Merit
badges signify the mastery of certain scout skills, as well as helping
boys increase their skill in an area of personal interest. Merit badges
offer a chance to become acquainted with diverse, important, and
practical areas in life. Troop 35 is able to offer a wide range of merit
badge training, from America Business, Labor, Science, Medicine,
Culture or Nuclear Energy to citizenship badges, including World, Nation
and Community, as well as Camping, Hiking, Environmental Science, First
Aid, Life Saving and Survival Skills.
In
helping scouts achieve merit badges, scout leaders place as much
emphasis on learning life lessons as in checking off specific
requirements. Of the more than 100 merit badges available, 21 must be
earned to qualify for Eagle Scout. Of this group, 12 badges are
required, including First Aid, Citizenship in the Community, Citizenship
in the Nation, Citizenship in the World, Communications, Environmental
Science, Personal Fitness, Personal Management, Camping, and Family
Life.
Introduction to Merit Badges
The Boy Scouts of America website, guides you through the steps to earning a merit badge
Merit Badge Requirements
The usscouts.org website contains workbooks and the requirements for attaining Merit Badges.
Boy Scouts of America Merit Badge Counselor Application Form
The
merit badge counselor is a key player in the Boy Scout advancement
program. By serving as a merit badge counselor, you offer your time,
knowledge, and other resources so that Scouts can explore a topic of
interest. Once the form is completed please give it to our Troop
Committee Chairman.
Download counsel application form. (PDF 12KB)
Merit Badge Workbook
The meritBadge.org website provides scouts with nearly 200 workbooks and thousands of resource links for 300 ranks.