Merit Badge Requirements

Attend a public meeting

• Citizenship in the Community

• Citizenship in the Nation

• Communication

• All of the above

For 10 different minerals, name a product for which the mineral is used

• Geology

• Soil and Water Conservation

• Mining in Society

• Inventing

Explain uses for a back splice, eye splice, and short splice

• Climbing

• Plant Science

• Pioneering

• Engineering

Explain the following terms: Bill of Lading, ETA, carrier, tariff...

• Inventing

• Truck Transportation

• Entrepreneurship

• Signs, Signals, & Codes

Successfully complete the BSA swimmer test

• Lifesaving

• Swimming

• Small Boat Sailing

• Water Polo

Pick 3 resources that can be extracted or mined from Earth...

• Geology

• Mining in Society

• Soil & Water Conservation

• Welding

Preform volunteer work for your school library or public library

• American Heritage

• Public Speaking

• Citizenship in the Community

• Reading

Become familiar with the Incident Command System

• Emergency Preparedness

• Search and Rescue

• First Aid

• Veterinary Medicine

Explain what the National Terrorism Advisory System is...

• Emergency Preparedness

• Nuclear Science

• Safety

• Public Health

Explain what a vector is and how insects and rodents can be controlled in your home

• Insect Study

• Public Health

• Dog Care

• Shotgun Shooting