Requirement · part of 4.2.1.2. The unit leader authorizes who may test and pass
4.2.1.2. Merit badge counselors verify merit badge requirements
Required
Counselors guide Scouts and verify requirements for merit badges. That is a separate authority from the one above and it does not extend to rank requirements.
Notes and warnings
Note. Two separate authorities that are easy to conflate. A merit badge counselor verifies merit badge requirements. That is 7.0.0.0 and the blue card. Testing a Scout on a rank requirement is this section, and needs the unit leader's authorization like anybody else's.
Where this step comes from
- Guide to Advancement (2025), Section 4.2.1.2 · Merit badge counselors guide Scouts and verify requirements for merit badges.