Decision
7.0.4.7. A badge that could not actually have been earned
Required
The Guide's own example: a Scout returning from summer camp or a merit badge fair with evidence for an extraordinary number of badges. This is the one procedure in the section, and the Guide fences it on every side.
Notes and warnings
Warning. Read the whole branch before starting it. The Guide surrounds this procedure with limits, and a unit leader who begins at the conversation without having consulted the camp or the counselor first has skipped the step that makes the rest legitimate.
Where this step comes from
- Guide to Advancement (2025), Section 7.0.4.7 · Recourse for unearned merit badges, and the example of an extraordinary number of badges from one event.