Merit Badge Requirements
Changes in Advancement Requirements for Year 2000
Literacy and Scouting
Literacy is one of the
primary goals of BSA. Therefore, the first and foremost requirement for all Merit Badges
is to read the appropriate Merit Badge Booklet. While Troop 187 maintains a library of
these books, each scout is encouraged to purchase his own. These can be obtained from
local Scout Stores or the J.C. Penney mail order catalogue. Ask the Troop librarian for
help in obtaining these resources.
After you have finished the
Merit Badge the Troop may purchase your book at a price determined by its condition.
Mr. D's Merit Badge Review
- This is a spreadsheet listing Richard Diesslin.'s recommendations on each of the current
119 merit badges, listing the number of requirements, difficulty, how long it should take
to complete, any prerequisites, and general comments.
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The following list of merit badge requirements is current
as of January 1, 1999. These requirements should be used for all Merit Badges STARTED
after that date. If a Scout is currently working on a Merit Badge under older requirements
may complete the Merit Badge using those requirements.
Click here for an Introduction to Merit Badges which
describes the process for earning and receiving Merit badges.
If you are interested in proposing a new merit badge
or revised requirements for an existing merit badge please CLICK HERE.
A ZIP file of all of the GIFS of the current Merit Badges can
be obtained by CLICKING HERE.
The ZIP file also contains a text file listing the Merit Badges and the BSA assigned
numbers and the file names of the gifs. The Text file can be viewed by CLICKING HERE.
Within each of the pages
text changes since 1995 have been highlighted with
bold underlining to denote new text and
red italic strikethrough to denote deletions.
A table of Current Merit Badge Pamphlet Revision Dates
is also available on this system. The table also includes the BSA Stock Numbers for all
current Merit Badge Pamphlets and the dates of the most recent changes to the requirements
for each badge.
A table of the URL's for the various Merit Badge
pages and graphics is also available. It also shows the numbers assigned to each
Merit Badge by BSA's record system and lists those Merit Badges which have been renamed
and/or discontinued recently
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The following 15 badges are on the list of
badges in requirement 3 for Eagle Scout although a Scout must earn only 12 of them. A
Scout may choose any of these merit badges to fulfill requirement 3 for Star and Life
Scout. Click
here to see which badges in the list are options.
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- AMERICAN
BUSINESS
- AMERICAN
CULTURES
- AMERICAN
HERITAGE
- AMERICAN
LABOR
- ANIMAL
SCIENCE
- ARCHAEOLOGY
- ARCHERY
- ARCHITECTURE
- ART
- ASTRONOMY
- ATHLETICS
- ATOMIC ENERGY
- AUTO
MECHANICS
- AVIATION
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- BACKPACKING
- BASKETRY
- BIRD STUDY
- BUGLING
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- CAMPING
- CANOEING
- CHEMISTRY
- CINEMATOGRAPHY
- CITIZENSHIP
IN THE COMMUNITY
- CITIZENSHIP
IN THE NATION
- CITIZENSHIP
IN THE WORLD
- CLIMBING
- COIN
COLLECTING
- COLLECTIONS
- COMMUNICATIONS
- COMPUTERS
- COOKING
- CRIME
PREVENTION
- CYCLING
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- DENTISTRY
- DISABILITIES
AWARENESS
- DOG CARE
- DRAFTING
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- ELECTRICITY
- ELECTRONICS
- EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS
- ENERGY
- ENGINEERING
- ENTREPRENEURSHIP
- ENVIRONMENTAL
SCIENCE
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- FAMILY
LIFE
- FARM
MECHANICS
- FINGERPRINTING
- FIRE SAFETY
- FIRST AID
- FISH AND
WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
- FISHING
- FORESTRY
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- GARDENING
- GENEALOGY
- GEOLOGY
- GOLF
- GRAPHIC ARTS
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- HIKING
- HOME REPAIRS
- HORSEMANSHIP
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- INDIAN LORE
- INSECT STUDY
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- JOURNALISM
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- LANDSCAPE
ARCHITECTURE
- LAW
- LEATHERWORK
- LIFESAVING
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- MAMMAL
STUDY
- MEDICINE
- METALWORK
- MODEL DESIGN
AND BUILDING
- MOTORBOATING
- MUSIC
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- NATURE
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- OCEANOGRAPHY
- ORIENTEERING
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- PAINTING
- PERSONAL
FITNESS
- PERSONAL
MANAGEMENT
- PETS
- PHOTOGRAPHY
- PIONEERING
- PLANT SCIENCE
- PLUMBING
- POTTERY
- PUBLIC HEALTH
- PUBLIC
SPEAKING
- PULP AND
PAPER
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- RADIO
- RAILROADING
- READING
- REPTILE AND
AMPHIBIAN STUDY
- RIFLE
SHOOTING
- ROWING
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- SAFETY
- SALESMANSHIP
- SCHOLARSHIP
- SCULPTURE
- SHOTGUN
SHOOTING
- SKATING
- SMALL-BOAT
SAILING
- SNOW SPORTS
(Formerly named Skiing)
- SOIL AND
WATER CONSERVATION
- SPACE
EXPLORATION
- SPORTS
- STAMP
COLLECTING
- SURVEYING
- SWIMMING
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- TEXTILE
- THEATER
- TRAFFIC
SAFETY
- TRUCK
TRANSPORTATION
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- VETERINARY
MEDICINE
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- WATER-SKIING
- WEATHER
- WHITEWATER
- WILDERNESS
SURVIVAL
- WOOD CARVING
- WOODWORK
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