How does my son go about earning a Merit Badge?

First he needs to pick a Merit Badge he is interested in. Meritbadge.org is a good resource or check in the Troop Library for the Merit Badge Books. Then he needs to talk to the Scout Master about it and get a signed Blue Card. The Scout Master can tell him who the Counselor is for that Merit Badge. He will need to contact the Merit Badge counselor and arrange a time to get together and work on the Badge. Your son should follow the Scout Buddy System and have another person with him at each meeting with the Merit Badge Counselor. Or the Counselor should have another Adult present at the meeting. There is some really good information available at Scouting.org about the whole process, the link is http://www.scouting.org/sitecore/content/Home/BoyScouts/AdvancementandAw.... Once your son completes all of the requirements and gets his Blue Card signed off the Merit Badge Counselor, he turns it in to our Advancement Chair and it will be awarded at the next Court of Honor.