"The Merit Badge program itself is based around the premise that it is a way for scouts to explore different things and different opportunities such as welding, woodworking, plumbing, all that ...

There are 139 merit badges in total, ... At home, he worked hard to earn newer scouting badges, like the Programming badge and Digital Technology badge. And he didn’t do it alone.

Three Scouts from Livermore Troop 939 recently received their Eagle badges, the highest award in the Scouting America program ...

Three Fires Council, Scouting America is scheduled to host its annual Merit Badge University at York High School in Elmhurst on Saturday, Feb. 22.

To reach the rank of an Eagle Scout, one needs 21 merit badges, which Goyal was able to rack up with no problem. He and his mother, who encouraged him to get into the Scout program in the first ...

Caiden became passionate about the merit badge program in late 2019. As he started earning merit badges, he quickly recognized the benefit of gaining knowledge and skills in so many areas.

He has earned every merit badge the scouting program offers. To achieve the Eagle rank, scouts are required to earn 21 merit badges, complete a project and defend before an Eagle Board.

In the Boy Scout program, merit badges allow scouts to investigate nearly 140 different areas of knowledge and skills.

Scouts have gotten a helping hand for more than two decades to obtain their merit badges. Starting at 8:30 a.m. and going until 5 p.m., the Northeastern Pennsylvania Council of Scouting America ...