Merit Badge File Names

The following table gives the file names for the Merit Badge Requirements found on this system in the www.usscouts.org/mb/ directory. The File names are based on the numbers assigned to each Merit Badge by BSA for their Council Advancement records.

For example, Camping Merit Badge has been assigned Number 1 by BSA, and is found at www.usscouts.org/mb/mb001.asp, and the color graphic for the Merit Badge is at www.usscouts.org/mb/patch/mb001c.gif.

Merit Badge names and numbers shown in this format have been discontinued by BSA, and are included in this table only for reference purposes. There are no files with these names, except for Skiing (No. 104), which is in the /mb/old/ directory.

Note that the numbering system began around 1986. Merit Badges prior to that date were not assigned numbers, and were referenced in BSA's records only by name. there were nearly 100 merit badges that had been available and dropped between the start of the merit badge program in 1910, and the assignment of numbers, in addition to the badges listed below. For a full list of all merit badges ever offered by BSA, and the years when they were available, Click Here.

Exceptions to the naming convention for merit badge images:

There are 2 versions of the Family Life, Hiking, and Cycling merit badges.
mb129oc.gif, mb039c.gif and mb061c.gif have green borders, and
mb129c.gif, mb039rc.gif and mb061rc.gif have silver borders,
in line with the change of these Merit Badges
from Elective to Required status in 1995 and 1999.

There are also 2 versions of the Safety and Sports merit badges.
mb012c.gif and mb013c.gif have silver borders, and
mb012oc.gif and mb013oc.gif have green borders,
in line with the change of these Merit Badges
from Required to Elective status in 1999.

There are also 2 versions of the
Aviation, Journalism, and Railroading merit badges
due to changes in the design of these merit badges.
mb025c.gif, mb066c.gif and mb094c.gif are the older versions
mb025ac.gif, mb066ac.gif and mb094ac.gif are the current versions

The Atomic Energy merit badge image is mb024c.gif.
It was replaced by the Nuclear Science merit badge - mb024ac.gif

The Skiing merit badge image is mb104c.gif.
It was replaced by the Snow Sports merit badge - mb135c.gif

The Auto Mechanics merit badge image is mb127c.gif.
It was replaced by the Automotive Maintenance merit badge - mb127ac.gif

