Approval
7.0.1.4. The council approves the badges to be counseled
Required Often forgotten
The second, and the one that is skipped. Counselors are approved for specific merit badges and may only sign off those. The procedure that establishes it is the council advancement committee's responsibility.
Notes and warnings
Warning. A counselor may only sign off the badges the council advancement committee, or its designee, has approved them for. Registration in the position is not approval for any particular badge.
Note. Approval processes should not be rushed to the point where unqualified counselors are allowed to serve. Both halves of the approval are the council advancement committee's responsibility, however the council chooses to carry them out.
Where this step comes from
- Guide to Advancement (2025), Section 7.0.1.4 · Approval for specific badges, and that only those may be signed.
- Guide to Advancement (2025), Section 7.0.1.2 · Both halves are the committee's responsibility, and must not be rushed.