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Merit Badges

Earning, counselling and recording merit badges.

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• How to Earn a Merit Badge

  Four signatures, two of them before you start. The order matters more than most people are told, and the step that is skipped most often is the first one.

  Merit Badges Blue Card Merit Badge Counselors Merit Badges Process

• Merit Badge Miscellany

  The requirements changed halfway through. The badge was discontinued. A Scout came back from camp with an implausible number of them. May a council charge for a merit badge fair? Is Swimming really a prerequisite for Scuba Diving? Section 7.0.4 of the Guide, drawn one question at a time.

  Merit Badges Appeals Council Merit Badge Counselors Merit Badges Process

• Advancement in Camp Settings

  Eleven things a council decides, and one it does not: nobody at camp may add to or subtract from a requirement.

  Special Considerations Camp For Councils Merit Badge Counselors Merit Badges Process

• Advancement Already Earned Elsewhere

  What carries over when a Scout arrives with advancement they did not earn in your unit, after time away from Scouting America, or from a Scouting association in another country.

  Special Considerations Council Merit Badges Process Rank Registration