Cooking Merit Badge Became Eagle-Required Starting from 2014

• • 1. Effective from January 1, 2014, Cooking merit badge returns to Eagle-required. According to Eagle Rank Requirement -- BSA, to advance to the Eagle rank, scouts have to earn a total of 21 merit badges, including the following: First Aid

    2. Citizenship in the Community

    3. Citizenship in the Nation

    4. Citizenship in the World

    5. Communication

• 1. Cooking

     1. Personal Fitness

     2. