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Merit Badge Center Introduction Page - An
introduction to the merit badge area.
Recent Revisions to Merit Badges and Boy Scout Advancements
Additional Information on Merit Badges, with lists of resources
for study is available at the Meritbadge.com
website, which is not affiliated with the USSSP. We've noticed that the requirements
and worksheets on that site are not up to date, so use OUR site for those items.
Historical Merit Badges
The following 4 Historical Merit Badges can be earned only during
calendar year 2010, in honor of the 100th anniversary of the Boy Scouts of
America.The basics of the 2010 Historical Merit Badge program include:
- An overall goal of the program is for a majority of the BSA’s
registered Boy Scouts to earn one or more of the merit badges during
the centennial year, 2010.
- The badges offered have a history that can be traced back to the
origins of the BSA.
- The original requirements are being used, as well as supported
by scanned pages of the early merit badge pamphlets so a Scout can
view what a Scout 100 years ago used. Supporting the scanned pages
of the original pamphlets are information guides for each merit
badge that explain what a Scout of 1910 might have experienced,
along with background information to assist a Scout in understanding
what maybe unfamiliar terms.
- The contemporary merit badges closely resemble the original
designs of their counterparts with the exception of the border,
which is gold. The unique border will immediately identify it as a
2010 historic merit badge.
- The four historical merit badges may be used toward a Scout’s
rank advancement.
- The effective date for earning these new merit badges is April
1, 2010, and requirements must be completed no later than Dec. 31,
2010..
- The BSA will not reprint the pamphlets for these merit badges.
Reprints of the original merit badge pamphlets are posted to
http://www.scouting.org/BoyScouts/AdvancementandAwards/MeritBadges.aspx
- As with all merit badges, units, districts, and councils
should recruit and register qualified counselors for these
badges.
Badges may be earned by individual Scouts. District and council
advancement committees are encouraged to offer opportunities for
Scouts to work on at least some of these merit badges at resident
camp, at camporees, or during special anniversary celebrations. See
the "how to" sections for additional support at
http://www.scouting.org/BoyScouts/AdvancementandAwards/MeritBadges.aspx
Required for Eagle
The following 15 badges are on the list of badges in requirement
3 for Eagle Scout.
Although a Scout must earn only 12 of them for the rank of Eagle
Scout, and certain of them are therefore options for others, a Scout may choose
any combination of these 15 merit badges to fulfill requirement number 3 for Star and
Life Scout. (He must have a total of 4 of these badges for Star and 7 of these badges
for Life) Click here
to see which badges in the list are options.
Camping, Citizenship
in the Community, Citizenship in the Nation,
Citizenship in the World, Communication,
Cycling, Emergency Preparedness,
Environmental Science, Family
Life, First Aid, Hiking,
Lifesaving, Personal Fitness,
Personal Management, Swimming
The following is a list of all of the 128 Merit Badges, arranged
into 14 logical fields of activity (categories) as they appear in the BSA Pamphlet
"Worksheet for Building a Merit Badge Counselor List" (No. 04439). New
and "Historic" merit badges are shown in Maroon.
- AGRIBUSINESS
ANIMAL SCIENCE, FARM MECHANICS, PLANT SCIENCE
- ARTS AND CRAFTS
ART, BASKETRY,
BUGLING, LEATHERWORK,
METALWORK, MUSIC,
POTTERY, SCULPTURE,
THEATER, WOOD CARVING
- BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY
AMERICAN BUSINESS, ENTREPRENEURSHIP,
PULP AND PAPER, SALESMANSHIP,
TEXTILE
- CONSERVATION
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, FISH
AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT, FORESTRY,
SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION
- HOBBIES
BACKPACKING, CAMPING,
COIN COLLECTING, COLLECTIONS,
COOKING, DOG CARE,
GARDENING, HIKING,
HOME REPAIRS, INDIAN LORE,
MODEL DESIGN AND BUILDING,
PETS, PIONEERING,
RADIO, ROWING,
SCOUTING HERITAGE,
STAMP COLLECTING
- NATURAL SCIENCE
ARCHAEOLOGY, ASTRONOMY,
BIRD STUDY, GEOLOGY,
INSECT STUDY, MAMMAL STUDY,
NATURE, OCEANOGRAPHY,
PATHFINDING,
REPTILE AND AMPHIBIAN STUDY,
WEATHER
- COMMUNICATIONS
CINEMATOGRAPHY, JOURNALISM,
PHOTOGRAPHY,
SIGNALING
- PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
AMERICAN CULTURES, AMERICAN
HERITAGE, CITIZENSHIP IN THE COMMUNITY,
CITIZENSHIP IN THE NATION,
CITIZENSHIP IN THE WORLD,
COMMUNICATION, DISABILITIES
AWARENESS, FAMILY LIFE,
GENEALOGY, PERSONAL FITNESS,
PERSONAL MANAGEMENT, PUBLIC
SPEAKING, READING, SCHOLARSHIP,
TRACKING,
TRAFFIC SAFETY, WILDERNESS
SURVIVAL
- PHYSICAL SCIENCE
CHEMISTRY, COMPUTERS,
ELECTRICITY, ELECTRONICS,
ENERGY, NUCLEAR SCIENCE, SPACE EXPLORATION
- PROFESSIONS
ARCHITECTURE, DENTISTRY,
ENGINEERING,INVENTING,
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE,
LAW, MEDICINE,
SURVEYING, VETERINARY MEDICINE
- PUBLIC SERVICE
CRIME PREVENTION, EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS, FINGERPRINTING,
FIRE SAFETY, FIRST AID,
LIFESAVING, PUBLIC HEALTH,
SAFETY
- SPORTS
ARCHERY, ATHLETICS,
CANOEING, CLIMBING,
CYCLING, FISHING,
FLY FISHING, GOLF,
GEOCACHING,
HORSEMANSHIP, MOTORBOATING,
ORIENTEERING, RIFLE SHOOTING,
SCUBA DIVING, SHOTGUN SHOOTING, SKATING,
SMALL-BOAT SAILING, SNOW
SPORTS, SPORTS, SWIMMING,
WATER SPORTS, WHITEWATER
- TRADES
AMERICAN LABOR, AUTOMOTIVE
MAINTENANCE,
CARPENTRY,
COMPOSITE MATERIALS, DRAFTING,
GRAPHIC ARTS, PAINTING,
PLUMBING, WOODWORK
- TRANSPORTATION
AVIATION, RAILROADING,
TRUCK TRANSPORTATION
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July 14, 2010 12:05 PM
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