Re: Limits on MBs from the Same Counselor

This topic has been discussed several times here on Scouts-L. Each time the
conclusion (after many, many opinions) is that the BSA program does not
restrict the number of badges allowed by a single counselor and a parent is
not prohibited from counseling his/her boy.

Although that is the official position, one of the purposes of the merit
badge program is to allow the boys to experience working with a stranger
counselor - calling for an appointment, introducing himself, and working
with this counselor. The boys should also choose the elective badges based
on interest to widen their knowledge rather than limit their selection to
the badges available from a few known counselors.

All counselors must be registered scouters and approved by their council for
the badges counseled. Usually there is a limit to the number of badges a
counselor will be approved to counsel.
YiS
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Bert Austin {austin@aps.anl.gov} |Unit Commissioner
Riverside, IL |I used to be a Fox
Voyageur Trace District DesPlaines Valley Council |EC-443W
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