Troop 83 Merit Badges

	Welcome to Boy Scout Troop 83
Scout Oath - On my honor, I will do my best, To do my duty to God and my country and to obey the Scout Law; To help other people at all times; To keep myself physically strong, mentally awake, and morally straight. Scout Law - A Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, and reverent.

You must earn a total of 21 merit badges (10 of which are required) to achieve Eagle Scout rank.

Merit Badge Information	Required for Eagle	Troop Counselor
American Business
American Cultures
American Heritage
American Labor
Animal Science
Archaeology
Archery
Architecture
Art
Astronomy		Shawn Wilson
Athletics
Auto Mechanics
Aviation
Backpacking		George Sledge
Basketry
Bird Study
Bugling
Camping	x	Mike Miller
Canoeing		George Sledge
Chemistry		Ellen Wilson
Cinematography
Citizenship in the Community	x	George Sledge
Citizenship in the Nation	x	George Sledge
Citizenship in the World	x	George Sledge
Climbing
Coin Collecting
Collections
Communications	x	Jackie Norton
Composite Materials
Computers
Cooking
Crime Prevention
Cycling	This or Hiking or Swimming	Jim Schutzbach
Dentistry
Disabilities Awareness		Troy Gilmore
Dog Care
Drafting
Electricity
Electronics
Emergency Preparedness	This or Lifesaving	Doug Gosness
Energy
Engineering		Shawn Wilson
Entrepreneurship
Environmental Science	x	Robert Jones
Family Life	x	Monette Gordon
Farm Mechanics
Fingerprinting
Fire Safety
First Aid	x	Robert Jones
Fish and Wildlife Management
Fishing
Fly Fishing
Forestry
Gardening
Genealogy
Geology
Golf
Graphic Arts
Hiking	This or Cycling or Swimming	Caleb Odom
Home Repairs
Horsemanship
Indian Lore
Insect Study
Journalism
Landscape Architecture
Law
Leatherwork
Lifesaving	This or Emergency Preparedness	Doug Gosnell
Mammal Study
Medicine
Metalwork
Model Design and Building
Motorboating
Music
Nature
Nuclear Science
Oceanography
Orienteering
Painting
Personal Fitness	x	George Sledge
Personal Management	x	Doug Gosnell
Pets
Photography
Pioneering
Plant Science
Plumbing
Pottery
Public Health
Public Speaking
Pulp and Paper
Radio
Railroading
Reading		Jackie Norton
Reptile and Amphibian Study
Rifle Shooting
Rowing
Safety
Salesmanship
Scholarship
Sculpture
Shotgun Shooting
Skating
Small-Boat Sailing
Snow Sports
Soil and Water Conservation
Space Exploration		Usually done at the Space and Rocket Center 3 or 5 day camp
Sports
Stamp Collecting
Surveying
Swimming	This or Cycling or Hiking	Scott Motz
Textile
Theater
Traffic Safety
Truck Transportation
Veterinary Medicine
Water Sports
Weather
Whitewater
Wilderness Survival
Wood Carving
Woodwork