Benjamin Hallquist was recently recognized by Fallon Troop 1776 for his quick response during the May incident.

1. The Emotional Intelligence Badge. This Emotional Intelligence Badge will be a particularly hard one to procure. To qualify, a male Scout must ask his fellow female Scout "how her day is going ...

The Boy Scout's motto is "Be prepared." Josh McCoy is prepared for just about anything. On Nov. 10, the Alexandria 14-year-old earned his 135th Boy Scout merit badge. That represents every single ...

Merit badges have always been the heart of the Boy Scouts. They reflect the skills and knowledge considered important at the time. Unfortunately, some of these badges were discontinued, either ...

George, 16, and Andrew, 14, are Boy Scouts who have spent the last few years earning merit badges, which doesn’t make them all that different from other Scouts.

Twitter users played with the contrast between the Boy Scouts —known for their commitment to moral values — and the president — known for his moral flexibility — with a #TrumpScoutBadges ...

Over the past four years, Logan Blythe has worked every week to line his green Boy Scout sash with merit badge after merit badge to earn enough to meet the threshold to try to become an Eagle ...

The Boy Scouts also said Logan's merit badges were not revoked, which contradicts an earlier email sent to the family and a statement from Salt Lake City-based Edward McBride, ...

Boy Scouts aiming to climb the organization’s ranks will now have to earn a diversity and inclusion merit badge before they can become an Eagle Scout, the Boy Scouts of America announced.

Ty Bingham had to earn 21 merit badges on his way to becoming an Eagle Scout. It’s the highest rank in Boy Scouts, reached by more than 2.4 million boys since the award was first presented in 1912.