Are

these

the

toughest

requirements

for

each

merit

badge

September

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Wendell

Boy

Scouts

Merit

Badges

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Updated

in

to

add

the

Exploration

merit

badge

Not

all

merit

badge

requirements

are

created

equal

Each

merit

badge

has

at

least

one

doozy

a

sufficiently

sized

hurdle

standing

between

a

Scout

and

his

embroidered

circle

of

pride

I

went

through

every

merit

badge

requirement

for

every

merit

badge

to

pick

out

the

most

difficult

one

for

each

There

are

currently

available

merit

badges

meaning

I

found

supremely

difficult

tasks

that

introduce

Scouts

to

a

variety

of

skills

hobbies

and

careers

Two

notes

before

we

get

started

Some

of

these

are

options

within

a

larger

requirement

meaning

Scouts

unable

or

unwilling

to

complete

the

task

listed

below

might

have

another

way

to

earn

the

merit

badge

Opinions

are

bound

to

differ

here

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you

disagree

on

the

toughest

requirement

for

a

certain

merit

badge

sound

off

in

the

comments

section

below

This

list

is

more

than

just

a

fun

exercise

Its

a

reminder

that

the

BSAs

unmatched

merit

badge

program

offers

challenging

lifechanging

experiences

Scouts

cant

get

anywhere

else

American

Business

Run

a

small

business

involving

a

product

or

service

for

at

least

three

months

First

find

out

the

need

for

it

For

example

a

newspaper

route

lawn

mowing

sales

of

things

you

have

made

or

grown

Keep

records

showing

the

costs

income

and

profit

or

loss

American

Cultures

Give

a

talk

to

your

Scout

unit

or

class

at

school

on

how

people

from

different

groups

have

gotten

along

together

Lead

a

discussion

on

what

can

be

done

to

help

various

groups

understand

one

another

better

American

Heritage

Read

a

biography

with

your

counselors

approval

of

someone

who

has

made

a

contribution

to

Americas

heritage

Tell

some

things

you

admire

about

this

individual

and

some

things

you

do

not

admire

Explain

why

you

think

this

person

has

made

a

positive

or

a

negative

contribution

to

Americas

heritage

American

Labor

Prepare

an

exhibit

a

scrapbook

or

a

computer

presentation

such

as

a

slide

show

illustrating

three

major

achievements

of

the

American

labor

movement

and

how

those

achievements

affect

American

workers

Animal

Science

avian

option

Raise

chicks

from

hatching

Keep

records

of

feed

intake

weight

gains

medication

vaccination

and

mortality

Present

your

records

for

review

by

your

counselor

Animation

With

your

counselors

approval

choose

two

animation

techniques

and

create

the

animation

Archaeology

Under

the

supervision

of

a

qualified

archaeologist

spend

at

least

eight

hours

helping

to

excavate

an

archaeological

site

Archery

Shooting

arrows

in

fivearrow

ends

at

an

fivecolor

target

at

yards

and

using

the

scoring

regions

make

a

score

of

Architecture

With

your

parents

and

counselors

permission

and

approval

arrange

to

meet

with

an

architect

at

a

construction

site

Ask

the

architect

to

bring

drawings

that

the

builder

uses

to

construct

the

building

While

at

the

site

discuss

why

the

different

building

materials

being

used

were

selected

Discuss

how

the

different

building

materials

and

components

are

attached

to

each

other

during

construction

Art

Design

a

logo

Share

your

design

with

your

counselor

and

explain

the

significance

of

your

logo

Then

with

your

parents

permission

and

your

counselors

approval

put

your

logo

on

Scout

equipment

furniture

ceramics

or

fabric

Astronomy

Personally

take

a

series

of

photographs

or

digital

images

of

the

movement

of

the

Moon

a

planet

an

asteroid

meteor

or

a

comet

In

your

visual

display

label

each

image

and

include

the

date

and

time

it

was

taken

Show

all

positions

on

a

star

chart

or

map

Show

your

display

at

school

or

at

a

troop

meeting

Explain

the

changes

you

observed

Athletics

Select

an

athletic

activity

to

participate

in

for

one

season

or

four

months

With

guidance

from

your

counselor

establish

a

personal

training

program

suited

to

the

activity

you

have

chosen

Automotive

Maintenance

Perform

an

oil

filter

and

oil

change

on

a

vehicle

Explain

how

to

properly

dispose

of

the

used

oil

and

filter

Aviation

Build

and

fly

a

fueldriven

or

batterypowered

electric

model

airplane

Describe

safety

rules

for

building

and

flying

model

airplanes

Tell

safety

rules

for

use

of

glue

paint

dope

plastics

fuel

and

battery

pack

Backpacking

Write

a

plan

for

a

backpacking

trek

of

at

least

five

days

using

at

least

three

different

campsites

and

covering

at

least

miles

take

the

trek

you

have

planned

and

while

on

the

trek

complete

at

least

one

service

project

approved

by

your

merit

badge

counselor

Basketry

Plan

and

weave

EACH

of

the

following

projects

A

square

basket

A

round

basket

A

campstool

seat

Bird

Study

Build

a

backyard

sanctuary

for

birds

by

planting

trees

and

shrubs

for

food

and

cover

Bugling

Sound

the

following

bugle

calls

First

Call

Reveille

Assembly

Mess

Drill

Fatigue

Officers

Recall

Church

Swimming

Fire

Retreat

To

the

Colors

Call

to

Quarters

and

Taps

Camping

Camp

a

total

of

at

least

nights

at

designated

Scouting

activities

or

events

One

longterm

camping

experience

of

up

to

six

consecutive

nights

may

be

applied

toward

this

requirement

Sleep

each

night

under

the

sky

or

in

a

tent

you

have

pitched

If

the

camp

provides

a

tent

that

has

already

been

pitched

you

need

not

pitch

your

own

tent

More

on

this

requirement

here

Canoeing

Use

a

properly

equipped

canoe

to

demonstrate

solo

canoe

handling

While

paddling

on

one

side

only

paddle

a

course

making

at

least

one

turn

underway

and

one

reverse

of

direction

Repeat

while

paddling

on

the

other

side

Chemistry

Construct

a

Cartesian

diver

Describe

its

function

in

terms

of

how

gases

in

general

behave

under

different

pressures

and

different

temperatures

Describe

how

the

behavior

of

gases

affects

a

backpacker

at

high

altitudes

and

a

scuba

diver

underwater

Chess

Play

in

a

scholastic

youth

chess

tournament

and

use

your

score

sheets

from

that

tournament

to

replay

your

games

with

your

merit

badge

counselor

Discuss

with

your

counselor

how

you

might

have

played

each

game

differently

Citizenship

in

the

Community

Develop

a

public

presentation

such

as

a

video

slide

show

speech

digital

presentation

or

photo

exhibit

about

important

and

unique

aspects

of

your

community

Include

information

about

the

history

cultures

and

ethnic

groups

of

your

community

its

best

features

and

popular

places

where

people

gather

and

the

challenges

it

faces

Stage

your

presentation

in

front

of

your

merit

badge

counselor

or

a

group

such

as

your

patrol

or

a

class

at

school

Citizenship

in

the

Nation

Tour

a

federal

facility

Explain

to

your

counselor

what

you

saw

there

and

what

you

learned

about

its

function

in

the

local

community

and

how

it

serves

this

nation

Citizenship

in

the

World

Do

TWO

of

the

following

with

your

parents

permission

and

share

with

your

counselor

what

you

have

learned

Attend

a

world

Scout

jamboree

Participate

in

or

attend

an

international

event

in

your

area

such

as

an

ethnic

festival

concert

or

play

Climbing

Climb

at

least

three

different

routes

on

a

rock

face

or

climbing

wall

demonstrating

good

technique

and

using

verbal

signals

with

a

belayer

Coin

Collecting

Collect

and

identify

foreign

coins

from

at

least

different

countries

OR

Collect

and

identify

bank

notes

from

at

least

five

different

countries

Collections

Prepare

a

short

written

report

or

outline

for

your

counselor

giving

a

detailed

description

of

your

collection

including

a

short

history

Be

sure

to

include

why

you

chose

that

particular

type

of

collecting

and

what

you

enjoy

and

have

learned

from

your

collection

Communication

Choose

a

concept

product

or

service

in

which

you

have

great

confidence

Build

a

sales

plan

based

on

its

good

points

