2010 Boy Scout Requirements Advancement & Awards

Boy Scouting provides a series of surmountable obstacles and steps in overcoming them through the advancement method. The Boy Scout plans his advancement and progresses at his own pace as he meets each challenge. The Boy Scout is rewarded for each achievement, which helps him gain self-confidence. The steps in the advancement system help a Boy Scout grow in self-reliance and in the ability to help others.

Age Requirement Eligibility

Merit badges, badges of rank, and Eagle Palms are for boys who are registered Boy Scouts or Varsity Scouts. Any registered Boy Scout or Varsity Scout may earn these awards until his 18th birthday. Any Venturer who achieved the First Class rank as a Boy Scout or Varsity Scout in a troop may continue working for the Star, Life, and Eagle ranks and Eagle Palms while registered as a Venturer up to his 18th birthday.

Rank Advancement for Venturers

Any male Venturer who has achieved the First Class rank as a Boy Scout in a troop or Varsity Scout in a team may continue advancement toward the Star, Life, and Eagle Scout ranks up to his 18th birthday. He must meet the requirements as prescribed in the official Boy Scout Handbook and the current Boy Scout Requirements book. The Venturer may fulfill leadership requirements by serving as president, vice president, secretary, treasurer, quartermaster, historian, den chief, or guideof his crew, or as boatswain, boatswains mate, yeoman, purser, or storekeeper for his ship. The Scoutmaster conference will be conducted by the Advisor or Skipper. As the Venturer meets requirements for the Star and Life ranks, a board of review will be conducted by the crew or ship committee. The Eagle board of review should follow the procedures established by the local council.

Boy Scout Joining Requirements

1. Meet the age requirements. Be a boy who is 11 years old, or one who has completed the fifth grade or earned the Arrow of Light Award and is at least 10 years old, but is not yet 18 years old. 2. Find a Scout troop near your home. 3. Complete a Boy Scout application and health history signed by your parent or guardian. 4. Repeat the Pledge of Allegiance. 5. Demonstrate the Scout sign, salute, and handshake. 6. Demonstrate tying the square knot (a joining knot). 7. Understand and agree to live by the Scout Oath or Promise, Law, motto, and slogan, and the Outdoor Code. 8. Describe the Scout badge. 9. Complete the pamphlet exercises. With your parent or guardian, complete the exercises in the pamphlet How to Protect Your Children From Child Abuse: A Parents Guide. 10. Participate in a Scoutmaster conference. Turn in your Boy Scout application and health history form signed by your parent or guardian, then participate in a Scoutmaster conference

Tenderfoot Rank Requirements

1. Present yourself to your leader, properly dressed, before going on an overnight camping trip. Show the camping gear you will use. Show the right way to pack and carry it. 2. Spend at least one night on a patrol or troop campout. Sleep in a tent you have helped pitch. 3. On the campout, assist in preparing and cooking one of your patrols meals. Tell why it is important for each patrol member to share in meal preparation and cleanup, and explain theimportance of eating together. 4. Demonstrate 4a. Demonstrate how to whip and fuse the ends of a rope. 4b. Demonstrate that you know how to tie the following knots and tell what their uses are: two half hitches and the taut-line hitch. 4c. Using the EDGE method, teach another person how to tie the square knot. 5. Explain the rules of safe hiking, both on the highway and cross- country, during the day and at night. Explain what to do if you are lost. 6. Demonstrate how to display, raise, lower, and fold the American flag. 7. Repeat from memory and explain in your own words the Scout Oath, Law, motto, and slogan. 8. Know your patrol name, give the patrol yell, and describe your patrol flag. 9. Explain the importance of the buddy system as it relates to your personal safety on outings and in your neighborhood. Describe what a bully is and how you should respond to one. 10. Record your best in the following tests: Current results Push-ups ________ Pull-ups ________ Sit-ups ________ Standing long jump (______ ft. ______ in.) 14-mile walk/run _____________ 30 days later Push-ups ________ Pull-ups ________ Sit-ups ________ Standing long jump (______ ft. ______ in.) 14-mile walk/run _____________ 10b. Show improvement in the activities listed in requirement 10a after practicing for 30 days. 11. Identify local poisonous plants; tell how to treat for exposure to them. 2

12. 12a. Demonstrate how to care for someone who is choking. 12b. Show first aid for the following: Simple cuts and scrapes Blisters on the hand and foot Minor (thermal/heat) burns or scalds (superficial, or first-degree) Bites or stings of insects and ticks Venomous snakebite Nosebleed Frostbite and sunburn 13. Demonstrate Scout spirit by living the Scout Oath (Promise) and Scout Law in your everyday life. Discuss four specific examples of how you have lived the points of the Scout Law in your daily life. 14. Participate in a Scoutmaster conference. 15. Complete your board of review. Notes Alternate requirements for the Tenderfoot rank are available for Scouts with physical or mental disabilities. The requirements for Tenderfoot, Second Class, and First Class ranks may be worked on simultaneously; however, these ranks must be earned in sequence.

