{"id":4116,"date":"2019-07-22T14:58:31","date_gmt":"2019-07-22T21:58:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/troop612slz.org\/v6\/?p=4116"},"modified":"2019-08-28T23:37:01","modified_gmt":"2019-08-29T06:37:01","slug":"merit-badges-and-how-to-get-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/troop612slz.org\/v6\/merit-badges-and-how-to-get-them\/","title":{"rendered":"Merit Badges and how to get them"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This Tuesday (July 23, 2019), Mr. Hoffman will be leading a session at 7 pm to give parents an overview of the Scouts BSA Merit BadgeProgram.&nbsp;&nbsp;Merit badges introduce youth to skills that that can lead to careers and lifelong hobbies and teach youth how to contact and work with adults.&nbsp; Scouts need to complete at least 21 merit badges to earn Eagle rank.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/troop612slz.org\/v6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/NM7IWRGOTZHXNC4SXNGQDIAOPM.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"http:\/\/troop612slz.org\/v6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/NM7IWRGOTZHXNC4SXNGQDIAOPM.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4238\" data-link=\"http:\/\/troop612slz.org\/v6\/merit-badges-and-how-to-get-them\/nm7iwrgotzhxnc4sxngqdiaopm\/\" class=\"wp-image-4238\" srcset=\"http:\/\/troop612slz.org\/v6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/NM7IWRGOTZHXNC4SXNGQDIAOPM.jpg 800w, http:\/\/troop612slz.org\/v6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/NM7IWRGOTZHXNC4SXNGQDIAOPM-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/troop612slz.org\/v6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/NM7IWRGOTZHXNC4SXNGQDIAOPM-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>There Are More Than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scouting.org\/programs\/scouts-bsa\/advancement-and-awards\/merit-badges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">135 Different&nbsp;Merit&nbsp;Badges<\/a> Available, From American Business to Woodworking.&nbsp; Scouts can start earning merit badges right away! Here are&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/boyslife.org\/about-scouts\/scouting-around\/162671\/9-things-to-know-about-merit-badges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">9 things to know<\/a>&nbsp;about how to get the most out of your merit badge experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a parent, you can help by becoming a Merit Badge Counselor.&nbsp; There is no cost to become a registered merit badge counselor and no limit to the number of Merit Badges for which you can be a counselor except for the time you have to give to this service.&nbsp; There is a need for the <a href=\"https:\/\/meritbadge.org\/wiki\/index.php\/Merit_badges_required_for_the_Eagle_Scout_rank\">Eagle-required<\/a> merit badges so please consider signing up for one or more of those.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"461\" height=\"357\" src=\"http:\/\/troop612slz.org\/v6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/unnamed.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4118\" srcset=\"http:\/\/troop612slz.org\/v6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/unnamed.png 461w, http:\/\/troop612slz.org\/v6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/unnamed-300x232.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 461px) 100vw, 461px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Merit Badge Counselor Application process<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Adult application.&nbsp; &nbsp;<ul><li>Use position code:&nbsp; 42,&nbsp; description:&nbsp;Merit&nbsp;Badge&nbsp;Counselor<br>If you are currently registered,&nbsp;<br>Check &#8220;Multiple registrations&#8221;,<br>Enter your&nbsp;membership&nbsp;numberIf you are not currently registered with BSA&nbsp;<br>Check &#8220;New Leader&#8221;<br>Enter the District Name &#8220;Tres Ranchos&#8221;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>This is a district, not a unit position.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Merit&nbsp;Badge&nbsp;Counselor application<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/filestore.scouting.org\/filestore\/pdf\/34405.pdf\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/filestore.scouting.org\/filestore\/pdf\/34405.pdf<\/a>&nbsp;There is no fee for this position.There is no limit to the&nbsp;number&nbsp;of&nbsp;Merit&nbsp;Badges&nbsp;you for which you can be a counselor, but consider the time you have to give to this service.Decide if you want to be available to&nbsp;<ul><li>Only Scouts in a given unit(s) Only Scouts in a given district(s)&nbsp; &#8211; The most common choice is All Scouts.&nbsp; (You will show up nationwide!)&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Print out a copy of your Youth Protection Training certificate.<ul><li>District positions run from July 1 &#8211; June 30, unlike unit positions, so the YPT eligibility should be checked carefully.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Print out a copy of your&nbsp;Merit&nbsp;Badge&nbsp;Training certificate<ul><li>This does not expire.&nbsp;&nbsp;You can take this training <a href=\"http:\/\/my.scouting.org\/\">online<\/a> as well as in person.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Fill out the above four forms and send them to the Scout office.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Tuesday (July 23, 2019), Mr. Hoffman will be leading a session at 7 pm to give parents an overview of the Scouts BSA Merit BadgeProgram.&nbsp;&nbsp;Merit badges introduce youth to skills that that can lead to careers and lifelong hobbies and teach youth how to contact and work with adults.&nbsp; Scouts need to complete at &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/troop612slz.org\/v6\/merit-badges-and-how-to-get-them\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Merit Badges and how to get them<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":4117,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,10,25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4116","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-advancement","category-scoutmaster","category-training"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/troop612slz.org\/v6\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4116","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/troop612slz.org\/v6\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/troop612slz.org\/v6\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/troop612slz.org\/v6\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/troop612slz.org\/v6\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4116"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/troop612slz.org\/v6\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4116\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4244,"href":"http:\/\/troop612slz.org\/v6\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4116\/revisions\/4244"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/troop612slz.org\/v6\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4117"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/troop612slz.org\/v6\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4116"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/troop612slz.org\/v6\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4116"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/troop612slz.org\/v6\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4116"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}