Try

to

persuade

the

counselor

to

agree

with

use

or

buy

your

concept

product

or

service

After

your

sales

talk

discuss

with

your

counselor

how

persuasive

you

were

Composite

Materials

Use

composite

materials

to

complete

two

projects

at

least

one

of

which

must

come

from

the

Composite

Materials

merit

badge

pamphlet

The

second

project

may

come

from

the

pamphlet

OR

may

be

one

you

select

on

your

own

that

has

been

approved

by

your

counselor

in

advance

Cooking

Using

the

MyPlate

food

guide

or

the

current

USDA

nutrition

model

plan

a

menu

for

three

full

days

of

meals

three

breakfasts

three

lunches

and

three

dinners

plus

one

dessert

Your

menu

should

include

enough

to

feed

yourself

and

at

least

one

adult

keeping

in

mind

any

special

needs

such

as

food

allergies

of

those

to

be

served

List

the

equipment

and

utensils

needed

to

prepare

and

serve

these

meals

Crime

Prevention

With

your

parents

and

counselors

approval

visit

a

jail

or

detention

facility

or

a

criminal

court

hearing

Discuss

your

experience

with

your

counselor

Cycling

Participate

in

an

organized

bike

tour

of

at

least

miles

Make

this

ride

in

eight

hours

Afterward

use

the

tours

cue

sheet

to

make

a

map

of

the

ride

Dentistry

Make

a

model

tooth

out

of

soap

clay

papiermâché

or

wax

Using

a

string

and

a

large

hand

brush

show

your

troop

or

a

school

class

proper

toothbrushing

and

flossing

procedures

Digital

Technology

Create

a

blog

and

use

it

as

an

online

journal

of

your

Scouting

activities

including

group

discussions

and

meetings

campouts

and

other

events

Include

at

least

five

entries

and

two

photographs

or

illustrations

Share

your

blog

with

your

counselor

You

need

not

post

the

blog

to

the

Internet

however

if

you

choose

to

go

live

with

your

blog

you

must

first

share

it

with

your

parents

AND

counselor

AND

get

their

approval

Disabilities

Awareness

Find

out

about

disability

awareness

education

programs

in

your

school

or

school

system

or

contact

a

disability

advocacy

agency

Volunteer

with

a

program

or

agency

for

eight

hours

Dog

Care

For

two

months

keep

and

care

for

your

dog

Maintain

a

log

of

your

activities

during

this

period

that

includes

these

items

feeding

schedule

types

of

food

used

amount

fed

exercise

periods

training

schedule

a

weekly

body

weight

record

grooming

and

bathing

schedules

veterinary

care

if

necessary

and

costs

Also

include

a

brief

description

of

the

type

of

housingshelter

arrangements

you

have

for

your

dog

Drafting

Make

a

scale

drawing

of

an

architectural

project

The

architectural

drawing

may

be

a

floor

plan

electrical

plumbing

or

mechanical

service

plan

elevation

plan

or

landscaping

plan

Use

an

architects

scale

and

show

dimensions

to

communicate

the

actual

size

of

features

Include

any

important

sectional

drawings

notes

and

considerations

necessary

for

construction

Electricity

Make

a

floor

plan

wiring

diagram

of

the

lights

switches

and

outlets

for

a

room

in

your

home

Show

which

fuse

or

circuit

breaker

protects

each

one

Electronics

Tell

about

the

basic

principles

of

digital

techniques

and

then

build

a

digital

circuit

Show

how

to

change

three

decimal

numbers

into

binary

numbers

and

three

binary

numbers

into

decimal

numbers

Emergency

Preparedness

Take

part

in

at

least

one

troop

mobilization

Before

the

exercise

describe

your

part

to

your

counselor

Afterward

conduct

an

afteraction

lesson

discussing

what

you

learned

during

the

exercise

that

required

changes

or

adjustments

to

the

plan

Energy

Conduct

an

energy

audit

of

your

home

Keep

a

log

that

records

what

you

and

your

family

did

to

reduce

energy

use

Include

the

following

in

your

report

and

after

the

period

discuss

what

you

have

learned

with

your

counselor

Engineering

Building

an

engineering

project

Enter

a

project

in

a

science

or

engineering

fair

or

similar

competition

This

requirement

may

be

met

by

participation

on

an

engineering

competition

project

team

Discuss

with

your

counselor

what

your

project

demonstrates

the

kinds

of

questions

visitors

to

the

fair

asked

and

how

well

you

were

able

to

answer

their

questions

Entrepreneurship

Create

a

written

business

plan

for

your

idea

that

includes

all

of

the

following

Product

or

Service

Market

Analysis

Financial

Personnel

Promotion

and

Marketing

Environmental

Science

Make

a

time

line

of

the

history

of

environmental

science

in

America

Identify

the

contribution

made

by

the

Boy

Scouts

of

America

to

environmental

science

Include

dates

names

of

people

or

organizations

and

important

events

Exploration

With

your

parents

permission

and

under

the

supervision

of

your

merit

badge

counselor

or

a

counselorapproved

qualified

person

use

the

planning

steps

you

learned

in

requirement

and

the

preparations

you

completed

in

requirement

to

personally

undertake

an

actual

expedition

to

an

area

you

have

not

previously

explored

Family

Life

Prepare

a

list

of

your

regular

home

duties

or

chores

at

least

five

and

do

them

for

days

Keep

a

record

of

how

often

you

do

each

of

them

Discuss

with

your

counselor

the

effect

your

chores

had

on

your

family

Farm

Mechanics

On

an

enginepowered

machine

Grease

all

fittings

change

the

oil

and

oil

filter

clean

the

air

filter

clean

the

radiator

fins

and

replace

the

fuel

filters

Fingerprinting

Using

clear

adhesive

tape

a

pencil

and

plain

paper

record

your

own

fingerprints

or

those

of

another

person

Fire

Safety

Conduct

a

home

safety

survey

with

the

help

of

an

adult

Then

do

the

following

Draw

a

home

fireescape

plan

create

a

home

firedrill

schedule

and

conduct

a

home

fire

drill

First

Aid

Identify

the

conditions

that

must

exist

before

performing

CPR

on

a

person

Then

demonstrate

proper

technique

in

performing

CPR

using

a

training

device

approved

by

your

counselor

Fish

and

Wildlife

Management

Make

a

freshwater

aquarium

Include

at

least

four

species

of

native

plants

and

four

species

of

animal

life

such

as

whirligig

beetles

freshwater

shrimp

tadpoles

water

snails

and

golden

shiners

After

days

of

observation

discuss

with

your

counselor

the

life

cycles

food

chains

and

management

needs

you

have

recognized

After

completing

requirement

to

your

counselors

satisfaction

with

your

counselors

assistance

check

local

laws

to

determine

what

you

should

do

with

the

specimens

you

have

collected

Fishing

Catch

at

least

one

fish

and

identify

it

If

regulations

and

health

concerns

permit

clean

and

cook

a

fish

you

have

caught

Otherwise

acquire

a

fish

and

cook

it

FlyFishing

Catch

at

least

one

fish

and

identify

it

If

local

fishing

and

health

regulations

allow

clean

and

cook

a

fish

you

have

caught

Otherwise

acquire

a

fish

and

cook

it

Forestry

Prepare

a

field

notebook

make

a

collection

and

identify

species

of

trees

wild

shrubs

or

vines

in

a

local

forested

area

Game

Design

Design

a

new

game

Any

game

medium

or

combination

of

mediums

is

acceptable

Record

your

work

in

a

game

design

notebook

Gardening

Build

a

hydroponic

garden

containing

three

vegetables

or

herbs

or

three

ornamental

plants

Maintain

this

garden

through

harvest

or

flowering

or

for

days

Genealogy

Begin

your

family

tree

by

listing

yourself

and

include

at

least

two

additional

generations

You

may

complete

this

requirement

by

using

the

chart

provided

in

this

pamphlet

or

the

genealogy

software

program

of

your

choice

Geocaching

Set

up

and

hide

a

public

geocache

following

the

guidelines

in

the

Geocaching

merit

badge

pamphlet

Before

doing

so

share

with

your

counselor

a

sixmonth

maintenance

plan

for

the

geocache

where

you

are

personally

responsible

for

the

first

three

months

After

setting

up

the

geocache

with

your

parents

permission

follow

the

logs

online

for

days

and

share

them

with

your

counselor

Geology

Collect

different

fossil

plants

or

animals

OR

with

your

counselors

assistance

identify

different

fossil

plants

or

animals

Record

in

a

notebook

where

you

obtained

found