Second Class Rank Requirements

1a. 1b. 2. 3a. 3b. 3c. 3d. 3e. 3f. 3g. 4. 5. 6. 7a. 7b. 7c. Demonstrate how a compass works and how to orient a map. Explain what map symbols mean. Using a compass and a map together, take a five-mile hike (or 10 miles by bike) approved by your adult leader and your parent or guardian.* Discuss the principles of Leave No Trace. Since joining, have participated in five separate troop/patrol activities (other than troop/patrol meetings), two of which included camping overnight. On one of these campouts, select your patrol site and sleep in a tent that you pitched. Explain what factors you should consider when choosing a patrol site and where to pitch a tent. Demonstrate proper care, sharpening, and use of the knife, saw, and ax, and describe when they should be used. Use the tools listed in requirement 3c to prepare tinder, kindling,and fuel for a cooking fire. Discuss when it is appropriate to use a cooking fire and a lightweight stove. Discuss the safety procedures for using both. In an approved place and at an approved time, demonstrate how to build a fire and set up a lightweight stove. Note: Lighting the fire is not required. On one campout, plan and cook one hot breakfast or lunch, selecting foods from the food guide pyramid. Explain the importance of good nutrition. Tell how to transport, store, and prepare the foods you selected. Participate in a flag ceremony for your school, religious institution, chartered organization, community, or troop activity. Explain to your leader what respect is due the flag of the United States. Participate in an approved (minimum of one hour)service project. Identify or show evidence of at least 10 kinds of wild animals (birds, mammals, reptiles, fish, mollusks) found in your community. Show what to do for hurry cases of stopped breathing, serious bleeding, and ingested poisoning. Prepare a personal first-aid kit to take with you on a hike. Demonstrate first aid for the following: Object in the eye Bite of a suspected rabid animal Puncture wounds from a splinter, nail, and fishhook Serious burns (partial thickness, or second-degree) Heat exhaustion Shock Heatstroke, dehydration, hypothermia, and hyperventilation 8a. Tell what precautions must be taken for a safe swim. 8b. Demonstrate your ability to jump feet first into water over your head in depth, level off and swim 25 feet on the surface, stop, turn sharply, resume swimming, then return to your starting place. 8c. Demonstrate water rescue methods by reaching with your arm or leg, by reaching with a suitable object, and by throwing lines and objects. Explain why swimming rescues should not be attempted when a reaching or throwing rescue is possible, and explain why and how a rescue swimmer should avoid contact with the victim. 9a. Participate in a school, community, or troop program on the dangers of using drugs, alcohol, and tobacco and other practices that could be harmful to your health. Discuss your participation in the program with your family, and explain the dangers of substance addictions. 9b. Explain the three R's of personal safety and protection. 10. Earn an amount of money agreed upon by you and your parent, then save at least 50 percent of that money. 11. Demonstrate Scout spirit by living the Scout Oath (Promise) and Scout Law in your everyday life. Discuss four specific examples (different from those used for Tenderfoot requirement 13) of how you have lived the points of the Scout Law in your daily life. 12. Participate in a Scoutmaster conference. 13. Complete your board of review.

Notes
Alternate requirements for the Second Class rank are available for Scouts with physical or mental disabilities. The requirements for Tenderfoot, Second Class, and First Class ranks may be worked on simultaneously; however, these ranks must be earned in sequence.

First Class Rank Requirements

1. 2. 3. 4a. 4b. 4c. 4d. 4e. 5. 6. 7a. 7b. 8a. 8b. 8c. Demonstrate how to find directions during the day and at night without using a compass. Using a map and compass, complete an orienteering course that covers at least one mile and requires measuring the height and/or width of designated items (tree, tower, canyon, ditch, etc.). Since joining, have participated in 10 separate troop/patrol activities (other than troop/patrol meetings), three of which included camping overnight. Demonstrate the principles of Leave No Trace on these outings. Help plan a patrol menu for one campout that includes at least one breakfast, one lunch, and one dinner, and that requires cooking at least two of the meals. Tell how the menu includes the foods from the food pyramid and meets nutritional needs. Using the menu planned in requirement 4a, make a list showing the cost and food amounts needed to feed three or more boys and secure the ingredients. Tell which pans, utensils, and other gear will be needed to cook and serve these meals. Explain the procedures to follow in the safe handling and storage of fresh meats, dairy products, eggs, vegetables, and other perishable food products. Tell how to properly dispose of camp garbage, cans, plastic containers, and other rubbish. On one campout, serve as your patrol's cook. Supervise your assistant(s) in using a stove or building a cooking fire. Prepare the breakfast, lunch, and dinner planned in require- ment 4a. Lead your patrol in saying grace at the meals and supervise cleanup. Visit and discuss with a selected individual approved by your leader (elected official, judge, attorney, civil servant, principal, teacher) your constitutional rights and obligations as a U.S. citizen. Identify or show evidence of at least 10 kinds of native plants found in your community. Discuss when you should and should not use lashings. Then demonstrate tying the timber hitch and clove hitch and their use in square, shear, and diagonal lashings by joining two or more poles or staves together. Use lashing to make a useful camp gadget. Demonstrate tying the bowline knot and describe several ways it can be used. Demonstrate bandages for a sprained ankle and for injuries on the head, the upper arm, and the collarbone. Show how to transport by yourself, and with one other person, a person From a smoke-filled room With a sprained ankle, for at least 25 yards 8d. 9a. 9b. 9c. 10. 11. 12. Tell the five most common signals of a heart attack. Explain the steps (procedures) in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Tell what precautions must be taken for a safe trip afloat. Successfully complete the BSA swimmer test.* With a helper and a practice victim, show a line rescue both as tender and as rescuer. (The practice victim should be approximately 30 feet from shore in deep water.) Tell someone who is eligible to join Boy Scouts, or an inactive Boy Scout, about your troop's activities. Invite him to a troop outing, activity, service project, or meeting. Tell him how to join, or encourage the inactive Boy Scout to become active. Describe the three things you should avoid doing related to use of the Internet. Describe a cyberbully and how you should respond to one. Demonstrate Scout spirit by living the Scout Oath (Promise) and Scout Law in your everyday life. Discuss four specific examples (different from those used for Tenderfoot requirement 13 and Second Class requirement 11) of how you have lived the points of the Scout Law in your daily life. Participate in a Scoutmaster conference. Complete your board of review.

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Notes
Alternate requirements for the First Class rank are available for Scouts with physical or mental disabilities. The requirements for Tenderfoot, Second Class, and First Class ranks may be worked on simultaneously; however, these ranks must be earned in sequence.

Star Rank Requirements

1. Be active in your troop and patrol for at least four months as a First Class Scout. 2. Demonstrate Scout spirit by living the Scout Oath (Promise) and Scout Law in your everyday life. 3. Earn six merit badges, including any four from the required list for Eagle. Name of Merit Badge ____________________________________ (required for Eagle)* ____________________________________ (required for Eagle)* ____________________________________ (required for Eagle)* ____________________________________ (required for Eagle)* _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ 4. While a First Class Scout, take part in service projects totaling at least six hours of work. These projects must be approved by your Scoutmaster. 5. While a First Class Scout, serve actively for four months in one or more of the following positions of responsibility (or carry out a Scoutmaster-assigned leadership project to help the troop): Boy Scout troop. Patrol leader, assistant senior patrol leader, senior patrol leader, Venture patrol leader, troop guide, Order of the Arrow troop representative, den chief, scribe, librarian, historian, quartermaster, bugler, junior assistant Scoutmaster, chaplain aide, instructor, troop Webmaster, or Leave No Trace trainer. Varsity Scout team. Captain, cocaptain, program manager, squad leader, team secretary, Order of the Arrow troop representative, librarian, historian, quartermaster, chaplain aide, instructor, den chief, team Webmaster, or Leave No Trace trainer. Venturing crew/ship. President, vice president, secretary, treasurer, den chief, quartermaster, historian, guide, boatswain, boatswains mate, yeoman, purser, storekeeper, crew/ship Webmaster, or Leave No Trace trainer. 6. Take part in a Scoutmaster conference. 7. Complete your board of review.

