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Requirement

7.0.4.4. Actual and purposeful effort, more than incidental

Required May not apply Often forgotten

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.

The test for work already begun. Effort that is more than simply incidental to participation in Scouting activities must have started by the time discontinuation becomes effective, and work must actively continue.

Tip. The phrase to weigh is "more than simply incidental to participation in Scouting activities". Having been to a camp where the badge was offered is not beginning work on it. Having started requirements, with work actively continuing, is.

Where this step comes from

  1. Guide to Advancement (2025), Section 7.0.4.4 · Actual and purposeful effort, more than simply incidental to participation, must have begun before discontinuation took effect, with work actively continuing.

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