General Message

• Eagle Scouts, Rizal Scouts, and Scout Citizens are invited to join the message board at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/esap_ako. Those living in the United States are also invited to join the USA Chapter website and message board at http://www.esap.us.

• As of February 8, 2008, the Merit Badge Center will now focus on Merit Badges and Advancement Ranks. All other Scouting-related resources and content are now hosted on Scout Center Dot Net, website also operated by the Merit Badge Center.

Merit Badges

Select a Merit Badge Agriculture Animal Study Archery Art Astronomy Athletics Automobiling Aviation Barbering Basketry Beekeeping Bird Study Blacksmithing Boating* Bookbinding Botany Business Camping* Carpentry Chemistry Citizenship in the Community* Citizenship in the Home* Citizenship in the Nation* Coconut Growing Cooking Crop Production Cycling Dairying Drafting Dramatics Duck Raising Ecology* Electricity* Electronics Emergency Preparedness Farm Management Filipino Heritage* Firemanship First Aid* Fish Culture Fishing Food Processing Forestry Fruit Cultivation Gardening Handicraft Hiking Hobbies and Collections Hog Raising Horesemanship Interpreting Journalism Leathercraft Lifesaving* Livestock Raising Machine Shop Practice Marksmanship Masonry Metal Work Music Nature Lore Painting Pathfinding Personal Health Photography Physical Fitness* Pigeon Raising Pioneering Plumbing Pottery Poultry Raising Printing Public Health Public Speaking Rabbit Raising Radio Reading Reptile & Amphibian Study Rizal Lore Ropework Salesmanship Scholarship Sculpture Seamanship Signaling Snorkeling Swimming* Tailoring Team Sports Tree Farming* Weather* Wildlife Conservation Wood Carving Woodwork World Brotherhood*

Depending on your vocational career path, some of the merit badges identified as required may not be required. For more information of what is and what is not required of you, check the advancement rank requirements.

There are also merit badges listed on the "13 and Above" handbook that doesn't have specific requirements. These merit badges are listed as part of the "In the Works Merit Badge" page.

First time earning a merit badge? Learn how to earn your merit badge.