Life Rank Requirements

1. Be active in your troop and patrol for at least six months as a Star Scout. 2. Demonstrate Scout spirit by living the Scout Oath (Promise) and Scout Law in your everyday life. 3. Earn five more merit badges (so that you have 11 in all), including any three more from the required list for Eagle. (See the Eagle Rank Requirements, number 3, for this list.) A Scout may choose any of the 15 required merit badges in the 12 categories to fulfill this requirement. 4. While a Star Scout, take part in service projects totaling at least six hours of work. These projects must be approved by your Scoutmaster. 5. While a Star Scout, serve actively for six months in one or more of the troop positions of responsibility listed in requirement 5 for Star Scout (or carry out a Scoutmaster-assigned leadership project to help the troop). 6. While a Star Scout, use the EDGE method to teach a younger Scout the skills from ONE of the following six choices, so that he is prepared to pass those requirements to his unit leaders satisfaction. a. Second Class7a and 7c (first aid) b. Second Class1a (outdoor skills) c. Second Class3c, 3d, 3e, and 3f (cooking/camping) d. First Class8a, 8b, 8c, and 8d (first aid) e. First Class1, 7a, and 7b (outdoor skills) f. First Class4a, 4b, and 4d (cooking/camping) 7. Take part in a Scoutmaster conference. 8. Complete your board of review. A Scout may choose any of the 15 required merit badges in the 12 categories to fulfill requirement 3. See a complete list of required badges for Eagle.

Eagle Rank Requirements

1. Be active in your troop, team, crew, or ship for a period of at least six months after you have achieved the rank of Life Scout. 2. Demonstrate that you live by the principles of the Scout Oath and Law in your daily life. List the names of individuals who know you personally and would be willing to provide a recommendation on your behalf, including parents/guardians, religious, educational, and employer references. 3. Earn a total of 21 merit badges (10 more than you already have), including the following: a. First Aid b. Citizenship in the Community c. Citizenship in the Nation d. Citizenship in the World e. Communications f. Personal Fitness g. Emergency Preparedness OR Lifesaving h. Environmental Science i. Personal Management j. Swimming OR Hiking OR Cycling k. Camping l. Family Life You must choose only one merit badge listed in items g and j. If you have earned more than one of the badges listed in items g and j, choose one and list the remaining badges to make your total of 21. 4. While a Life Scout, serve actively for a period of six months in one or more of the following positions of responsibility: Boy Scout troop. Patrol leader, assistant senior patrol leader, senior patrol leader, troop guide, Order of the Arrow troop representative, den chief, scribe, librarian, historian, quartermaster, junior assistant Scoutmaster, chaplain aide, or instructor. Varsity Scout team. Captain, cocaptain, program manager, squad leader, team secretary, Order of the Arrow team representative, librarian, quartermaster, chaplain aide, instructor, or den chief. Venturing crew/ship. President, vice president, secretary, treasurer, boatswain, boatswain's mate, yeoman, purser, or storekeeper. 5. While a Life Scout, plan, develop, and give leadership to others in a service project helpful to any religious institution, any school, or your community. (The project should benefit an organization other than Boy Scouting.) The project plan must be approved by the organization benefiting from the effort, your Scoutmaster and troop committee, and the council or district before you start. You must use the Eagle Scout Leadership Service Project Workbook, BSA publication No. 512-927, in meeting this requirement. 6. Take part in a Scoutmaster conference. 7. Successfully complete an Eagle Scout board of review.

Eagle Scouts Info (Cont) Notes AGE REQUIREMENT ELIGIBILITY. Merit badges, badges of rank, and Eagle Palms may be earned by a registered Boy Scout, Varsity Scout, or Venturer. He may earn these awards until his 18th birthday. Any Venturer who achieved the First Class rank as a Boy Scout in a troop or Varsity Scout in a team may continue working for the Star, Life, and Eagle Scout ranks and Eagle Palms while registered as a Venturer up to his 18th birthday. Scouts and Venturers who have completed all requirements prior to their 18th birthday may be reviewed within three months after that date with no explanation. Boards of review conducted between three and six months after the candidate's 18th birthday must be preapproved by the local council. A statement by an adult explaining the reason for the delay must be attached to the Eagle Scout Rank Application when it is submitted to the Eagle Scout Service. The Eagle Scout Service at the national office must be contacted for procedures to follow if a board of review is to be conducted more than six months after a candidate's 18th birthday. If you have a permanent physical or mental disability, you may become an Eagle Scout by qualifying for as many required merit badges as you can and qualifying for alternative merit badges for the rest. If you seek to become an Eagle Scout under this procedure, you must submit a special application to your local council service center. Your application must be approved by your council advancement committee before you can work on alternative merit badges. A Scout or Venturer with a disability may work toward rank advancement after he is 18 years of age if he meets the guidelines outlined in the Advancement and Recognition Policies and Procedures.

Eagle Palms
After becoming an Eagle Scout, you may earn Palms by completing the following requirements: 1. Be active in your troop and patrol for at least three months after becoming an Eagle Scout or after award of last Palm. (Eagle Palms must be earned in sequence, and the three-month tenure requirement must be observed for each Palm.) 2. Demonstrate Scout spirit by living the Scout Oath (Promise) and Scout Law in your everyday life. 3. Make a satisfactory effort to develop and demonstrate leadership ability. 4. Earn five additional merit badges beyond those required for Eagle or last Palm. (Merit badges earned any time since becoming a Boy Scout may be used to meet this requirement.) 5. Take part in a Scoutmaster conference. 6. Complete a board of review. You may wear only the proper combination of Palms for the number of merit badges you earned beyond the rank of Eagle. The Bronze Palm represents five merit badges, the Gold Palm 10, and the Silver Palm 15.

