How to Earn a Merit Badge
The Merit Badge program is part of the Boy Scouts of America
Advancement Program. These are the steps to take to earn a
Merit Badge, [as outlined in the Boy Scout Handbook.]
1. Get a Merit Badge Pamphlet on your subject of interest.
You may borrow one from the Troop Librarian or purchase one from
the Council Store.
2. Get a signed Merit Badge Card from the Scoutmaster
or Advancements Chair and decide on a Merit Badge Counselor from
the approved list.
3. Contact the Merit Badge Counselor and explains
that you would like to earn the badge. Discuss with the Counselor
how you can get the most out of the time you will spends working
on the badge and set a time table for completion..
4. Learn and do the requirements
that the pamphlet requires. Go as far as you can to fulfill the
requirements on your own.
5. When you are finished with the requirements, make another
appointment with the counselor. With your buddy (another
Scout, a parent or guardian, a brother or sister, or a relative
or friend) meet with your Merit Badge Counselor. The counselor
will go over the requirements with you. You may have notes and
other information on hand. If the counselor is satisfied that
you have satisfactorily completed the requirements, he will sign
your Merit Badge Card. If not, the counselor will explain what
you must do to complete it. (A Merit Badge Clinic, which is held
several times a year, is a great place to go to get signed off
on a Merit Badge.)
6. Give the signed Card to the Advancements Chair,
Mrs. Delucca. She will get the badge for you and present it
during a Troop Ceremony.
