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2025 Merit Badge Requirement Changes (Effective Jan. 1, 2025)
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Communications (Eagle)
Swimming (Eagle)
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2025 Troop Merit Badges
IN PROGRESS
First Aid (EAGLE) – Fall 2025
- MB Counselor: Rodney Beckwith III
- Interested scouts should connect with Mr. Welch to express interest and be connected to the merit badge counselor
IN PROGRESS
Swimming (EAGLE) – Completed April 26th, 2025 – Pathfinder Pool – 4pm – 6pm w/ scout camp swim test.
- MB Counselors: Owen Welch, Zach Beckwith, Rodney Beckwith III
Citizenship in Community (EAGLE) – See MB Counselors: Erik Wessel and/or Elizabeth Eppler
Family Life (EAGLE) – Started March 9th – MBC Elizabeth Eppler
- Meeting before scout meeting @ 6pm – Shalom Lutheran Church
- Requirements will be discussed – scouts will complete requirements with own family
- No pre-requisites to participate
- Family Life Merit Badge Pamphlet (2025 Edition)
- Family Life Workbook
Gardening – Started March 23, 2025 – Gardening Merit Badge – MBC Erik Wessel
- Meeting before scout meeting @ 9696 Mohican Court, Pinckney, MI 48169
- No Pre-requisites
- We will complete requirements 1, 3, 6, 7, 9.
- We will Start requirements 2, 4 & 8
- Requirement 5 to be completed at on a separate day or on own
- Gardening Workbook
Canoe & Kayak – Completed – August 2nd, 2025 – Canoe/Kayak Merit Badge – MBC (Erik Wessel – canoe; Chris McClelland – Kayak)
- @ 9696 Mohican Court, Pinckney, MI 48169
- Pre-requisite: successful completion of BSA Swimmer Test (April troop swim day or summer camp). The swim test will not be offered at the canoe/kayak merit badge day.
- Further information available on the canoe/kayak merit badge page linked above.