Merit Badges
How do I earn a Merit Badge?
There are several ways. One way is to get a councilor - either one of the below people, or if you know someone else, bring them to a troop meeting. There is also a list in the Scout Hut of District MB Councilors. Coordinate your merit badge with our Scoutmaster (you must have his permission to start work on a MB) and then Mrs. Annie Ahdoot - our Advancements Chair. Then check out the merit badge book from the troop library and work on it at your own pace with the councilor. When all the requirements are done, you have earned the merit badge.
There will also be several times a year when the troop as a whole works on a merit badge, particularly Eagle required ones. You probably don’t even know it, but all the first year scouts are already working on the Camping merit badge.
Summer Camp is another venue for earning merit badges. Available badges and requirements are on the Goshen info page.
Finally, once or twice a year the District conducts Merit Badge Jamborees - one day events that work on, and complete, many merit badges.
If you have any questions, you can always ask your Patrol leader, the Senior or Assistant Senior Patrol leader, or the Scoutmaster and Assistant Scoutmasters.
| Merit Badge | Troop Councilor(s) | |
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American Business | |
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American Culture | Lee Frazier |
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American Heritage | Lee Frazier |
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American Labor | Lee Frazier |
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Animal Science | |
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Archaeology | Lee Frazier |
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Archery | |
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Architecture | |
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Art | |
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Astronomy | |
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Athletics | |
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Atomic Energy | |
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Auto Mechanics | |
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Aviation | |
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Backpacking | Tony Moller |
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Basketry | |
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Bird Study | |
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Bugling | |
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Camping (E) | Tony Moller |
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Canoeing | Tony Moller |
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Chemistry | |
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Cinematography | |
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Citizenship in the Community (E) | Annie Ahdoot |
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Citizenship in the Nation (E) | Julie Lee |
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Citizenship in the World (E) | Kathy Picot |
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Climbing | |
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Coin Collecting | Lee Frazier |
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Collections | |
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Communications (E) | Jeff Sheldon |
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Computers | |
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Cooking | |
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Crime Prevention | |
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Cycling (E) | |
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Dentistry | |
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Disabilities Awareness | |
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Dog Care | |
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Drafting | |
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Electricity | |
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Electronics | |
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Emergency Preparedness (E) | Rob Lee |
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Energy | |
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Engineering | |
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Entrepreneurship | |
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Environmental Science (E) | Annie Ahdoot |
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Family Life (E) | Annie Ahdoot |
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Farm Mechanics | |
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Fingerprinting | |
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Fire Safety | |
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First Aid (E) | Tony Moller |
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Fish and Wildlife Management | |
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Fishing | |
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Fly Fishing | |
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Forestry | |
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Gardening | |
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Genealogy | Lee Frazier |
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Geology | Pat Morris |
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Golf | |
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Graphic Arts | |
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Hiking (E) | |
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Home Repairs | |
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Horsemanship | |
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Indian Lore | Lee Frazier |
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Insect Study | |
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Journalism | |
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Landscape Architecture | |
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Law | Jeff Sheldon |
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Leatherwork | |
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Lifesaving (E) | |
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Mammal Study | |
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Medicine | |
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Metalwork | |
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Model Design and Building | |
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Motorboating | |
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Music | Jeff Sheldon |
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Nature | |
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Oceanography | |
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Orienteering | Tony Moller |
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Painting | |
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Personal Fitness (E) | Beth Hulfish, Sue Moller |
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Personal Management (E) | Larry Girard |
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Pets | |
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Photography | |
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Pioneering | |
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Plant Science | |
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Plumbing | |
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Pottery | |
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Public Health | |
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Public Speaking | Lee Frazier |
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Pulp and Paper | |
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Radio | |
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Railroading | |
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Reading | Lee Frazier |
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Reptile and Amphibian Study | |
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Rifle Shooting | Shaun Currie, Rob Lee |
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Rowing | |
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Safety | |
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Salesmanship | |
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Scholarship | |
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Sculpture | |
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Shotgun Shooting | Shaun Currie, Rob Lee |
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Skating | |
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Small-Boat Sailing | |
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Snow Sports | Rob Lee |
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Soil and Water Conservation | |
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Space Exploration | |
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Sports | |
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Stamp Collecting | |
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Surveying | |
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Swimming (E) | Bob Hughes, Tony Moller |
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Textile | |
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Theater | |
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Traffic Safety | |
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Truck Transportation | |
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Veterinary Medicine | |
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Water Skiing | |
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Weather | |
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Whitewater | |
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Wilderness Survival | |
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Wood Carving | |
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Woodwork | Paul Blase |
| (E) = Eagle Required | ||
| Requirements can be found at the Merit Badge Research Center | ||