Requirement

7.0.4.3. Already begun: the old requirements may be finished

Required May not apply

This may not apply to you. You have not answered "Had the Scout already begun work on the badge?" yet. Answer it and this step will either settle or drop off.

Scouts who have started work on a merit badge under the old requirements may finish using the old requirements.

Note. This is the merit badge rule. The corresponding rule for ranks is at 4.0.0.1 and reads the same way for Scouts BSA, Venturing and Sea Scouts, but not for Cub Scouting, where changes take effect at the start of the next program year.

Where this step comes from

Guide to Advancement (2025), Section 7.0.4.3 · Scouts who started under the old requirements may finish using them.

Notes and warnings

Where this step comes from