Selecting Leadership Service Projects

Leadership service projects shall be meaningful service not normally expected of a Scout as a part of his school, religious, or community activities.

Star and Life Ranks

For Star and Life ranks, a Scout must perform six hours of service to others. This may be done as an individual project or as a member of a patrol or troop project. Star and Life service projects may be approved for Scouts assisting on Eagle service projects. The Scoutmaster approves the project before it is started.

Eagle Rank
While a Life Scout, a Scout must plan, develop, and give leadership to others in a service project to any religious institution, school, or community. As a demonstration of leadership, the Scout must plan the work, organize the personnel needed, and direct the project to its completion. The Eagle service project is an individual matter; therefore, two Eagle candidates may not receive credit for the same project. Eagle Scout leadership service projects involving council property or other BSA activities are not acceptable for an Eagle service project. The service project also may not be performed for a business, be of a commercial nature, or be a fund-raiser. Routine labor, or a job or service normally rendered, should not be considered. An Eagle service project should be of significant magnitude to be special and should represent the candidate's best possible effort. The Scout must submit his proposed project plan and secure the prior approval of his unit leader, unit committee, and district or council advancement committee, and the organization benefiting from the effort, to make sure that it meets the stated standards for Eagle Scout leadership service projects before the project is started. This pre-approval of the project does not mean that the board of review will accept the way the project was carried out. Upon completion of the project, a detailed report must be submitted with the Scout's Eagle application to include the following information: What was the project? How did it benefit others? Who from the group benefiting from the project gave guidance? Who helped carry out the project? What materials were used and how were they acquired? Although the project plan must be approved before work is begun, the board of review must determine if the project was successfully carried out. Questions that must be answered are: Did the candidate demonstrate leadership of others? Did he indeed direct the project rather than do all of the work himself? Was the project of real value to the religious institution, school, or community group? Who from the group benefiting from the project may be contacted to verify the value of the project? Did the project follow the plan, or were modifications needed to bring it to its completion? All the work on the project must be done while the candidate is a Life Scout and before the candidate's 18th birthday. 10

The variety of projects performed throughout the nation by Scouts earning their Eagle Scout Award is staggering. Only those living in an area can determine the greatest value and need for that area. Determine, therefore, whether the project is big enough, appropriate, and worth doing. For ideas and opportunities, the Scout can consult people such as school administrators, religious leaders, local government department directors, or a United Way agency's personnel.

Introduction to Merit Badges

You can learn about sports, crafts, science, trades, business, and future careers as you earn merit badges. There are more than 100 merit badges. Any Boy Scout may earn any merit badge at any time. You don't need to have had rank advancement to be eligible. Pick a Subject. Talk to your Scoutmaster about your interests. Read the requirements of the merit badges you think might interest you. Pick one to earn. Your Scoutmaster will give you the name of a person from a list of counselors. These counselors have special knowledge in their merit badge subjects and are interested in helping you. Scout Buddy System. You must have another person with you at each meeting with the merit badge counselor. This person can be another Scout, your parents or guardian, a brother or sister or other relative, or a friend. Call the Counselor. Get a signed merit badge application from your Scoutmaster. Get in touch with the merit badge counselor and tell him or her that you want to earn the merit badge. The counselor may ask to meet you to explain what is expected of you and to start helping you meet the requirements. You should also discuss work that you have already started or possibly completed. Unless otherwise specified, work for a requirement can be started at any time. Ask your counselor to help you learn the things you need to know or do. You should read the merit badge pamphlet on the subject. Many troops and school or public libraries have them. (See the list here.) Show Your Stuff. When you are ready, call the counselor again to make an appointment to meet the requirements. When you go take along the things you have made to meet the requirements. If they are too big to move, take pictures or have an adult tell in writing what you have done. The counselor will ask you to do each requirement to make sure that you know your stuff and have done or can do the things required. Get the Badge. When the counselor is satisfied that you have met each requirement, he or she will sign your application. Give the signed application to your Scoutmaster so that your merit badge emblem can be secured for you. Requirements. You are expected to meet the requirements as they are statedno more and no less. You are expected to do exactly what is stated in the requirements. If it says "show or demonstrate," that is what you must do. Just telling about it isn't enough. The same thing holds true for such words as "make," "list," "in the field," and "collect," "identify," and "label." The requirements listed in this publication are the official requirements of the Boy Scouts of America. However, the requirements on the following pages might not match those in the Boy Scout Handbook and the merit badge pamphlets, because this publication is updated only on an annual basis. If a Scout has already started working on a merit badge when a new edition of the pamphlet is introduced, he should continue to use the same merit badge pamphlet and fulfill the requirements therein to earn the badge. He need not start all over again with the new pamphlet and possibly revised requirements. 11

Merit Badge Requirements

Below is a list, in alphabetical order, of all of the current merit badge subjects.

American Business

American Cultures

American Heritage

American Labor

Animal Science

Archaeology

Archery

Architecture

Art

Astronomy

Athletics

Automotive Maintenance

Aviation

Backpacking

Basketry

Bird Study

Camping

Canoeing

Carpentry

Chemistry

Cinematography

Citizenship in the Community

Citizenship in the Nation

Citizenship in the World

Climbing

Coin Collecting

Collections

Communication

Composite Materials

Computers

Cooking

Crime Prevention

Cycling

Dentistry

Disabilities Awareness

Dog Care

Drafting

Electricity

Electronics

Emergency Preparedness

Energy

Engineering

Entrepreneurship

Environmental Science

Family Life

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Farm Mechanics

Fingerprinting

Fire Safety

First Aid

Fish and Wildlife Managemen

Fishing

Fly-Fishing

Forestry

Gardening

Genealogy

Geology

Golf

Graphic Arts

Hiking

Home Repairs

Horsemanship

Indian Lore

Insect Study

Inventing

Journalism

Landscape Architecture

Law

Leatherwork

Lifesaving

Mammal Study

Medicine

Metalwork

Model Design and Building

Motorboating

Music

Nature

Nuclear Science

Oceanography

Orienteering

Painting

Pathfinding

Personal Fitness

Personal Management

Pets

Photography

Pioneering Plant Science Plumbing Pottery Public Health

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Public Speaking

Pulp and Paper

Radio

Railroading

Reading

Reptile and Amphibian Study

Rifle Shooting

Rowing

Safety

Salesmanship

Scholarship

Scouting Heritage

Scuba Diving

Sculpture

Shotgun Shooting

Skating

Signaling

Small-Boat Sailing

Snow Sports

Soil and Water Conservation

Space Exploration

Sports

Stamp Collecting

Surveying

Swimming

Textile

Theater

Tracking

Traffic Safety

Truck Transportation

Water Sports Veterinary Medicine Weather Whitewater Wilderness Survival

Wood Carving

Woodwork

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Special Opportunities Boardsailing BSA

