Historic Merit Badges Posted to National Council Website!

[John-in-KC]

GAME ON!!!

 

Here are the urls, folks:

Pathfinding:

http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/BoyScouts/AdvancementandAwards/MeritBadges/2010_mb_pathfinding.aspx

 

Carpentry:

http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/BoyScouts/AdvancementandAwards/MeritBadges/2010_mb_carpentry.aspx

 

Signaling:

http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/BoyScouts/AdvancementandAwards/MeritBadges/2010_mb_signaling.aspx

 

Tracking:

http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/BoyScouts/AdvancementandAwards/MeritBadges/2010_mb_tracking.aspx

 

They were not up at 5pm on 31 March, they are up at 751pm Central 31 March.(This message has been edited by John-in-KC)

[Scoutfish]

LOL I just posted it in uniforms and program. Why I didn't think of here is beyond me!

[SMT224]

Finally!!

 

Interesting that no where in the descriptive language nor the listed requirements is the 2010 time limitation indicated.

[John-in-KC]

Here is the top layer url:

http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/BoyScouts/AdvancementandAwards/historical_mb_program.aspx

 

Verbatim:

 

Historical Merit Badge Program

 

Merit badges have been a fixture of the Boy Scouts of America since its inception in 1910. The requirements that generations of Scouts have completed have taught lifetime citizenship lessons, personal fitness habits, and life skills. They have been the beginnings of countless careers and lifetime hobbies. In the last 99 years, there have been many changes in the merit badge offerings. As society has changed, the Boy Scouts of America has adapted by revising the requirements, implementing name changes, adding new merit badges, and in some instances, eliminating some badges altogether.

 

For the 100th Anniversary Celebration, four vintage merit badges are being released for the centennial celebration year only, giving Boy Scouts the hands-on opportunity to experience the exciting past of Scouting while learning how our world has changed in that 100 years.

 

Here are the basics of the 2010 Historic Merit Badge program.

 

* An overall goal of the program is for a majority of the BSAs registered Boy Scouts to earn one or more of the merit badges during the centennial year, 2010.

* The badges offered have a history that can be traced back to the origins of the BSA.

* The original requirements are being used, as well as supported by scanned pages of the early merit badge pamphlets so a Scout can view what a Scout 100 years ago used. Supporting the scanned pages of the original pamphlets are information guides for each merit badge that explain what a Scout of 1910 might have experienced, along with background information to assist a Scout in understanding what maybe unfamiliar terms.

* The contemporary merit badges closely resemble the original designs of their counterparts with the exception of the border, which is gold The unique border will immediately identify it as a 2010 historic merit badge.

* The four historical merit badges may be used toward a Scouts rank advancement.

* The effective date for earning these new merit badges is April 1, 2010, and requirements must be completed no later than Dec. 31, 2010.

* The BSA will not reprint the pamphlets for these merit badges. Reprints of the original merit badge pamphlets are posted to www.scouting.org/BoyScouts/AdvancementandAwards/MeritBadges.aspx.

* As with all merit badges, units, districts, and councils should recruit and register qualified counselors for these badges.

 

Badges may be earned by individual Scouts. District and council advancement committees are encouraged to offer opportunities for Scouts to work on at least some of these merit badges at resident camp, at camporees, or during special anniversary celebrations. See the how to sections for additional support at www.scouting.org/BoyScouts/AdvancementandAwards/MeritBadges.aspx.

[Scoutfish]

Somebody tell BSA that the links are trash!

 

So in carpentry... Does mitre saw mean a regular saw with a mitre box as a guide or can you bring out the DeWalt 12" compound miter saw?

 

Do you have to use your grandad's old hand planer or does an electric table planer work?

 

There was a picture of a corded (AKA: antique LOL!) drill in the carpentry section.

 

Personally, as a historic badge, I'd suggests the older hand tools, but would you require it?

[John-in-KC]

Modern hand tools=Woodwork or Home Repair.

 

Armstrong hand tools=Carpentry.

 

If a Scout does not want to do it that way, his Scoutmaster is free to assign him a different Counselor. The Scoutmaster is the Gatekeeper.

[T2Eagle]

I love that they're up. I love the idea.

 

And I don't want to be too acerbic, but does anyone see anything here that couldn't have been completed a week after the first announcement in Scouting magazine?

[JerseyScout]

Seriously, that must have been a heck of a scanning job to take four months...

[ScoutNut]

Since the effective date is April 1, 2010, what happens in all of those councils where they have been allowing their Scouts to earn them since the beginning of the year?

 

Do they just fudge the completion date to state April 2, 2010?

 

[Dino]

Help! I can't find any livery stables or balcksmith shops around here!

[John-in-KC]

ScoutNut:

 

In my District, we've not allowed new Counselors to register under these. Next week will be the first training where I authorize folks to sign up for them.