Earning discontinued merit badges - another possibility
Paul S. Wolf (Paul.S.Wolf@ALUM.WPI.EDU)
Sun, 31 Jan 1999 11:23:29 -0500
As to how a Scout could in 1998, earn a Merit badge which was dropped in
1989, Mike Walton said:
> Scouts have until age 18 to earn merit badges;
Then later in a different thread, he said:
> Jay Thal noted a significant error in the new SM Handbook, ...
>
> >"Scouts with permanent MENTAL DISABILITIES may request extended
> >membership beyond the age of 18 in the Boy Scouts of America."
> >(Emphasis added)
> >
> >This disregards the rest of the spectrum of persons with permanent
> >disabling conditions who were previously welcome beyond the age of
> >18.
Mike correctly points out that that WAS an error, and boys with either
physical or mental disabilities can remain youth members past age 18.
Putting both of these together, brings up another way that a Scout could
earn an old Merit Badge:
A Scout with a disability (mental or physical) started the badge
before it was discontinued, and earned it while still registered
as a youth beyond his 18th birthday.
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Paul S. Wolf, PE mailto:Paul.S.Wolf@alum.wpi.edu
Traffic Engineer, Cuyahoga County Engineer's Office, Cleveland, Ohio
Past President, Great Lakes Region, Federation of Jewish Men's Clubs
Winding Rivers Dist. Advancement Comm., Greater Cleveland Council, BSA
Advancement Webmaster, US Scouting Service Project (www.usscouts.org)