bought

traded

each

one

Classify

each

specimen

to

the

best

of

your

ability

and

explain

how

each

one

might

have

survived

and

obtained

food

Tell

what

else

you

can

learn

from

these

fossils

Golf

Play

a

minimum

of

two

ninehole

rounds

or

one

round

of

golf

with

another

golfer

about

your

age

and

with

your

counselor

or

an

adult

approved

by

your

counselor

Graphic

Arts

Design

a

printed

piece

flier

Tshirt

program

form

etc

and

produce

it

Explain

your

decisions

for

the

typeface

or

typefaces

you

use

and

the

way

you

arrange

the

elements

in

your

design

Explain

which

printing

process

is

best

suited

for

printing

your

design

If

desktop

publishing

is

available

identify

what

hardware

and

software

would

be

appropriate

for

outputting

your

design

Hiking

Take

a

hike

of

continuous

miles

in

one

day

following

a

hike

plan

you

have

prepared

You

may

stop

for

as

many

short

rest

periods

as

needed

as

well

as

one

meal

but

not

for

an

extended

period

example

overnight

Home

Repairs

Under

the

supervision

of

your

merit

badge

counselor

do

FOUR

of

the

following

Waterproof

a

basement

Horsemanship

On

level

ground

continuously

do

the

following

movements

after

safely

mounting

the

horse

Do

them

correctly

at

ease

and

in

harmony

with

the

horse

Walk

the

horse

in

a

straight

line

for

feet

Indian

Lore

Do

ONE

of

the

following

Learn

in

an

Indian

language

at

least

common

terms

and

their

meanings

Insect

Study

Study

a

hive

of

bees

Remove

the

combs

and

find

the

queen

Estimate

the

amount

of

brood

and

count

the

number

of

queen

cells

Explain

how

to

determine

the

amount

of

honey

in

the

hive

Inventing

Build

a

working

prototype

of

the

item

you

invented

for

requirement

Test

and

evaluate

the

invention

Among

the

aspects

to

consider

in

your

evaluation

are

cost

usefulness

marketability

appearance

and

function

Describe

how

your

original

vision

and

expectations

for

your

invention

are

similar

or

dissimilar

to

the

prototype

you

built

Have

your

counselor

evaluate

and

critique

your

prototype

Journalism

Attend

a

public

event

and

do

ONE

of

the

following

Write

two

newspaper

articles

about

the

event

one

using

the

inverted

pyramid

style

and

one

using

the

chronological

style

Kayaking

As

a

solo

paddler

use

a

properly

equipped

kayak

to

demonstrate

the

following

Paddle

a

straight

line

for

yards

make

a

sharp

turn

and

return

yards

in

a

straight

line

Landscape

Architecture

Look

at

and

study

a

place

of

worship

or

school

grounds

to

find

the

place

where

most

people

arrive

by

bus

or

car

Show

you

can

do

the

following

Using

a

measuring

tape

measure

and

draw

the

entry

and

its

nearby

area

using

a

scale

of

inch

equals

foot

on

an

piece

of

paper

Be

sure

to

include

the

driveway

and

the

wall

and

door

where

people

enter

the

school

or

place

of

worship

Indicate

any

sidewalks

structures

trees

and

plants

within

the

study

area

Make

two

copies

of

this

plan

to

save

the

original

then

Law

Plan

and

conduct

a

mock

trial

with

your

troop

or

school

class

After

the

trial

is

over

discuss

it

with

the

group

Leatherwork

Tan

the

skin

of

a

small

animal

Describe

the

safety

precautions

you

will

take

and

the

tanning

method

that

you

used

Lifesaving

Describe

how

to

respond

if

a

victim

submerges

before

being

reached

by

a

rescuer

and

do

the

following

Recover

a

weight

in

to

feet

of

water

using

a

feetfirst

surface

dive

Mammal

Study

Make

and

bait

a

tracking

pit

Report

what

mammals

and

other

animals

came

to

the

bait

Medicine

Visit

a

physicians

office

preferably

one

who

delivers

primary

care

This

may

be

that

of

your

counselor

Discuss

the

components

of

a

medical

history

and

physical

examination

an

official

BSA

health

form

may

be

used

to

guide

this

discussion

and

become

familiar

with

the

instruments

used

Metalwork

Using

lowcarbon

steel

at

least

inch

thick

make

the

two

objects

you

sketched

that

require

hotforging

Be

sure

you

have

your

counselors

approval

before

you

begin

Mining

in

Society

With

your

parents

permission

and

counselors

approval

visit

an

active

mine

Find

out

about

the

tasks

required

to

explore

plan

permit

mine

and

process

the

resource

mined

at

that

site

Take

photographs

if

allowed

and

request

brochures

from

your

visit

Share

photos

brochures

and

what

you

have

learned

with

your

counselor

Model

Design

and

Building

Build

a

structural

model

Construct

a

model

showing

corner

construction

of

a

woodframe

building

to

a

scale

of

metric

All

structures

shown

must

be

to

scale

Cardboard

or

flat

sheet

wood

stock

may

be

used

for

sheeting

or

flooring

on

the

model

Review

with

your

counselor

the

problems

you

encountered

in

gathering

the

materials

and

supporting

the

structure

Be

able

to

name

the

parts

of

the

floor

and

wall

frames

such

as

intermediate

girder

joist

bridging

subfloor

sill

sole

plate

stud

and

rafter

Motorboating

Run

a

course

for

at

least

a

mile

showing

procedures

for

overtaking

and

passing

slower

craft

yielding

rightofway

passing

oncoming

traffic

making

turns

reversing

direction

and

using

navigation

aids

Moviemaking

Using

motion

picture

shooting

techniques

plan

ONE

of

the

following

programs

Start

with

a

treatment

and

complete

the

requirement

by

presenting

this

program

to

a

pack

or

your

troop

patrol

or

class

Create

a

short

feature

of

your

own

design

using

the

techniques

you

learned

Music

Compose

and

write

the

score

for

a

piece

of

music

of

measures

or

more

and

play

this

music

on

an

instrument

OR

Do

ONE

of

the

following

Make

a

traditional

instrument

and

learn

to

play

it

Nature

Hatch

an

insect

from

the

pupa

or

cocoon

OR

hatch

adults

from

nymphs

OR

keep

larvae

until

they

form

pupae

or

cocoons

OR

keep

a

colony

of

ants

or

bees

through

one

season

Nuclear

Science

Build

a

model

of

a

nuclear

reactor

Show

the

fuel

control

rods

shielding

moderator

and

cooling

material

Explain

how

a

reactor

could

be

used

to

change

nuclear

energy

into

electrical

energy

or

make

things

radioactive

Oceanography

Make

a

wave

generator

Show

reflection

and

refraction

of

waves

Show

how

groins

jetties

and

breakwaters

affect

these

patterns

Orienteering

Set

up

a

crosscountry

course

that

is

at

least

meters

long

with

at

least

five

control

markers

Prepare

the

master

map

and

control

description

sheet

Painting

Prepare

and

paint

two

different

surfaces

using

patching

material

caulking

and

the

proper

primers

and

topcoats

Suggested

projects

include

an

interior

or

exterior

wall

a

door

a

piece

of

furniture

a

concrete

wall

or

floor

a

porch

rail

or

a

fence

Your

counselor

must

preapprove

the

projects

Personal

Fitness

Complete

the

physical

fitness

program

you

outlined

in

requirement

Keep

a

log

of

your

fitness

program

activity

how

long

you

exercised

how

far

you

ran

swam

or

biked

how

many

exercise

repetitions

you

completed

your

exercise

heart

rate

etc

Personal

Management

Prepare

a

budget

reflecting

your

expected

income

allowance

gifts

wages

expenses

and

savings

Track

your

actual

income

expenses

and

savings

for

consecutive

weeks

Pets

Present

evidence

that

you

have

cared

for

a

pet

for

four

months

Get

approval

before

you

start

Photography

Choose

a

topic

that

interests

you

to

photograph

for

an

exhibit

or

display

Get

your

counselors

approval

then

photograph

digital

or

film

your

topic

Process

your

images

Choose

of

your

favorite

images

and

mount

them

on

poster

board

Share

your

display

with

your

counselor

If

you

are

using

digital

images

you

may

create

a

slide

show

on

your

computer

or

produce

printouts

for

your

poster

board

Pioneering

Build

a

scale

model

of

a

signal

tower

or

a

monkey

bridge

Correctly

anchor

the

model

using

either

the

anchoring

system

or

the

log

and

stake

anchoring

method

Describe

the

design

of

your

project

and

explain

how

the

anchoring

system

works

Plant

Science

Grow

a

plot

of

corn

and

have

your

plot

inspected

by

your

counselor

Record

seed

variety

or

experimental

