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Use of Required Merit Badges for Star and Life Ranks(an editorial opinion) The question has been raised on a number of occasions as to whether Lifesaving and Emergency Preparedness could both be used for the requirements for Star and/or Life rank advancement. The answer is YES they can, as can Swimming, Hiking, and Cycling. Here is a direct quote from the requirements for Life:
The sentence, "A Scout may choose any of the 15 required merit badges in the 12 categories to fulfill this requirement," allows using Swimming, Hiking, Cycling, Lifesaving and Emergency Preparedness in any combination for the Star and/or Life ranks. For example, a Scout could have all five of these Eagle required merit badges and one more Eagle or non-Eagle required for Star and be okay. Then to earn Life, the Scout must earn five more merit badges, of which at least three more are from the Eagle required list. Earning five more Eagle required merit badges would also be fine. It is only when he gets to Eagle that he must have one from each of the 12 categories. At that point only, the extras move to the OPTIONAL category. An Eagle can, for example, have all 15 of the REQUIRED badges, and only 6 others, and that would be perfectly okay. For reference, here is the related Eagle rank requirement:
Environmental Science, Personal Management, Swimming OR Hiking OR Cycling,
Camping, and Family Life. Name of Merit Badge
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