Boy Scout Merit Badge Notes

[BADGE] HIKING [EAGLE REQ]

Hiking merit badge should be started on immediately upon joining a Boy Scout troop. The reasons are simple:

  1. The first four requirements are relatively easy for most Scouts. Knocking these out allows you to work on requirements 5 and 6.
  2. The following is a direct quote from the requirements:

    The hikes in requirements 5 and 6 can be used in fulfilling Second Class (2a) and First Class (3) rank requirements, but only if Hiking merit badge requirements 1, 2, 3, and 4 have been completed to the satisfaction of your counselor.

    In other words, if you go ahead and knock out the first four requirements early, you'll be able use later hikes to kill two birds with one stone.

  3. This is an Eagle required merit badge. It generally takes a long time to earn so the faster you get started, the earlier you'll get done.

In the past, hiking merit badge was often earned as an afterthought. Now that it is on the Eagle required list, it will hopefully receive the attention it deserves.

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Last modified on Friday, July 30, 2004