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The current merit badge system began in 1979; three merit badges have not been updated since that time – Athletics, Mammal Study and Pulp and Paper. The most recent new merit badges are Nuclear Science, created in 2005 as a redesigned Atomic Energy badge; Snow Sports, created in 1999 as a redesigned Skiing merit badge; and Fly Fishing, split off from the Fishing merit badge in 2002. The most recent completely new merit badges are Composite Materials, created in 2006;{{ref|Composite}} Archaeology and Climbing, both created in 1997; and Entrepreneurship, created in 1998. The Boy Scouts of America are, as of 2005, field-testing a Hunting merit badge.{{ref|research}} | The current merit badge system began in 1979; three merit badges have not been updated since that time – Athletics, Mammal Study and Pulp and Paper. The most recent new merit badges are Nuclear Science, created in 2005 as a redesigned Atomic Energy badge; Snow Sports, created in 1999 as a redesigned Skiing merit badge; and Fly Fishing, split off from the Fishing merit badge in 2002. The most recent completely new merit badges are Composite Materials, created in 2006;{{ref|Composite}} Archaeology and Climbing, both created in 1997; and Entrepreneurship, created in 1998. The Boy Scouts of America are, as of 2005, field-testing a Hunting merit badge.{{ref|research}} | ||
Besides the BSA, these [[Scouting]] organizations are known to issue or have issued merit badges: [[Scouts Canada|Canada]], | Besides the BSA, these [[Scouting]] organizations are known to issue or have issued merit badges: [[Scouts Canada|Canada]], Indonesia, [[Scout Association of Japan|Japan]], [[Federación de Escultismo en España|Spain]], [[The National Scout Organization of Thailand|Thailand]], and the [[The Scout Association|United Kingdom]]. [[Austrian Scouts and Girl Guides|Austria]] has a program similar to merit badges for certain age groups. | ||
[[Image:MeritBadgeSash.JPG|right|thumb|A sample merit badge sash: From left to right, starting at top; '''1''' Swimming, Mammal Study, Environmental Science; '''2''' Basketry, Wood Carving, Dog Care; '''3''' Wilderness Survival, Emergency Preparedness, Bird Study; '''4''' Public Speaking, Scholarship, Law; '''5''' Rifle Shooting, Archery, Metalwork; '''6''' Fish and Wildlife Management, Citizenship in the Nation, Orienteering; '''7''' Citizenship in the Community, Communications, Personal Management; '''8''' Soil and Water Conservation, Reptile Study, Lifesaving; '''9''' Forestry, Citizenship in the World, Safety]] | [[Image:MeritBadgeSash.JPG|right|thumb|A sample merit badge sash: From left to right, starting at top; '''1''' Swimming, Mammal Study, Environmental Science; '''2''' Basketry, Wood Carving, Dog Care; '''3''' Wilderness Survival, Emergency Preparedness, Bird Study; '''4''' Public Speaking, Scholarship, Law; '''5''' Rifle Shooting, Archery, Metalwork; '''6''' Fish and Wildlife Management, Citizenship in the Nation, Orienteering; '''7''' Citizenship in the Community, Communications, Personal Management; '''8''' Soil and Water Conservation, Reptile Study, Lifesaving; '''9''' Forestry, Citizenship in the World, Safety]] | ||
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| | |Business, [[economy of the United States]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Image:Mb017c.gif|25px]][http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/mb/mb017.html American Cultures] | |[[Image:Mb017c.gif|25px]][http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/mb/mb017.html American Cultures] | ||
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|2007 | |2007 | ||
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|Animal Science | |||
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|[[Image:Mb132c.gif|25px]][http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/mb/mb132.html Archaeology] | |[[Image:Mb132c.gif|25px]][http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/mb/mb132.html Archaeology] | ||
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|2006 | |2006 | ||
| | | | ||
| | |Archaeology | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Image:Mb019c.gif|25px]][http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/mb/mb019.html Archery] | |[[Image:Mb019c.gif|25px]][http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/mb/mb019.html Archery] | ||
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|1995 | |1995 | ||
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| | |Architecture | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Image:Mb021c.gif|25px]][http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/mb/mb021.html Art] | |[[Image:Mb021c.gif|25px]][http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/mb/mb021.html Art] | ||
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|2001 | |2001 | ||
| | | | ||
| | |Aviation | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Image:Mb026c.gif|25px]][http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/mb/mb026.html Backpacking] | |[[Image:Mb026c.gif|25px]][http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/mb/mb026.html Backpacking] | ||
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|2004 | |2004 | ||
| | | | ||
| | |Collecting | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Image:Mb005c.gif|25px]][http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/mb/mb005.html '''Communications'''] | |[[Image:Mb005c.gif|25px]][http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/mb/mb005.html '''Communications'''] | ||
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|2005 | |2005 | ||
| | | | ||
| | |Disability | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Image:Mb041c.gif|25px]][http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/mb/mb041.html Dog Care] | |[[Image:Mb041c.gif|25px]][http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/mb/mb041.html Dog Care] | ||
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|2004 | |2004 | ||
| | | | ||
| | |Dog | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Image:Mb042c.gif|25px]][http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/mb/mb042.html Drafting] | |[[Image:Mb042c.gif|25px]][http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/mb/mb042.html Drafting] | ||
