Merit Badges are an important part of the BSA's advancement program. They are needed to advance in rank and a total of 21 are needed if scouts choose to earn BSA's highest rank of Eagle Scout.
With over a 100 Merit Badges to choose from, our scouts can choose from a variety of hobbies, activities, and vocations to learn about.
Troop 60 has a cadre of merit badge counselors who together can teach a great number of topics. If we don't have a counselor for a specific merit badge, we can usually find one for you.
In order to run a merit badge course during Troop time, please discuss this with our Scoutmaster and at the PLC. If we run a Merit Badge Course during Troop Time, we would plan to deliver a quality course and not cut corners. Scouts and adult leaders are often surprised at the number of meetings required to deliver the course material.
We can also schedule Merit Badge Courses outside of scheduled Troop Meetings. These can be done in person and sometimes virtually, depending on the topic and who is interested. We also sometimes invite other troops or other scouts in the council to join in.
See our Merit Badge Resources page for Resources.
Pottery
Metal Work
Automotive Maintenance
Farm Mechanics
Home Repairs
Fishing
Climbing
Rifle Shooting
Archery
First Aid
Cycling
Cooking
Aviation
Gardening
Plumbing
Orienteering
Geocaching
Landscape Architecture
Indian Lore
Fish and Wildlife
Sports
Sculpture
Wilderness Survival
Surveying
Swimming
Reptiles and Amphibians
Camping
Canoeing
Citizenship in Society
Insect Studies
Model Design and Building
Snow Sports
Communications
Citizenship in the Nation
Chess
Coin Collecting
Game Design
Space Exploration
American Cultures
Reading
Dental
Safety
Journalism
Athletics
Stamp Collecting
Horsemanship
Collections
Painting
Pioneering
Wood Carving