Finding MB Opportunities - How To Begin Merit Badges

Hey guys, Mac Guzman here. This video discussing how to find merit badge opportunities, and how to begin merit badges. When I first joined Scouting I was very confused on the concept of Merit Badges and what they were. Hopefully this video helps you in earning Merit Badges.
In this video I attempt to answer the following questions:
🔵 How to find a merit badge counselor
🔵 Are all 21 merit badges eagle required
🔵 How many badges are required for eagle scout
🔵 How to earn merit badges when troop does not offer any
🔵 What are other ways to earn merit badges outside my Troop
🔵 What is a Blue Card
🔵 What does a partial Merit Badge mean
Merit Badge Scouting Links:
Background info: www.scouting.org/programs/sco...
Specific Info: www.scouting.org/resources/gu...
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Tips for Beginning a Merit Badge:
- Have a Subject in mind that interests you
- A Counselor's job is to guide your understanding of the badge, NOT to give you all the answers
- Use a Blue Card to get Unit Leader's approval when starting a badge
- Identify any Counselors that are in your Troop
- Read the requirements before starting a merit badge
- Print the workbook for a merit badge to write down notes/answers
- See what events are offered locally, on the district level, and on the council level
- Sign up for online merit badge courses
Since Spring Break, I signed up for four Merit Badges online with the Central Florida Councel. Any scout nationwide can sign up for these badges and the cost is $5 - $10 each. Please note the online classes are Monday through Thursday and start times are all Eastern Time.
⚜ scoutingevent.com/083-OnlineMB
Yours in Scouting -Mac Guzman
#macguzman #eaglescout #eaglescoutmac
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[@EagleScoutMacGuzman]

I have had many questions about Merit Badges. If you have more questions that I did not answer in this video, put them in the comments. Thanks

[@SespeScouter]

Great info for scouts. Keep up the great work.

[@timgiu]

Excellent ⚜

[@spacehead1au936]

Love the videos!

[@drivin2drive]

Very detailed video.

[@pycoding8496]

Very helpful thankyou!

[@BlueWhaleLord]

Look at you Epic Scouter. ⚜️

[@PoeTheSquash]

So many merit badges, so little time --- for macguzman

[@MariaGuzman]

Wow marit badge? more like... epic gamer badge. (That actually wasn't funny) :/ But GETTING the merit badges is pretty epic gamer! ⚜😎

[@sevyn-ci6kv]

Ty

[@lukeschmitz688]

What’s ur favorite merit badge? What’s the hardest non eagle merit badge? I believe it’s nature

[@devthaker7582]

Do you know how NOVA awards can get recorded by your scoutmaster? Is there like a blue card?

[@tangleidk]

Hi

[@SnakeRoot271]

I only have 3 eagle required merit badges left before I am done with my merit badges for eagle (I'm not done with merit badges as a whole) but I'm very close to eagle

[@texastejanocamper8513]

A scout can earn a merit badge from another Council if it is online?

[@bookworm4life836]

There are so many Merit Badges. How many do you think you’ll earn?

[@Kids-Cook]

Can you get all 17 eagle badges even though its not needed?

[@polaris.wesche]

Is the walking merit badge a real badge or not?

[@jfleming572]

I have authored three books containing merit badge requirements. These books will assist the scout and merit badge counselor to achieve the desired merit badge. The books can be obtained on amazon or at the local library. They are WEATHER by Jack Fleming, GEOLOGY by Jack Fleming, and BEACHES (for the Oceanography badge) by Jack Fleming.