Troop 373
To Troop 373 Merit Badge Counselor List Page.
(FYI The Merit Badge Procedure for week long summer camps is not
the same, check with the camp leader)
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GETTING
STARTED - Before a Scout begins any work on a merit badge they must
first:
1.
Pick a Subject
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.
2. Request a Merit Badge Application (Blue Card)
Discuss your intent to work
on a merit badge with a Scoutmaster and get (at the Scout shop) or
request a merit badge application.
3. Fill out the Application (Blue Card) and obtain the "Signature of
Unit Leader"
It is the Scout's responsibility to complete all required (highlighted, see below) fields on the merit badge application - blue card (see illustration on page 2 below) before requesting a Scoutmaster's signature. Scoutmaster may want to check that: The Scout is not working on too many Merit Badges at once or check that prerequisites - precondition must be done first or that a Scout is ready for the MB. Once you have the "Signature of Unit Leader" 4. Find a Merit Badge Counselor Contact and get a merit badge counselor from the Troop 373's Merit Badge Counselors Chair (or Advancement Chairman or the Scoutmaster). If no counselors are available within the troop, ask about the list of District Merit Badge counselors. Current Troop Merit Badge Counselor Chair is:
5. Acquire a current Merit Badge book The troop library may only maintains a current copy of "Eagle required" merit badge books. See the troop librarian to sign out any troop merit badge books. All other merit badge books are the Scout's responsibility to purchase from the Scout Store. 6. Contact a Merit Badge Counselor Scouts should contact the counselor
before they begin work. It is the counselor's discretion to except any
work that may have been done prior to contact and any partial merit badge
requirements completed with another counselor. You may want to talk about
what options you will be done.
IMPORTANT NOTE: It is the Scout's responsibility to contact the merit badge counselor, and it is the parent's responsibility to transport the Scout to and from the meeting place AND to be present during the meeting for youth protection purposes unless there is more than one Scout (Buddy System). 7. Now you can begin working on the Merit Badge requirements. Set a personal goal for completing the merit badge. Make a plan that will help you make progress on the requirements. Contact your counselor if you have any questions about the requiremnts. FINISHING UP- Before the Scout can receive credit for a merit badge they must first: 1.
Obtain the Merit Badge Counselor's Signature
When
you have completed all requirements to the counselor's satisfaction, verify
the counselor has completed his name, address, telephone number, date and
BOTH
SIGNATURES on the Merit Badge Application. (see page 2, below)
IT
IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU VERIFY THIS INFORMATION
2.
Submit the signed Merit Badge Application
Return
the remaining two (2) sections of the signed merit badge application to
the Troop Advancement Chairperson on or before the next Board of
Review. (We have turning in only one part for some time now. Scout keep
the Applicant's Record)
The "APPLICANT'S RECORD"
section will be returned to you along with the merit badge and card at
the next Troop Court of Honor ceremony. The Applicant's Record and the
Merit Badge Card are important documents that should be securely filed
away. You may have to produce your records for an Eagle Board of Review.
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