How many Boy Scout merit badges are there?

You can learn about sports, crafts, science, trades, business, and future careers as you earn merit badges. There are more than 135 merit badges, and any Scout, or any qualified Venturer or Sea Scout may earn any of these at any time.

What merit badges are discontinued?

Discontinued merit badges (Boy Scouts of America)

Merit badge Created Discontinued
Marksmanship 1911 1966
Masonry 1911 1995
Master-At-Arms 1910 1911
Mechanical Drawing 1933 1964

Is atomic energy still a merit badge?

From Atomic Energy to Stalking, these skills have been discontinued by the Scouts.

Was there a sewing merit badge?

“Whenever you go look on blogs on what merit badges the Scouts should introduce, sewing is always in one of the comments.” Speaking of blogs, there is not a Blogging merit badge — yet — but there are ones for Nuclear Science and Space Exploration. Scouts needn’t split the atom or achieve orbit to earn them, however.

What are some of the easiest merit badges in Scouting?

First Aid: 5

  • Citizenship in the Community: 8
  • Citizenship in the Nation: 6
  • Citizenship in the World: 5
  • Communication: 8
  • Cooking: 7
  • Personal Fitness: 7
  • Emergency Preparedness or Lifesaving: 5,6
  • Environmental Science or Sustainability: 7,8
  • Personal Management: 9

    • What is the merit badge awarded by most Boy Scouts?

    The Cornwell Scout Badge is an exceptional award in respect or pre-eminently high character and devotion to duty, together with great courage and endurance.

    What Boy Scout merit badges are the easiest to earn?

    The easiest merit badges are those that you’re already working on in your everyday life. For instance, if you already have a dog, the pets merit badge would be a no-brainer. The 3 simplest merit badges that any scout can earn are Art, Fingerprinting and Photography. These badges require few supplies and can be quickly completed in an afternoon.

    What is the least earned Badge in Boy Scouts?

    The Pulp and Paper Merit Badge is one of the least commonly earned merit badges of the Boy Scouts of America. Only 63,479 were earned between 1972 and 2004 [1]. It is one of the few merit badges that focus on a particular business or industry. The requirements were revised effective January 1, 2006, although the changes were relatively minor