Merit badge pamphlets are reprinted annually and requirements updated regularly. For more about awards and badges, check out these resources, where youll find. Collecting merit badges international scouting collectors. All swim participants must have a current health history and medical checkup available. For much of scoutings history, no campout was complete without a wood fire. As we are in the 21st century and we have boys bring ipads to troop meetings with cookbooks, meritbadge worksheets, bsa handbook, etc.
Discuss the prevention and treatment for health concerns that could occur while swimming, including hypothermia, dehydration, sunburn, heat exhaustion, heatstroke, muscle cramps, hyperventilation, spinal injury, stings and bites, and cuts and scrapes. Aquatics day is an opportunity for scouts in troops, crews and ships to work on the swimming or lifesaving merit badge and webelos scouts to work on the aquanaut adventure. May 19, 2014 as you know, swimmings an important merit badge because to earn the eagle scout award, a scout must earn either swimming, cycling or hiking mb. Kayaking bsa should prepare you for safe kayaking fun on your local lake or enclosed bay, but there is more to learn, such as the classic eskimo roll. Scouts may begin or continue working on swimming merit using either the old or new swimming merit badge requirements. This gives us a really good idea of the current swimming ability of the scout and what were going to need to help them work on. To obtain a list of registered merit badge counselors, or to begin a merit badge, please contact your scoutmaster or council service center. Note that this statement, merit badges are never totally retired if you can find a counselor, find a book that has the requirements, and find the badge, you can earn some that are not officially listed right now. Swimming merit badge series by boy scouts of america 1997. It should be clearly marked for nonswimmers maximum 3. Compose a bugle call for your troop or patrol to signal a common group activity, such as assembling for mealtime or striking a.
A merit badge counselors role is to assist a scout over the hurdles of the merit badge requirements and increase his awareness in the deeper aspects of the subject from their knowledge and experience. As you enter the information, it inserts the same information correctly in all other appropriate places on the form. The merit badge workbook can help you complete your requirements but you still should the work space provided for each requirement in the workbook should be used to make notes for discussing each item with your counselor, use additional paper for providing full and complete answers. Lockport, il 60441 revision 05 wednesday, march 20, 2019 4 signs, signals, and codes brian mcdaniels 10 cover at least one mile in distance and use at least six different trail signs and markers. There were many more merit badges that you could have earned then that are similar to those of today. Get merit badge application blue card from your scoutmaster. Explain and demonstrate how the bugle makes sound, and explain how the bugle is related to other brass wind instruments. Camping and scouting have been intertwined ever since the boy scouts of america organization began. Swimming merit badge and worksheet boy scout trail.
Per national regulations, the only person who may sign off on requirements is a merit badge counselor, duly registered and authorized by the local council. Dresden stem merit badge clinic 2019 scouts bsa program details rainbow council boy scouts of america george s. Safety and competence in these three areas is key to being a healthy and wellrounded young man. The leap from a 50 feet test 16 yards to a 100 yard and then a 150 yard test is immense. This workbook can help you but you still need to read the merit badge pamphlet. Have the counselor sign your blue card and return to your troop advancements person.
When the content has been updated in a merit badge pamphlet, bsa no. In water over your head, but not to exceed 10 feet, do each of the following. A fun, easytouse binder one for each grade level full of great info and badge activities. Despite the strengthening of the eagle scout requirements, the number. Get all the latest details and shop links for every topic and grade level in the award and badge explorer. Below are backup copies of the troops physical merit badge books, and are for online viewing only please do not download. A revised swimming merit badge pamphlet, with new color illustrations, will be available soon for purchase at local scout shops and through. Swimming merit badge swimming merit badge pamphlet 35957. A short history of hiking hiking has always been a part of the human experience. The swimming merit badge is earned by scouts who are responsible and respectful of swimming for its leisure and survival importance. Completion of the swimming merit badge is a requirement of the merit badge and must be completed prior to entering into scuba training portion of the requirements.
For history regarding merit badge types, see history of merit badges boy scouts of america. They are reproduced in part here under fair use as a resource for scouts and scouters to use in the earning and teaching of merit badges. When the first settlers arrived in north america, they were. You will also need a swim suit, towel, and long shirt. For example the angling merit badge became the fishing merit badge in 1951. If your scout is not yet capable of passing the bsa beginner test, i would not enroll them in the swimming merit badge.
You can purchase these at the scout shop, or your troop library or a scout who has finished the badge may have a copy. Adobe acrobat can resize the booklet to the size of paper you have in your printer. August, 2008 for new swimming merit badge requirements which were introduced in 2014, click here requirements for the swimming merit badge. Scouts prided themselves on their ability to kindle a blaze in any conditions, even in. Application for merit badge reproduces bsa form 34124 this is a fillable pdf file that allows you to create merit badge application blue cards with names, merit badge names and unit and counselor information. Public bsa merit badges boy scout troop 468 largo, florida. You must do each requirement to earn the merit badge. To earn this badge a scout must, among other things, complete the bsa swimmer test, demonstrate water rescue methods, and display multiple swimming techniques. Requirements include earning at least 21 merit badges. Eagle scout is the highest achievement or rank attainable in the scouts bsa program of the.
