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  Purpose of Merit Badges
- Merit badges exist to encourage Scouts to explore areas that interest them and to teach them valuable skills in Scoutcraft.
The award of merit badges sometimes leads to careers and lifelong hobbies. Scouts earn a merit badge by satisfying specified
criteria; a Court of Honor is then held to present the badge. Scouts can earn badges at any point in their Scouting career.
The higher ranks of Star, Life Scout and Eagle require merit badges be earned. Certain badges are mandatory to receive these
higher ranks. As of 2005, Scouts must earn a total of 21 merit badges for the Eagle Scout rank, 12 of which must be from the
mandatory list. Once Scouts attain the Eagle rank, they can earn Eagle Palms, a core requirement of which is earning more
merit badges. -- Excerpt from: Wikipedia: History of merit badges
Merit Badge Resources
 Boy Scouts of America Merit Badge Program- Merit Badge College
- Merit Badge Library
- USSSP Merit Badges
- Merit Badge Pamphlet and Requirement Revision Dates
- Merit Badges, Past and Present, and Their Evolution
- Discontinued Merit Badges
Merit Badge Counselor Resources
- Introductory Guide for Merit Badge Counselors
- The Merit Badge Counselor: FAQ
- Resources for Merit Badge Counselors
- Merit Badges in Review
- Supplemental Training: Merit Badge Counselor Instructors Guide
- Merit Badge Counselor Orientation
 A Guide for Merit Badge Counseling, No. 34532C- Troop Resource Survey, No. 34437
- Merit Badge Counselor Information, No. 34405
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