Merit Badge Help

There are approximately 121 merit badges offered through Boy Scouting. To obtain the rank of Eagle Scout, Scouts have to earn a total of 21 merit badges, which include the following required merit badges:

• Camping
• Citizenship in the Community
• Citizenship in the Nation
• Citizenship in the World
• Communications
• Emergency Preparedness OR Lifesaving
• Environmental Science
• First Aid
• Personal Fitness
• Personal Management
• Swimming OR Hiking OR Cycling
• Family Life

Full list of merit badges available (From meritbadge.com)

Two particularly good sites that give information on the Boy Scout Merit Badges are:

Merit Badge Research Center
US Scouting Service Project Merit Badge List