Robert: Please create an XT Advancement link where we can store static documents. I have several that need to go to a permanent location on the district web site. I think this one should go on the permanent post section as well as the blog. I think all the docs in the Advancement section can be a PDF with the title the clue to the content. Please let me know if there are any problems of issues to overcome. Thanks, Mikel
Cooking Merit Badge Required for Eagle Effective January 1, 2014
Effective Jan. 1, 2014, the Cooking merit badge will be required to obtain the Eagle Scout rank. Here are some details.
What about Scouts who started working toward Eagle before 2014?
Regardless of when a Scout earned the Life rank or began working toward Eagle, unless he fulfills all the requirements before Jan. 1, 2014—with the exception of his board of review—he must earn the Cooking merit badge to become an Eagle Scout.
Will the Cooking merit badge requirements change?
Yes. During 2013 the Cooking merit badge will undergo a major revision. The process for implementing changes
to merit badge requirements is covered in the Guide to Advancement, topic 7.0.4.2, "What to Do When
Requirements Change." The changes to Cooking will first appear in a revised merit badge pamphlet to be released sometime in 2013.
Once the revised requirements are released, which version will count?
The new requirements become effective Jan. 1, 2014, with the release of the 2014 Boy Scout Requirements, No. 34765. The
Guide to Advancement then allows the following options for the period of time between the release of the revised pamphlet and the Jan. 1, 2014, effective date:
• If Scouts have already started on the merit badge, they may switch to the new requirements (using the new merit badge pamphlet) or continue with the existing ones (and using the existing pamphlet) until the badge is completed.
• Scouts who have not already started on the merit badge may opt to use the new requirements and the new pamphlet.
• Scouts who begin work on the merit badge before Jan. 1, 2014, may use the existing requirements and pamphlet until the badge is completed.
• Under the same topic, the Guide to Advancement goes on to say, "There is no time limit between starting and completing a badge, although a counselor may determine so much time has passed since any effort took place that the new requirements
must be used." This will apply to Scouts working on the Cooking merit badge as well. Let's say a Scout has already earned Cooking. Will he have to re-earn it with the revised requirements to obtain the Eagle rank? No. Scouts who complete the requirements for the Eagle Scout rank after Jan. 1, 2014, must earn the Cooking merit badge under either the existing requirements or the requirements as revised during 2013. Scouts are not required to earn the badge under the new requirements in order to qualify for Eagle
Mikel Shelton, CPA
Shelton, Mead & Shelton
218 E. Abram Street, Arlington, TX 76010
ph 817-461-5551; fax 817-461-9540
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