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7.0.4.3. Get the current requirements for that badge
Required Often forgotten
From the Merit Badges page at scouting.org. Which version applies to you is decided by the date you begin work, so fetch them at the start rather than relying on an old pamphlet.
Notes and warnings
Warning. Once new or revised requirements appear on the Merit Badges page, a Scout beginning work must use them. A Scout who has already started under the old ones may finish under the old ones. Where a change arrives first in a pamphlet or handbook, there is until 31 December of that year to choose which to use, unless the announcement says otherwise.
Where this step comes from
- Guide to Advancement (2025), Section 7.0.4.3 · Which version of the requirements applies.
- Merit Badge Requirements (Current online edition) · Where the requirements are published.