Insignia Guide: Merit Badges

Merit Badges on Required List for Eagle

Cloth badges with silver border, Boy Scout, right sleeve, position 4 limited to six, merit badge sash no limit. See list of merit badges for specific number.

Camping - No. 10302
Citizenship in the Community - No. 10303
Citizenship in the Nation - No. 10304
Citizenship in the World - No. 10305
Communications - No. 10306
Cycling - No. 10527
Emergency Preparedness - No. 10307
Environmental Science - No. 10308
Family Life - No. 10316
First Aid - No. 10309
Hiking - No. 10548
Lifesaving - No. 10310
Personal Fitness - No. 10312
Personal Management - No. 10311
Swimming - No. 10315

Optional Merit Badges

Cloth badges with green border, Boy Scout, right sleeve, position 4 limited to six, merit badge sash no limit. See accompanying list of merit badges for specific number.

American Business - No. 10502
American Cultures - No. 10503
American Heritage - No. 10504
American Labor - No. 10554
Animal Science - No. 10505
Archaeology No. 10614
Archery - No. 10506
Architecture No. 10507
Art - No. 10508
Astronomy - No. 10509
Athletics - No. 10510
Auto Mechanics No. 10609
Aviation - No. 10512
Backpacking No. 10513
Basketry - No. 10514
Bird Study - No. 10516
Bugling - No. 10518
Canoeing - No. 10519
Chemistry - No. 10520
Cinematography No. 10521
Climbing - No. 10522
Coin Collecting - No. 10523
Collections No. 10610
Composites No. 10623
Computers No. 10526
Cooking - No. 10525
Crime Prevention - No. 10613
Dentistry - No. 10528
Disabilities Awareness No. 10547
Dog Care - No. 10529
Drafting - No. 10530
Electricity - No. 10531
Electronics - No. 10532
Energy - No. 10533
Engineering No. 10534
Entrepreneurship No. 10620
Farm Mechanics No. 10535
Fingerprinting No. 10536
Fire Safety - No. 10537
Fish and Wildlife Management No. 10539
Fishing - No. 10538
Fly Fishing - No. 10579
Forestry - No. 10540
Gardening No. 10541
Genealogy No. 10542
Geology - No. 10543
Golf - No. 10545
Graphic Arts No. 10546
Home Repairs No. 10549
Horsemanship No. 10550
Indian Lore No. 10551
Insect Study No. 10552
Journalism - No. 10553

Landscape Architecture No. 10555
Law - No. 10556
Leatherwork No. 10557
Mammal Study - No. 10559
Medicine - No. 10612
Metalwork - No. 10562
Model Design and Building No. 10563
Motorboating No. 10564
Music - No. 10565
Nature - No. 10566
Nuclear Science - No. 10621
Oceanography No. 10567
Orienteering No. 10568
Painting - No. 10569
Pets - No. 10570
Photography No. 10571
Pioneering - No. 10572
Plant Science No. 10573
Plumbing - No. 10574
Pottery - No. 10575
Public Health No. 10576
Public Speaking - No. 10578
Pulp and Paper - No. 10577
Radio - No. 10580
Railroading No. 10581
Reading - No. 10582
Reptile and Amphibian Study No. 10500
Rifle Shooting No. 10584
Rowing - No. 10585
Safety - No. 10313
Salesmanship No. 10586
Scholarship No. 10587
Sculpture - No. 10588
Shotgun Shooting - No. 10589
Skating - No. 10591A
Small-Boat Sailing - No. 10593
Snow Sports No. 10592A
Soil and Water Conservation No. 10594
Space Exploration No. 10595
Sports - No. 10314
Stamp Collecting - No. 10596
Surveying - No. 10597
Textile - No. 10598
Theater - No. 10599
Traffic Safety No. 10600
Truck Transportation No. 10601
Veterinary Medicine - No. 10602
Waterskiing No. 10603
Weather - No. 10604
Whitewater No. 10605
Wilderness Survival - No. 10606
Wood Carving No. 10607
Woodwork - No. 10608

For additional information about merit bages, including requirements and resources, see the online Boy Scout Requirements.

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