Scouts BSA Star Merit Badge Requirement Helps and Documents

Scouts who are working on their Star rank need to start earning merit badges. They may count merit badges they earned as new Scouts. At least four of the badges for this requirement must be from the merit badges required for the rank of Eagle Scout.

Earn six merit badges, including any four from the required list for Eagle. You may choose any of the 17 merit badges on the required list for Eagle to fulfill this requirement. See Eagle rank requirement 3 for this list.

Helps for this requirement are listed below.

Scouts BSA Star Rank Helps and Documents

Star is the Scouts BSA rank earned after First Class. With Star, the focus shifts from scout skills to leadership, service, and merit badges.

Scouts BSA Eagle Scout Merit Badge Requirement Helps and Documents

A Scout must earn a total of 21 merit badges to attain the rank of Eagle Scout. 13 of these must be from the list below. The rest are electives which can be chosen by the Scout.

Scouts BSA Merit Badges

You can learn about sports, crafts, science, trades, business, and future careers as you earn merit badges. There are more than 100 merit badges. Any Scout may earn any merit badge at any time. You don’t need to have had rank advancement to be eligible.

Camping Merit Badge Helps and Documents

Working on the requirements for the Camping merit badge help Scouts learn how to plan for a safe campout. They consider weather hazards, what to pack, and how to select a camping site. Then they put their knowledge to use by participating in multiple camping trips.