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Type H merit badges are made with a plastic–coated backing, hence the nickname plastic back. [47] The plastic coating is most commonly clear, [47] but is also found in a milky white color. From 1972 until sometime after 1980, blue plastic–coated merit badges were often issued.
Created Requirements revision Pamphlet revision Number earned (2020) [3] ... All were based on merit badges that were among the original 57 issued in 1911. [6] [7]
Of the discontinued original merit badges, four were offered in 2010 as part of the Boy Scouts of America centennial. These merit badges are listed in beige. Soon after the introduction of merit badges, the ranks of Life, Star, and Eagle were created to recognize the earning of merit badges; Star was moved before Life in 1924.
In others, the merit badge's name has been changed, with or without significant revision to the badge's requirements. In 2010, in celebration of Scouting's 100th anniversary, four historical merit badges were reintroduced for one year only—Carpentry, Pathfinding, Signaling, and Tracking (formerly Stalking). Bugling merit badge was briefly ...
In 1949 the minimum age for a Boy Scout was lowered from 12 to 11 and adults were now proscribed from earning merit badges and youth ranks. [35] Also in 1949, BSA consolidated the Senior Scout programs into Explorer Scouts. This did not include Sea Scouts and Air Scouts who remained distinct but were renamed Sea Explorers and Air Exploreurs.
Minor changes were made to the required merit badge list in 1970. In 1972, the Improved Scouting Program increased to 24 the number of merit badges needed to obtain Eagle, while reducing the list of required merit badges to ten, eliminating badges that required swimming and outdoor skills—both of which were later reinstated, and adding the ...
Aug. 11—More than 70 Boy Scouts from across New Mexico gathered at the state Supreme Court in Santa Fe on Saturday to learn about the court and earn merit badges, the first event of its kind at ...
[33] [34] Eagle Scouts can earn Palms if they go beyond the required Merit Badges at the time of the award (21 in 2023). Palms are available in Bronze, Silver and Gold for the number patches earned beyond the required number: Bronze Palm: 5 extra Merit Badges; Silver Palm: 10 extra Merit Badges; Gold Palm: 15 extra Merit Badges