For badges 7, 8, and 9 listed below, only one of the badges listed can be used as an eagle-required badge. If another in the grouping is earned, it can be counted as one of the 8 optional merit badges required to reach Eagle rank. For example, if a scout earns Cycling and Hiking merit badges to fulfill their Life rank requirement, when applying for Eagle, either the Cycling or the Hiking can be counted as a required merit badge and the other can be counted as an optional merit badge.
Having these required merit badges from a range of disciplines ensures that an Eagle scout has experienced doing badges that support the BSA mission and vision.
These present concepts around citizenship, family, personal responsiblity, preparedness, physical fitness, and outdoors skills. Read More about the merit badge process. More Scouting Information to Use: Merit Badges - requirements and aids Scout Activities - great scout activity ideas Scout Awards - see what awards are available to scouts Scout Ceremonies - some ceremony ideas Scout Games - patrol or troop games Scout Graces - fun meal graces Scout Jokes - funny, gross, and silly jokes for scouts Scout Projects - community projects for Scouts BSA patrols or troops Scout Recipes - tasty food recipes for scout camping Scout Skits - skits that scouts like to do Scout Songs - songs for scouts Scout Stories - stories that scouts will enjoy and understand Scout Uniform - make sure you put all those badges and patches in the right spots Scout Tests - online tests for scouts to test their knowledge Scout Schedule - sample schedule to reach First Class rank in months Eagle Scout Schedule - sample schedule to reach Eagle Scout.
Eagle Required Merit Badges. Overview: When given the option to earn either Emergency Preparedness or Lifesaving, most scouts earn Emergency Preparedness , as EPrep can be completed individually and teaches the skills necessary to prevent and respond to different types of crises. Most Lifesaving requirements must be completed in a pool with qualified lifeguard supervision.
In earning Lifesaving, a scout will learn how to handle different types of aquatic emergencies. Overall Difficulty: 5 and 6. EPrep mainly consists of straightforward knowledge requirements but requires a scout to earn their First Aid merit badge beforehand.
For Lifesaving, a scout must demonstrate various swimming and rescue techniques in the water. Be warned, Lifesaving is more difficult to earn than the Swimming merit badge! Hardest Requirement For Lifesaving: Requirement 1 of the Lifesaving badge requires you to swim continuously for yards while demonstrating various strokes.
Citizenship in the Community will help scouts to understand their government on a local level, as well as identify ways to support organizations benefiting their community. Overall Difficulty: 8. Often considered the most difficult citizenship merit badge to complete, Citizenship in the Community mainly requires scouts to complete projects, volunteer in their community, and understand various knowledge requirements.
Overview: The Citizenship in the Nation merit badge teaches scouts about the rights and responsibilities of US citizens. In completing this badge, scouts will also learn about the history and present-day function of the American government on a national level. Overview : Citizenship in the World will teach scouts about the various organizations that help to uphold international law. Scouts will also learn about various cultures and global events, hopefully becoming more open-minded and accepting of all people in our world.
Citizenship in the World is often considered the most straightforward Citizenship merit badge and will mainly test your ability to answer knowledge requirements. This will take a decent understanding of geography and politics, which is why I recommend this badge for scouts who have already taken world history and geography classes.
Overview: Both the Sustainability and Environmental Science merit badges will teach you important skills about how to conserve resources and protect the natural ecosystem. However, while Sustainability deals more with reducing waste in your household, Environmental Science will teach you about the science behind the way that humans interact with nature.
Overall Difficulty: 7 and 8. Both Environmental Science and Sustainability are tricky badges that are usually worked on individually. Hardest Requirement For Environmental Science: Requirement 3 of the Environmental Science merit badge will give you the option to either conduct experiments or write reports.
Requirement 4 will have you carry out an experiment by observing a plot of land. Both of these tasks are tricky and will take a minimum of one week to complete. Hardest Requirement For Sustainability: Requirement 2 of the Sustainability merit badge will be tough.
At a minimum, this one requirement will take at least a month to carry out and complete. Overview: The Family Life merit badge teaches scouts the importance of cooperation within a household, as well as some key skills necessary to one day start their own families. This badge is best suited for older scouts who face greater responsibilities in and outside of their households.
Hardest Requirement: For most scouts earning the Family Life merit badge, requirement 3 will be the most difficult. Requirement 3 has you track and complete at least five regular chores over the course of at least 90 days. Overview: Personal Fitness is a time-consuming merit badge, but will be much easier if you participate in any school sports.
The hardest part will be to create and follow a fitness routine for three months. Hardest Requirement: Requirements 7 and 8 ask you to outline a physical fitness program to follow over the span of 12 weeks. Overview: The Personal Management merit badge will equip scouts with the skills to manage their finances as young adults.
Personal Management is one of the most useful merit badges and has many real-world applications. Overall Difficulty: 9.
Requiring a thorough understanding of various financial terms, as well as the completion of a few projects, Personal Management is easily one of the most difficult Eagle-required merit badges. Hardest Requirement: Requirement 2 asks you to create a budget and track your expenses for a period of 13 consecutive weeks. Luckily, I put a ton of work into creating a complete guide to the Personal Management merit badge for you!
Check it out by clicking here. Overview: The Communication merit badge will teach scouts to structure their thoughts and speak articulately.
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