Only 21 merit badges are required to advance out of Eagle Scouts, the highest rank in Scouting America. One dedicated ...

John Hayes, 18, nabbed his 140th merit badge in bugling, after already securing badges in activities like cross-country skiing and aviation. He credits STEM programs with shaping his skills as he ...

Cutting-edge badges prepare Scouts for success in technology, marking a new era of digital adventure IRVING, Texas, Oct. 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- For over a century, Scouting America has inspired ...

Merit badges have always been the heart of the Boy Scouts. They reflect the skills and knowledge considered important at the time. Unfortunately, some of these badges were discontinued, either because ...

WASHINGTON — Scouting America is launching new merit badges in artificial intelligence and cybersecurity, bringing its century-old mission further into the digital age. The new badges, now available ...

Caiden A. Futchko, 16, a Blandon Eagle Scout from Troop 183, has achieved the rare feat of earning all the merit badges the Scouting America program offers. There are 138 merit badges Scouts could ...

Senior girl scout Jaca Gooding, 14, of Washington, D.C., joined the Girl Scout Council of the Nation's Capital for the announcement of the date for Girl Scout Rock the Mall: 100th Anniversary ...

Last week, Harold Kast earned a Boy Scout merit badge in game design. To achieve this, the 17-year-old junior assistant Scoutmaster of Troop 509 played and studied games and designed his own ...

With the help of a lot of friends and community members, a local Boy Scout earned the highest badge of Eagle Scout with a project to retire flags with respect. Elijah Meadows, and a few of those who ...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KTVI) – Brandon Barrett, a St. Louis-area Eagle Scout who recently turned 18, has joined an elite group of scouts by earning all 141 merit barges offered by Scouting America. From the ...

The Peoria Riverfront Museum will be hosting a Merit Badge University for Scouts on February 21, offering a range of merit ...