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Requirement

7.0.4.4. Nobody may BEGIN a discontinued merit badge

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.

Stated without qualification. Scouts are not allowed to begin work on discontinued merit badges.

Where this step comes from

  1. Guide to Advancement (2025), Section 7.0.4.4 · Scouts are not allowed to begin work on discontinued merit badges.

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