Merit badge
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About
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10000?
|
1000?
|
American Business
|
Business
|
Hell Yes
|
Hell Yes
|
American Cultures
|
Ethnic groups
|
Hell Yes
|
Hell Yes
|
American Heritage
|
History of the United States
|
Yes
|
No
|
American Labor
|
Trade union
|
Yes
|
No
|
Animal Science
|
Animal husbandry
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Archaeology
|
Archaeology
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Archery
|
Archery
|
Yes
|
No
|
Architecture
|
Architecture
|
Hell Yes
|
Hell Yes
|
Art
|
Art/The arts/Painting
|
Hell Yes
|
Hell Yes
|
Astronomy
|
Astronomy
|
Hell Yes
|
Hell Yes
|
Athletics
|
Track and field athletics
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Automotive Maintenance
|
Cars
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Aviation
|
Aviation/Aircraft
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Backpacking
|
Backpacking
|
No
|
Hell No
|
Basketry
|
Basket weaving
|
Yes
|
No
|
Bird Study
|
Birds
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Bugling
|
Bugle
|
No
|
No
|
Camping
|
Camping
|
Yes
|
No
|
Canoeing
|
Canoeing
|
Yes
|
No
|
Chemistry
|
Chemistry
|
Hell Yes
|
Hell Yes
|
Chess
|
Chess
|
Yes
|
No
|
Citizenship in the Community
|
Citizenship
|
Yes
|
No
|
Citizenship in the Nation
|
Citizenship
|
Yes
|
No
|
Citizenship in the World
|
Global citizenship
|
No
|
Hell No
|
Climbing
|
Rock climbing
|
Yes
|
No
|
Coin Collecting
|
Numismatics
|
Yes
|
No
|
Collections
|
Collecting
|
Yes
|
No
|
Communications
|
Communications
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Composite Materials
|
Composite materials
|
Maybe
|
No
|
Cooking
|
Cooking
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Crime Prevention
|
Police
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Cycling
|
Cycling/Cycle sport
|
Yes
|
No
|
Dentistry
|
Dentistry
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Digital Technology
|
Technology
|
Hell Yes
|
Hell Yes
|
Disabilities Awareness
|
Disability
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Dog Care
|
Dogs
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Drafting
|
Technical drawing
|
Yes
|
No
|
Electricity
|
Electricity
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Electronics
|
Electronics
|
Hell Yes
|
Hell Yes
|
Emergency Preparedness
|
Emergency management
|
Yes
|
No
|
Energy
|
Energy
|
Hell Yes
|
Hell Yes
|
Engineering
|
Engineering
|
Hell Yes
|
Hell Yes
|
Entrepreneurship
|
Small business
|
No
|
Hell No
|
Environmental Science
|
Ecology
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Family Life
|
Family
|
Hell Yes
|
Hell Yes
|
Farm Mechanics
|
Tractor
|
Yes
|
No
|
Fingerprinting
|
Fingerprinting
|
No
|
Hell No
|
Fire Safety
|
Firefighting
|
Yes
|
No
|
First Aid
|
First aid
|
Yes
|
No
|
Fish and Wildlife Management
|
Wildlife management
|
No
|
Hell No
|
Fishing
|
Fishing
|
Yes
|
No
|
Fly Fishing
|
Fly fishing
|
No
|
Hell No
|
Forestry
|
Forestry
|
Yes
|
No
|
Gardening
|
Gardening
|
Yes
|
No
|
Game Design
|
Video game
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Genealogy
|
Genealogy
|
Yes
|
No
|
Geocaching
|
Geocaching
|
No
|
Hell No
|
Geology
|
Geology
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Golf
|
Golf
|
Yes
|
No
|
Graphic Arts
|
Graphic design
|
Yes
|
No
|
Hiking
|
Hiking
|
Yes
|
No
|
Home Repairs
|
Home repairs
|
No
|
Hell No
|
Horsemanship
|
Equestrianism
|
Yes
|
No
|
Indian Lore
|
Indigenous peoples of the Americas
|
Yes
|
No
|
Insect Study
|
Entomology
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Inventing
|
Invention
|
No
|
No
|
