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The document is a Merit Badge Application form for the Boy Scouts of America, detailing the process for Scouts to apply for and earn merit badges. It includes sections for applicant information, unit leader approval, counselor approval, and guidelines on how to select and work with merit badge counselors. The document emphasizes the importance of meeting specific requirements and provides instructions for both Scouts and counselors on the application process.

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What is a BSA blue card?

WHAT IS A BLUE CARD? The Blue Card is a two-sided, tri-section document, which is formally known as The Application For Merit Badge. It is an official Boy Scouts of America document that serves as a record of progress toward completion of a merit badge.

How do you get a blue card for merit badge?

Information for Applicant You must have a buddy with you (Scout buddy system) at each meeting with the merit badge counselor. Turn in your approved application to your unit leader. You will be awarded the merit badge emblem and certificate at a suitable occasion.

Can your parent be your merit badge counselor?

Short answer: Yes. But it's preferable to broaden a Scout's horizons whenever possible or practical. Long answer: Here's the relevant part of the \u201cGuide to Advancement\u201d: Approved counselors may work with and pass any member, including their own son, ward, or relative.

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Can a Scout change merit badge counselors?

Merit Badge Counselors do not need Edit Advancement permission to the Scouts they teach. Scoutbook automatically gives them permission to edit just those badges you have defined in the Scout's Connections page. Now that the counselors are in your roster you can proceed to assign them to your Scouts.

How do I print a blue card?

How to Access and Print Blue Cards Select "Blue Cards Front, PDF." Print. Select "Blue Cards Back, PDF." Print. Be sure to check that the fronts are lined up in the printer the correct way before you print the backs.

How do I become a personal management merit badge counselor?

A merit badge counselor does not have to pay a registration fee, but must complete an Adult Application for position code 42, fill out this form, and complete BSA Youth Protection training. Submit the Adult Application with the Merit Badge Counselor Information form to your council.

Are blue cards required for merit badges?

Q: Does a Scout need a hard copy of a Blue Card when working on merit badges? No. Since the introduction of Scoutbook, the BSA has offered Scouts two ways of recording merit badge requirement completion: The Blue Card and Scoutbook.

What do merit badge counselors do?

As a merit badge counselor, your mission is to join fun with learning. You are both a teacher and mentor as the Scout works on a merit badge and learns by doing. Your hands-on involvement could inspire a Scout to develop a lifelong hobby, pursue a particular career, or become an independent, self-supporting adult.