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Summer camp is a great place for a
Scout to work on merit badges and other requirements
towards advancement in rank. However, advancement
is not the only purpose for a boy to attend camp.
Camp is designed to provide fun and exciting
activities for a scout and his troop. Activities
and programs planned by the troop should also
include options for quiet time and reflection as
well as some free time for the boys.
All advancement at camp is
accomplished by methods and standards established by
the Boy Scouts of America. Advancement can and
should be a big part of your troop's program. By
taking an inventory of your troop's advancement
needs and building the troop and patrol programs
around these needs, advancement will be a natural
result of a scout's participation in that program.
GENERAL ADVANCEMENT NOTES
 Most
merit badge instruction will be done during the
morning activity periods. Most areas will be
available for additional merit badge instruction in
the afternoon and evening. For scouts seeking to
complete "partials," these afternoon and evening
blocks might be ideal.
PLEASE PREREGISTER FOR ALL
MERIT BADGES. Scoutmasters needing forms have them
included in Leader's Guide, or they can be
downloaded.
Please return them at the Pre-Camp Program Meeting
in June.
Merit Badge Applications
 All
requests for merit badges must come through the
Scoutmaster, insuring that the Scout has approval to
participate. The camp will have merit badge
applications (blue cards) available.
Partial Completion:
If a boy has completed only some of the requirements
for a merit badge, those will be indicated on the
merit badge application. This “partial” will be
returned to the Scoutmaster at the end of camp so
the Scouts can continue work with local counselors.
There is no time limit to complete these partials.
Leaders Merit Badge Update:
After lunch on Tuesday, the counselors will be
available to update you on your Scouts' progress.
This will help you advise and redirect your boys as
needed.
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF
MERIT BADGES OFFERED AT CAMP
You’ve asked for a schedule of merit badges so we’re
doing our very best to help you with your planning.
This is a TENTATIVE schedule, based on our best
guesses of what your scouts will want to do and what
we can offer. Please remember that this is being
published in the middle of the winter, and we know
there will be changes made during the week you are
at camp.
For each program area we have listed merit badges
(or activities) offered, the tentative times the
classes will be held, the difficulty rating of the
merit badge (or activity), and whatever requirements
need to be done before camp. Some merit badges are
available as partials only. We can offer an
introduction (and often safety instruction) as part
of the camp program, but most of the badge work will
need to be done elsewhere than camp.
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