Deadline for Completion

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Jack
Scout

Joined: 12 Jul 2004
Posts: 1

Posted: 12 Jul 2004 12:47 pm Post subject: Deadline for
Completion

Is there a deadline for completing a Merit Badge (6 months...1
year)? I understand a Scout cannot work on Merit Badges after
he is 18.

Thanks,
jak

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Chris
Guest

Posted: 12 Jul 2004 04:23 pm Post subject:

Yes the deadline is supposed to be 1 year. But some of that
can be up to the counselor’s discretion. And after you are 18
you cannot earn any more merit badges because you are
considered an adult then and BSA is a youth program. Hope this
helped.
Chris

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optimist
Advancement Chairman

Joined: 27 Jun 2004
Posts: 146

Posted: 14 Jul 2004 08:10 am Post subject:

There is only one deadline for earning merit badges, your 18th
birthday. The following is a direct quote from BSA policy:

There is no time limit for completion of merit badges other
than age 18.

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Firefish
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Joined: 05 Jul 2004
Posts: 145
Location: Beaver, Pa
Posted: 16 Jul 2004 08:15 am Post subject:

I didnt think there was a time limit besides eighteen but the
optimist already said that

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RWSmith
Counselor

Joined: 13 Jul 2004
Posts: 55
Location: Charlotte, NC
Posted: 03 Aug 2004 11:20 am Post subject:

Is there an echo is here? ear? ear?

I didn't think so... o... o...

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Guneukitschik
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Joined: 02 Aug 2004
Posts: 162
Location: Waynesboro, PA
Posted: 05 Aug 2004 09:32 pm Post subject:

I have heard of some MB Counselors only accepting a partial up
to a year later...but that is completely up to the merit badge
counselor...

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optimist
Advancement Chairman

Joined: 27 Jun 2004
Posts: 146

Posted: 06 Aug 2004 07:36 am Post subject:

Guneukitschik wrote:
I have heard of some MB Counselors only accepting a
partial up to a year later...but that is completely up
to the merit badge counselor...

Actually, if a Scout can reasonably show that a requirement
has been completed, merit badge counselors should never force
a Scout to complete a requirement again. This would be adding
to the requirements which is a violation of BSA policy.

Regardless, if I were a Scout and a counselor refused to
accept work that had obviously been completed, I would simply
find another merit badge counselor.

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Guneukitschik
Life

Joined: 02 Aug 2004
Posts: 162
Location: Waynesboro, PA
Posted: 06 Aug 2004 08:38 am Post subject:

I was only stating what I have heard....

I know of many scout camps that will only accept partials from
the previous year....

I agree that once a scout has completed the requirement it is
complete...
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Lynda J
Scout

Joined: 12 Aug 2004
Posts: 6
Location: Texas
Posted: 12 Aug 2004 10:23 am Post subject:

I just attended a Council Advancement Training Course.
THERE IS NO TIME LIMIT ON COMPLETING A BADGE AS LONG AS IT IS
COMPLETED BEFORE THE 18th BIRTHDAY.
We were also told that if a boy starts the badge on one
requirement book and after he starts the badge the
requirements change he can chose to complete the original
requirements of use the new requirements. He can not mix the
two.

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Guneukitschik
Life

Joined: 02 Aug 2004
Posts: 162
Location: Waynesboro, PA
Posted: 12 Aug 2004 10:40 am Post subject:

It doesn't get any simplier than that! Thanks for the info!
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