I agree that some summer camps tend to give the boys the 'camp wave', meaning if the boy shows up at a MB session and does nothing, they still 'earn' the badge. Some badges require a lot of extra work and the scouts have to willing to go the extra mile. SMs and ASMs at camp can visit MB sessions and get an idea of how much (or how little) is actually being accomplished.
Having just returned from a week at summer camp I have a case in point that is very fresh in my mind. I had 5 scouts taking E. Science at camp. They had to complete their ecosystem requirement before camp and I was requir