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Re: Expiration dates on merit badges?
Bruce E. Cobern (bec@PIPELINE.COM)
Mon, 29 Sep 1997 09:21:48 -0400
> From: Ricky Steverson <RSteverson@sea.BEACHLIFE.NET>
> Date: Monday, September 29, 1997 12:37 AM
>
> My SM said that the district people have inform the troops thru a
> roundtable that the there is a time limit of 24 months for a scout to
> complete a merit badge. But when reading the "Advancement Policies and
> Procedures Committee Guide", BSA No. 33088, I find on page 19 in bold
> print in the Advancement in Summer Camp section the following:
>
> "There is no time limit for completion of merit badges other than age
18"
>
> Is the district rep. wrong? Am I reading an out-of-date policy (this is
> labeled as "1996 printing of 1994 edition". Is there a list of current
> literature printings that I can refer to to confirm that the literature
> is up-to-date?
You are right and the District Rep. is wrong, although attempting to put
limits on the time available to complete a merit badge is one of the most
common "improper" practices around in advancement. Remember, however,
that the counselor who signs off the last requirement for the merit badge
is responsible for the whole thing so that if much of the badge was done a
long time ago and with a different counselor he has the right to satisfy
himself that the work was done.
--
Bruce E. Cobern
Advancement Chairman, Founders District, Queens Council, NY
mailto:bec@pipeline.com
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