Merit Badges - Bryan on Scouting

Top of their game: Grandmasters help girls earn Chess merit badge

February 14, 2019 15

With the help of some female grandmasters, a group of Scouts in St. Louis became some of the first girls in the country to earn the Chess merit badge.

2018 Merit Badge Rankings: The official numbers, from 1 to 137

February 11, 2019 29

First Aid merit badge extended its reign atop the charts in 2018, while the Exploration, Animation and Bugling merit badges each saw double-digit gains.

How to complete requirement 4B of Scouting Heritage merit badge

November 14, 2018 12

Now that the museum has opened at its new home at Philmont, the procedure for completing requirement 4B of Scouting Heritage merit badge has changed.

These 8 often-overlooked words in every merit badge pamphlet mean a lot

October 11, 2018 23

I flipped open a merit badge pamphlet recently and saw eight words on the first page. The words were added around 2013, but I hadn’t noticed them before.

This was the least-earned merit badge in BSA history

September 28, 2018 17

Let’s look back at why this merit badge was discontinued and what we know about the 10 Scouts who earned it during the three years it was available.

Chess set Scout made for Metalwork merit badge is now in World Chess Hall of Fame

September 24, 2018 6

A steel-and-wood chess set crafted at summer camp by a Scout working on his Metalwork merit badge is now in the World Chess Hall of Fame.

Top 5 merit badges Scouts could earn while completing assignments for school

August 20, 2018 42

Turns out several merit badge requirements align perfectly with schoolwork. And there’s no BSA rule against going for double credit. Here are five that make the grade.

Encourage your Scouts to answer the call to bugle

July 24, 2018 21

Don’t forget the powerful impact bugling can play in your unit and community.

Use Google’s Morse code keyboard, flash cards to teach Scouts their dits and dahs

July 19, 2018 8

Google’s Morse code offerings are big news for Scouts and Scout leaders — especially those who want to teach or earn the Signs, Signals and Codes merit badge.

Summer camp merit badge encourages Eagle Scout’s welding career choice

June 19, 2018 0

When it came time for higher education, one Eagle Scout in Florida remembered what he learned at summer camp, which ignited his path to a career.