics have been established for students who delay their entrance to graduate schools of medicine, law, psychology and business. Participants pursue a post-college year of intense study of Talmud and Halacha related to their professional goal while attending regular RIETS shiurim.” (from the YU website). I think that they also have to write and defend a thesis.

In Israel, Eretz Hemdah has revived the higher title Morenu. Baalei battim learn through source sheets and shiurim and take exams.

Avi K has reminded me that I was wrong in my previous post. Rav YC Sonnenfeld was awarded the title Morenu at his aufruf. I need to look in the book again.

In “Breuers” there are generally three ways to get the title “chaver”. Either by becoming 60 years old, or by being awarded chosson beraishis, or when getting married if your wife will cover her hair and you will stay learning for one year after marriage and the rov of the kehilla is mesader kidushin, then you will be called hachaver under the chuppa.

The Chasam Sofer did not call his talmid the Maharam Ash (Imrei Aish) talmidi because he considered him to be a Talmid Chover. The Imrei Aish called the Chasam Sofer a רב ששכח תלמידו.