Kansas Eagle Scout Earns All 132 Merit Badges
Associated Press - Mon 04:52 PM 06/18/2012
Boy Scout organization doesn't encourage earning all of the badges
A Kansas Boy Scout has done something only about a dozen others accomplish each year by earning all 132 merit badges offered by the organization.
Curry McWilliams of Leavenworth earned his Eagle Scout patch in 2008 and just kept going. Only 21 badges are required to earn the rank of Eagle Scout.
The 18-year-old says that he didn't set out to earn every badge until he realized in 2010 he was within reach.
The Boy Scout organization doesn't encourage collecting all of the badges, so it doesn't keep track of how many do it each year. Scout officials say 12 per year is merely a rough guess.
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Associated Press information from: The Kansas City Star
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GetAGrip
Monday 18 June 2012 20:35 Report this comment
Now that is odd that the Boy Scout organization doesn't encourage collecting all the badges. Why have them to collect? Just wondering why that's all. There must be a reason.
GetAGrip
Monday 18 June 2012 20:36 Report this comment
Forgot to add, THUMBS UP to Curry McWilliams. Job well done!
WhoCares
Tuesday 19 June 2012 13:22 Report this comment
The Boy Scouts do encourage it. It's just up to the boys to earn them, and work hard at accomplishing their goals. Way to go Curry McWilliams!!