Milestone · part of 8. Go on the expedition
8(a). Undertake it, personally
Required
To an area you have not previously explored, using requirement 6's planning and requirement 7's preparation. Under your counselor, or a qualified person your counselor approved, and with your parent or guardian's permission.
Notes and warnings
Warning. Supervision here is your counselor, or a qualified person your counselor has approved, which is a separate approval from the one in requirement 7(a). It must also be an area you have not previously explored, which rules out the campsite your troop always uses.
Where this step comes from
- Exploration Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2026-08-05), Requirement 8(a) · States both dependencies at once, the planning steps from requirement 6 and the preparations completed in requirement 7, and names the supervision required.