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|2005 | |2005 | ||
| | | | ||
| | |Electricity | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Image:Mb044c.gif|25px]][http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/mb/mb044.html Electronics] | |[[Image:Mb044c.gif|25px]][http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/mb/mb044.html Electronics] | ||
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|2005 | |2005 | ||
| | | | ||
| | |Electronics | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Image:Mb006c.gif|25px]][http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/mb/mb006.html '''Emergency Preparedness'''] | |[[Image:Mb006c.gif|25px]][http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/mb/mb006.html '''Emergency Preparedness'''] | ||
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|2005 | |2005 | ||
| | | | ||
| | |Energy | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Image:Mb046c.gif|25px]][http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/mb/mb046.html Engineering] | |[[Image:Mb046c.gif|25px]][http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/mb/mb046.html Engineering] | ||
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|2001 | |2001 | ||
| | | | ||
| | |Engineering | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Image:Mb134c.gif|25px]][http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/mb/mb134.html Entrepreneurship] | |[[Image:Mb134c.gif|25px]][http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/mb/mb134.html Entrepreneurship] | ||
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|''Eagle-required'' | |''Eagle-required'' | ||
| | |Environmental science | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Image:Mb129c.gif|25px]][[Image:Mb129oc.gif|25px]][http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/mb/mb129.html '''Family Life'''] | |[[Image:Mb129c.gif|25px]][[Image:Mb129oc.gif|25px]][http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/mb/mb129.html '''Family Life'''] | ||
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|''Eagle-required'', takes at least 90 days | |''Eagle-required'', takes at least 90 days | ||
| | |Family values | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Image:Mb048c.gif|25px]][http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/mb/mb048.html Farm Mechanics] | |[[Image:Mb048c.gif|25px]][http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/mb/mb048.html Farm Mechanics] | ||
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| | | | ||
| | |Geology | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Image:Mb059c.gif|25px]][http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/mb/mb059.html Golf] | |[[Image:Mb059c.gif|25px]][http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/mb/mb059.html Golf] | ||
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| | | | ||
| | |Golf | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Image:Mb122c.gif|25px]][http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/mb/mb122.html Graphic Arts] | |[[Image:Mb122c.gif|25px]][http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/mb/mb122.html Graphic Arts] | ||
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| | | | ||
| | |Equestrianism | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Image:Mb064c.gif|25px]][http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/mb/mb064.html Indian Lore] | |[[Image:Mb064c.gif|25px]][http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/mb/mb064.html Indian Lore] | ||
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| | | | ||
| | |Law | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Image:Mb069c.gif|25px]][http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/mb/mb069.html Leatherwork] | |[[Image:Mb069c.gif|25px]][http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/mb/mb069.html Leatherwork] | ||
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|''Eagle-required'' (this or Emergency Preparedness) | |''Eagle-required'' (this or Emergency Preparedness) | ||
|Lifesaving | |||
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|[[Image:Mb071c.gif|25px]][http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/mb/mb071.html Mammal Study] | |[[Image:Mb071c.gif|25px]][http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/mb/mb071.html Mammal Study] | ||
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|prior to 1979 | |prior to 1979 | ||
| | | | ||
| | |Mammal | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Image:Mb130c.gif|25px]][http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/mb/mb130.html Medicine] | |[[Image:Mb130c.gif|25px]][http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/mb/mb130.html Medicine] | ||
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| | |Medicine | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Image:Mb074c.gif|25px]][http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/mb/mb074.html Metalwork] | |[[Image:Mb074c.gif|25px]][http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/mb/mb074.html Metalwork] | ||
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| | | | ||
| | |Metalworking | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Image:Mb075c.gif|25px]][http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/mb/mb075.html Model Design and Building] | |[[Image:Mb075c.gif|25px]][http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/mb/mb075.html Model Design and Building] | ||
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| | | | ||
| | |Scale model | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Image:Mb076c.gif|25px]][http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/mb/mb076.html Motorboating] | |[[Image:Mb076c.gif|25px]][http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/mb/mb076.html Motorboating] | ||
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| | |Motorboat | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Image:Mb077c.gif|25px]][http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/mb/mb077.html Music] | |[[Image:Mb077c.gif|25px]][http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/mb/mb077.html Music] | ||
