CLICK HERE to view requirements and worksheets for all merit badges.
Below is the merit badge schedule for the next few meetings. Click on it to open the full schedule. Not every badge is offered at every meeting. For example, Camping is offered in Weeks 1, 2, and 3 (and you have to attend all three meetings). There are "one-day" badges offered at every meeting that you can use to "fill" your schedule (so that you have a badge to work on every meeting).
You can also work on rank advancement to First Class at meetings.
SIGN UP using THIS LINK (but make sure that the weeks you're choosing on the form line up with what's offered in the chart below.
How to build your merit badges schedule:
To complete the merit badge you will have to come to as many Friday sessions as the badge requires (see the number in the yellow row above).
Some 3-day badges are being offered twice, so you should stay with the same counselor for those.
ONE DAY merit badges can usually be completed in one meeting and may be offered several times, so you could take it on any one of those days.
You should plan to have something to do at every meeting. Advancement is possible at each meeting. Here are some example schedules:
Before you sign up, please take a look at the requirements for each badge, and any Notes in the list above and comments below from each of the counselors and make sure you meet the restrictions and do the pre-requisites.
If you're not yet First Class rank, we encourage you to use these meetings to complete your next rank (or more than one). ASMs will be available to work with you. BE PREPARED by reviewing what you need in your Scout Handbook and bringing it with you to the Troop Meeting. SIGN UP for rank advancement in the same form as merit badges. You can probably do both rank advancement and a short duration merit badge, like Collections, Reading, or Scholarship.
If you're not yet First Class rank, we encourage you to take one or more of the non-Eagle badges. They'll be fun to do and you'll have a very high chance of completing them.
It may be possible to complete more than one badge, but we encourage you to pick the one that's most important to you (or fun for you) and focus on completing it.
If we've totally messed up and not provided any good choices for you, please email the Scoutmaster. We do our best but it's a big troop.
If you have downtime at any meeting we could use your help teaching/testing Rank requirements. You could also have a Scoutmaster Conference or a Board of Review (request it HERE).
Remember to check the schedule spreadhseet for specific notes, restrictions, and pre-requisites for some of the merit badges above.
See you soon at Scouts!
Here were the badges from last year: