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.
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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

[@BlueWhaleLord]

Eagle Scout Mac Guzman 👍

[@malagu4ever856]

Great job explaining

[@xfilex3291]

Eagle Scout Mac Guzman Why did cooking get added as a eagle required merit badge. I have been help back from eagle because of one requirement for the cooking merit badge and the eagle project

[@Kinetic_Toast]

Hiw to Yeet Merit Badges by MacGuzman 😀

[@EagleScoutMacGuzman]

BlueWhaleLord thanks

[@SespeScouter]

Great info for scouts. Keep up the great work.

[@EagleScoutMacGuzman]

Thanks for watching 👍

[@timgiu]

Excellent ⚜

[@EagleScoutMacGuzman]

Thanks for watching Giuliane Belt

[@spacehead1au936]

Love the videos!

[@EagleScoutMacGuzman]

Thanks. Is there anything you would like to see?

[@spacehead1au936]

Eagle Scout Mac Guzman can you please do a video about citizenship in the world?

[@EagleScoutMacGuzman]

As a matter of fact, I did this video on my other channel over a eyar ago :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/f16QlGuLedNka7s Hope this helps

[@pycoding8496]

Very helpful thankyou!

[@EagleScoutMacGuzman]

PyCoding thanks I am glad my video helped you

[@drivin2drive]

Very detailed video.

[@EagleScoutMacGuzman]

Thanks for watching 👍

[@sevyn-ci6kv]

Ty

[@EagleScoutMacGuzman]

👍

[@BlueWhaleLord]

Look at you Epic Scouter. ⚜️

[@EagleScoutMacGuzman]

Thanks for being such a BlueWhaleLord

[@lukeschmitz688]

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

[@EagleScoutMacGuzman]

I have not done nature mb. My favorite so far is Art. The hardest non-Eagle so far was Robotics or Railroading. I earned Robotics at Summer Camp but it was the most demanding MB at camp. Railroading for me was hard because it took me a while and was a lot of work. My brother finished it before me but my MBC expects you to know or do everything on the requirement. Also, he prefers to have the workbook filled out before we discuss each requirement.

[@Troop5726GA]

You do know that a NBC can't require you to fill the "worksheets " out. They are a tool to assist not a requirement.

[@EagleScoutMacGuzman]

Luke Schmitz another Eagle Scout posted a Nature MB video here kzbin.info/www/bejne/f5_Pd5ypZ9KjhK8

[@EagleScoutMacGuzman]

Troop 5726 GA you are correct, but the MBC signs off on your requirements though. It makes it easier to prove you satisfied most requirements.

[@PoeTheSquash]

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

[@EagleScoutMacGuzman]

I know PoeTheSquash I do not have much time left. You should earn Life Scout soon. What is your Eagle Protect?

[@MariaGuzman]

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

[@EagleScoutMacGuzman]

Thanks Maria. It was funny 😊

[@texastejanocamper8513]

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

[@EagleScoutMacGuzman]

Yes. Your Scoutmaster has to sign off on it.

[@devthaker7582]

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

[@devthaker7582]

Does anyone know?

[@EagleScoutMacGuzman]

My dad us a Trained NOVA councilor. They have to fillout an Adult App just like MBC and your district has to have a NOVA program or want to start one.

[@EagleScoutMacGuzman]

Go here for more info www.scouting.org/stem-nova-awards/volunteer-support/

[@EagleScoutMacGuzman]

Dev Thaker. I checked with my dad and he said NOVA awards can be tracked in Scoutbook.

[@devthaker7582]

@@EagleScoutMacGuzman My troop does not use Scoutbook. Do you know what an alternative would be?

[@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

[@SnakeRoot271]

Also video idea after you get your eagle BOR let us know what to expect for it

[@EagleScoutMacGuzman]

What is your Eagle Project idea?

[@EagleScoutMacGuzman]

Vincent Rebak my dad has sat on a couple EBOR. He said not to talk about what was asked. Instead, think of it as a job interview for a job you already have. It!scone if the few times you can talk about yourself without sounding like flexing.

[@SnakeRoot271]

@@EagleScoutMacGuzman I understand that and that's probably the best way to look at it to be honest

[@SnakeRoot271]

@@EagleScoutMacGuzman my eagle project is putting fishing line bins in a nature preserve to keep the line out of water and keeping the preserve Clean

[@Kids-Cook]

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

[@EagleScoutMacGuzman]

Yes, you can earn all 17 silver edge (Eagle) badges. There are 13 Eagle Required badges but for three you can only apply one badge: 1) Emergency Preparedness OR Lifesaving, 2) Environmental Science OR Sustainability, 3) Swimming OR Hiking OR Cycling. Here is the official list www.scouting.org/about/faq/question37/

[@devthaker7582]

Yes

[@EagleScoutMacGuzman]

I will try

[@tangleidk]

Hi

[@EagleScoutMacGuzman]

Hi Sniper Tortoise thanks for returning to my channel 👍

[@polaris.wesche]

Is the walking merit badge a real badge or not?

[@EagleScoutMacGuzman]

No, but Hiking is pretty close to walking. Here is the Joke Walking MB Workbook boyscouttrail.com/blog/1155.asp

[@Kinetic_Toast]

I got the Breathing MB 😉

[@EagleScoutMacGuzman]

KineticToast I an sure you did the minimum requirement for breathing 🤣

[@bookworm4life836]

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

[@EagleScoutMacGuzman]

BookWorm4Life I will have at least 36 badges because you get a palm leaf for every 5 badges after the 21 needed for Eagle Scout.

[@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.