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Welcome to... MERITBADGE.ORG — "Helping Scouts Advance"

MeritBadge.Org provides resources for Tiger, Wolf, and Bear Cub Scouts, Webelos, Boy Scouts, Varsity Scouts, and Venturers including:

Nearly 200 worksheets for Merit Badges, Webelos Activity Badges, and Cub Scout Belt Loops and Pins,
Thousands of resource links for nearly 300 ranks, Merit Badges, Scout Awards, and Scouter Awards
958 main topics and 8,568 pages with 2,101 documents and images for over 100,000 monthly visitors
14,993 volunteers who have made 44,498 updates.

MeritBadge.Org is the free Scouting Wikipedia dedicated to providing advancement resources for Scouts and leaders. Here's What's new!

MeritBadge.Org is not affiliated with Boy Scouts of America or WOSM. Scouting® and many other terms are registered trademarks of the BSA. Please see the Disclaimers.

Cub Scouting

Boy Scouting

Merit Badges (Worksheets)

Venturing

Program-level awards:

Basic advancement (retires December 31, 2014):

Expert-level awards:

Sea Scouting

Varsity Scouting

Varsity Resources

Boy Scout Resources
Boy Scout Uniform
Merit Badges (Worksheets)

Selected article

Each January, The Boy Scouts of America announces requirement changes. The following ranks are changing: Second Class, First Class, Star, Life, Eagle, and the Eagle Scout Rank - Alternate Requirements.

In addition, many merit badges are changing again this year including: Astronomy, Automotive Maintenance, Bird Study, Chess, Citizenship in the Community, Communication, Composite Materials, Dog Care, Emergency Preparedness, Fire Safety, Fishing, Gardening, Hiking, Home Repairs, Law, Oceanography, Orienteering, Photography, Safety, Wilderness Survival, and Wood Carving.

Two new merit badges, Kayaking and Search and Rescue, were added in 2012.

See the 2013 Boy Scout Requirement Changes for details.

Suggestions and Archive

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Cover of the 2nd edition of the Boy Scout Handbook,
published from 1914-27

Suggestions and Archive

Finding your way around

With so much content, how do you find everything at MeritBadge.Org?

Main areas: Cub Scouts - Boy Scouts - Varsity Scouts - Venturing - Merit Badges - Advancement
Search tips: Search Help or you can use Google for a more powerful search.
What is MeritBadge.Org? - How did MeritBadge.Org start? How does it work?
FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions about this web site
Current Events - What's new?
Popular Pages - Site Map
Policies - Important information about you and this site
Official Online Dictionary of Scouting Terms

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Scouting news

Dec 2013: Boy Scout program and awards will be changed in 2016. Future program updates

Dec 2013: Cub Scout program and awards will be changed in 2015. Future program updates

Dec 2013: Venturing awards will be changed around the time of the BSA National Annual Meeting in May 2014. From then on, Venturing members may begin working on the new awards. The old awards will be discontinued Dec 31, 2014. 2014 Venturing Program Change Overview

October 08: Public Law 110-363 requires the U.S. Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the Boy Scouts of America. Full Story

September 9: Little Sioux Scout Ranch, Scouts and Leaders involved in the tornado tragedy received new award from the state of Nebraska. Full Story

Archive

January dates

January 1st – Happy New Year!

Suggestions and Complete list

Advancement opportunities

Cub Scout advancement Ranks
- Tiger Cub → Electives
- Wolf → Electives
- Bear → Electives
- Webelos → Activity Badges (Worksheets)
- Cub Scout Beltloops & Pins (Worksheets)
- Cub Scout awards
Boy Scout advancement → Ranks
- Merit Badges → Worksheets
- Boy Scout awards
Varsity Scout advancement → Ranks
Venturing advancement → Ranks
- Sea Scouting
- Template:Venturing awards
Advancement overview
Awards

Advancement support

BSA Program Info (many answers here)
Merit Badge Program Outlines (on MeritBadge.com)
Merit Badge Worksheets
Forms and Files (on MeritBadge.com)
Discussion Forums (on MeritBadge.net)

BSA Programs

Cub Scouting: Cub Scouts is a year-round family- and home-centered program for boys in the first through fifth grade (or who are 7 - 10 years old). The Tiger Cub program for first graders and their adult partners emphasizes shared leadership, community, and family. The Wolf and Bear Cub activities for second and third graders emphasize character development, citizenship, and personal fitness. Webelos Scouts (fourth and fifth graders) participate in more advanced activities to prepare for Boy Scouts. All Cub Scouts can earn Belt Loops and attend Day Camp. Wolf, Bear, and Webelos Scouts can also attend Cub Scout Resident Camp.

Boy Scouting: Boy Scouts is a year-round program for boys 11 through 17 featuring outdoor programs and leadership. Boy Scouts can earn ranks, Merit Badges, and awards.

Varsity Scouting: Varsity Scouting is an active, exciting, year-round program for young men 14 through 17 built around five program fields of emphasis: advancement, high-adventure/sports, personal development, service, and special programs and events.

Venturing: Venturing is a year-round program for young men and women who are 14 (and have completed the eighth grade) through 20 years of age to provide positive experiences through exciting and meaningful youth-run activities that help them pursue their special interests, grow by teaching others, and develop leadership skills.

Sea Scouting: Sea Scouts is a specialized segment of the Venturing program, which was organized to address members' boating skills and promote knowledge of our maritime heritage. Swimming, lifesaving, first aid, Coast Guard Auxiliary Sailing and Seamanship, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation courses are taught with the ship by its officers.

Other areas of this site

Site Map - A list of all the pages on this web site
FAQ - Frequently asked questions about this web site
Policies - Important information about you and this site

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Message from Scouting.org webmaster

On February 4, 2008, changes will be made to the Scouting.org Web site that will require your Webmaster to update links on your Web site.

For example, the URL for the Boy Scouts program on Scouting.org has previously looked something like

http://www.scouting.org/nav/enter.jsp?s=by, whereas the new URL for the Boy Scouts program will be
http://www.scouting.org/boyscouts.aspx.

Links to Programs and other sections

Links to Programs and other sections (e.g., BoyScouts, Venturing, etc) should be changed to the new URL's (available below). If the webmaster is linking to a particular webpage deeper into the website than the top-level programs, they'll need to contact the National Council Webmaster (Chad Jordan) for the new URL.