Troop 373 Merit Badge Counselor List

Please read the Troop 373 Merit Badge Procedure page.

1) Some Merit Badges have more than one Troop 373 Counselor.
2) * = Eagle Required MB  ( Emergency Preparedness OR Lifesaving * ) (Swimming OR Hiking OR Cycling * )
3) Ask the Merit Badge Counselor Chair about Merit Badges not on the list below.
4) Read the requirements of the merit badges you think might interest you (Refer to the Merit Badge  Introduction on the Official BSA Website). For guidance you can talk to a Scoutmaster (or the Advancement Chairperson) about your interests or your current requirements for advancement.
4) Some Counselors and all camps will ask you to use a Worksheets for working on the requirements. These are found on the SGVC camping website or at the end of each MB at  http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/meritbadges.asp. Here you will find the sheets in both Word Doc and PDF format. Arcadia Wilderness Park also requires the worksheets.
5) (**) = Part of World Conservation Award.
6) Thank you Troop 373 Leaders!
7) The Counselor may or may not teach some of the requirements, it is up the Counselor. Counselors will answer any questions about the requirements, but is not required to teach the MB.
8) A Scout must have a Troop Leader Signed Blue Card before calling the Troop Merit Badge Counselor Chair.
9) Contact the Troop Merit Badge Counselor Chair for the name and phone # of the Counselor.

Current Troop Merit Badge Counselor Chair is:
    B a r b a r a  S a r g e n t Phone 6 262- 3 5 1 - 0 8 5 2  e mail: bas91107 [a t] yahoo.com

The following are Merit Badges that Troop 373 has Counselors for:

American Business
American Heritage
Art
Astronomy
Automotive Maintenance
Aviation
Backpacking
Bird Study
Camping *
Canoeing
Chemistry
Cinematography
Citizenship in the Community *
Citizenship in the Nation *
Citizenship in the World *  (**)
Coin Collecting
Collections
Communications *
Composite Materials
Computers
Cooking
Cycling
Dentistry
Dog Care
Drafting
Electricity
Electronics
Emergency Preparedness *
Energy
Engineering
Entrepreneurship
Environmental Science *  (**)
Family Life *
Fire Safety
First Aid *
Fish and Wildlife Management  (**)
Fishing
Fly Fishing
Forestry
Gardening
Genealogy
Geology
Golf
Graphic Arts
Hiking    *
Home Repairs
Indian Lore
Insect Study
Law
Lifesaving *
Mammal Study
Medicine
Metalwork
Model Design And Building
Motorboating
Music
Nature
Nuclear Science
Orienteering
Painting
Personal fitness  *
Personal Management *
Pets
Pets
Photography
Pioneering
Plant Science
Plumbing
Public Speaking
Pulp and Paper
Radio
Railroading
Reading
Reptile And Amphibian Study
Rowing
Safety
Salesmanship
Scholarship
Small-Boat Sailing
Snow Sports
Soil and Water  (**)
Space Exploration
Sports
Surveying
Swimming *
Textile
Theater
Traffic Safety
Truck Transportation
Soil and Water Conservation (**)
Weather
Wilderness survival
Wood Carving
Woodwork

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Scouts Merit Badges Requiring Prior Approval from your Counselor, see this link.

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The following is a list of all the BSA Merit Badges (as of 2009)

Link for current MBs from http://www.usscouts.org

Link for current MBs  from http://meritbadge.org

Ask the Merit Badge Counselor Chair about Merit Badges not on the list above.

Bold are Eagle Required MB  ( Emergency Preparedness OR Lifesaving *) (Swimming OR Hiking OR Cycling *)
 
 
American Business

American Cultures
American Heritage
American Labor
Animal Science
Archaeology
Archery
Architecture
Art
Astronomy
Athletics
Automotive Maintenance
Aviation
Backpacking
Basketry
Bird Study
Bugling
Camping
Canoeing
Chemistry
Cinematography
Citizenship in the Community
Citizenship in the Nation
Citizenship in the World
Climbing
Coin Collecting
Collections
Communications
Composite Materials
Computers
Cooking
Crime Prevention
Cycling
Dentistry
Disabilities Awareness
Dog Care
Drafting
Electricity
Electronics
Emergency Preparedness
Energy

Engineering

Entrepreneurship
Environmental Science
Family Life
Farm Mechanics
Fingerprinting
Fire Safety
First Aid
Fish and Wildlife Management
Fishing
Fly Fishing
Forestry
Gardening
Genealogy
Geology
Golf
Graphic Arts
Hiking
Home Repairs
Horsemanship
Indian Lore
Insect Study
Journalism
Landscape Architecture
Law
Leatherwork
Lifesaving
Mammal Study
Medicine
Metalwork
Model Design and Building
Motorboating
Music
Nature
Nuclear Science
Oceanography
Orienteering
Painting
Personal Fitness
Personal Management
Pets

Photography

Pioneering
Plant Science
Plumbing
Pottery
Public Health
Public Speaking
Pulp and Paper
Radio
Railroading
Reading
Reptile and Amphibian Study
Rifle Shooting
Rowing
Safety
Salesmanship
Scholarship
Sculpture
Shotgun Shooting
Skating
Small-Boat Sailing
Snow Sports
Soil and Water Conservation
Space Exploration
Sports
Stamp Collecting
Surveying
Swimming
Textile
Theater
Traffic Safety
Truck Transportation
Veterinary Medicine
Water Sports
Weather
Whitewater
Wilderness Survival
Wood Carving
Woodwork

NEW Merit Badges.
These merit badges have been approved and are in development with the following tentative launch dates.

    * Scuba: Q4 2009  Becomes effective January 1, 2010, but can work on it now.
    * Scouting Heritage: Q4 2009
    * GPS/GIS: Q1 2010
    * Robotics: Q2 2010