code

number

Plumbing

Under

the

supervision

of

a

knowledgeable

adult

solder

three

copper

tube

connections

using

a

gas

torch

Include

one

tee

two

straight

pieces

and

one

coupling

Pottery

Do

the

following

Each

piece

is

to

be

painted

glazed

or

otherwise

decorated

by

you

Make

a

slab

pot

a

coil

pot

and

a

pinch

pot

Programming

With

your

counselors

approval

choose

a

sample

program

Then

as

a

minimum

modify

the

code

or

add

a

function

or

subprogram

to

it

Debug

and

demonstrate

the

modified

program

to

your

counselor

Public

Health

Visit

a

municipal

wastewater

treatment

facility

or

a

solidwaste

management

operation

in

your

community

Describe

how

the

facility

safely

treats

and

disposes

of

sewage

or

solid

waste

Describe

how

sewage

and

solid

waste

should

be

disposed

of

under

wilderness

camping

conditions

OR

visit

the

mosquito

abatement

district

facility

in

your

community

Tell

how

your

community

attempts

to

control

the

mosquito

population

and

why

Public

Speaking

Give

an

impromptu

talk

of

at

least

two

minutes

eitheras

part

of

a

group

discussion

or

before

your

counselor

Use

a

subject

selected

by

your

counselor

that

is

interesting

to

you

but

that

is

not

known

to

you

in

advance

and

for

which

you

do

not

have

time

to

prepare

Pulp

and

Paper

Describe

how

paper

is

made

Discuss

how

paper

is

recycled

Make

a

sheet

of

paper

by

hand

Radio

Using

proper

call

signs

Q

signals

and

abbreviations

carry

on

a

real

or

simulated

amateur

radio

contact

using

voice

Morse

code

or

digital

mode

Licensed

amateur

radio

operators

may

substitute

five

QSL

cards

as

evidence

of

contacts

with

amateur

radio

operators

from

at

least

three

different

call

districts

Properly

log

the

real

or

simulated

ham

radio

contact

and

record

the

signal

report

Railroading

Build

one

railroad

structure

from

scratch

or

using

a

kit

paint

and

weather

the

structure

mount

it

on

your

layout

or

diorama

and

make

the

surrounding

area

on

the

diorama

scenic

Reading

and

With

the

assistance

of

your

merit

badge

counselor

or

a

librarian

select

six

books

of

four

different

types

such

as

poetry

dramaplays

fiction

nonfiction

biographies

etc

Ask

your

librarian

or

counselor

about

awardwinning

books

that

are

recommended

for

readers

your

age

and

include

at

least

one

of

those

titles

Read

each

book

Reptile

and

Amphibian

Study

Maintain

one

or

more

reptiles

or

amphibians

for

at

least

a

month

Record

food

accepted

eating

methods

changes

in

coloration

shedding

of

skins

and

general

habits

or

keep

the

eggs

of

a

reptile

from

the

time

of

laying

until

hatching

or

keep

the

eggs

of

an

amphibian

from

the

time

of

laying

until

their

transformation

into

tadpoles

frogs

or

larvae

salamanders

Rifle

Shooting

Using

a

caliber

rimfire

rifle

and

shooting

from

a

benchrest

or

supported

prone

position

at

feet

fire

five

groups

three

shots

per

group

that

can

be

covered

by

a

quarter

Using

these

targets

explain

how

to

adjust

sights

to

zero

a

rifle

Robotics

Build

a

robot

or

robotic

subsystem

of

your

original

design

to

accomplish

the

task

you

chose

for

requirement

Rowing

Participate

in

a

swamped

boat

drill

including

righting

and

stabilizing

the

craft

reboarding

in

deep

water

and

making

headway

Tell

why

you

should

stay

with

a

swamped

boat

Safety

Plan

and

complete

a

safety

project

approved

by

your

counselor

for

your

home

school

place

of

worship

place

of

employment

or

community

Salesmanship

Sell

your

services

such

as

lawn

raking

or

mowing

pet

watching

dog

walking

snow

shoveling

and

car

washing

to

your

neighbors

Follow

up

after

the

service

has

been

completed

and

determine

the

customers

satisfaction

Scholarship

Show

that

you

have

had

an

average

grade

of

B

or

higher

percent

or

higher

for

one

term

or

semester

Scouting

Heritage

Attend

either

a

BSA

national

jamboree

OR

world

Scout

jamboree

OR

a

national

BSA

highadventure

base

While

there

keep

a

journal

documenting

your

daytoday

experiences

Upon

your

return

report

to

your

counselor

what

you

did

saw

and

learned

You

may

include

photos

brochures

and

other

documents

in

your

report

Scuba

Diving

Earn

an

Open

Water

Diver

Certification

from

a

scuba

organization

recognized

by

the

Boy

Scouts

of

America

scuba

policy

Sculpture

Model

in

clay

a

lifesize

human

head

Then

sculpt

in

modeling

clay

such

as

Plasteline

or

Sculpey

or

carverasp

in

wood

or

soft

stone

a

smallscale

model

of

an

animal

or

person

Explain

to

your

counselor

the

method

and

tools

you

used

to

sculpt

the

figure

Search

and

Rescue

dentify

four

types

of

search

and

rescue

teams

and

discuss

their

use

or

role

with

your

counselor

Then

do

the

following

Interview

a

member

of

one

of

the

teams

you

have

identified

above

and

learn

how

this

team

contributes

to

a

search

and

rescue

operation

Discuss

what

you

learned

with

your

counselor

Shotgun

Shooting

Hit

at

least

percent

out

of

targets

in

two

groups

The

two

groups

need

not

be

shot

in

consecutive

order

A

minimum

of

shots

must

be

fired

Signs

Signals

and

Codes

Spell

your

first

name

using

semaphore

Send

or

receive

a

message

of

six

to

words

using

semaphore

Skating

Perform

a

forward

shoottheduck

until

you

are

nearly

stopped

Rise

while

still

on

one

foot

Perform

forward

crossovers

in

a

figureeight

pattern

Take

part

in

a

relay

race

Perform

a

hockey

stop

SmallBoat

Sailing

Properly

set

sails

for

a

roundtrip

course

approved

by

your

counselor

that

will

include

running

beating

and

reachingthe

basic

points

of

sail

While

sailing

demonstrate

good

helmsmanship

skills

Snow

Sports

crosscountry

Show

a

degree

of

stamina

that

will

enable

you

to

keep

up

with

an

average

skitouring

group

your

age

Soil

and

Water

Conservation

Do

TWO

of

the

following

Plant

trees

bushes

andor

vines

for

a

good

purpose

Space

Exploration

Design

an

inhabited

base

located

within

our

solar

system

such

as

Titan

asteroids

or

other

locations

that

humans

might

want

to

explore

in

person

Make

drawings

or

a

model

of

your

base

Sports

Take

part

for

one

season

or

four

months

as

a

competitive

individual

or

as

a

member

of

an

organized

team

in

TWO

of

the

following

sports

baseball

basketball

bowling

crosscountry

field

hockey

football

ice

hockey

lacrosse

soccer

softball

table

tennis

tennis

volleyball

water

polo

Stamp

Collecting

Mount

and

show

in

a

purchased

or

homemade

album

ONE

of

the

following

A

collection

of

or

more

different

stamps

from

at

least

countries

Surveying

Find

and

mark

the

corners

of

a

fivesided

lot

that

has

been

laid

out

by

your

counselor

to

fit

the

land

available

Set

an

instrument

over

each

of

the

corners

and

record

the

angle

turned

between

each

line

and

the

distance

measured

between

each

corner

Sustainability

food

a

Develop

and

implement

a

plan

that

attempts

to

reduce

your

household

food

waste

Establish

a

baseline

and

then

track

and

record

your

results

for

two

weeks

Report

your

results

to

your

family

and

counselor

Swimming

Swim

continuously

for

yards

using

the

following

strokes

in

good

form

and

in

a

strong

manner

front

crawl

or

trudgen

for

yards

back

crawl

for

yards

sidestroke

for

yards

breaststroke

for

yards

and

elementary

backstroke

for

yards

Textile

Weave

a

belt

headband

place

mat

or

wall

hanging

Use

a

simple

loom

that

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Horton

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ago

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troop

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doing

the

requirements

It

is

implied

that

if

a

scout

doing

the

bike

trip

that

they

are

staying

overnight

Requirement

states

On

any

of

these

camping

experiences

So

tooling

around

on

a

bike

ride

for

miles

or

hours

does

not

count

It

is

just

that

a

bike

ride

Camping

is

required

for

this

option

Use

the

bike

as

a

ridge

pole

throw

a

tarp

over

it

camp

under

it

and

call

it

an

overnight

I

fail

to

see

where

is

is

hard

to

accomplish

