Requirement
7.0.4.7. What this procedure is NOT for
Required Often forgotten
Not an opportunity for retesting. Not for interjecting another set of standards over those of a merit badge counselor. Not for debating whether a Scout was strong enough, mature enough or old enough to have completed the requirements.
Notes and warnings
Warning. Three things this cannot be used for, and all three happen. It is not retesting. It is not a chance to apply a stricter standard than the counselor did. And it is not a way to argue that a Scout was too young, too small or too immature to have done the work.
Where this step comes from
- Guide to Advancement (2025), Section 7.0.4.7 · Not retesting, not another set of standards over a counselor's, not a debate about whether the Scout was strong, mature or old enough.