Requirement
7. Run a practice search with a team: five parts, in the order the text sets
Required Often forgotten
The only requirement on the badge that needs other people, a site and a date. Done with a team of Scouts, friends or family, and three of its five parts say when they happen in their own words.
Notes and warnings
Warning. THIS IS THE ONLY REQUIREMENT THAT NEEDS OTHER PEOPLE, A SITE AND A DATE. A practice SAR exercise run with a team of Scouts, friends or family. Everything else on this badge is a conversation with your counselor; this is an operation. Get the team and the date first and work the other seven requirements around it, and note that three of its five parts say WHEN they happen in their own words, so the exercise has a shape before you plan it.
What this is made of
Where this step comes from
- Search and Rescue Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2025-12-31), Requirement 7 · Requires the exercise to be done with a team of Scouts, friends or family.