advancement requirements merit badge list

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Scouts Name

BSA ID#

TROOP POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY From Den chief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Librarian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Quartermaster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scribe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Historian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Instructor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Varsity program manager . . . . . . . . . . Chaplain aide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Varsity team captain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Varsity team co-captain . . . . . . . . . . . . Varsity team secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . Patrol leader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Squad leader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant senior patrol leader . . . . . . . Senior patrol leader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Troop guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Junior assistant Scoutmaster . . . . . . .

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MERIT BADGE LIST 1. Camping 2. Citizenship in the Community 3. Citizenship in the Nation 4. Citizenship in the World 5. Communications 39. Cycling 6. Emergency Preparedness 7. Environmental Science 129. Family Life 8. First Aid 61. Hiking 9. Lifesaving 10. Personal Fitness 11. Personal Management 14. Swimming 15. American Business 17. American Cultures 16. American Heritage 121. American Labor 18. Animal Science 132. Archaeology 19. Archery 20. Architecture 21. Art 22. Astronomy 23. Athletics 127. Auto Maintenance 25. Aviation 26. Backpacking 27. Basketry 29. Bird Study 32. Bugling 33. Canoeing 34. Chemistry 126. Cinematography 133. Climbing 35. Coin Collecting 128. Collections 137. Composite Materials 36. Computers 38. Cooking 131. Crime Prevention 40. Dentistry 60. Disabilities Awareness

41. Dog Care 42. Drafting 43. Electricity 44. Electronics 45. Energy 46. Engineering 134. Entrepreneurship 48. Farm Mechanics 49. Fingerprinting 50. Fire Safety 51. Fish and Wildlife Management 52. Fishing 136 Fly Fishing 54. Forestry 55. Gardening 56. Genealogy 145. Geocaching 58. Geology 59. Golf 122. Graphic Arts 62. Home Repairs 63. Horsemanship 64. Indian Lore 65. Insect Study 144 Inventing 66. Journalism 67. Landscape Architecture 68. Law 69. Leatherwork 71. Mammal Study 130. Medicine 74. Metalwork 75. Model Design and Building 76. Motorboating 77. Music 78. Nature 24. Nuclear Science 79. Oceanography 80. Orienteering 81. Painting 82. Pets 83. Photography 84. Pioneering 85. Plant Science 86. Plumbing

87. Pottery 89. Public Health 90. Public Speaking 91. Pulp and Paper 93. Radio 94. Railroading 95. Reading 96. Reptile and Amphibian Study 123. Rifle Shooting 98. Rowing 12. Safety 99. Salesmanship 143 Scouting Heritage 100. Scholarship 138. Scuba Diving 101. Sculpture 124. Shotgun Shooting 103. Skating 105. Small-Boat Sailing 104. Snow Sports 106. Soil and Water Conservation 107. Space Exploration 13. Sports 108. Stamp Collecting 109. Surveying 110. Textile 111. Theater 112. Traffic Safety 113. Truck Transportation 114. Veterinary Medicine 115. Water Sports 116. Weather 125. Whitewater 117. Wilderness Survival 118. Wood Carving 119. Woodwork

*2010 Historical 139. Carpentry 140. PathFinding 141. Signaling 142. Tracking

ADVANCEMENT REQUIREMENTS Enter date earned for each merit badge, rank, and individual requirement.

BOY SCOUT 1. Joining requirements 2. Scoutmaster conference

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TENDERFOOT RANK 1. Preparing to camp 2. Overnight camp 3. Preparing a meal 4a. Whip and fuse rope 4b. Tying hitches 4c. EDGE Sq Knot 5. Safe hiking rules 6. Care of the flag 7. Scouting principles 8. Patrol knowledge 9. Buddy system 10a. Physical test 10b. Physical improvement 11. Poisonous plants 12a. Heimlich maneuver 12b. First aid 13. Scout Spirit 14. Scoutmaster conference 15. Board of review

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SECOND CLASS RANK 1a. Map and compass use 1b. Map and compass hike 2. Leave no Trace 3a. Troop/Patrol Activity 3b. Pitch a Tent 3c. Camp Tools 3d. Use Tools for Fire 3e. Lightweight Stoves/ Fire 3f. Build Fire/ Use Stove 3g. Prepare Meal 4. Flag Ceremony 5. Service Project 6. ID Wild Animals 7a. “Hurry Cases” 7b. First-aid kit 7c. Demo First aid 8a. Safe swimming 8b. Swimming skills 8c. Water rescue methods 9a. Drug Awareness 9b. Three “R’s” of Safety 10. Earn Money 11. Scout Spirit 12. Scoutmaster conference 13. Board of review

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FIRST CLASS RANK 1. Finding your way 2. Orienteering 3. Troop/patrol activities 4a. Planning a menu 4b. Purchasing food 4c. Cooking gear 4d. Safe handling of food 4e. Camp cooking 5. Citizenship 6. Plant identification 7a. App. Use of lashings 7b. Camp Gadget 8a. Bowline Knot 8b. Bandages 8c. Transporting a victim 8d. CPR

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9b. BSA swimmer test 9c. Line Rescue 10. Recruit a Scout 11. Internet/CyberBully 12. Scout Spirit 13. Scoutmaster conference 14. Board of review

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STAR RANK Date 1. Participation ____ 2. Scout spirit ____ 3. __________ merit badge* ____ __________ merit badge* ____ __________ merit badge* ____ __________ merit badge* ____ __________ merit badge ____ __________ merit badge ____ 4. Service project ____ 5. Position of responsibility ____ 6. Scoutmaster conference ____ 7. Board of review ____ *Total of 6 merit badges, incl. any 4 from required list for Eagle.

LIFE RANK Date 1. Participation ____ 2. Scout spirit ____ 3. __________merit badge* ____ __________merit badge* ____ __________merit badge* ____ __________merit badge ____ __________merit badge ____ 4. Service project ____ 5. Position of responsibility ____ 6. EDGE Method ____ 7. Scoutmaster conference ____ 8. Board of review ____ *Total of 11 merit badges, incl. any 3 more from required list for Eagle.

EAGLE SCOUT AWARD 1. Participation 2. Scout spirit 3. ___________merit badge* ___________merit badge* ___________merit badge* ___________merit badge* ___________merit badge* ___________merit badge ___________merit badge ___________merit badge ___________merit badge ___________merit badge 4. Position of responsibility 5. Service project 6. Scoutmaster conference 7. Board of review

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*Total of 21 merit badges, incl. 12 (at least one in each category) from the required list for Eagle.

BRONZE PALM ______________________________ Date

GOLD PALM ______________________________ Date

SILVER PALM ______________________________ Date