Requirements 1. 2. Review the BSA guidelines for boardsailing and explain steps you have taken to follow each of the 11 guidelines found in section V of Camp Program and Property Management, No. 20-920. Explain precautions to be taken for boardsailing on each of the following: Lakes Rivers Ocean or bay areas What is hypothermia? Describe to your counselor the symptoms of hypothermia. What special considerations in preventing hypothermia are necessary for boardsailing? Properly rig and prepare the sailboard you are using. Point out and explain the function of each of the following: uphaul, outhaul, downhaul, cleat, leach, tack, clew, foot, skeg, centerboard, wishbone boom, universal, luff, and center of effort. Explain how to steer the sailboard. Demonstrate your ability to uphaul the sail, find the neutral position to the wind (sail luffing), and control the board's position with foot movement. With supervision from your instructor, sail a course that involves beating, reaching, and running. Change tack by coming about.

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5. 6.

Den Chief Service Award

Requirements
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. Serve the pack faithfully for one full year. Attend Den Chief Training (if available within year of service) OR be trained by the assistant Cubmaster and den leader. Know and understand the purposes of Cub Scouting. Help Cub Scouts achieve the purposes of Cub Scouting. Be the activities assistant in den meetings. Set a good example by attitude and uniforming. Be a friend to the boys in the den. Take part in weekly meetings. Assist the den at the monthly pack program. Meet as needed with the adult members of the den, pack, troop, team, or crew. Complete four of these projects: a. Serve as a staff member of a special Cub Scouting event, such as a Scouting show, bicycle rodeo, etc. b. Serve as a staff member of a Cub Scout day camp or resident camp. c. Advance one rank. d. Assist in recruiting three new Cub Scouts. e. Assist three Cub Scouts to become Webelos Scouts. f. Assist three Webelos Scouts to join a troop. g. Help to plan and carry out a joint pack-troop activity. h. Recommend to your Scoutmaster, Varsity Scout Coach, or Venturing Advisor another Boy Scout, Varsity Scout, or Venturer to be a den chief.

See the Den Chief Handbook, No. 33211B, for detailed requirements.

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50-Miler Award
The 50-Miler Award is presented to each qualifying individual for satisfactory participation in an approved trip. In order to qualify for the award the group of which the individual is a member must fulfill all of the following requirements. 1. 2. 3. Make complete and satisfactory plans for the trip, including the possibilities of advancement. Cover the trail or canoe or boat route of not less than 50 consecutive miles; take a minimum of five consecutive days to complete the trip without the aid of motors. (In some areas pack animals may be used.) During the time on the trail or waterway, complete a minimum of 10 hours each of group work on projects to improve the trail, springs, campsite, portage, or area. If, after checking with recognized authorities, it is not possible to complete 10 hours each of group work on the trail, a similar project may be done in the unit's home area. (There should be no unauthorized cutting of brush or timber.) Unit or tour leader must then file a 50-Miler Award application with the local council service center. This application gives additional details about planning the trip.

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Firem'n Chit
This certification grants a Scout the right to carry matches and build campfires. The Scout must show his Scout leader, or someone designated by his leader, that he understands his responsibility to do the following: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. I have read, understand and use fire safety rules from the Boy Scout Handbook. I will build a campfire only when necessary and when I have the necessary permits (regulations vary by locality). I will minimize campfire impacts or use existing fire lays consistent with the principles of Leave No Trace. I will check to see that all flammable material is cleared at least 5 feet in all directions from fire (total 10 feet). I will safely use and store fire-starting materials. I will see that fire is attended to at all times. I will make sure that water and/or shovel is readily available. I will promptly report any wildfire to the proper authorities. I will use the cold-out test to make sure the fire is cold out and will make sure the fire lay is cleaned before I leave it. I follow the Outdoor Code and the principles of Leave No Trace.

The Scout's "Firem'n Rights" can be taken from him if he fails in his responsibility

Historic Trails Award

To earn the award, members of your unit must plan and participate in a historic activity. A unit historic activity requires members to: 1. 2. 3. Locate a historic trail or site and study information relating to it. (The information may be obtained from an adult historic society, public library, or people living near the trail or site.) Hike or camp two days and one night along the trail or in the vicinity of the site. Cooperate with an adult group such as a historic society to restore and mark all or part of this trail or site. (This may be done during the hike or overnight camp.) Or cooperate with such a group to plan and stage a historic pageant, ceremony, or other public event related to this trail or site - such event should be large enough to merit coverage by the local press. Your unit leader must then file the Historic Trails Award application with your council service center.

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Interpreter Strip
Boys and adults may wear this strip if they show their knowledge of a foreign language or the sign language for the hearing impaired by: 1. 2. 3. 4. Carrying on a five-minute conversation in this language. Translating a two-minute speech or address. Writing a letter in the language (does not apply for sign language). Translating 200 words from the written word.

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Leave No Trace
Scout Requirements
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Recite and explain in your own words the principles of Leave No Trace, and discuss how an ethical guideline differs from a rule. On three separate camping trips with your troop or team, demonstrate and practice the Leave No Trace skills appropriate to the trip. Earn the Camping and Environmental Science merit badges. Participate in a Leave No Trace-related service project that reduces or rehabilitates recreational impacts. Discuss with your troop or team which recreational impacts were involved with the project. Give a 10-minute presentation on a Leave No Trace topic approved by your unit leader to a Scouting unit or other interested group. Teach a Leave No Trace-related skill to a Scouting unit or other interested group.

