Merit Badges

A Scout needs a certain number and variety of merit badges to advance to the upper ranks of Boy Scouts.  Each merit badge shows that a Scout has demonstrated knowledge and proficiency in a particular skill or activity.  You can have a lot of fun earning merit badges. There are over 120 different merit badges including Aviation, Backpacking, Crime Prevention, First Aid, Oceanography, Space Exploration and many others.

There are a number of locations on the Internet that have information about Boy Scout merit badges.  A good website is www.meritbadge.com.  Another one is usscouts.org. On these websites you can find a description of each merit badge as well as a list of all the requirements for that merit badge.  You can also find the merit badge requirements sheet that you need to print off and keep track of the requirements as you complete them for each merit badge.

If you have any questions about merit badges, see Mr. Coleman, the Troop 216 Merit Badge Coordinator, or e-mail your questions to meritbadge@troop216cary.org.

Merit Badge Schedule

Throughout the year, Troop 216 merit badge counselors offer a number of merit badges to the boys in the troop.  The merit badge schedule will be updated at the beginning of each scout year and refined as the scout year progresses.  

Fun Stuff

Are you interested in how many Aviation merit badges have been earned in the history of Boy Scouts?  Check out this fact sheet from the Boy Scouts of America: Merit Badge Fact Sheet