even

in

an

urban

setting

T

Scarborough

years

ago

I

wish

the

Camping

MB

specifically

stated

then

go

camping

with

just

your

patrol

Our

troop

does

plenty

of

camping

but

we

havent

been

able

to

motivate

the

patrols

to

camp

on

their

own

yet

They

camp

as

a

patrol

when

the

troop

goes

and

its

just

not

the

same

thing

Brian

years

ago

Kelly

my

son

had

this

as

his

last

requirement

and

talked

me

into

bike

riding

to

miles

with

him

Afterwords

the

counselor

told

us

it

had

to

be

part

of

campout

We

were

bummed

but

understood

the

explanation

It

was

many

months

later

before

we

were

able

to

complete

this

requirement

Sometimes

it

is

tough

to

have

to

wait

on

the

troop

to

help

you

out

H

David

Pendleton

years

ago

There

is

no

requirement

that

the

cycling

part

has

to

be

part

of

a

campout

The

Scout

could

actually

do

the

biking

on

his

own

just

like

the

Scout

could

collect

his

insects

for

the

Insect

Merit

Badge

on

his

own

The

MBC

CAN

NOT

add

or

subtract

from

the

requirement

No

where

in

Rqt

does

it

say

the

cycle

trip

of

any

length

has

to

be

part

of

a

campout

The

Scout

must

use

the

Buddy

System

he

can

not

do

it

alone

The

requirements

actually

give

the

Scout

to

do

it

as

part

of

a

big

cycling

event

such

as

the

BRAK

Bike

Ride

Across

Kansas

or

the

RAGBRAI

Bike

Ride

Across

Iowa

Copying

pasting

eliminated

the

numbers

for

the

different

requirements

below

Using

the

BSA

buddy

system

complete

all

of

the

requirements

for

ONE

of

the

following

options

road

biking

OR

mountain

biking

Road

Biking

Take

a

road

test

with

your

counselor

and

demonstrate

the

following

Properly

mount

pedal

and

brake

including

emergency

stops

On

an

urban

street

with

light

traffic

properly

execute

a

left

turn

from

the

center

of

the

street

also

demonstrate

an

alternate

leftturn

technique

used

during

periods

of

heavy

traffic

Properly

execute

a

right

turn

Demonstrate

appropriate

actions

at

a

rightturnonly

lane

when

you

are

continuing

straight

Show

proper

curbside

and

roadedge

riding

Show

how

to

ride

safely

along

a

row

of

parked

cars

Cross

railroad

tracks

properly

Avoiding

main

highways

take

two

rides

of

miles

each

two

rides

of

miles

each

and

two

rides

of

miles

each

You

must

make

a

report

of

the

rides

taken

List

dates

for

the

routes

traveled

and

interesting

things

seen

After

completing

requirement

b

for

the

road

biking

option

do

ONE

of

the

following

Lay

out

on

a

road

map

a

trip

Stay

away

from

main

highways

Using

your

map

make

this

ride

in

eight

hours

Participate

in

an

organized

bike

tour

of

at

least

miles

Make

this

ride

in

eight

hours

Afterward

use

the

tours

cue

sheet

to

make

a

map

of

the

ride

Ed

years

ago

The

hardest

part

of

the

camping

requirement

is

patience

Both

in

reminding

scouts

that

they

will

get

their

nights

in

as

long

as

they

continue

to

participate

in

outings

with

the

troop

and

with

the

PLC

to

remind

them

to

include

outings

that

take

care

of

the

adventure

part

We

do

one

weekend

float

trip

each

summer

so

it

is

just

a

matter

of

remembering

to

build

snow

shelters

during

the

Klondike

derby

or

planning

a

weekend

bike

ride

in

the

spring

SB

Scouter

years

ago

To

be

honest

the

night

requirement

should

be

is

the

hardest

part

for

this

badge

Your

Troop

should

really

be

considering

these

requirements

when

planning

its

annual

calendar

These

additional

requirements

arent

really

that

hard

with

a

minimum

amount

of

effort

in

the

time

it

takes

to

get

in

your

days

of

camping

I

just

did

phenomenal

a

weekend

back

trip

with

a

half

a

dozen

year

Scout

We

did

miles

in

and

miles

out

minutes

in

on

Saturday

and

minutes

out

on

Sunday

and

we

completed

this

requirement

It

doesnt

take

a

whole

bunch

of

extra

equipment

just

a

backpack

for

a

short

trip

into

the

back

country

A

couple

backpack

stoves

which

someone

in

your

Troop

really

should

own

is

all

you

need

for

a

dozen

campers

Bike

trips

do

not

have

to

be

a

day

trip

The

Troop

can

easily

add

a

bike

trip

to

one

of

your

campouts

Park

them

in

your

car

camping

campsite

and

you

Saturday

activity

is

covered

If

there

is

a

moderate

sized

river

in

your

state

there

is

almost

certainly

a

place

that

rents

kayaks

and

or

canoes

Find

the

nearest

campground

to

the

rental

location

and

youre

set

There

is

no

requirement

you

actually

take

your

camping

gear

down

the

river

Our

Troop

does

one

river

trip

a

year

and

it

is

our

most

popular

weekend

trip

For

the

rappel

option

every

Scout

in

our

Troop

earns

this

at

summer

camp

If

your

summer

camp

does

not

have

a

climbing

merit

badge

option

and

is

not

married

to

its

current

camp

consider

visiting

a

camp

one

year

that

does

H

David

Pendleton

years

ago

These

are

th

ekind

of

ideas

to

discuss

with

the

PLC

when

they

are

planning

their

annual

camping

schedule

We

live

in

the

Midwest

so

most

troops

plan

a

bike

hike

canoe

trip

every

year

so

if

a

Scout

goes

on

both

trips

they

have

two

of

the

activities

covered

There

is

usually

a

Klondike

Derby

every

February

the

Trappers

Rendezvous

in

January

If

it

snows

for

either

event

or

if

there

is

snow

on

the

ground

that

option

gets

covered

Our

camp

doesnt

have

a

special

time

for

Scouts

to

come

rappel

the

feet

to

meet

the

requirement

even

though

I

know

many

camps

that

do

Anyone

that

has

earned

their

Climbing

MB

at

summer

camp

or

on

a

campout

meets

the

requirement

Dave

B

years

ago

I

think

the

requirement

should

be

that

you

need

to

do

four

or

five

these

kinds

of

activities

and

not

just

two

They

could

extend

the

list

of

optional

activities

since

places

like

Iowa

and

Florida

do

not

have

vertical

feet

to

gain

in

a

hike

How

about

a

camp

trip

that

includes

beach

hike

on

the

coast

or

a

camp

trip

that

includes

building

an

igloo

or

snow

cave

The

backpacking

and

snowshoeingcross

country

skiing

requirements

could

be

broken

out

into

different

options

Writing

the

requirement

this

way

should

prompt

scouts

and

troops

to

expand

their

annual

program

Brian

years

ago

I

think

the

longer

distance

and

mile

hikes

should

also

be

added

Dave

B

years

ago

Were

lucky

to

live

in

a

part

of

the

country

and

have

a

troop

where

this

requirement

is

easily

met

by

participating

In

any

given

year

our

troop

calendar

covers

all

of

these

except

rappelling

which

they

could

do

at

summer

camp

if

the

tower

is

feet

So

for

boys

in

our

troop

this

requirement

really

doesnt

garner

a

thought

James

Eager

years

ago

Sorry

wrong

answer

For

example

you

show

for

Railroading

merit

badge

That

is

a

requirement

that

only

a

handful

of

scouts

would

CHOOSE

to

do

Requirement

says

do

from

part

A

or

from

part

B

From

part

A

the

usual

fare

is

I

bring

different

scale

railraod

cars

to

MBA

and

the

boys

examine

the

differences

Thats

and

each

Scout

is

supplied

witha

railroad

car

kit

to

build

Thats

and

they

are

done

So

this

list

iswas

an

exercise

in

futility

Bryan

Wendell

years

ago

Hi

James

Youre

right

that

some

of

the

requirements

above

are

optional

and

I

mentioned

that

in

the

intro

to

the

post

To

me

a

list

of

the

toughest

merit

badge

requirements

one

per

badge

is

more

useful

if

you

pick

the

absolutely

toughest

requirement

for

each

optional

or

not

James

Eager

years

ago

Also

is

NOT

the

most

difficult

requirement

in

that

merit

badge

Another

of

the

optionals

requires

building

a

layout

which

includes

as

a

subset

of

that

requirement

Much

more

useful

is

the

list

of

merit

badges

we

present

at

the

life

eagle

seminar

the

with

long

requirements

ie

the

traps

for

obtaining

Eagle

because

they

are

REQUIRED

merit

badges

SB

Scouter

years

ago

Yup

Its

almost

two

different

conversations

In

some

cases

the

question

is

if

the

requirement

is

the

barrier

to

entry

for

a

Scout

eg

you

must

run

a

business

for

months

for

American

Business

In

other

cases

is

the

requirement

so

hard

