Event
8. Plan and run a court of honour or campfire
Required Often forgotten
Plan it, get the patrol leaders' council to approve it, write the script, prepare the programme, and serve as master of ceremonies. The approval is a step inside this requirement, not a formality after it.
Notes and warnings
Warning. This is the requirement that decides how long the badge takes, and it is written as one line with no lettered parts, which makes it easy to underestimate. Inside it are four separate things: a plan, an approval from the patrol leaders' council, a written script and prepared programme, and serving as master of ceremonies on the night. Courts of honour happen a few times a year. Get on the agenda early.
Where this step comes from
- Communication Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2026-02-19), Requirement 8 · Contains the patrol leaders' council approval, inside the requirement rather than after it.