Online Resources
The Principles of Leave No Trace for Outdoor Adventures Teaching Leave No Trace

Kayaking BSA
Requirements
1. 2. Before fulfilling the following requirements, successfully complete the BSA swimmer test. Do the following: Describe various types of kayaks and how they differ in design, materials, and purpose. Name the parts of the kayak you are using for this exercise. Demonstrate how to choose an appropriately sized kayak paddle and how to position your hands. Do the following: Tell what precautions must be taken for a safe trip afloat. Demonstrate how to select and properly fit a PFD. Explain the importance of safety equipment such as PFDs, air bags, grab loops, and helmets. Demonstrate your ability to aid yourself and others in the event of a capsize: Capsize your kayak in water at least seven feet deep, perform a wet exit if necessary, and swim the boat to shore. With assistance, if needed, ready the capsized craft for use. Show how to approach a capsized paddler in your kayak and tow him to shore. While upright in your kayak, right a capsized kayak, empty it of water, and assist the paddler aboard without returning to shore. As a solo paddler, demonstrate the following: Entering and launching a kayak from shore or dock Landing or docking and exiting a kayak Forward stroke Sweep stroke Reverse sweep Draw stroke Rudder stroke Back stroke As a solo paddler, do the following: Paddle forward in a reasonably straight line. Move the kayak sideways to the right and to the left. Pivot 360 degrees to the right and left. Stop the kayak.

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National Court of Honor Lifesaving and Meritorious Action Awards

National awards for lifesaving and meritorious action are made only for outstanding and unusual acts that demonstrate unusual heroism, skill, or bravery and reflect Scouting ideals, based on the following criteria: 1. Honor Medal With Crossed Palms. Has demonstrated unusual heroism and extraordinary skill or resourcefulness in saving or attempting to save life at extreme risk to self. 2. Honor Medal. Has demonstrated unusual heroism and skill or resourcefulness in saving or attempting to save life at considerable risk to self. 3. Heroism Award. Has demonstrated heroism and skill in averting serious injury or saving or attempting to save life at minimum risk to self. 4. Medal of Merit. Has performed an act of service of a rare or exceptional character that reflects an uncommon degree of concern for the well-being of others. 5. National Certificate of Merit. Has performed a significant act of service that is deserving of special national recognition. Note: If the action is deserving of merit but does not qualify for a national award, the Scout may be eligible for the Local Council Certificate of Merit, No. 33732. "Heroism" is defined as conduct exhibiting courage, daring, skill, and self-sacrifice. "Skill" is defined as the ability to use one's knowledge effectively in execution or performance. Special attention is given to skills earned in Scouting.

Mile Swim BSA

Requirements 1. Explain how regular exercise contributes to good health and why swimming is one of the best forms of exercise. 2. Tell what precautions and procedures a swimmer and escort must follow for distance swimming over open water. 3. Under the supervision of a currently qualified certified aquatics instructor or equivalent, participate in four hours of training and preparation for distance swimming (one hour a day maximum). 4. Swim one mile over a measured course that has been approved by the trained instructor who will supervise the swim. Note: Swim-trunks emblem only.

Paul Bunyan Woodsman

Study the Boy Scout Handbook and the Camping merit badge pamphlet, and demonstrate to your Scoutmaster or other qualified person the following: 1. Show that you have earned the Totin' Chip. 2. Help a Scout or patrol earn the Totin' Chip, and demonstrate to him (them) the value of proper woods-tools use on a troop camping trip. 3. With official approval and supervision, do one of the following: Clear trails or fire lanes for two hours. Trim a downed tree, cut into four-foot lengths, and stack; make a brush with branches. Build a natural retaining wall or irrigation way to aid in a planned conservation effort. 18

Religious Emblems
"A Scout is reverent." All Scouts show this by being faithful in their duty to God. Some go further and give special service. This can qualify them for a religious emblem. Such an emblem is not a Scouting award. It is conferred on a Scout by his religious leader. Each faith has its own requirements for earning its emblem. Some of the emblems available are: African Methodist Episcopal Church African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church Anglican Catholic Church Armenian Apostolic Church of America (Western Prelacy) Armenian Church of America (Eastern Diocese) Bah' Baptist Buddhist Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Christian Methodist Episcopal Church Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) Churches of Christ Community of Christ (World Community Program Series) Eastern Catholic Eastern Orthodox Episcopal General Church of the New Jerusalem (The New Church) Hindu

Islamic Jewish Lutheran Meher Baba Moravian National Association of Anglican and Traditional Catholic Scouters Polish National Catholic Church Presbyterian Church in America Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Protestant and Independent Christian Churches Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) Roman Catholic The Salvation Army Scientist Church of Christ Unitarian Universalist United Church of Christ United Methodist United Pentecostal Church International Unity Churches Zoroastrian

Totin' Chip
This certification grants a Scout the right to carry and use woods tools. The Scout must show his Scout leader, or someone designated by his leader, that he understands his responsibility to do the following: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Read and understand woods tools use and safety rules from the Boy Scout Handbook. Demonstrate proper handling, care, and use of the pocket knife, ax, and saw. Use knife, ax, and saw as tools, not playthings. Respect all safety rules to protect others. Respect property. Cut living and dead trees only with permission and good reason. Subscribe to the Outdoor Code.

The Scout's "Totin' Rights" can be taken from him if he fails in his responsibility.

