See below for the Merit Badge Offerings and Pre-Requisites. View the Program Catalog for how the programs are broken up. Click here for Eagles Nest program
Advancement
Merit Badges
Use the schedule for Scouts to see which merit badges they would like to work toward during their week at Many Point. Merit Badges that have grey boxes overlap multiple merit badge sessions.
Swim Lessons is not a merit badge, but is very beneficial for Scouts that need help working on their swimming ability.
BSA Lifeguard is a certification that can be taken by adult leaders as well. Arrange training time with your camps Aquatics Director on Sunday.
First Class Adventure works toward many of the requirements in Tenderfoot, First Class, and Second Class. For more information, click here.
Program Registration
Parents and Scouts should give their unit’s camping coordinator their program requests. Scouts will get into whichever merit badges they request. Once your unit has a campsite reservation, program request can be made by the camping coordinator through Black Pug Scouting Event software.
Troop Advancement
Units can work on merit badges together during troop activity time. Badges take around 4 hours to complete.
Older Scout Programs and Merit Badges
Scouts registered in older Scout programs may miss a day or two of merit badges. They can make up missed requirements during free time or in-site unit time. Scouts accepted into Tier 2 older Scout programs will not be able to participate in any of the Merit Badge sessions.
Age/Grade Requirements
There is a grade requirement for certain merit badges. See the program catalog for which badges and what grades are required.
Independent Study Merit Badges
Some badges can be worked on outside of the merit badge time. Scouts are required to meet a minimum of twice during the week with a merit badge counselor. The Scout receives a document with the tasks necessary to earn the badge independently. Merit badge counselors are available by appointment. All requirements are due before lunch on Friday.
Merit Badges
Archaeology
Archery
Art
Astronomy
Basketry
Bird Study
¹³Camping
Canoeing
Chemistry
Chess
¹³Citizenship in the Nation
¹³Citizenship Society
Climbing
¹³Cooking
¹³Communications
¹²Cycling
¹³Emergency Preparedness
¹Environmental Science
Fingerprinting
¹³First Aid
Fishing
Fish and Wild Management Study/Mammal Study
Game Design
Geocaching
⁴Geology
¹⁴Hiking
³⁴Insect Study
²Kayaking
Leatherwork
¹³Lifesaving
Motorboating
Music
⁴Nature
⁴Orienteering
Personal Management
Photography
Pioneering
Pottery
Radio
³⁴Reptile & Amphibian Study
Rifle Shooting
Rowing
Salesmanship
²SCUBA Diving
³Search & Rescue
Shotgun Shooting
Signs, Signals, & Codes
Small Boat Sailing
Soil and Water Conservation
¹³Swimming
Weather
³Wilderness Survival
Woodcarving
¹ Eagle Scout required merit badge
² Only available through the Flintlock programs
³ Pre-requisite needed to pass before camp to ensure completion
⁴ Merit Badge is offered only as an independent study, where Scout works on their own time during the week and has periodic meetings with merit badge counselor.
Pre-Requisites
| Merit Badge | Req Scout must complete outside | Extensive practice | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archeology | None | 8, 9 | Moderate |
| Archery | None | 2, 5 | Difficult |
| Art | None | 4 (Need painting clothes) | Easier |
| Astronomy | None | 4, 6, 8 | Difficult |
| Basketry (w/ Leatherwork) | None | Material Costs~$19.50 | Easier |
| Bird Study | None | 5,7 | Difficult |
| Camping | 9a | None | Moderate |
| Canoeing | None | None | Difficult |
| Chemistry | None | None | Moderate |
| Chess | None | None | Moderate |
| Citizenship in the Community (going into 9th grade) | 2,3,4,7,8 | None | Difficult |
| Citizenship in Society (going into 8th grade) | 7,8 | None | Difficult |
| Climbing (going into 7th grade) | None | None | Moderate |
| Cooking (going into 8th grade) | 4,5,6 | None | Moderate |
| Communications | 2,3,4,5,6 | 8 | Easier |
| Cycling | None | 7b | Difficult |
| Emergency Preparedness | 1,2c,6c,8b | 7 | Difficult |
| Environmental Science | None | 4 | Moderate |
| Fingerprinting | None | None | Easier |
| First Aid (going into 7th grade) | 1,5 | None | Moderate |
| Fish & Wildlife Management | None | 7c | Moderate |
| Fishing | None | 9,10 (Bring Fishing Pole) | Easier |
| Game Design | None | 5,6,7 | Moderate |
| Geocaching | None | 9 | Moderate |
| Geology | None | None | Difficult |
| Hiking | None | 4,5,6 | Difficult |
| Insect Study | 9 | 5 | Difficult |
| Kayaking | None | None | Easier |
| Leatherwork(w/ Basketry) | None | Material Costs ~$5.00* (Leather kits) | Easier |
| Lifesaving | 2a | 2b,6,8,9,11,12,13,14,15,16 | Difficult |
| Mammal Study (w/ Fish & Wildlife) | None | None | Easier |
| Motorboating | None | None | Moderate |
| Music | 3a,3c | None | Easier |
| Nature | None | 4 | Difficult |
| Orienteering | None | 7,8,9,10 | Difficult |
| Personal Management (going into 9th grade) | 1,2,8,9,10 | None | Difficult |
| Photography | 1 | 7 | Moderate |
| Pioneering | 2a | 10 | Difficult |
| Pottery | None | 5 (Need painting clothes) | Moderate |
| Radio | None | 9b | Difficult |
| Reptile & Amphibian Study | 8 | 9 | Moderate |
| Rifle Shooting | None | 1,2 | Difficult |
| Rowing | 2 | 4,5 | Moderate |
| Salesmanship | None | None | Moderate |
| SCUBA Diving | None | None | Difficult |
| Search and Rescue | 4,6a | 9 | Moderate |
| Shotgun Shooting (going into 8th grade) | None | Ammunition ~$10.00 – $25.00* | Difficult |
| Signs, Signals, and Codes | None | 7 | Moderate |
| Small Boat Sailing | None | None | Difficult |
| Swimming | 2 | 3,6 | Moderate |
| Weather | None | None | Moderate |
| Wilderness Survival | 5 | 8 | Moderate |
| Woodcarving | None | Material Costs ~$3.50* | Moderate |
| BSA Lifeguard | None | Most Everything | Difficult |
First Class Adventure will work on Scout 4ab, 5, Tenderfoot 4ab, 5abc, 7a, 8, Second Class 1b, 2bcdfg, 3abcd, 4, 6abcd, 8a and First Class 1b, 3bcd, 5a, 7abc requirements. Troop leaders must sign off their requirements. Troops are requested to send adult leaders to help with the First Class Adventure program which makes it easy to sign off their Scouts’ requirements. First Class Aquatics will cover Tenderfoot 5a, Second Class 5acd, First Class 5bcd, 6bcde, 7c
*Material costs are approximate and depend on specific projects selected.
**Difficulty Levels are subjective and are provided only as a guide
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