that

another

option

is

almost

always

chosen

how

many

Scouts

will

plant

trees

and

bushes

for

a

bird

sanctuary

for

Bird

Study

when

they

can

do

the

Cub

Scout

level

requirement

of

building

a

bird

feeder

Nice

list

Matt

Price

years

ago

Naah

Camping

is

the

one

where

you

have

to

go

do

something

noncamping

like

Climb

Mount

Fuji

that

kills

most

of

our

kids

We

live

on

flat

land

Bruce

years

ago

I

agree

with

most

of

your

assessments

although

having

an

Eagle

Scout

son

that

earned

all

available

merit

badges

we

had

this

conversation

about

many

of

them

Sometimes

the

most

difficult

requirements

for

the

merit

badges

are

financial

and

logistics

Not

much

snow

for

snow

sports

on

the

Texas

Gulf

Coast

and

not

much

Class

I

or

Class

II

rapids

outside

of

flooding

He

didnt

start

out

with

the

goal

of

earning

them

all

It

was

something

he

did

to

stay

active

in

scouting

when

he

was

told

by

the

Scoutmaster

that

he

was

too

young

to

earn

Eagle

and

a

boy

less

than

is

just

not

mature

enough

So

he

set

a

new

goal

of

earning

all

the

merit

badges

and

the

Scoutmaster

and

many

of

the

adult

leaders

openly

laughed

at

him

As

he

had

more

than

a

year

to

wait

he

started

on

his

new

goal

He

just

loved

to

experience

new

things

He

told

me

once

I

always

expected

to

find

things

I

enjoy

when

earning

merit

badges

but

I

never

expected

to

find

things

that

I

was

scared

of

Rock

climbings

biggest

challenge

was

a

fear

of

heights

Cyclings

challenge

was

keeping

up

with

the

group

of

seasoned

cyclers

for

safety

when

the

mile

bike

ride

was

stretched

to

a

mile

ride

Financially

he

could

not

afford

the

road

bike

that

would

have

made

it

more

feasible

Time

required

merit

badges

are

tough

because

the

scouts

tend

to

lose

interest

but

a

knowledgeable

and

enthusiastic

counselor

can

make

them

seem

more

like

an

enjoyable

hobby

than

a

requirement

that

they

have

to

fulfill

My

hat

is

off

to

the

great

councilors

he

has

had

through

the

years

the

ones

who

provided

cheerful

service

H

David

Pendleton

years

ago

Theres

no

age

restriction

on

earning

Eagle

rank

If

the

requirements

have

been

met

they

have

been

met

No

one

can

add

or

subtract

from

the

requirements

There

is

nothing

in

the

requirements

that

says

anything

about

reaching

a

certain

level

of

maturity

or

leadership

in

the

view

of

the

Scoutmaster

or

the

units

committee

With

the

average

age

of

an

Eagle

Scout

currently

between

years

of

age

the

number

of

Scouts

earning

Eagle

at

a

young

age

below

is

less

than

or

of

those

Scouts

that

earn

Eagle

Trying

to

slow

down

a

Scout

from

reaching

Eagle

may

drive

the

Scout

away

instead

of

causing

him

to

look

for

a

different

goal

It

is

a

tribute

to

your

son

that

he

chose

the

latter

route

instead

of

deciding

to

look

elsewhere

for

things

to

do

because

someone

was

holding

up

his

advancement

in

Boy

Scouts

T

Scarborough

years

ago

and

many

of

the

adult

leaders

openly

laughed

at

him

And

look

who

had

the

last

laugh

That

right

there

was

the

most

important

thing

he

learned

Dont

let

others

opinions

of

you

hold

you

back

But

it

sounds

like

he

already

was

well

past

such

nonsense

Tell

him

Bravo

for

me

Ed

years

ago

Great

list

Many

of

these

are

popular

summer

camp

badges

Based

on

the

partials

I

have

seen

from

our

scouts

I

would

say

the

hardest

requirements

for

some

of

these

are

EVS

RQ

completing

the

two

study

areas

scouts

seem

to

run

out

of

time

by

the

end

of

the

week

to

get

that

second

one

in

Wilderness

Survival

RQ

building

those

three

fires

Camping

RQ

cooking

enough

meals

on

a

backpacking

stove

Geocaching

RQ

planning

a

geocache

event

also

seems

to

trip

scouts

up

Mammal

Study

RQ

not

sure

what

scouts

hate

more

doing

the

field

study

option

or

the

reportwriting

option

chrggrl

years

ago

Cooking

I

agree

with

your

change

here

for

the

hardest

The

one

called

out

above

deals

with

cooking

at

home

for

your

parent

probably

the

easiest

of

the

cooking

stints

you

need

to

do

for

the

badge

It

may

have

been

called

out

in

confusion

the

requirements

and

the

requirements

shifted

some

of

the

elements

around

reassigning

numbers

I

find

the

hardest

to

have

them

do

is

the

planning

for

backpacking

in

line

with

MyPlate

they

struggle

with

this

since

many

of

the

backpacking

foods

are

dense

and

highenergy

calories

and

they

have

trouble

scaling

the

USDA

model

through

the

expected

change

in

activity

level

They

usually

hit

this

last

and

by

this

point

can

do

either

backpacking

or

MyPlate

but

have

trouble

integrating

it

together

here

This

always

involves

a

reminder

discussion

on

focusing

on

the

plate

when

choosing

foods

and

the

model

tables

when

scaling

the

portions

But

this

is

the

stall

point

right

now

Q

years

ago

I

LOVED

FIELD

STUDY

Says

the

biol

major

p

But

trying

to

knock

the

badge

off

with

a

busy

summer

camp

schedule

is

problematic

Boys

who

load

up

on

more

than

three

badges

in

a

week

set

themselves

up

to

partial

on

these

timeintensive

requirements

H

David

Pendleton

years

ago

Good

points

When

my

son

did

Environmental

Science

at

Summer

Camp

I

had

him

do

his

study

areas

before

he

went

as

I

knew

that

was

always

a

stumbling

block

My

son

has

a

partial

on

his

Geocaching

MB

for

almost

a

year

now

The

major

issue

is

the

one

you

mentioned

I

am

trying

to

get

him

to

do

an

event

for

his

Youth

Group

at

church

but

he

doesnt

seem

real

interested

right

now

James

Longo

years

ago

I

do

think

for

Cycling

the

mile

ride

is

the

hardest

I

really

would

like

to

see

the

requirements

change

though

for

this

merit

badge

I

would

like

to

see

the

x

x

x

x

Change

to

x

x

x

x

x

That

would

help

to

make

sure

the

scouts

are

prepared

better

Brian

years

ago

James

I

would

argue

the

mile

mountain

bike

option

is

much

tougher

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road

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NFL Does My Child Need a Ticket to go to a NFL Game On July 28 2015 By Ian Delaplaine Comments Off Families bringing children to NFL games are frequently unsure if they are required to purchase tickets for their children or if they will be allowed free admittance into the stadium There is no master child ticket policy that governs all NFL teams meaning that each individual team and stadium sets their own child ticket policies For most teams there is a simple age requirement while others have restrictions on height and some require that all children entering the stadium have a valid ticket We have put together the child ticket policies for every NFL team so you know exactly what to expect when you arrive at Free admittance for children under 6 have not reached their 6th birthday New Orleans Saints Free admittance for children under 2 years old have not reached their 2nd birthday Arizona Cardinals Baltimore Ravens Buffalo Bills Cincinnati Bengals Cleveland Browns Denver Broncos Detroit Lions Houston Texans Kansas City Chiefs Miami Dolphins San Francisco 49ers Seattle Seahawks Tennessee Titans St Louis Rams Free admittance for children under 1 year old have not reached their 1st birthday Carolina Panthers Dallas Cowboys Free admittance for children based on height Minnesota Vikings Under 36 inches tall New York Giants Under 35 inches tall New York Jets Under 34 inches tall Jacksonville Jaguars Under 34 inches tall Atlanta Falcons Under 33 inches tall Chicago Bears Under 32 inches tall No Free Child Admittance Indianapolis Colts Pittsburgh Steelers Green Bay Packers New England Patriots Philadelphia Eagles Washington Redskins The New Orleans Saints have by far the most generous child ticket policy allowing families to bring children up to 5 years old into the SuperDome without having to buy them a ticket On the flip side 6 NFL teams including the defending Super Bowl Champion New England Patriots require that all children even infants have a ticket to enter the stadium Parents should remember that children admitted free to NFL games will not have access to their own seat and will have to sit on a parent or guardians lap during the game It is always a good idea to have proof of Comments comments

