Northwest Texas Council Vice President for Advancement -
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Staff Advisor to Advancement -
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Greenbelt Advancement Chairman - John Golden
Red River Advancement Chairman - Raymond Perry
The Advancement Committee strives to help unit leaders establish and maintain proper advancement procedures in their units. It monitors rank advancement progress throughout the year, recruits merit badge counselors, and coordinates district level boards of review for Eagle Scout candidates and acts as an appeals board if necessary.
The Advancement Committee is also charged with promoting and presenting adult leader awards and recognitions.
Merit Badge Links
Related Links
National Eagle Scout Association (NESA) website - http://www.nesa.org/
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Historical Merit Badge Program
Merit badges have been a fixture of the Boy Scouts of America since its inception in 1910. The requirements that generations of Scouts have completed have taught lifetime citizenship lessons, personal fitness habits, and life skills. They have been the beginnings of countless careers and lifetime hobbies. In the last 99 years, there have been many changes in the merit badge offerings. As society has changed, the Boy Scouts of America has adapted by revising the requirements, implementing name changes, adding new merit badges, and in some instances, eliminating some badges altogether.
For the 100th Anniversary Celebration, four vintage merit badges are being released for the centennial celebration year only, giving Boy Scouts the hands-on opportunity to experience the exciting past of Scouting while learning how our world has changed in that 100 years.
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2010 Merit Badge College
February 13, 2010
The 2010 Application and information page is now available - click here for Application in Adobe PDF, click here for the information page in Adobe PDF.
Merit Badge College is a 2 session event during which a scout can earn up to 2 merit badges. Merit Badge College focuses on the badges required for the rank of Eagle, as well as a variety of non-required badges. These sessions give each scout involved the opportunity to learn new skills, and to hone skills that they may already possess.
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New Requirements for 2009 |
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The requirements for many Merit Badges changed on January 1, 2009. On August 1, 2008, all Merit Badge pamphlets were reprinted with color photographs, diagrams, and covers effective August 1, 2008. The actual text and requirements in most cases did not change from the previous editions.
The requirements for the following Merit Badges have changed:
Archery, Architecture & Landscape Architecture, Automotive Maintenance, Cinematography, Coin Collecting, Collections, Drafting, Emergency Preparedness, Engineering, Farm Mechanics, Indian Lore, Insect Study, Lifesaving, Motorboating, Painting, Pottery, Radio, and Swimming.
In addition, the requirements for Mile Swim and Den Chief Service Award have changed. The Auto Mechanics merit badge was replaced with badge Automotive Maintenance. Architecture and Landscape Architecture Merit Badges were combined into a single book.
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