Task · part of 7.0.0.3. Every counselor must be registered and approved

5.0.8.0. Confirm an out-of-council counselor with their home council

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The council-level answer to a counselor a unit cannot see. 5.0.8.0 offers it as something a council should consider putting in place; it is the practical route to knowing that an online counselor is registered and approved for the badge in question.

Where this step comes from

Guide to Advancement (2025), Section 5.0.8.0 · Consider how to confirm with their home councils that counselors operating online are registered and approved for the merit badges they counsel.
Guide to Advancement (2025), Section 7.0.0.3 · The underlying rule the confirmation exists to enforce: all merit badge counselors must be registered and approved, however they came to work with the Scout.