Troop 301

Current Merit Badges

IMPORTANT – Recently published Merit Badge process – The Basics of Merit Badge Work

Troop 301 Merit Badge Counselors:

• American Business – Tom McClafferty, Bob Tokarski
• American Cultures
• American Heritage – David Bauer 
• American Labor – Bob Tokarski, Troy Rosasco 
• Animal Science – Dana Padone 
• Archaeology 
• Archery 
• Architecture – Troy Rosasco 
• Art – Denise Dodd, David Bauer 
• Astronomy – Joe Ettari, Tom McClafferty, Charlie Shutka 
• Athletics – Bob Tokarski 
• Auto Maintenance – David Bauer 
• Aviation – David Bauer, Jerry Herrmann 
• Backpacking – Joe Calamia, Bob Tokarski, Jerry Herrmann 
• Basketry 
• Bird Study – Denise Dodd 
• Bugling – Tom McClafferty 
• Camping – David Bauer, Joe Calamia, Charlie Shutka, Jerry Herrmann 
• Canoeing – David Bauer, Bob Tokarski, Joe Ettari
• Chemistry – Joe Ettari, Bob Tokarski 
• Cinematography 
• Citizenship in the Community – Denise Dodd, Thomas Gallo 
• Citizenship in the Nation – Denise Dodd, Thomas Gallo, Troy Rosasco 
• Citizenship in the World – Denise Dodd, Thomas Gallo, Troy Rosasco 
• Climbing 
• Coin Collecting – Tom McClafferty 
• Collections – Tom McClafferty, Debbie Bauer 
• Communications – Tom McClafferty, – Bob Tokarski 
• Composite Materials – David Bauer 
• Computers – Tom McClafferty, Bob Tokarski 
• Cooking – Denise Dodd, Jerry Herrmann 
• Crime Prevention 
• Cycling – David Bauer, Jerry Herrmann 
• Dentistry 
• Disabilities Awareness – Tom McClafferty 
• Dog Care – Dana Padone 
• Drafting – David Bauer 
• Electricity – David Bauer, Tom McClafferty 
• Electronics – David Bauer, Tom McClafferty 
• Emergency Preparedness – Tom McClafferty, Bob Tokarski 
• Energy – David Bauer, Tom McClafferty 
• Engineering – David Bauer 
• Entrepreneurship – Bob Tokarski 
• Environmental Science 
• Family Life – David Bauer, Thomas Gallo 
• Farm Mechanics – David Bauer 
• Fingerprinting – Denise Dodd 
• Fire Safety – Tom McClafferty 
• First Aid – Thomas Gallo 
• Fish and Wildlife Management 
• Fishing – Tom McClafferty 
• Fly Fishing 
• Forestry – Tom McClafferty 
• Gardening – Denise Dodd 
• Genealogy – Denise Dodd, David Bauer, Tom McClafferty 
• Geology – Joe Ettari 
• Golf – David Bauer, Bob Tokarski 
• Graphic Arts – David Bauer 
• Hiking – Ken Anello, Joe Calamia, Charlie Shutka, Jerry Herrmann 
• Home Repairs – David Bauer, Joe Ettari 
• Horsemanship – Dana Padone 
• Indian Lore – Camille Cono 
• Insect Study 
• Journalism 
• Landscape Architecture 
• Law – Thomas Gallo, Denise Dodd, Troy Rosasco 
• Leatherwork 
• Lifesaving – Camile Cono, Joe Ettari 
• Mammal Study 
• Medicine 
• Metalwork 
• Model Design and Building – David Bauer 
• Motorboating 
• Music 
• Nature – Tom McClafferty 
• Nuclear Science 
• Oceanography 
• Orienteering 
• Painting – David Bauer, Charlie Shutka 
• Personal Fitness – Joe Calamia, Thomas Gallo, Bob Tokarski 
• Personal Management – Tom McClafferty, Bob Tokarski, Jerry Herrmann 
• Pets – Tom McClafferty, Dana Padone 
• Photography – Tom McClafferty, David Bauer 
• Pioneering – David Bauer 
• Plant Science 
• Plumbing – David Bauer 
• Pottery 
• Public Health – Tom McClafferty 
• Public Speaking – Bob Tokarski, Joe Ettari 
• Pulp and Paper 
• Radio 
• Railroading – Tom McClafferty 
• Reading – Denise Dodd 
• Reptile and Amphibian Study 
• Rifle Shooting 
• Rowing – Bob Tokarski 
• Safety – Tom McClafferty, Joe Ettari 
• Salesmanship 
• Scholarship – Tom McClafferty 
• Sculpture 
• Shotgun Shooting – Tom McClafferty 
• Skating 
• Small-Boat Sailing – David Bauer 
• Snow Sports – Joe Calamia 
• Soil and Water Conservation 
• Space Exploration 
• Sports – Bob Tokarski 
• Stamp Collecting – Tom McClafferty 
• Surveying 
• Swimming – Camile Cono, Joe Ettari 
• Textile 
• Theater – Denise Dodd 
• Traffic Safety – Tom McClafferty, Dana Padone 
• Truck Transportation 
• Veterinary Medicine – Dana Padone 
• Water Sports 
• Weather – Joe Ettari 
• Whitewater 
• Wilderness Survival – Tom McClafferty, David Bauer 
• Wood Carving 
• Woodwork

Current as of January 1 2011.

Instructions on how to properly fill out a BLUE CARD.

This is the official BSA policy for earning merit badges, but remember that in selecting a merit badge to do, not all are appropriate for all boys and all ages. Many depend on maturity and physical development. Scoutmasters will evaluate this when the boy requests the blue card. The boy’s first priority in scouting should be learning the scout skills needed to advance through 1st class.