Merit Badges

Housatonic Council has Merit Badge Counselors available for the subjects listed below:

Please contact your Scout Master or the Council Service Center for contact information.

***Please note: Many of these badges have new requirements, please be sure your book is up to date.

All registered Scouts should have received the 2006 The Leaders Source Retail Catalog which list all of the current MB Books for 2006. The Requirements 2006 book gives the requirements of each MB. The cost for this book is $3.95 + tax. Please make sure you have the most current book for the MB before you begin working on it.

Web resource available: MeritBadge.com 

Merit Badge Counselor Application

Merit Badge Pre-requisites

American Business

Engineering

Painting

American Cultures

Environmental Science

Personal Fitness

American Heritage

Family Life

Personal Management

American Labor

Farm Mechanics

Pets

American Science Fingerprinting

Photography

Archaeology

Fire Safety

Pioneering

Archery

Fish and Wildlife Management

Plant Science

Architecture

Fishing

Plumbing

Art

Fly Fishing

Public Health

Astronomy

Forestry

Public Speaking

Athletics

Gardening

Pulp and Paper

Auto Mechanics

Genealogy

Radio

Aviation

Geology

Railroading

Backpacking

Golf

Reading

Basketry

Graphic Arts

Reptile and Amphibian Study

Bird Study

Hiking

Rifle Shooting

Bugling

Home Repairs

Rowing

Camping

Horsemanship

Safety

Canoeing

Indian Lore

Salesmanship

Cinematography

Insect Study

Scholarship

Citizenship in the Community

Journalism

Shotgun Shooting

Citizenship in the Nation

Landscape Architecture

Small Boat Sailing

Citizenship in the World

Law

Snow Sports

Climbing

Lifesaving

Soil and Water Conservation

Coin Collecting

Mammal Study

Space Exploration

Collections

Medicine

Sports

Communications

Metalwork

Surveying

Computers

Motor Boating

Swimming

Cooking

Music

Theater

Cycling

Nature

Traffic Safety

Disabilities Awareness

Nuclear Science

Truck Transportation

Dog Care

Oceanography

Water Skiing

Drafting

Orienteering

Weather

Electricity

 

Whitewater

Electronics

 

 Wilderness Survival

Emergency Preparedness

 

 Woodwork

Energy

 

 

Counselors are needed for:

Basketry

Pottery

Chemistry

Sculpture

Crime Prevention

Skating

Dentistry

Stamp Collecting

Entrepreneurship

Textile

Leatherwork

Veterinary Medicine

Model Design & Building

Wood Carving

March 2006

Copyright 2006 Housatonic Council, BSA