Number	Merit Badge Name		Merit Badge Name	Number
Numerical Sort			Alphabetical Sort
001	Camping		Agribusiness	120
002	Citizenship in the Community		American Business	015
003	Citizenship in the Nation		American Cultures	017
004	Citizenship in the World		American Heritage	016
005	Communication Communications		American Labor	121
006	Emergency Preparedness		Animal Science	018
007	Environmental Science		Archaeology	132
008	First Aid		Archery	019
009	Lifesaving		Architecture	020
010	Personal Fitness		Art	021
011	Personal Management		Astronomy	022
012	Safety		Athletics	023
013	Sports		Auto Mechanics Automotive Maintenance	127
014	Swimming		Aviation	025
015	American Business		Backpacking	026
016	American Heritage		Basketry	027
017	American Cultures		Beekeeping	028
018	Animal Science		Bird Study	029
019	Archery		Bookbinding	030
020	Architecture		Botany	031
021	Art		Bugling	032
022	Astronomy		Camping	001
023	Athletics		Canoeing	033
024	Atomic Energy Nuclear Science		Historic Carpentry	139
025	Aviation		Chemistry	034
026	Backpacking		Cinematography	126
027	Basketry		Citizenship in the Community	002
028	Beekeeping		Citizenship in the Nation	003
029	Bird Study		Citizenship in the World	004
030	Bookbinding		Climbing	133
031	Botany		Coin Collecting	035
032	Bugling		Collections	128
033	Canoeing		Communication Communications	005
034	Chemistry		Composite Materials	137
035	Coin Collecting		Computers	036
036	Computers		Consumer Buying	037
037	Consumer Buying		Cooking	038
038	Cooking		Crime Prevention	131
039	Cycling		Cycling	039
040	Dentistry		Dentistry	040
041	Dog Care		Disabilities Awareness Handicap Awareness	060
042	Drafting		Dog Care	041
043	Electricity		Drafting	042
044	Electronics		Electricity	043
045	Energy		Electronics	044
046	Engineering		Emergency Preparedness	006
047	Farm and Ranch Management		Energy	045
048	Farm Mechanics		Engineering	046
049	Fingerprinting		Entrepreneurship	134
050	Firemanship Fire Safety		Environmental Science	007
051	Fish and Wildlife Management		Family Life	129
052	Fishing		Farm and Ranch Management	047
053	Food Systems		Farm Mechanics	048
054	Forestry		Fingerprinting	049
055	Gardening		Firemanship Fire Safety	050
056	Genealogy		First Aid	008
057	General Science		Fish and Wildlife Management	051
058	Geology		Fishing	052
059	Golf		Fly Fishing	136
060	Handicap Awareness Disabilities Awareness		Food Systems	053
061	Hiking		Forestry	054
062	Home Repairs		Gardening	055
063	Horsemanship	Genealogy	056
064	Indian Lore	General Science	057
065	Insect Life Insect Study	Geocaching	TBD
066	Journalism	Geology	058
067	Landscape Architecture	Golf	059
068	Law	Graphic Arts	122
069	Leatherwork	Hiking	061
070	Machinery	Home Repairs	062
071	Mammals Mammal Study	Horsemanship	063
072	Masonry	Indian Lore	064
073	Metals Engineering	Insect Life Insect Study	065
074	Metalwork	Inventing	144
075	Model Design and Building	Journalism	066
076	Motorboating	Landscape Architecture	067
077	Music	Law	068
078	Nature	Leatherwork	069
079	Oceanography	Lifesaving	009
080	Orienteering	Machinery	070
081	Painting	Mammals Mammal Study	071
082	Pets	Masonry	072
083	Photography	Medicine	130
084	Pioneering	Metals Engineering	073
085	Plant Science	Metalwork	074
086	Plumbing	Model Design and Building	075
087	Pottery	Motorboating	076
088	Printing	Music	077
089	Public Health	Nature	078
090	Public Speaking	Nuclear Science Atomic Energy	024
091	Pulp and Paper	Oceanography	079
092	Rabbit Raising	Orienteering	080
093	Radio	Painting	081
094	Railroading	Historic Pathfinding	140
095	Reading	Personal Fitness	010
096	Reptile Study Reptile and Amphibian Study	Personal Management	011
097	Rifle and Shotgun Shooting	Pets	082
098	Rowing	Photography	083
099	Salesmanship	Pioneering	084
100	Scholarship	Plant Science	085
101	Sculpture	Plumbing	086
102	Signaling	Pottery	087
103	Skating	Printing	088
104	Skiing	Public Health	089
105	Small Boat Sailing	Public Speaking	090
106	Soil and Water Conservation	Pulp and Paper	091
107	Space Exploration	Rabbit Raising	092
108	Stamp Collecting	Radio	093
109	Surveying	Railroading	094
110	Textile	Reading	095
111	Theater	Reptile Study Reptile and Amphibian Study	096
112	Traffic Safety	Rifle and Shotgun Shooting	097
113	Truck Transportation	Rifle Shooting	123
114	Veterinary Science Veterinary Medicine	Rowing	098
115	Waterskiing Water Sports	Safety	012
116	Weather	Salesmanship	099
117	Wilderness Survival	Scholarship	100
118	Wood Carving	Scouting Heritage	143
119	Woodworking	Scuba Diving	138
120	Agribusiness	Sculpture	101
121	American Labor	Shotgun Shooting	124
122	Graphic Arts	Signaling	102
123	Rifle Shooting	Historic Signaling	141
124	Shotgun Shooting	Skating	103
125	Whitewater	Skiing	104
126	Cinematography	Small Boat Sailing	105
127	Auto Mechanics Automotive Maintenance	Snow Sports	135
128	Collections	Soil and Water Conservation	106
129	Family Life	Space Exploration	107
130	Medicine	Sports	013
131	Crime Prevention	Stamp Collecting	108
132	Archaeology	Surveying	109
133	Climbing	Swimming	014
134	Entrepreneurship	Textile	110
135	Snow Sports	Theater	111
136	Fly Fishing	Historic Tracking	142
137	Composite Materials	Traffic Safety	112
138	Scuba Diving	Truck Transportation	113
139	Historic Carpentry	Veterinary Science Veterinary Medicine	114
140	Historic Pathfinding	Waterskiing Water Sports	115
141	Historic Signaling	Weather	116
142	Historic Tracking	Whitewater	125
143	Scouting Heritage	Wilderness Survival	117
144	Inventing	Wood Carving	118
TBD	Geocaching	Woodworking	119