spork 10 Posted June 15, 2002 Share Posted June 15, 2002 If the national office decided to add 1 merit badge to the required list, what would you want it to be? Link to post Share on other sites
slontwovvy 10 Posted June 15, 2002 Share Posted June 15, 2002 Definitely Cooking. The most useful and applicable of the options. Cooking is something everyone should learn to do properly. Link to post Share on other sites
spork 10 Posted June 15, 2002 Author Share Posted June 15, 2002 I agree with you completely. Link to post Share on other sites
FScouter 24 Posted June 15, 2002 Share Posted June 15, 2002 I voted for cooking, but there's a lot to be said for pioneering too. How many people do you know that can splice a rope? Maybe that's not something one does every day, but if you can do it, you're a step ahead of the rest of the pack. Link to post Share on other sites
k9gold-scout 10 Posted June 16, 2002 Share Posted June 16, 2002 Cooking and Hiking at one time were both required merit badges. Link to post Share on other sites
eagle90 125 Posted June 16, 2002 Share Posted June 16, 2002 I have always thought Cooking should be a required badge. In your lifetime, you may never have to save a life, or use environmental science,but at one point or another you will have to cook a meal, whether it is in college, as a single, as a young married man, or later in life after the death of a spouse. In our troop we put a lot of emphasis on the proper cooking of meals. Link to post Share on other sites
evmori 11 Posted June 16, 2002 Share Posted June 16, 2002 Cooking. Hiking is now an "or" required merit badge. Learning how to cook is important. In my Troop on camping trips, we require the patrols to cook. We attend a patrol cooking summer camp so this is reinforced the entire year. Ed Mori Scoutmaster Troop 1 Link to post Share on other sites
smaster101 10 Posted June 17, 2002 Share Posted June 17, 2002 I voted for cooking, but if I had another choice it would be wilderness survival. This has always been a popular badge with our boys, and with a knowledgeable counselor they can they can learn a lot of important skills. Link to post Share on other sites
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