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Merit Badge Guides

135+ badges, each one a peek into a career or a passion. These are our troop-built guides — each opens a single-page walkthrough with requirements, prep, and local resources.

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Artificial Intelligence
How AI actually works, where it shows up, and how to use it responsibly.
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The Citizenship Line
Citizenship in the CommunityEagle-required
Your town: how it works, and how scouts serve it.
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The Republic: An Owner's Manual
Citizenship in the NationEagle-required
Branches, documents, and how the federal government works.
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International Departures
Citizenship in the WorldEagle-required
Nations, treaties, and what global citizenship means.
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Press Start
Digital Technologies
Computers, code, and staying safe and smart online.
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Who? What? When? Where? How?
Journalism
Anyone can publish now. Almost nobody verifies. This badge is about the difference — how to gather facts, tell them straight, and know the law and…
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Shot on Everything
Photography
Composition, light, and a photo story you plan and shoot yourself.
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CQ CQ CQ
Radio
Airwaves, call signs, and making your first contact.
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SCOUTS 13 · MEMPHIS

Scouting America units chartered at Trinity United Methodist Church since 1922.

UnitsPack 13 — Cub ScoutsTroop 13B — BoysTroop 13G — GirlsCrew 13 — Venturing
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Troop 13 · "Lucky 13" · Chartered 1922 · Trinity United Methodist Church, Memphis TN