Task · part of 7. Run a practice search with a team: five parts, in the order the text sets
7(a). Choose a scenario: from the pamphlet, or one your counselor approves
Required Often forgotten
The scenario is what everything else in requirement 7 is built on, so settle it first and get the approval if it is your own.
Notes and warnings
Note. You do not have to buy the pamphlet to get a scenario. The requirement offers one from the Search and Rescue merit badge pamphlet OR one approved by your counselor, and Scouting America publishes a free "Lost Scout Scenario" among this badge's own requirement resources, linked from the requirements page itself. Settle the scenario first either way: everything else in requirement 7 is built on it.
Where this step comes from
- Search and Rescue Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2025-12-31), Requirement 7(a)