9 December 2008
Steve Says Merit Badges Are Unlimited
Posted by admin under: merit badge .
I had never heard of the two merit badge limit, so you can count me in the crowd of puzzled looks Steve talks about over at A Scoutmaster’s Blog (although I wasn’t at his meeting). However, for those of you who may have heard the same thing I wanted to publicize what Steve found out.
Shortly after I began my tenure as a scoutmaster at the age of 21 in 1981 I was told during a training event that an adult could serve as a merit badge counselor for up to six merit badges, but a Boy Scout could only earn two merit badges with a counselor.
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Since we were talking about merit badges I asked if that rule was still in effect. By the puzzled looks on everyone’s face, including the roundtable staff, I knew I was the only one who had ever heard of this rule.
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I received his answer on Monday by email. According to the National office there is no limit to the number of merit badges for which a person may be a counselor. However, the counselor must be approved by the council after filling out the proper paperwork. There is no limit to the number of merit badges a Boy Scout may earn with any one counselor, but he must follow BSA guidelines when meeting with the counselor.
So, there you go. You have to get certified, but after that you’re good to go. If anybody asks, you can thank Steve for the straight scoop.
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