Does anyone here know a scouts that has earned............

[yardhunter]

...................all of the 120+ merit badges offered??

I remember a scout when I was at summer camp ( back in the 1970's ) that had about 70 badges on his MB sash. That's the most I've ever seen.

So,
I'm curious........ what's the highest # of merit badges you have seen a boy earned in your troops ???

Just curious..................see ya yardhunter

[ICanCanoeCanU]

I saw a 13 yr old scout at summercamp that already had 40. Turns out he lives a few miles from the camp and attends several weeks each summer.

[Mrw]

My older son earned three palms, so 36 badges. That would be the most in our troop.

My younger son needs one more for his gold palm.

[Billiken]

My tent-mate the 1975 World Jamboree had 63.
Was "wild" seeing a full sash with some MBs on the back.

[tuscarora299]

One guy in My counsil has earned all 119 MB's

[yardhunter]

One guy in My counsil has earned all 119 MB's

For what it's worth, I earned 39 back in the 70's & thought that was good & I see now someone earned ALL MB's. I'd show you a pic but I can't figure out how to post a pic here.

That's impressive anyway.
How old was this scout who earned all MB's?? .................see ya yardhunter

[tuscarora299]

One guy in My counsil has earned all 119 MB's

That's impressive anyway.
How old was this scout who earned all MB's?? .................see ya yardhunter

He is now 17 going on 18 in 3 Months he only has 3 palms due to the 3 month rule and is scheduled for a BOR A month before 18 th birthday

[yardhunter]

Man that's impressive!! I bet the scout is a well rounded boy ---- the kind America is looking for in the future.

A leader. We sure need more boys like him.

If you know him tell him this ol' Eagle scout says "" Good Luck!! "' ............see ya yardhunter

[hacimsaalk]

the eagle in our council with the most mb's was from our troop. he had something around 100 of them

[riverwalk]

Or, a friend in my Department is an Eagle with 42. That's the most I ever knew of until reading some posts here. Generally it's unlikely many people would ever earn near the number possible. It's impressive if they want to though.

[Scouting179]

Who has earned the most Merit Badges?

Answer: Eagle Scout John Stanford from Limestone, NY earned the most merit badges ever. The total was 142 and he had a total of 8 silver palms by his 18th birthday.

Note: This was during a transition time when some were added and BSA did not limit the MB list to 120.

[yardhunter]

.................WOW!! Now that's some achievement!!


Thanks for sharing.

BTW, what's that scout doing these days???

Just curious.............see ya yardhunter

[hisdad]

Hi, The oldest Boy in our troop is very close, over 100.
...and he's at Jamboree! He's under 3 months from 18.
Just have to wait and see.

[yardhunter]

.....................aewsome !! I hope he picks up 10-12 more MB's at jamboree, he can do it!!


I wish him good luck......................see ya yardhunter

[deweylure]

I read in the local paper a few weeks ago about 2 scouts who are earning a badge every 8.3 days. The highest number I have seen is 36.



Dewey

[Mick Scouter]

Quanity for exposure is good. Quality is good also. One must watch gaining MB for the purpose of gaining MBs. I don't think it was intended for a scout to achieve 100 MBs.

[yardhunter]

Quanity for exposure is good. Quality is good also. One must watch gaining MB for the purpose of gaining MBs. I don't think it was intended for a scout to achieve 100 MBs.

...............earning 100 MB's may not be intended but I'll have to disagree with the rest of your statement. My scout is a 1st class scout with 7 MB's & he is almost 12 years old.

Why you ask??

He is the kind of boy that could care less about team sports ( you know those that take scouts away from scouting such as basketball, football, etc. ) but loves to work on MB's. We have 3 MB's going on all the time. When he finishes one, he's in the book looking for another one to start.

We just came home from a archaeological MB weekend in Chillicothe Ohio & he loved it, especially the dig part of it. He earned it & now wants to start another one.

So...........quantity, quality makes no difference to me just as long as he's interested in the program. I have no problem with a scout earning 70--80--or even 90+ MB's if he wants to work on them instead of playing team sports.

In fact, I always tell parents they should keep their scouts in the program because what they learn in the BSA will be useful for the rest of their life.

Example:

I'm in my 40's & I don't play soccer or basketball anymore but I still use scouting skills I learned back in the 70's still today.



Eagle Scout Oct 1977 .....................see ya yardhunter

[wagionvigil]

Many schools are going away from team sports for Gym class. I have never been a team sports player. Do I play sports? It depends on what people think a sport is.
I Climb,Rappel,Kayak,Ski Swim. I earned many Merit Badges as a scout in the 60's and I still use those skills I learned then.
WE had a DE about 15 years ago that was an Eagle Scout and earned Every Merit Badge in the Book as a Scout. Oh, he only had one arm. Lost it at an early age by a DUI Driver.

[West]

I finised up with 64 and a ton a partials (25 actually) I intended to do them all, but other things took my intrest later. I'm glad I took every one that I did. Even if I don't remember every little detail, I have a basic knowlage of all of them. And I don't think there is anything wrong with knowing a little bit about a lot.

[scoutdiver]

I believe Theordore D Rosevelt earned all of the possible merit badges in his time.