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|Shares a pamphlet with ''Bugling'' | |Shares a pamphlet with ''Bugling'' | ||
| | |Music | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Image:Mb078c.gif|25px]][http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/mb/mb078.html Nature] | |[[Image:Mb078c.gif|25px]][http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/mb/mb078.html Nature] | ||
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| | | | ||
| | |Nature | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Image:Mb024ac.jpg|25px]][[Image:Mb024c.gif|25px]][http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/mb/mb024.html Nuclear Science] | |[[Image:Mb024ac.jpg|25px]][[Image:Mb024c.gif|25px]][http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/mb/mb024.html Nuclear Science] | ||
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|2003 | |2003 | ||
| | | | ||
| | |Painting | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Image:Mb010c.gif|25px]][http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/mb/mb010.html '''Personal Fitness'''] | |[[Image:Mb010c.gif|25px]][http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/mb/mb010.html '''Personal Fitness'''] | ||
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|2005 | |2005 | ||
| | | | ||
| | |Photography | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Image:Mb084c.gif|25px]][http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/mb/mb084.html Pioneering] | |[[Image:Mb084c.gif|25px]][http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/mb/mb084.html Pioneering] | ||
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|Was originally part of the combined ''Rifle and Shotgun Shooting'' merit badge. | |Was originally part of the combined ''Rifle and Shotgun Shooting'' merit badge. | ||
|Rifle, | |Rifle, shooting | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Image:Mb098c.gif|25px]][http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/mb/mb098.html Rowing] | |[[Image:Mb098c.gif|25px]][http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/mb/mb098.html Rowing] | ||
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| | | | ||
| | |Safety | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Image:Mb099c.gif|25px]][http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/mb/mb099.html Salesmanship] | |[[Image:Mb099c.gif|25px]][http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/mb/mb099.html Salesmanship] | ||
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| | | | ||
| | |Sculpture | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Image:Mb124c.gif|25px]][http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/mb/mb124.html Shotgun Shooting] | |[[Image:Mb124c.gif|25px]][http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/mb/mb124.html Shotgun Shooting] | ||
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|Requirements predate merit badge because it was formerly part of ''Rifle and Shotgun Shooting'' | |Requirements predate merit badge because it was formerly part of ''Rifle and Shotgun Shooting'' | ||
|[[Shotgun]], | |[[Shotgun]], shooting | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Image:Mb103c.gif|25px]][http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/mb/mb103.html Skating] | |[[Image:Mb103c.gif|25px]][http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/mb/mb103.html Skating] | ||
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|2006 | |2006 | ||
| | | | ||
| | |Ice skating, [[roller skating]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Image:Mb105c.gif|25px]][http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/mb/mb105.html Small-Boat Sailing] | |[[Image:Mb105c.gif|25px]][http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/mb/mb105.html Small-Boat Sailing] | ||
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|1999 | |1999 | ||
| | | | ||
| | |Winter sport | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Image:Mb106c.gif|25px]][http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/mb/mb106.html Soil and Water Conservation] | |[[Image:Mb106c.gif|25px]][http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/mb/mb106.html Soil and Water Conservation] | ||
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|2001 | |2001 | ||
| | | | ||
| | |Stamp collecting | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Image:Mb109c.gif|25px]][http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/mb/mb109.html Surveying] | |[[Image:Mb109c.gif|25px]][http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/mb/mb109.html Surveying] | ||
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| | |Surveying | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Image:Mb014c.gif|25px]][http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/mb/mb014.html '''Swimming'''] | |[[Image:Mb014c.gif|25px]][http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/mb/mb014.html '''Swimming'''] | ||
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| | | | ||
| | |Textile | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Image:Mb111c.gif|25px]][http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/mb/mb111.html Theater] | |[[Image:Mb111c.gif|25px]][http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/mb/mb111.html Theater] | ||
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| | | | ||
| | |Truck | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Image:Mb114c.gif|25px]][http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/mb/mb114.html Veterinary Medicine] | |[[Image:Mb114c.gif|25px]][http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/mb/mb114.html Veterinary Medicine] | ||
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|1999 | |1999 | ||
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| | |Water skiing | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Image:Mb116c.gif|25px]][http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/mb/mb116.html Weather] | |[[Image:Mb116c.gif|25px]][http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/mb/mb116.html Weather] |