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Trip Planning Staying at the Art of Animation Resort Info for the GrownUps June 7 2012 Erin Foster Disneys Art of Animation Resort Share This Earlier in the week the lovely and talented Scarlett Litton shared her thoughts on staying at Disneys new Art of Animation resort with children Im here to fill you in on all the pesky facty grownupy stuff that she didnt cover Art of Animation resort map Click to enlarge Here goes Pricing While Disney classifies the Art of Animation as a valuelevel resort since most of the resort is suites the rooms themselves have more in common with the deluxe one bedroom villas or the moderate Fort Wilderness cabins than they do with a regular All Star or Pop Century value room As with all WDW hotel rooms the price at Art of Animation AoA varies seasonally and discounts may apply My suite which is the standard room type on June 2 2012 was priced at 375 When Ive told people this theyve gasped For a value room But lets compare this to a Fort Wilderness cabin that was priced on the same day at a very similar 360 per night Both the AoA suite and the FW cabins sleep six The AoA suites are approximately 565 square feet the FW cabins are approximately 500 square feet The AoA suites have two I stayed in the Mr Ray building Of course with any Disney room pricing your milage may vary Promotions pin codes or other discounts could materialize making a stay at AoA more or less appealing depending on the circumstances Lobby CheckIn Area As Scarlett mentioned the AoA lobby is bright clean and engaging for children Nearly every child I saw there stopped to look at the character images on the walls and point out his or her favorites Checkin was efficient and friendly as you would expect from a Disney resort Next to the main checkin area is a group of benches where you could wait for family members A real sketch artist is there for several hours each day and guests have the opportunity to speak with him or her and purchase drawings Off the lobby is a small business center open 24 hours It contains several computers with Internet access at which you can buy time like at a cyber cafe The rates were somewhat steep but I can see this being a boon for international guests who dont want to carry a laptop but do need to periodically check in with email There is also one terminal dedicated to free printing of boarding passes I was excited to try out this feature but on the morning of my last day a boarding pass for my flight was left in an envelope Additionally the business center features a departure time screen directly linked to Orlando International Airport I can see this being helpful during storm season when delays and cancellations are plentiful Lobby check in desks Artwork in the lobby Lobby waiting area and sketch artist desk Business center Flight information Free boarding pass printing The Room Key AoA is the first Disney resort to use RFID technology in its Key to the World Cards Instead of inserting your key into the door you just wave it in front of a touch pad When Im at WDW I keep all my cards in a mesh pouch I found that I didnt even need to take my key out of the pouch to have it open the door This was super convenient for me Im sure that in the future the Key cards will also be encoded with FastPass information and all sorts of other happy data On a macro level Im not sure how I feel about this but the key sure was easy to use The Room Overall My Finding Nemo suite was functional clean and blindingly bright When my kids were younger this would have been heaven for them As a solo adult I found the abundance of color to be overwhelming but then again the place isnt really designed for solo adults I had everything I needed in the room FREE and reliable WiFi a full length mirror in the master bath iron and ironing board fridge and coffee maker electronics inputs for the TV and a port on the clock to plug in my iPod My one complaint from a usability stand point was that there were not nearly enough outlets in the room For example there was a twoplug outlet on each side of the master bed giving four nearby power options However three of those outlets were filled by the clock and the lamps leaving only one spot for a phone or similar device When my husband and I travel together we both like to keep our phones by the bed Any time I stay at AoA Ill be bringing along a power strip An additional observation not exactly a complaint but not really not a complaint is that there are no closets in the room just open hanging racks I have a feeling that with a full compliment of guests in the room this could contribute to a cluttered messy visual That combined with all the bright colors gives you a lot to be distracted by The AoA suite buildings are constructed with the room entrances INSIDE the building This is different from the other value and moderate resorts at Walt Disney World where you enter your room from the outside This one element gave a real upscale feel to the place As a solo female traveler I felt safer than at other value resorts and during the day of my trip where it rained I was drier than I would have been at another Disney value An added bonus of the suite construction is that the master bedroom is blissfully quiet My room was away from the pool facing into the Cars section When I closed the master bedroom door I heard no residual noise from guests passing by in the hallway I also didnt hear the showers or toilets of other guests as I have in many of the other Disney hotels Yay Looking from the main room into the master bedroom Tablebed TV and storage area in main room From sitting area to door Looking from table into the sitting area Kitchenette on the right TV input connectors Master bedroom closet area Beds The AoA suites include three sleeping surfaces a queen size bed in the master bedroom a full sized pullout couch and a full sized Innova table bed The queen bed was perfectly serviceable I got three good nights of sleep The sheets and pillows were not as soft as at the deluxe resorts but I wasnt really expecting them to be While the linens were fine the bedspread itself was made of some indestructible plastic blend fabric that I could barely stand to touch it was so hard and petroleumbased Once the bedspread was folded on the floor then I was happy The sofa bed is a sofa bed I tested it out for a while and found it to be a newer fresher version of the other Disney sofa beds Im not sure that two adults would be pleased to sleep there for a week but smaller kids would likely do fine The table bed was crazy cool If I had brought my kids to this resort when they were six years old they would have beat each other to a pulp to get to be the ones to sleep on it If you have more than one child in your group be prepared in advance to negotiate a turntaking strategy Master bed Table turning into a bed The table is a bed Bathrooms Both bathrooms were spacious The master bathroom has a roomy walkin shower The other bathroom has a tubshower combo One bit of warning the shower curtain in the Nemo rooms is emblazoned with a gigundo picture of Bruce the shark When I got home and showed a picture of this to my 12yearold daughter she visibly shuddered and said she was going to have nightmares If someone in your party has a fear of sharks like my daughter does you may want to stay in one of the other wings of the resort The rooms come with Disney H2O blushing orange face and bath bar soap and H2O blushing orange shampooconditioner The orange scent is quite pronounced like youre perpetually flying over the groves in Soarin I enjoyed it but if youre scent sensitive you may want to bring your own bath supplies One charming surprise was the cutie patootie Mickeyshaped cap on the shampoo bottle Im sure someone crafty will start scooping them up and turning them into necklaces to sell on Etsy Master bathroom Secondary bathroom sink area Shower curtain in the secondary bathroom Bath supplies Recreation Art of Animation recreation Click to enlarge When the AoA resort is fully operational there will be three working pools small quiet pools in the Cars and Little Mermaid sections and the large Big Blue feature pool with splash area in the Nemo section Scarlett already described her familys great experience at the Big Blue pool so I wont repeat except to say that again if I had brought my children here when they were six years old we never would have made it to the parks because theyd be so happy spending the day there The Big Blue pool area is home to trivia games dance parties ball games hula hooping and other activities throughout the afternoon and movies under the stars in the evening Also nearby are ping pong tables and an ample supply of life vests that guests are free to borrow A guest laundry room and the Drop Off bar also border the pool area Off the lobby youll find the Pixel Play Arcade stocked with dozens of interactive games open 700 am until midnight daily Even on opening day the joint was jumping BIG Blue pool Big Blue pool hours Inside the arcade Shopping Theres one store at the Art of Animation the Ink Paint shop open from 600 am until midnight The stock will be familiar to guests who have stayed at other Disney resorts Theres a wall filled with travelsize packages of nearly every imaginable toiletry you might have forgotten There are resortthemed and general Disneythemed merchandise items and a range of other souvenirs Ink and Paint shop Art of Animation merchandise Items you may have forgotten Food Ive done an extensive photo tour of the AoA food court over on Disney Food Blog The short version is that the food court is a quantum leap forward for Disney in terms of healthfulness flavor and opportunities for food customization At every turn there were innovations for Disney like createyourown pasta yogurt parfait fruit bowl salad etc Theme park classics like hamburgers and pizza are offered but they also have Mongolian beef stirfry chicken and veggie burgers tandoori shrimp and even gluten free cupcakes for dessert Pizza and a limited entree menu are available for delivery to your room from 400 pm until midnight My guess is that Art of Animation will become THE place to stay for vegetarian guests of Walt Disney World And remember the AoA is just a hop skip and teeny jump away from the Pop Century resort If youre staying at the Pop then its well worth heading over to AoA for a meal or two Food court seating Transportation The Art of Animation theme park transportation is exclusively by bus Outside the Ink Paint Shop are the standard queues for buses to each of the parks The queues are shaded but it can get hot out there There is only one bus pickup area at the resort buses do not make multiple stops throughout the grounds We had gotten reports on the Walt Disney World Moms Panel that AoA would not share bus transportation with another resort In my four days at AoA I found that this was mostly true However on my way to the Animal Kingdom the bus did first stop to collect guests at the Pop Century My hope is that this was just an aberration and that AoA and Pop keep separate bus service Cast Members While Disney cast members are known for their friendliness and enthusiasm the cast at AoA was over the top friendly and enthusiastic The were eager to please and seemed genuinely proud of their new home Best of all to a person they all seemed to be having FUN While I was waiting for my Magical Express pickup the traffic in the lobby was light so the cast members decided to teach each other flashmob dance steps to Part of Your World from Little Mermaid Their joy was infectious However along with all the good cheer from the cast came some silly scripted language that they seemed to be required to use to enhance the animation and movies theme of the resort For example instead of saying goodbye they said Sketch You Later Instead of saying turn left they said just keep swimming to the left The whole thing seemed forced and obvious I felt bad for the folks that had to say this stuff Overall For families with young kids particularly families of five or six people staying at the Art of Animation is a nobrainer The room decor and pool themeing are spot on for youngsters Although technically the room could sleep six adults given that two of the beds are pull downout doubles a group of adults might be more comfortable in two rooms elsewhere Looking in to the soontobeopened Cars area Currently the Finding Nemo area of the resort is the only part open The Cars Lion King and Little Mermaid sections will be following in waves throughout the summer of 2012 So what do you think What questions do you have about the Art of Animation Do you think your kids would want to stay here Do you want to stay here Let us know in the comments below Disney Gallery Flashback The Art of Mary Blair 10 Reasons to Go to Disneyland This Year Erin Foster Erin Foster is an original member of the Walt Disney World Moms Panel at DisneyWorldMomscom a regular contributor to TouringPlanscom and coauthor of The Unofficial Guide to Disney Cruise Line Shes been to WDW DL DL Paris Hong Kong Disneyland Aulani DVC Vero Beach and DVC Hilton Head Shes a Platinum DCL cruiser and veteran of 10 Adventures by Disney trips Erin lives near New York City where she can often be found indulging in her other obession Broadway theater Erin can be reached on Twitter MsErinFoster

