It’s easy to mistake his story for that of someone who’d do anything to win, given that it’s more common for a Scout to earn about 21 merit badges, the prerequisite amount for obtaining an ...

Each merit badge is awarded for a completed task or test. The purpose of these badges is to motivate boy and girl scouts to learn useful skills that will help them in later life. Most of the ...

That represents every single merit badge that is available, from American Business to Woodwork. Josh’s patch-covered sash — actually two sashes stitched together — is so long he could use it ...

A running joke with my department chairs, when I was a dean, involved the awarding of merit badges for the accomplishment of a particularly thorny task that the outside world (outside of academia, ...

It's where he first got his exposure to merit badges. "You know, getting recognized for all the work you're doing, you're getting cool badges, right? This seems interesting," Goyal said.

GLEN JEAN, W.Va. — From sports and crafts to science and the arts, there are over 135 different kinds of merit badges scouts can earn, and the opportunity to do so is given to them during the 10 ...

8. Citizenship in the World Score: 33 points; Difficulty level on BSA Prepared: Level 4 – difficult or very time-consuming badges (10 points); Difficulty level on Mr.D’s Merit Badge Review ...

Ty Bingham had to earn 21 merit badges on his way to becoming an Eagle Scout. It’s the highest rank in Boy Scouts, reached by more than 2.4 million boys since the award was first presented in 1912.