Requirement
7. A career, or a hobby
Required
One of two, and this requirement does not exist in the 2025 printed book at all. Both routes are desk work and neither needs a tool, so this is the part to do while paint dries or a part is on order.
Notes and warnings
Note. THIS REQUIREMENT IS NOT IN THE PRINTED BOOK AT ALL. The 2025 Boy Scout Requirements book (33216) gives this badge as six requirements and stops. The careers and hobby choice was added on the page afterwards. The page is the later source and governs, but a counselor working from the book may not expect it. Both routes are desk research, so this is the natural thing to do while paint dries or a part is on order.
What this is made of
Where this step comes from
- Home Repairs Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2025-12-31), Requirement 7 · The 2025 Boy Scout Requirements book (33216) has no requirement 7 for this badge; its version ends at requirement 6.