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US Scouts

Merit Badge Procedure

1. Decide on the Merit Badge you wish to earn.
2. Talk to the Scoutmaster to obtain the name(s) of the Merit Badge Counselor(s). 
3. Borrow Merit Badge book from the troop library.  If one is not available, you may purchase it on your own from Brenners or from the Old Colony Council office in Canton.
4. Notify the Merit Badge Counselor(s) to let them know that you are beginning the badge.
5. Follow the requirements that are in the Merit Badge booklet.  Keep the counselor(s) apprised of your progress.
6. Inform the counselor(s) when you have completed individual requirements so that they may be signed off.  When the work is complete, the counselor will sign off the form or card.
7. Return the completed card or form to the Scoutmaster.  The card will be retained in the troop files, and you will be awarded the Merit Badge at the next Court of Honor.

It is BSA policy that there must be two scouts or another adult present at a meeting with a Merit Badge counselor.  In order to achieve this policy, the troop recommends that scouts work on a badge together.

Merit Badges Listed by Classifications