Re: Life rank requirements HELP (long)

Anthony J. Mako wrote:

> I'm not sure what you mean by this. If you mean that both Swimming and
> Sports count as required merit badges for Star and Life, I would ask you to
> read the requirements once again. The restrictions on these merit badges
> pertain to all three ranks (Star, Life, and Eagle). This is very clearly
> spelled out in the Eagle requirements where it discusses earning a total of
> 21 merit badges. If a Scout earns both Swimming and Sports while Star, he
> can count only one of them as required. (Quoting the Scout Handbook now:
> "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.")

On this National has continually tried to make the wording more clear
(as this has been an issue at least since the early 80s). Currently
(98 Reqs Book), both Star and Life have footnotes for the requirement to
earn the MBs. Both say "The required list for Eagle has 15 merit badges
in 12 categories. Any of the 15 may be used for this requirement." The
wording of the Eagle requirements is immaterial. Both Swimming and
Sports can be counted as required for Star and Life. However, only one
is used as a required badge for Eagle.

Jon

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Jon Dixon
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