Required Merit Badges
| 1) Camping |
| 2) Citizenship In The Community |
| 3) Citizenship In The Nation |
| 4) Citizenship In The World |
| 5) Communications |
| 6) Emergency Preparedness OR Lifesaving |
| 7) Environmental Science |
| 8) Family Life |
| 9) First Aid |
| 10) Personal Fitness |
| 11) Personal Management |
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12) Swimming OR Hiking OR Cycling |
NOTE: If you earn more than one MB from groups 6 and/or 12, only one counts as a required badge and the other(s) will count as optional MBs for Eagle. For Star and Life, you may count all MBs from groups 6 and 12 as required MBs.
Troop 179 Merit Badge Counselors**
| American Business | ||
| Barbara Mattingly | 288-9667 | |
| Randy Everette | 430-0380 | |
| Phil McGinnis | 426-5222 | |
| American Heritage | ||
| Phil McGinnis | 426-5222 | |
| Animal Science | ||
| Susan Lyons-Oleary | 963-0227 | |
| Architecture | ||
| Wayne Mortimer | 430-1943 | |
| Art | ||
| Lauren Liner | 428-1268 | |
| Barbara Mattingly | 288-9667 | |
| Ron Misfeldt | 301-3592 | |
| Astronomy | ||
| Eric Edge | 721-0670 | |
| Phil McGinnis | 426-5222 | |
| Ron Misfeldt | 301-3592 | |
| Athletics | ||
| Lauren Liner | 428-1268 | |
| Tom Warren | 426-0963 | |
| Auto Mechanic | ||
| Ron Campbell | 498-1109 | |
| Ed Hotel | 563-2744 | |
| Kevin Kennedy | 430-3444 | |
| Aviation | ||
| Glenn Albert | 721-1045 | |
| John Klemenc | 427-6355 | |
| Phil McGinnis | 426-5222 | |
| Backpacking | ||
| John Klemenc | 427-6355 | |
| Wayne Mortimer | 430-1943 | |
| Basketry | ||
| Barbara Mattingly | 288-9667 | |
| Bird Study | ||
| Susan Lyons-Oleary | 963-0227 | |
| Canoeing | ||
| Scott Curtis | 496-3251 | |
| Donatella Maffin | 275-7678 | |
| Camping* | ||
| Scott Curtis | 496-3251 | |
| Eric Edge | 721-0670 | |
| Randy Everette | 430-0380 | |
| John Klemenc | 427-6355 | |
| Kathy Lull | 468-0257 | |
| Ron Misfeldt | 301-3592 | |
| Wayne Mortimer | 430-1943 | |
| Tony Prause | 430-1024 | |
| Pam Vickrey | 426-5222 | |
| Canoeing | ||
| Wayne Mortimer | 430-1943 | |
| Cinematography | ||
| Ron Campbell | 498-1109 | |
| Citz. In The Community* | ||
| Donatella Maffin | 275-7678 | |
| Tony Prause | 430-1024 | |
| Renee Wert | 427-3757 | |
| Citz. In The Nation* | ||
| Donatella Maffin | 275-7678 | |
| Renee Wert | 427-3757 | |
| Citz. In The World* | ||
| Donatella Maffin | 275-7678 | |
| Renee Wert | 427-3757 | |
| Climbing | ||
| Ed Hotel | 563-2744 | |
| Kevin Kennedy | 430-3444 | |
| Collections | ||
| Lauren Liner | 428-1268 | |
| Communications* | ||
| Ron Campbell | 498-1109 | |
| Renee Wert | 427-3757 | |
| Computers | ||
| Randy Everette | 430-0380 | |
| Cooking | ||
| Randy Everette | 430-0380 | |
| Donatella Maffin | 275-7678 | |
| Barbara Mattingly | 288-9667 | |
| Pam Vickrey | 426-2618 | |
| Cycling* | ||
| Ron Misfeldt | 301-3592 | |
| Disabilities Awareness | ||
| Ron Campbell | 498-1109 | |
| Tom Warren | 426-0963 | |
| Dog Care | ||
| Susan Lyons-Oleary | 963-0227 | |
| See your Veterinarian too! | ||
| Electronics | ||
| Scott Curtis | 496-3251 | |
| Emergency Preparedness* | ||
| Marie Kane | 427-3860 | |
| Environmental Science* | ||
| Kathy Lull | 468-0257 | |
| Ron Misfeldt | 301-3592 | |
| Family Life* | ||
| Ron Campbell | 498-1109 | |
| Randy Everette | 430-0380 | |
