Merit badge counselors are the key to success in the merit badge plan. They offer their time, experience, and knowledge to help guide Scouts in one or more of the merit badge subjects.
The counselor's responsibility is to
Assist the Scout as he plans the assigned projects and activities to meet the merit badge requirements.
Coach Scouts through interviews and demonstrations on how to do the required skills of the craft, business, or hobby.
Certify the Scout after determining whether he is qualified for the merit badge.
Because we have had so many scouts achieve their Eagle rank, and many of the parents are "retiring", we are in need of counselors! We are encouraging one parent from each scout family to choose at least one merit badge, or possibly two. If you have a vocation or an avocation, there is likely a merit badge for that subject. Please consider reviewing the list of merit badges to see if your favorite subject is there or, even better, discover another one that you didn’t think of!
We are definitely in need of counselors for the Eagle-required badges. Our goal is to have three or more counselors registered for each of these important merit badges.
For more information, please visit these pages
Time requirements and complexity for each MB
Some MBs have special requirements
Current Merit Badge Counselors (contact infomation can be found in the Troop Members Only section):
Troop 737 Merit Badges
(A complete and updated list of merit badge counselors is available to members only)
American Indian Culture (formally Indian Lore)
Archaeology (9)
Artificial Intelligence (new)
Athletics (2) (3) (4) (5) (7)
Automotive Maintenance (1) (2) (10)
Bird Study (4) (9) (10) (12) (13)
Canoeing (2)
Chess (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)
Citizenship in the Community (2)
Citizenship in the Nation (8)
Citizenship in the World (6) (7)
Coin Collecting (4)
Composite Materials (6)
Cybersecurity (new)
Cycling (3) (6)
Digital Technology (4) (9)
Emergency Preparedness (numbers changed)
Engineering (9)
Exploration (8) (9)
Family Life (6)
Fishing (10)
Fly Fishing (9) (10)
Forestry (5) (6)
Geology (3) (4) (5) (6)
Graphic Arts (3) (5) (6)
Home Repairs (2) (5) (6) (7)
Horsemanship (12)
Inventing (2)
Journalism (2) (3) (5)
Kayaking (2)
Law (4) (6)
Lifesaving (3)
Mammal Study (3) (6) (7)
Mining in Society (8)
Model Design and Building (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)
Motorboating (1) (2)
Moviemaking (2) (4)
Multisport (2) (4) (7)
Music (6)
Nuclear Science (1) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8)
Oceanography (3)
Painting (8)
Personal Fitness (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8)
Pets (4) (5)
Plant Science (7) (8) (9)
Programming (6)
Public Health (1) (7)
Radio (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9)
Reading (1) (3) (7)
Robotics (7)
Rowing (2)
Safety (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9)
Scouting Heritage (2) (5) (9)
Sculpture (3)
Search and Rescue (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8)
Signs, Signals, and Codes (4)
Skating (2)
Small-Boat Sailing (2)
Snow Sports (6) (7)
Space Exploration (8)
Surveying (8)
Swimming (1) (2)
Traffic Safety (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (8)
Truck Transportation (10)
Veterinary Medicine (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)
Water Sports (3)
Weather (3) (12)
Whitewater (2)
Wilderness Survival (1) (2) (4) (5) (7) (10)
American Indian Culture (formally Indian Lore)
Archaeology (9)
Artificial Intelligence (new)
Athletics (2) (3) (4) (5) (7)
Automotive Maintenance (1) (2) (10)
Bird Study (4) (9) (10) (12) (13)
Canoeing (2)
Chess (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)
Citizenship in the Community (2)
Citizenship in the Nation (8)
Citizenship in the World (6) (7)
Coin Collecting (4)
Composite Materials (6)
Cybersecurity (new)
Cycling (3) (6)
Digital Technology (4) (9)
Emergency Preparedness (numbers changed)
Engineering (9)
Exploration (8) (9)
Family Life (6)
Fishing (10)
Fly Fishing (9) (10)
Forestry (5) (6)
Geology (3) (4) (5) (6)
Graphic Arts (3) (5) (6)
Home Repairs (2) (5) (6) (7)
Horsemanship (12)
Inventing (2)
Journalism (2) (3) (5)
Kayaking (2)
Law (4) (6)
Lifesaving (3)
Mammal Study (3) (6) (7)
Mining in Society (8)
Model Design and Building (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)
Motorboating (1) (2)
Moviemaking (2) (4)
Multisport (2) (4) (7)
Music (6)
Nuclear Science (1) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8)
Oceanography (3)
Painting (8)
Personal Fitness (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8)
Pets (4) (5)
Plant Science (7) (8) (9)
Programming (6)
Public Health (1) (7)
Radio (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9)
Reading (1) (3) (7)
Robotics (7)
Rowing (2)
Safety (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9)
Scouting Heritage (2) (5) (9)
Sculpture (3)
Search and Rescue (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8)
Signs, Signals, and Codes (4)
Skating (2)
Small-Boat Sailing (2)
Snow Sports (6) (7)
Space Exploration (8)
Surveying (8)
Swimming (1) (2)
Traffic Safety (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (8)
Truck Transportation (10)
Veterinary Medicine (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)
Water Sports (3)
Weather (3) (12)
Whitewater (2)
Wilderness Survival (1) (2) (4) (5) (7) (10)