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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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