This is one of the few Eagle alternate badges. If a 20-mile hike seems too difficult, you can also opt for cycling or swimming badge instead. The badge allows you to build your credit over time, by ...

LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) — High school junior Auden Block is a textbook example of how the Boy Scouts' merit badge program can shape a boy's life: By exploring a range of hobbies, outdoor activities and ...

WEBVTT ARE SCUBA DIVING. MOST BOY SCOUT SASHES ARE NOT THIS LONG. AFTER ALL, 21 BADGES WILL GET YOU TO EAGLE. >> I JUST WANTED TO KEEP GOING. RYAN NIEDERSCHULTE WANTED TO GO THE EXTRA MILE 117 TIMES.

Very few boy scouts become Eagle Scouts. It takes many years to earn the 21 required merit badges, plus an extraordinary amount of time and energy planning a service project, serving in a leadership ...