Merit Badges Archives - Aaron On Scouting

Scouts learn lifesaving skills in this Indiana council program

February 14, 2026 0

See how “100 Hearts in 100 Days” will teach families how to perform CPR and use an AED.

80 merit badges updated for 2026

February 11, 2026 1

Some merit badges were tweaked. Some experienced an overhaul. The goal is to modernize and refresh the merit badge program so it runs more efficiently.

How the Super Bowl can inspire Scouts to earn merit badges

February 5, 2026 0

Sure, the Super Bowl is all about athletics, and, yep, there’s a merit badge for that! But there are merit badges for plenty of other non-sports-related activities at the Super Bowl too!

Your golden gateway to summer fun is here

December 17, 2025 0

Whether your Scouts dream of scaling granite cliffs, mastering horsemanship, riding ATVs and mountain bikes, or trekking beneath towering redwoods alongside the Russian River, GGAC has a camp built for that passion.

Six New Year’s resolutions from the Personal Fitness merit badge

December 16, 2025 4

We took a look at the Personal Fitness merit badge to inspire six goals attainable for Scouts and adults, alike, who want to pay special attention to their health in 2026.

Scouts triumph in multisport events as part of new merit badge

November 19, 2025 0

Scouts from across the country have been working on this badge and participating in local events or organizing their own.

This New Hampshire council camp has gone to the cows

October 28, 2025 0

For the past three years, T.L. Storer Scout Reservation, a Spirit of Adventure Council camp, has invited more than Scouts to its property.

An image of the merit badge logos for Cybersecurity and AI

Scouting America launches merit badges in Cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence

October 15, 2025 1

Scouting America’s merit badge program continues to expand, this time with the launch of two badges aimed at giving Scouts some of the skills to be successful in our constantly evolving digital world.

Scouter shares the gift of music with troop bugler

October 8, 2025 1

Dennis Wagner’s bugle was relegated to sitting on a shelf – still in its box – at his parents’ home. Later, it got moved into his garage. Until he met Mariano Atanassov.

Two new merit badge concepts join the Scouts BSA Test Lab

September 10, 2025 8

As promised, the Scouts BSA Test Lab is growing! Two exciting new concepts are now available for Scouts to explore and provide feedback on. A Sewing and Needlework merit badge and a Physics merit badge