Journalism
|
Journalism
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Kayaking
|
Kayaking
|
No
|
Hell No
|
Landscape Architecture
|
Landscaping
|
No
|
Hell No
|
Law
|
Law
|
Hell Yes
|
Hell Yes
|
Leatherwork
|
Leather crafting
|
No
|
Hell No
|
Lifesaving
|
Lifeguarding
|
No
|
Hell No
|
Mammal Study
|
Zoology
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Medicine
|
Medicine
|
Hell Yes
|
Hell Yes
|
Metalwork
|
Metalworking
|
Yes
|
No
|
Mining in Society
|
Mining
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Model Design and Building
|
Scale models
|
Yes
|
No
|
Motorboating
|
Boat
|
Yes
|
No
|
Moviemaking
|
Filmmaking
|
Yes
|
No
|
Music
|
Music
|
Hell Yes
|
Hell Yes
|
Nature
|
Nature
|
Hell Yes
|
Hell Yes
|
Nuclear Science
|
Nuclear physics
|
Yes
|
No
|
Oceanography
|
Oceanography
|
Yes
|
No
|
Orienteering
|
Orienteering
|
Yes
|
No
|
Painting
|
Paint
|
Yes
|
No
|
Personal Fitness
|
Physical fitness
|
Yes
|
No
|
Personal Management
|
Finance, time
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Pets
|
Pets
|
Yes
|
No
|
Photography
|
Photography
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Pioneering
|
Pioneering
|
No
|
Hell No
|
Plant Science
|
Botany
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plumbing
|
Plumbing
|
Yes
|
No
|
Pottery
|
Pottery
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Programming
|
Computer programming
|
Yes
|
No
|
Public Health
|
Public health
|
Yes
|
No
|
Public Speaking
|
Rhetoric
|
Yes
|
No
|
Pulp and Paper
|
Paper
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Radio
|
Radio
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Railroading
|
Rail transport
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Reading
|
Reading
|
Yes
|
No
|
Reptile and Amphibian Study
|
Reptile/Amphibian
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Rifle Shooting
|
Rifle, Shooting sport
|
Yes
|
No
|
Rowing
|
Rowing
|
Yes
|
No
|
Robotics
|
Robotics
|
Yes
|
No
|
Safety
|
Safety
|
Yes
|
No
|
Salesmanship
|
Sales
|
Yes
|
No
|
Scholarship
|
School
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Scouting Heritage
|
Scouting
|
Yes
|
No
|
Scuba diving
|
Scuba diving
|
Yes
|
No
|
Sculpture
|
Sculpture
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Search and Rescue
|
Search and rescue
|
No
|
Hell No
|
Shotgun Shooting
|
Shotgun, Shooting sport
|
Yes
|
No
|
Signs, Signals and Codes
|
Cryptography
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Skating
|
Ice skating/Roller skating
|
Yes
|
No
|
Small-Boat Sailing
|
Sailing
|
Yes
|
No
|
Snow Sports
|
Skiing/Snowboarding
|
Yes
|
No
|
Soil and Water Conservation
|
Soil conservation, Water conservation
|
No
|
Hell No
|
Space Exploration
|
Space exploration
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Sports
|
Sports
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Stamp Collecting
|
Philately
|
Yes
|
No
|
Surveying
|
Surveying
|
Yes
|
No
|
Sustainability
|
Sustainability
|
Yes
|
No
|
Swimming
|
Swimming (sport)
|
Yes
|
No
|
Textile
|
Textiles
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Theater
|
Theatre
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Traffic Safety
|
Road
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Truck Transportation
|
Truck
|
Yes
|
No
|
Veterinary Medicine
|
Veterinary medicine
|
Yes
|
No
|
Water Sports
|
Waterskiing
|
No
|
Hell No
|
Weather
|
Weather
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Welding
|
Welding
|
Yes
|
No
|
Whitewater
|
Whitewater rafting
|
No
|
Hell No
|
Wilderness Survival
|
Wilderness, Survival skills
|
No
|
Hell No
|
Wood Carving
|
Wood carving
|
No
|
No
|
Woodwork
|
Woodworking
|
Yes
|
No
|