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Scuba BSA
Requirements 1. Before doing other requirements, successfully complete the BSA swimmer test. To begin the test, jump feetfirst into water over the head in depth, level off, and begin swimming. Swim 75 yards in a strong manner using one or more of the following strokes: sidestroke, breaststroke, trudgen, or crawl; then swim 25 yards using an easy, resting backstroke. The 100 yards must be completed in one swim without stops and must include at least one sharp turn. After completing the swim, rest by floating. 2. Discuss the importance of using the buddy system at all times while scuba diving. Explain that a dive buddy is there to assist with the donning and doffing of equipment, to lend assistance in case of emergency, and to share in the underwater experience. Remember, always dive with a buddyNever dive alone! 3. Review hazards associated with scuba diving, including causes of decompression incidents, and safety procedures to avoid them. Explain the importance of never using scuba equipment unless you are enrolled in a training exercise, or have completed a diver certification program, taught by a certified instructor. By the end of a Water Skills Development session, the participants will be able to meet the following requirements in clear, confined water: 4. State the purpose of the following pieces of basic diving equipment: mask, fins, BCD, BCD inflator, regulator, air gauge, and alternate air source. 5. Describe how to locate the air gauge, and explain how to recognize the "caution zone" on it. 6. Don and adjust mask, fins, snorkel, BCD, scuba, and weights with the assistance of a buddy, instructor, or certified assistant. 7. While underwater, demonstrate and recognize the following hand signals: Okay?/Okay!; Stop; Up; Down; Out of air; Come here; Ear problem; Slow down/Take it easy; Something is wrong; Watch me; Check your air supply. 8. Inflate/deflate a BCD at the surface using the low-pressure inflator. 9. In shallow water, demonstrate proper compressed air breathing habits; remember to breathe naturally and not hold the breath. 10. Clear the regulator while underwater using both exhalation and purge-button methods, and resume normal breathing from it. 11. In shallow water, recover a regulator hose from behind the shoulder while underwater. 12. In shallow water, clear a partially flooded mask while underwater. 13. Swim underwater with scuba equipment while maintaining control of both direction and depth, properly equalizing the ears and mask to accommodate depth changes. 14. While underwater, locate and read submersible pressure gauge and signal whether the air supply is adequate or low based on the gauge's caution zone. 15. In shallow water, breathe underwater for at least 30 seconds from an alternate air source supplied by the instructor. 16. 16. Demonstrate the techniques for a proper ascent. NOTE: The counselor for Scuba BSA must hold an instructor rating and be in current teaching status with PADI, NAUI, SSI, or other member of the RSTC in accordance with BSA scuba policies. Instruction must meet the minimum training standards for introductory scuba experiences set by the RSTC and guidelines provided in the Scuba BSA Brochure, No. 14-515. BSA scuba policies are provided in that brochure and also in the Guide to Safe Scouting.

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Snorkeling BSA
Requirements 1. Before doing other requirements, successfully complete the BSA swimmer test: Jump feetfirst into water over the head in depth, level off, and begin swimming. Swim 75 yards in a strong manner using one or more of the following strokes: sidestroke, breaststroke, trudgen, or crawl; then swim 25 yards using an easy, resting backstroke. The 100 yards must be completed in one swim without stops and must include at least one sharp turn. After completing the swim, rest by floating. 2. Discuss the importance of using the buddy system at all times while snorkeling and list duties of a buddy, beginning with equipment checks. 3. Explain the function, fit, and selection of mask, fins, and snorkel. Discuss the use of inflatable flotation vests and PFDs when snorkeling in open water. 4. In confined, shallow water (about waist deep), demonstrate use of mask and snorkel: 5. Show how to prevent the mask from fogging and how to equalize pressure in mask, ears, and sinus cavities. With your head underwater, flood the mask, observe the effect on your vision, surface, and drain the water from the mask. 6. With your face in the water, breathe through the snorkel. Then submerge, surface, clear water from the snorkel, and resume free breathing without removing the snorkel from your mouth. 7. In confined, shallow water, demonstrate the use of swim fins: Do first using only fins, and then repeat with a mask and snorkel. 8. Fit and adjust fins to feet. 9. Walk with fins as if entering from a beach. 10. Swim at the surface (10 yards) and underwater (three yards) using the flutter kick. 11. Control direction without using hands while swimming with fins at the surface and underwater. 12. In confined, deep water (six to 12 feet), demonstrate: 13. Proper techniques for entering and exiting the water with snorkeling equipment from a dock or boat. 14. Headfirst and feetfirst surface dives, including proper body position for safe ascent and descent. 15. Show knowledge of snorkeling signals: 16. Demonstrate divers' signs and signals, both audible and visual, for use at the surface and underwater. 17. Set out a diver down flag and explain its function. 18. In clear, confined water eight to 12 feet deep that has a firm bottom, while swimming with a buddy, use mask, fins, and snorkel to locate and recover an object from the bottom. 19. Demonstrate basic survival skills: 20. Float facedown for five minutes while breathing through a snorkel with a minimum of movement. 21. Demonstrate survival floating for five minutes without use of a snorkel. 22. Using fins, show how to tow an exhausted or unconscious buddy to safety. 23. Review and explain the eight points of Safe Swim Defense and BSA Snorkeling Safety. Explain training, preparations, and precautions required for snorkeling in open water. Explain environmental factors that affect snorkeling and discuss special precautions needed for oceans, streams, and lakes. 24. Explain pressure, buoyancy, and submerged optics and acoustics related to snorkel swimming and diving. 25. Discuss the effects of submersion on the body and how to handle potentially dangerous situations: 26. What is hyperventilation and how is it avoided? 27. What are the symptoms and consequences of hypothermia? 28. Why is CPR training recommended for those participating in swimming and snorkeling activities? See Snorkeling BSA Application, No. 14-176B, for detailed requirements. 21

William T. Hornaday Awards

William T. Hornaday awards are presented for distinguished service in natural resource conservation for units, Scouts, Venturers, and Scouters. Boy Scouts may earn the Hornaday Badge or the Hornaday Bronze or Silver Medal.

William T. Hornaday Badge

To be eligible for the Hornaday Badge, presented by the local council, a Boy Scout must do the following: 1. Earn First Class rank. 2. Plan, lead, and carry out at least one project from one of the categories listed below. 3. Complete the requirements for any three of the merit badges listed in bold. In addition, complete any two of the others listed.

William T. Hornaday Bronze or Silver Medal

To be eligible for these awards, granted by the National Council, a Boy Scout must do the following: 1. Earn First Class rank. 2. For the bronze medal: Plan, lead, and carry out three projects from three separate categories listed. For the silver medal: Plan, lead, and carry out four projects from four separate categories listed (see the next page). 3. Earn the Environmental Science merit badge. For the bronze medal: Earn at least three more merit badges listed in bold, plus any two others listed. For the silver medal: Earn all six merit badges in bold and any other three.

