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2022 Merit Badge and Award Requirement Changes

The following merit badges and awards were updated this year.  The updates can be found at: http://scouting.org/advancement 

The following merit badges and awards were updated this year.  The updates can be found at: http://scouting.org/advancement 

Merit Badge Requirements Changes:

Scouts who have started a badge under the old requirements may complete the badge under those requirements.  Scouts beginning the badge must use the new requirements.

(Scoutbook is scheduled to be updated by 2/24/22)

Merit Badge Name and Requirement Changed:

  • Animation 3a
  • Astronomy 1 cd
  • Athletics 1b, 3d
  • Canoeing 4a, 5c, 13 dropped
  • Citizenship in the Nation – all new
  • Citizenship in Society – new badge
  • Climbing 1b
  • Coin Collecting 6
  • Dentistry 1b
  • First Aid 4, 8cd, 10, 11, 12
  • Home Repair 6
  • Mining in Society 4, 8a
  • Pioneering 2ab, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9
  • Programming 5a – Scoutlife.org added
  • Railroading 4, 5 – 7, 8b1
  • Reading 1e
  • Traffic Safety 1c, 2a, 3abcd, 4b, 5b, drop 5d

Awards:

Awards Name and Requirement Changed:

  • Historic Trails – 1, 3
  • SCUBA BSA 1
  • Snorkeling 1, look at 5-8
  • Stand Up Paddleboarding 2
  • National Medal for Outdoor Achievement 1

Reminder: COVID Advancement Guidelines for Scouts BSA are changing March 1

  • The temporary changes to the Swimming requirements will be removed, and the original requirements as published will be reinstated.
  • The temporary suspension of requirement 9b of the camping merit badge will be removed, and the original requirements as published will be reinstated.
  • Temporary changes were implemented to allow Scouts to complete rank requirements by video conferencing, as well as changes to the Camping merit badge and some swimming rank requirements; see https://www.scouting.org/program-updates/covid-19-2020-advancement-temporary-changes.  All of these temporary COVID accommodations will expire on March 01, 2022.

For more details, see: https://www.scouting.org/coronavirus/covid-19-faq/

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