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Steps to Complete a Merit Badge:

1. Scout is interested in starting any merit badge is to first meet with Scoutmaster or Assistant Scoutmaster and discuss merit badge requirements The Scoutmaster willdetermine whether the particular merit badge is appropriate for that individual at thattime.

After obtaining approval from the Scoutmaster to start the merit badge

2. Scout will meet with Allen Wigginton (Merit Badge Coordinator). Mr Wigginton willassign a Merit Badge Counselor, provide the scout with the bluecard and direct scout toMerit Badge Counselor. Under no circumstances is it permissible for the scout to startany portion of the merit badge before completing steps 1 & 2!!3. Scout will review the merit badge book and fill out the requirement portion of the bluecard.4. Scout meets with the Scoutmaster so he can sign the front of the blue card.5. Once scout has started a merit badge

it will be the scout’s responsibility to work on thevarious requirements for that badge, under the direction of the assigned Merit BadgeCounselor only! No one except the assigned Counselor may sign off on any portion of the requirements!! Parents, Assistant Scoutmasters or other Merit Badge Counselorscannot sign off these requirements!!6

To receive the merit badge, Jim Bucolo, Advancement Chairman will require that theScout provide him with the properly completed Blue Card or Merit Badge Clinic form.These forms must have all the proper signatures (Scoutmaster & MB Counselor), and theentire form should be legible.Any paperwork submitted to the Advancement Chairman is subject to verification prior toawarding the merit badge!When ever Scout has any questions regarding steps to complete a merit badge, should ask Scoutmaster or Advancement Chairman. It is not up to the scout’s parents or the troopleadership to take care of these matters!! One of the goals the scouting program isattempting to convey is taking responsibility for one’s self-- developing a sense of pridein your work, learning to work within the system, being exposed to different vocationsand skills, as well as establishing personal goals. In the long run, allowing the scouts tohandle these details on their own will benefit them as they progress through life.