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Milestone

7.0.4.6. Earned, and it stays earned

Required

A badge earned from a registered and approved counselor by actually and personally meeting the requirements is yours to keep and to count towards rank.

Notes and warnings

Note. For Star and Life, the "any four" and "any three" Eagle-required badges may be chosen from the whole list, including both sides of a choice slot: earn Cycling, Hiking and Swimming and all three count as Eagle-required for Life, though only one counts towards the Eagle-required thirteen.

Where this step comes from

  1. Guide to Advancement (2025), Section 7.0.4.6 · Once it is earned, it is earned.
  2. Guide to Advancement (2025), Section 7.0.4.5 · How badges count towards Star, Life and Eagle.

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