Register as a Merit Badge Counselor
By serving as a merit badge counselor, you offer your time, knowledge, and other resources so that Scouts can explore a topic of interest.
To register to be a new merit badge counselor, the following must be completed and sent to the council by email or 1500 Bodwell Road, Manchester, NH 03109:
- Adult application, with position code = 42. No approval from the Chartered Organization is necessary.
- The signed Criminal Background or Additional Disclosure page associated with the application.
- Current Safeguarding Youth training certification. Learn more here – https://www.scouting.org/training/youth-protection/
- Pay the $25 annual membership fee.
- Merit badge counselor information form Merit Badge Counselor, No. 34405 (indicates which merit badges will be taught).
- Please note, your contact info can be changed in your profile in My.Scouting.org or Scoutbook.
For more information, consult the Guide for Merit Badge Counseling, No. 512-065 or Merit Badge Counselor Information, No. 34405 . To learn more about the merit badge program, see section 7 of the Guide to Advancement, “The Merit Badge Program.”
For help with individual or Troop Merit Badge Counselor registrations, please contact us.