Find official boy scouts of america merit badges and insignia for every programs rank achievements. If this has been discussed before, i apologize, but i couldnt find it anywhere. The history of merit badges in the boy scouts of america bsa has been tracked by categorizing them into a series of merit badge types. This badge is a requirement for the eagle scout award. And you use muscles that you wouldnt normally use on a daily routine. In addition to the boy scouts of america, many other scouting and scoutinglike organizations around the world, such as pathfinders, badenpowell scouts and royal rangers, issue merit badges or their equivalent. Each merit badge has a pamphlet booklet associated with it. Merit badges are awards earned by members of the boy scouts of america, based on activities.
Wear class a uniform, bring scout book if you are not at least first class, blue card, bring swim suit, towel, goggles, lunch, money for vending machine. When he founded the scouting movement in the early 1900s, robert badenpowell encouraged every scout. Get a blue card from your scoutmaster or advancement chair. Merit badge book library princeton, texas troop 229. Safe swim defense below needed for swimming and canoeing merit badge tests, and. Swimming merit badge series boy scouts of america on. Scoutbook boy scouts swimming merit badge requirements. Dresden stem merit badge clinic 2019 scouts bsa program. Print the workbook, read and bring merit badge book, penpencil, paper. Hiking merit badge will prepare you for exciting journeys. Current merit badge pamphlet and requirement revision dates. A scout working on these merit badges should download the pdf file and use as a study guide for the final written test. The merit badge counselor should be fair and consistent and should present and teach the skills as presented in this pamphlet. Civics became citizenship in 1946, and in 1952, citizenship expanded into citizenship in the community, citizenship in the home, and citizenship in the nation.
I have collected a lot of bsa merit badge pamplets from numerous sources. Explain to your counselor how scoutings safe swim defense plan anticipates, helps prevent and mitigate, and provides responses to likely hazards you may encounter during swimming activities. If a new edition of a merit badge pamphlet is introduced with updated requirements after the scouts bsa requirements book has been released, a scout who is starting the badge may choose to follow either set of requirements until the end of the year. Swimming merit badge revised in time for summer camp bryan. From wikibooks, open books for an open world merit badge series paperback january 1, 2010 see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions.
Merit badge requirement updates from 2020 scouts bsa requirements 33216. Before doing the following requirements, successfully complete the bsa swimmer test. At the start of the new year, scouts who are beginning must use only the new requirements. A complete health history is required of all participants as evidence of fitness.
Level off and swim 75 yards in a strong manner using one or more of the following strokes. Do a headfirst surface dive to a depth of at least 5 feet and swim underwater for three strokes. History of merit badges boy scouts of america wikipedia. Canoeing merit badge class preparation page scoutmaster bucky. Scoutingbsaswimming merit badge wikibooks, open books for. Merit badge counselors are volunteers that are knowledgeable in the topic and understand the goals of scouting. You can find additional material on kayaking in the fieldbook, no.
Lifesaving level 3b very few scouts show up to the lifesaving merit badge class thinking they can save a life, but through the class all gain the skills needed to respond to a water emergency. Scouts taking the merit badge class must be able to pass the bsa swim test at the event in order to proceed with the class. Like other merit badges, the swimming merit badge has been developed to teach and train youth in a manner consistent with the overall goals and values of the boy scouts of america. All information needed to complete these parts of requirement 3 can be found in the merit badge pamphlet book. Scuba diving merit badge released bryan on scouting. Im being asked by the boys how they can get the merit badge books in pdf. Public merit badges boy scout troop 127 nashville, illinois. Scoutingbsametalwork merit badge wikibooks, open books. Swim continuously for 150 yards using the following strokes in good form and in a strong manner.
This presentation does not replace the merit badge pamphlet. Why swimming is favored for fitness and therapeutic. Scoutingbsaswimming merit badge wikibooks, open books. It is recommended to make notes on your merit badge workbook to use when sharing your knowledge during the class. Always, always, always, keep the receipt from your blue card very important. Lifesaving, 1911, 2008, 2008, 19,444, lifeguarding. Come to the surface, take a breath, and repeat the sequence twice. Ask your scoutmaster or assistant scoutmaster to sign the card. The requirements to this merit badge are ed by the boy scouts of america. Following the guidelines set in the bsa safe swim defense, in water at least 7 feet deep, show a standing headfirst dive from a dock or pool deck. The swimming area must be examined to ensure it is safe to swim. Swimming merit badge series by boy scouts of america 19970603 mass market paperback january 1, 1852 4. May, 2014 requirements for the swimming merit badge. Hikes of 10 and 20 miles will give you the experience and confidence to enjoy hiking as a lifetime hobby.