Project Categories
Energy conservation Soil and water conservation Fish and wildlife management Forestry and range management Air and water pollution control Resource recovery (recycling) Hazardous material disposal and management Invasive species control

Merit Badges
Energy Environmental Science Fish & Wildlife Management Forestry Public Health Soil & Water Conservation Bird Study Fishing Gardening Insect Study Landscape Architecture Mammal Study Nature Nuclear Science Oceanography Plant Science Pulp and Paper Reptile and Amphibian Study Weather Geology

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World Conservation Award

You can earn this award by earning the following merit badges: 1. Environmental Science merit badge 2. Either Soil and Water Conservation OR Fish and Wildlife Management merit badge 3. Citizenship in the World merit badge

Merit Badge Library

Though intended as an aid to Boy Scouts, Varsity Scouts, and qualified Venturers in meeting merit badge requirements, these pamphlets are of general interest and are made available by many schools and public libraries. The latest revision date of each pamphlet might not correspond with the copyright date shown below, because this list is corrected only once a year, in January. Any number of merit badge pamphlets may be revised throughout the year; others are simply reprinted until a revision becomes necessary. If a Scout has already started working on a merit badge when a new edition for that pamphlet is introduced, he should continue to use the same merit badge pamphlet to earn the badge and fulfill the requirements therein. In other words, the Scout need not start all over again with the new pamphlet and possibly revised requirements.

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American Business, No. 35850 - 2002 American Cultures, No. 35851 - 2005 American Heritage, No. 35852 - 2005 American Labor, No. 35853 - 2006 Animal Science, No. 35854 - 2006 Archaeology, No. 35855 - 2006 Archery, No. 35856 - 2004 Architecture, No. 35857 - 2008 Art, No. 35858 - 2006 Astronomy, No. 35859 - 2004 Athletics, No. 35860 - 2006 Automotive Maintenance, No. 35861 - 2008 Aviation, No. 35862 - 2006 Backpacking, No. 35863 - 2007 Basketry, No. 35864 - 2003 Bird Study, No. 35865 - 2005 Camping, No. 35866 - 2005 Canoeing, No. 35867 - 2004 Chemistry, No. 35868 - 2004 Cinematography, No. 35869 - 2008 Citizenship in the Community, No. 35870 - 2005 Citizenship in the Nation, No. 35871 - 2005 Citizenship in the World, No. 35872 - 2005 Climbing, No. 35873 - 2006 Coin Collecting, No. 35874 - 2008 Collections, No. 35875 - 2008 Communications, No. 35876 - 2003 Composite Materials, No. 35877 - 2006 Computers, No. 35878 - 2005 Cooking, No. 35879 - 2007 Crime Prevention, No. 35880 - 2005 Cycling, No. 35881 - 2003 Dentistry, No. 35882 - 2006 Disabilities Awareness, No. 35883 - 2005 Dog Care, No. 35884 - 2003 Drafting, No. 35885 - 2008 Electricity, No. 35886 - 2004 Electronics, No. 35887 - 2004 Emergency Preparedness, No. 35888 - 2008 Energy, No. 35889 - 2005 Engineering, No. 35890 - 2008 Entrepreneurship, No. 35891 - 2006 Environmental Science, No. 35892 - 2006 Family Life, No. 35893 - 2005 Farm Mechanics, No. 35894 - 2008 Fingerprinting, No. 35895 - 2003 Fire Safety, No. 35896 - 2004 First Aid, No. 35897 - 2007 Fish and Wildlife Management, No. 35898 - 2004 Fishing, No. 35899 - 2002 Fly-Fishing, No. 35900 - 2002 Forestry, No. 35901 - 2005 Gardening, No. 35902 - 2002 Genealogy, No. 35903 - 2005 Geology, No. 35904 - 2005 Golf, No. 35905 - 2002 Graphic Arts, No. 35906 - 2006 Hiking, No. 35907 - 2007 Home Repairs, No. 35908 - 2002 Horsemanship, No. 35909 2003 Indian Lore, No. 35910 - 2008

Insect Study, No. 35911 - 2008 Journalism, No. 35912 - 2006 Landscape Architecture, No. 35587 - 2008 Law, No. 35913 - 2003 Leatherwork, No. 35914 - 2002 Lifesaving, No. 35915 - 2008 Mammal Study, No. 35916 - 2003 Medicine, No. 35917 - 2002 Metalwork, No. 35918 - 2007 Model Design and Building, No. 35919 - 2003 Motorboating, No. 35920 - 2008 Music and Bugling, No. 35921 - 2003 Nature, No. 35922 - 2003 Nuclear Science, No. 35923 - 2004 Oceanography, No. 35924 - 2003 Orienteering, No. 35925 - 2003 Painting, No. 35926 - 2008 Personal Fitness, No. 35927 - 2006 Personal Management, No. 35928 - 2003 Pets, No. 35929 - 2005 Photography, No. 35930 - 2005 Pioneering, No. 35931 - 2006 Plant Science, No. 35932 - 2005 Plumbing, No. 35933 - 2004 Pottery, No. 35934 - 2008 Public Health, No. 35935 - 2005 Public Speaking, No. 35936 - 2002 Pulp and Paper, No. 35937 - 2006 Radio, No. 35938 - 2008 Railroading, No. 35939 - 2003 Reading, No. 35940 - 2003 Reptile and Amphibian Study, No. 35941 - 2005 Rifle Shooting, No. 35942 - 2001 Rowing, No. 35943 - 2006 Safety, No. 35944 - 2006 Salesmanship, No. 35945 - 2003 Scholarship, No. 35946 - 2004 Scouting Heritage, No. 35970 (2010) Scuba Diving, No. 35969 (2009) Sculpture, No. 35947 - 2007 Shotgun Shooting, No. 35948 - 2005 Skating, No. 35949 - 2005 Small-Boat Sailing, No. 35950 - 2004 Snow Sports, No. 35951 - 2007 Soil and Water Conservation, No. 35952 - 2004 Space Exploration, No. 35953 - 2004 Sports, No. 35954 - 2006 Stamp Collecting, No. 35955 - 2007 Surveying, No. 35956 - 2004 Swimming, No. 35957 - 2008 Textile, No. 35958 - 2003 Theater, No. 35959 - 2005 Traffic Safety, No. 35960 - 2006 Truck Transportation, No. 35961 - 2005 Veterinary Medicine, No. 35962 - 2005 Water Sports, No. 35963 - 2007 Weather, No. 35964 - 2006 Whitewater, No. 35965 - 2005 Wilderness Survival, No. 35966 - 2007 Wood Carving, No. 35967 - 2006 Woodwork, No. 35968 - 2003

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