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FYI, the money in his account was only used as a budget contingency for cost overruns (about 10 percent of the total cost) for his very large project, and this was in his original plan that was presented to committees, etc. He is not rich, and he raised all of the money for the project (over 500 dollars) himself. The project itself was a big one, with several workdays and many hundreds of hours involved. Thank you all for your help with these questions.

Hi. I need two questions answered by someone who absolutely knows the rules. Can a boy scout spend a portion of his boy scout account on supplies for his eagle project? Is there any confusion about this? Is it also your understanding that parents can or cannot spend their own money on refreshments for the boys participating in the eagle project? Thank you in advance for your help. I am being told two different things, and an eagle scout is being questioned in retrospect. Thanks in advance for your help.

Thank you for your answers. In the last twelve months, the troop has had 4 nights of camping, and the scout missed one night due to working at camp, so he got three nights with his troop. At the rate that the troop is camping, it would take a scout about 5 years to complete the merit badge. Because of the expressed opinions in our district, in order to get the additional nights, he is going to go camping with other troops. If family camping had counted, he would have had the merit badge long ago. To Bob: I am relieved to see that someone out there has the same understanding of the rules. Would you mind providing me with an email address so that the people in our troop or district could address questions directly to you? Again, thanks for the responses.

I have questions re: camping MB. 1)in training MB counselors, they say never to require more than what is in the book, right? Why, then, is it almost universally stated by camping merit badge counselors that one MUST be on an approved boy scout outing in order for a night of camping to count? Is that the way you see it? The book does not state this at all, as a matter of fact, it talks about how camping can be done all alone or with a group, and no mention is made of the concept of "boy scout approved". 2) I have been told different things about whether patrol camping would count. As in, a group goes out with two or more approved adults with a patrol, not necessarily the whole troop, would that be approved for counting as a camping night? Also, what about a boy who has worked as a counselor at boy scout camp for several years, but because of this, he has been shortchanged in his camping nights and is about to make eagle but is short 2 or 3 nights. Would you think camping (in a tent) "at camp" while he is a counselor would count as merit badge qualifying? Thanks in advance for your opinions here. I know everyone has different opinions, but I have been looking for an official position and can't seem to find one. There seems to be a constant discussion about this merit badge, so it seems there should be some universal understanding that is put into the book.