| Donatella Maffin | 275-7678 | |
| Pam Vickrey | 426-2618 | |
| First Aid* | ||
| Marie Kane | 427-3860 | |
| Lauren Liner | 428-1268 | |
| Fishing | ||
| Ed Hotel | 563-2744 | |
| Kevin Kennedy | 430-3444 | |
| Gardening | ||
| John Klemenc | 427-6355 | |
| Susan Lyons-Oleary | 963-0227 | |
| Genealogy | ||
| Ron Campbell | 498-1109 | |
| Randy Everette | 430-0380 | |
| Golf | ||
| Scott Curtis | 496-3251 | |
| John Klemenc | 427-6355 | |
| Tom Warren | 426-0963 | |
| Hiking* | ||
| Wayne Mortimer | 430-1943 | |
| Home Repairs | ||
| Ed Hotel | 563-2744 | |
| Indian Lore | ||
| Susan Lyons-Oleary | 963-0227 | |
| Ron Misfeldt | 301-3592 | |
| Insect Study | ||
| Kevin Kennedy | 430-3444 | |
| Landscape Architect | ||
| Kevin Kennedy | 430-3444 | |
| Leatherwork | ||
| Scott Curtis | 496-3251 | |
| Ron Misfeldt | 301-3592 | |
| Lifesaving* | ||
| Kathy Lull | 468-0257 | |
| Medicine | ||
| Marie Kane | 427-3860 | |
| Lauren Liner | 428-1268 | |
| Metalwork | ||
| Ed Hotel | 563-2744 | |
| Motorboating | ||
| Ed Hotel | 563-2744 | |
| Kevin Kennedy | 430-3444 | |
| Music | ||
| Renee Wert | 427-3757 | |
| Nature | ||
| Ron Misfeldt | 301-3592 | |
| Oceanography | ||
| Ron Misfeldt | 301-3592 | |
| Orienteering | ||
| Eric Edge | 721-0670 | |
| John Klemenc | 427-6355 | |
| Tony Prause | 430-1024 | |
| Personal Fitness* | ||
| Tom Warren | 426-0963 | |
| Personal Management* | ||
| Kevin Kennedy | 430-3444 | |
| Anna Mauch | 721-3437 | |
| Ron Misfeldt | 301-3592 | |
| Pets | ||
| Susan Lyons-Oleary | 963-0227 | |
| Ron Misfeldt | 301-3592 | |
| Pam Vickrey | 426-5222 | |
| Photography | ||
| Ron Campbell | 498-1109 | |
| Pioneering | ||
| Eric Edge | 721-0670 | |
| Public Speaking | ||
| Renee Wert | 427-3757 | |
| Pulp and Paper | ||
| Glenn Tainter | 427-1929 | |
| Railroading | ||
| Ed Hotel | 563-2744 | |
| Reading | ||
| Randy Everette | 430-0380 | |
| Donatella Maffin | 275-7678 | |
| Barbara Mattingly | 288-9667 | |
| Phil McGinnis | 426-5222 | |
| Ron Misfeldt | 301-3592 | |
| Pam Vickrey | 426-5222 | |
| Reptile and Amphibian Study | ||
| Susan Lyons-Oleary | 963-0227 | |
| Rowing | ||
| Scott Curtis | 496-3251 | |
| Kathy Lull | 468-0257 | |
| Safety | ||
| Ron Campbell | 498-1109 | |
| Salesmanship | ||
| Renee Wert | 427-3787 | |
| Scholarship | ||
| Phil McGinnis | 426-5222 | |
| Pam Vickrey | 426-5222 | |
| Soil and Water Cons. | ||
| Ron Misfeldt | 301-3592 | |
| Space Exploration | ||
| Phil McGinnis | 426-5222 | |
| Sports | ||
| Ed Hotel | 563-2744 | |
| Lauren Liner | 428-1268 | |
| Swimming* | ||
| Scott Curtis | 496-3251 | |
| Randy Everette | 430-0380 | |
| Kathy Lull | 468-0257 | |
| Theater | ||
| Nicole Wert | 427-3757 | |
| Renee Wert | 427-3757 | |
| Textile | ||
| Kathy Lull | 468-0257 | |
| Traffic Safety | ||
| Ron Campbell | 498-1109 | |
| Wilderness Survival | ||
| Eric Edge | 721-0670 | |
| Randy Everette | 430-0380 | |
| John Klemenc | 427-6355 | |
| Veterinary Medicine | ||
| Susan Lyons-Oleary | 963-0227 |
* denotes a Merit Badge on the required list for Eagle Scout
** Scouts - if you don't see a counselor listed for the Merit Badge you are interested in or would prefer to work with a counselor other than those listed, contact the troop's adult leadership and they'll find someone for you.
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