Merit Badge Program
Boy Scouts may work on merit badges from they time they join a Scout troop until they turn 18 years old. There is no time limit for completion of merit badges other than age 18 {source}.
- Directory of Merit Badge Resource Links
- MeritBadge.com — A great Merit Badge reference
- MeritBadge.org — A SUPER Merit Badge reference and quite possibly the best example of a Scouting wiki I've seen so far.
- US Scouting Service Project Site — another good reference site for merit badges with links to resources, ideas, etc
- Merit Badge Counseling — See what the US Scouting Service Project Site has to say about the critical importance of Merit Badge Councelors.