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Merit Badge Counselor
The merit badge counselor is a key player in the Boy Scout advancement program. Whatever your area of expertise or interest—whether it is a special craft or hobby (basketry, leatherwork, coin collecting), a profession (veterinary medicine, aviation, engineering), or perhaps a life skill (cooking, personal management, communications)—as a merit badge counselor, you can play a vital role by exposing young people to interesting and new topics. By serving as a merit badge counselor, you offer your time, knowledge, and other resources so that Scouts can explore a topic of interest.
Meals prepared for rank advancement or other merit badges may not count toward the Cooking merit badge. You must not repeat any menus for meals actually prepared or cooked in requirements 4, 5, and 6. Health and safety. Do the following: a. Explain to your counselor the most likely hazards you may encounter while participating in.
Merit Badge Pamphlets: An official Boy Scouts of America merit badge pamphlet has been created for the BSA by topic authorities for each merit badge.The pamphlets contain requirements, introductory information and supplemental reference text. A scout can purchase pamphlets from BSA, find them in a troop library, or often-times check them out from a public library. January, 2020 Requirements for the Cooking merit badge: Health and safety. Do the following: Explain to your counselor the most likely hazards you may encounter while participating in cooking activities and what you should do to anticipate, help prevent, mitigate, and respond to these hazards. For more info on planning camp meals, check out my ultimate guide to the Camping merit badge! 5g) Explain to your counselor how you cleaned the equipment, utensils, and the cooking site thoroughly after each meal. Explain how you properly disposed of dishwater and of all garbage.
STEP ONE: Take Youth Protection Training (YPT)
(you will be asked to sign in or create an account and issued a BSA Membership number)*BSA Adult and Merit Badge Counselor Applications will NOT be processed without proof of completed YPT*
STEP TWO: Register with BSA Adult Application, No. 524-501
Include your printed YPT certification
The position code is 42
Registration Fees are not required
STEP THREE: Apply as a Merit Badge Counselor for Ozark Trails CouncilBsa Reading Merit Badge Pamphlet
Include the following when turning the form in:
• YPT Certificate
• Adult Application
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