Merit Badges Archives - Page 9 of 18

BSA releases Exploration merit badge

February 23, 2017 23

The Exploration merit badge — the BSA’s 137th currently available badge — celebrates the spirit of adventure that has long inspired Scouts.

3 questions to ask yourself before becoming a merit badge counselor

February 6, 2017 46

Planning to teach them Traffic Safety? School them in Scholarship? Before you serve as a merit badge counselor, ask yourself these three questions.

Step by step: How to be a merit badge counselor

October 6, 2016 23

The merit badge counselor is one of the coolest jobs in Scouting. It also could be one of the most meaningful. Here’s how to do it right.

Could you earn the Golf merit badge? Take this 18-question quiz to find out

June 16, 2016 4

This 18-question quiz has answers taken straight from the Golf merit badge pamphlet. Be Prepared: Like the game itself, this quiz isn’t easy.

Who can sign off on Boy Scout requirements?

June 9, 2016 73

It’s a question that every Scout will face: Who can sign off on Boy Scout requirements for merit badges and rank advancement?

2015 merit badge rankings: The most and least popular

March 9, 2016 71

The 2015 merit badge rankings are here, and the winner is clear. More Scouts earned one merit badge than any other, and it wasn’t close.

There’s now a fourth way to earn the Snow Sports merit badge

February 10, 2016 17

Beginning Jan. 1, 2016, there’s a fourth way to earn the Snow Sports merit badge. Snowshoeing joins downhill skiing, cross-country skiing and snowboarding as options for earning this elective merit badge.

Eagle-required Cooking merit badge’s 2016 requirements now in effect

February 2, 2016 39

Requirements for the Eagle-required Cooking merit badge have been revised for 2016, with better organization, fewer redundancies and a focused approach.

What makes the best first merit badge for a Boy Scout to earn?

January 26, 2016 222

There’s no official recommended order for earning merit badges. So which merit badge makes the best “first merit badge” for Scouts?

BSA merit badge team continues efforts to improve existing badges

January 25, 2016 55

It’s the job of the Merit Badge Maintenance Task Force to keep our current library of pamphlets and badge requirements up-to-date, relevant and fun.