The Mighty Chief 10 Posted July 15, 2004 Share Posted July 15, 2004 If a scout had lost his portion to a blue card for an eagle-required merit badge of which the troop had recorded his completing that badge, would it be much of a problem for the scout to earn the rank of eagle later on down the road? Link to post Share on other sites
wojauwe 10 Posted July 15, 2004 Share Posted July 15, 2004 I don't think my son had any of his blue cards when he got his Eagle.As long as all of the paperwork for the merit badge is turned in at council when he earned the badge,there should be no problem. If everything has been done properly the badge will not be contested.The merit badge councilor should have his record if there is any question. Your advancement chair also should have the units copy of the advancement form that was submitted to council. I don't know many boys that don't lose their part of the blue card. Link to post Share on other sites
Eamonn 61 Posted July 15, 2004 Share Posted July 15, 2004 I'm not sure how it works in other Councils? But we can ask for a computer print out showing the merit badge that each Scout has earned. If the badge is on the list everything is honky dory, even if the blue card has taken a spin in Moms washing machine. If not you have a problem and might have to find the MB Counselor who signed the card for a replacement. Eamonn. Link to post Share on other sites
wojauwe 10 Posted July 15, 2004 Share Posted July 15, 2004 Same here.if you followed all the fileing procedures there is no problem.There should be a computer record and a hard copy file at the council. Link to post Share on other sites
acco40 94 Posted July 15, 2004 Share Posted July 15, 2004 A Scout should maintain his portion of the merit badge card (aka blue card) to protect himself from SM, Advancement Chair, Council, etc. screw-ups. It is a back-up plan so to speak. If the SM, Advancement Chair and Council have kept complete and accurate records there is no need for the Scout to present his record keeping. However, if there is a problem with the Council records ... Link to post Share on other sites
packsaddle 753 Posted July 15, 2004 Share Posted July 15, 2004 We try hard to use the blue cards. But we accept any record method that has equivalent information. After SC, I photocopy ALL the records, original and TWO copies. One set goes to each scout. Another set to the advancement person. I keep the final set just in case. This is similar (but not equivalent) to separating the three panels of the blue card. DO NOT RELY ON COUNCIL RECORDS. If they have good records, great. Our experience with them has been dreadful and if you don't manage your own effectively, tough luck if the council lost theirs (good chance of this happening). Link to post Share on other sites
wojauwe 10 Posted July 16, 2004 Share Posted July 16, 2004 Definitely have all the back up you can.Never count on just one location.It would be great and is advisable that the boy keep the blue cards for back up. AS advancement chair I kept a personal record and made sure Scoutmaster had it in his records,both hard copy and on troop master.Luckily our council has been pretty good with it but they are not perfect.As long as one of these locations has the record there should be no problem. If there is a problem at council level they will come to the troop first to check record.The scouts part of the card is to cover for a total meltdown of process. If you are concerned about the blue card you can go to the councilor and ask him to make a replacement for lost card. Link to post Share on other sites
evmori 11 Posted July 18, 2004 Share Posted July 18, 2004 We stress the Scout keep his portion of the blue card. Our council has lost records! We also have every advancement form we have ever turned in as a back-up and there have been occasions where we needed either or both! Ed Mori Troop 1 1 Peter 4:10 Link to post Share on other sites
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