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Merit badges are awards earned by members of the Boy Scouts of America, based on activities within the area of study by completing a list of periodically updated requirements. [1] The purpose of the merit badge program is to allow Scouts to examine subjects to determine if they would like to further pursue them as a career or vocation.
Merging of merit badges can be seen in "Plant Science", into which all crop growing merit badges were merged in the 1970s. [16] Similarly, most of the merit badges related to animal husbandry were merged into "Animal Science". [17] [18] The "Personal Health" merit badge was an original 1911 badge with a heart motif. [19]
William T. Hornaday Gold Medal (1975–2019) and BSA Distinguished Conservationist (2020-present) List from National Council Office, Year Based on Year Approved (2/10/2021) 1982 – John F. Shanklin – for over 35 years conservation service with the National Park Service. He was a forest inspector with the Civilian Conservation Corps for nine ...
In 1911, 57 merit badges were issued by the Boy Scouts of America. Many of them exist to this day and are listed below in green. [1] Many of the others have been discontinued or reintroduced with different names. Of the discontinued original merit badges, four were offered in 2010 as part of the Boy Scouts of America centennial.
Boy Scouting: by earning the Environmental Science merit badge, either Soil and Water Conservation or Fish and Wildlife Management merit badge, and Citizenship in the World merit badge. The Boy Scout World Conservation Award uses the panda emblem on a tan background with a tan border.
Discontinued merit badges (Boy Scouts of America) This is a list of merit badges formerly offered by the Boy Scouts of America. In some cases, the entire subject has been dropped from the merit badge roster. In others, the merit badge's name has been changed, with or without significant revision to the badge's requirements.
In addition, Scouts must choose one each from the following to round out their required merit badges: Emergency Preparedness OR Lifesaving; Environmental Science OR Sustainability; and, Swimming OR Hiking OR Cycling. The Scout must earn seven additional elective merit badges beyond the required 14 to become eligible for the award. [32]
Scouts BSA Advancement. The advancement program for Scouts BSA (formerly known as Boy Scouting) has two phases. The first phase of Scout to First Class is designed to teach the Scoutcraft skills, how to participate in a group and to learn self-reliance. Scout is the joining rank, and is awarded when the Scout demonstrates a rudimentary ...