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Quick code commenting and uncommenting using Visual Studio DavidKlineMS September 9 2005 4 0 0 Yesterday I was talking with one of the folks here and I learned something about Visual Studio We were looking at some code and he selected a line clicked a button on the toolbar and the line was commented out I asked him what he just did and he introduced me to the handy comment uncomment buttons For years Ive been a CCC multiline comment person manually adding and around any code I wanted to temporarily remove While that is a fast easy way to comment out a block of code this is even easier especially when I discover that I already have a multiline comment block within the code I wish to disable For languages which do not support multiline comments this saves a lot of time To illustrate this feature I will use the following simple method protected override void OnPaintPaintEventArgs e Graphics g eGraphics Single x 0f Single y 0f String message NET Compact Framework SizeF msgSize gMeasureStringmessage thisFont x SingleScreenPrimaryScreenBoundsWidth 2 msgSizeWidth 2 y SingleScreenPrimaryScreenBoundsHeight 2 msgSizeHeight 2 gDrawStringmessage thisFont new SolidBrushColorBlue x y Commenting The above code centers a string message in a Forms OnPaint method Lets comment out the portion that calculates the string position Highlight the following lines SizeF msgSize gMeasureStringmessage thisFont x SingleScreenPrimaryScreenBoundsWidth 2 msgSizeWidth 2 y SingleScreenPrimaryScreenBoundsHeight 2 msgSizeHeight 2 On the text editor toolbar click the Comment button its the one with the horizontal black and cyan lines Alternately you can use the keyboard shortcut CtrlK followed by CtrlC The method now looks like this protected override void OnPaintPaintEventArgs e Graphics g eGraphics Single x 0f Single y 0f String message NET Compact Framework SizeF msgSize gMeasureStringmessage thisFont x SingleScreenPrimaryScreenBoundsWidth 2 msgSizeWidth 2 y SingleScreenPrimaryScreenBoundsHeight 2 msgSizeHeight 2 gDrawStringmessage thisFont new SolidBrushColorBlue x y Uncommenting Now lets uncomment the code that centers the message horizontally leaving it at the top of the form Highlight the following lines SizeF msgSize gMeasureStringmessage thisFont x SingleScreenPrimaryScreenBoundsWidth 2 msgSizeWidth 2 On the text editor toolbar click the Uncomment button its the one with the horizontal black and cyan lines with a blue reverse arrow Alternately you can use the keyboard shortcut CtrlK followed by CtrlU The method now looks like this protected override void OnPaintPaintEventArgs e Graphics g eGraphics Single x 0f Single y 0f String message NET Compact Framework SizeF msgSize gMeasureStringmessage thisFont x SingleScreenPrimaryScreenBoundsWidth 2 msgSizeWidth 2 y SingleScreenPrimaryScreenBoundsHeight 2 msgSizeHeight 2 gDrawStringmessage thisFont new SolidBrushColorBlue x y Enjoy DK Disclaimers This posting is provided AS IS with no warranties and confers no rights Tags

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IIS Manager shows Authorization warning when testing a Physical Path Enamul KhMSFT March 24 2018 0 0 0 Time to time customers ask us about this warning This is a bydesign benign warning simply telling us a verification has been deferred to runtime This can be ignored in most cases If you select your Application pool in IIS Manager and choose the basic settings you will see following window Now if you click on Test Settings you may see a yellow icon next to Authorization section and a corresponding warning message as follows Here is the warning details The server is configured to use passthrough authentication with a builtin account to access the specified physical path However IIS Manager can not verify whether the builtin account has access Make sure that the application pool identity has Read access to the physical path If this server is joined to a domain and the application pool identity is NetworkService or LocalSystem verify that domaincomputer_name has Read access to the physical path Then test these settings again This is just a warning not Error Path authorization couldnt be tested at configuration time but it will be tested at runtime Tags iis authentication IIS authorization fails IIS authrorization IIS physical path IIS unc path Comments 0 You must be logged in to post a comment

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in

many

mental

health

courts

medication

is

part

of

the

treatment

course

and

even

though

participants

are

voluntary

forced

medication

as

part

of

a

mandated

treatment

program

brings

up

ethical

concerns

Another

major

issue

is

the

lack

of

available

mental

health

services

Critics

argue

that

alreadylong

waiting

lists

at

mental

health

clinics

limit

the

referral

abilities

of

mental

health

courts

Before

we

can

divert

mentally

ill

offenders

from

incarceration

we

need

to

create

new

referral

sources

with

the

ability

to

take

new

clients

into

treatment

Stigmatization

and

mandatedlonger

sentencing

requirements

also

plague

mental

health

courts

Mental

Health

America

an

advocacy

group

for

people

with

mental

illnesses

has

developed

a

position

statement

on

mental

health

courts

which

supports

their

use

but

discourages

overcriminalization

of

mentally

ill

offenders

In

some

cases

one

year

of

mandated

treatment

and

checkin

court

dates

might

be

equivalent

to

three

months

in

jail

While

some

might

argue

that

this

is

still

better

than

incarceration

advocates

suggest

that

the

time

does

not

always

fit

the

crime

when

mental

health

courts

become

involved

Finally

because

clients

must

be

voluntary

participants

in

mental

health

court

they

are

automatically

pleading

guilty

and

choosing

treatment

over

jail

in

order

to

participate

Good

legal

services

should

be

a

part

of

this

decision

however

many

mentally

ill

defendants

only

have

public

defenders

which

may

or

may

not

advise

the

best

legal

course

As

a

result

people

who

participate

in

mental

health

court

are

convicted

where

in

criminal

court

they

may

not

have

been

This

decision

could

impact

their

future

career

and

housing

options

among

other

things

Overall

the

concerns

about

mental

health

courts

are

Forced

medication

andor

civil

commitment

requirements

Lack

of

referral

sourcesmental

health

agencies

for

treatment

mandates

Stigmatization

Longer

sentence

mandates

Overcriminalization

of

the

mentally

ill

Coercion

to

plead

guilty

This

post

is

Part

III

of

a

multipart

series

exploring

mental

health

courts

This

series

will

examine

the

role

of

mental

health

courts

the

pros

and

cons

of

such

courts

and

future

considerations

To

read

the

other

posts

in

this

series

click

here

If

you

or

someone

you

know

has

a

mental

illness

and

becomes

involved

with

the

criminal

justice

system

consider

reading

the

article

Dealing

with

the

Criminal

Justice

System

by

the

National

Alliance

on

Mental

Illness

NAMI

The

article

provides

a

great

overview

of

what

to

expect

throughout

the

criminal

proceedings

and

offers

unique

information

for

those

with

a

mental

illness

Kelly

McAleer

PsyD

comments

APA

Reference

McAleer

K

Mental

Health

Court

The

Drawbacks

Psych

Central

Retrieved

on

January

from

Last

updated

Apr

Last

reviewed

By

John

M

Grohol

PsyD

on

Apr

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on

PsychCentralcom

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