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Want to make a difference in the world? Then join the Scouting movement!
Do you have a few hours to spare each month? Then perhaps you might consider becoming an adult volunteer! You can make a difference by sharing your skills and values to enrich young people.
Dedicated volunteers are what keep the Scouting program alive and moving forward. Every adult volunteer has something valuable to offer... whether as an Assistant Scoutmaster, Committee Member or Merit Badge Counselor, adult volunteers serve as role models in Scouting by providing an ideal learning experience for all youth.
Your leadership and expertise will help foster future leaders. The more interest you show in the program, the more likely Scouts will stay in Scouting and reap the benefits of your knowledge.
Volunteering is also a good way to bond with your own child or children, and set them on a path toward good citizenship by introducing them to Scouting.
We’re confident you’ll find the experience to be rewarding and fulfilling, and your efforts will help build a better future for everyone.
For more information about how you can make a difference, please contact us! At this time we are specifically looking for Merit Badge Counselors!
Merit Badge Counselors
Merit badge counselors are the key to success in the merit badge plan, which has evolved over the 100+ years of Scouting as one of the most unique educational tools ever devised. Counselors offer their time, experience, and knowledge to help guide Boy Scouts in one or more of the 121 merit badge subjects.
The Merit Badge Counselor's responsibility is to:
- Assist the Scout as he plans the assigned projects and activities to meet the merit badge requirements.
- Coach Scouts through interviews and demonstrations on how to do the required skills of the craft, business, or hobby.
- Certify the Scout after determining whether he is qualified for the merit badge.
Merit Badge List
The following is a list of all of the 121 Merit Badges, arranged into 14 logical fields of activity (categories) as they
appear in the BSA Pamphlet "Worksheet for Building a Merit Badge Counselor List" (No. 04439)
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AGRIBUSINESS
ANIMAL SCIENCE, FARM MECHANICS, PLANT SCIENCE
- ARTS AND CRAFTS
ART, BASKETRY, BUGLING, LEATHERWORK, METALWORK, MUSIC,POTTERY, SCULPTURE, THEATER, WOOD CARVING
- BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY
AMERICAN BUSINESS, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, PULP AND PAPER,SALESMANSHIP, TEXTILE
- CONSERVATION
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, FISH AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT,FORESTRY, SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION
- HOBBIES
BACKPACKING, CAMPING, COIN COLLECTING, COLLECTIONS,COOKING, DOG CARE, GARDENING, HIKING, HOME REPAIRS,INDIAN LORE, MODEL DESIGN AND BUILDING, PETS, PIONEERING,RADIO, ROWING, STAMP COLLECTING
- NATURAL SCIENCE
ARCHAEOLOGY, ASTRONOMY, BIRD STUDY, GEOLOGY, INSECT STUDY, MAMMAL STUDY, NATURE, OCEANOGRAPHY, REPTILE AND AMPHIBIAN STUDY, WEATHER
COMMUNICATIONS
CINEMATOGRAPHY, JOURNALISM, PHOTOGRAPHY
- PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
AMERICAN CULTURES, AMERICAN HERITAGE, CITIZENSHIP IN THE COMMUNITY, CITIZENSHIP IN THE NATION, CITIZENSHIP IN THE WORLD, COMMUNICATIONS, DISABILITIES AWARENESS, FAMILY LIFE, GENEALOGY, PERSONAL FITNESS, PERSONAL MANAGEMENT,PUBLIC SPEAKING, READING, SCHOLARSHIP, TRAFFIC SAFETY,WILDERNESS SURVIVAL
- PHYSICAL SCIENCE
CHEMISTRY, COMPUTERS, ELECTRICITY, ELECTRONICS, ENERGY,NUCLEAR SCIENCE (formerly Atomic Energy), SPACE EXPLORATION
- PROFESSIONS
ARCHITECTURE, DENTISTRY, ENGINEERING, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE, LAW, MEDICINE, SURVEYING, VETERINARY MEDICINE
- PUBLIC SERVICE
CRIME PREVENTION, EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS,FINGERPRINTING, FIRE SAFETY, FIRST AID, LIFESAVING, PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY
- SPORTS
ARCHERY, ATHLETICS, CANOEING, CLIMBING, CYCLING, FISHING,FLY FISHING, GOLF, HORSEMANSHIP, MOTORBOATING,ORIENTEERING, RIFLE SHOOTING, SHOTGUN SHOOTING,SKATING, SMALL-BOAT SAILING, SNOW SPORTS, SPORTS,SWIMMING, WATER SPORTS, WHITEWATER
- TRADES
AMERICAN LABOR, AUTOMOTIVE MAINTENANCE, COMPOSITE MATERIALS, DRAFTING, GRAPHIC ARTS, PAINTING, PLUMBING,WOODWORK
TRANSPORTATION
AVIATION, RAILROADING, TRUCK TRANSPORTATION
Becoming a Merit Badge Counselor
If you have expertise or experience, or are simply interested in the above topics and want to help a Scout earn his Merit Badge, please contact us. Once you and our team decide you are a good fit, you will need to fill out the Merit Badge Counselor Application Form and complete Youth Protection Training on the My.Scouting.Org platform.
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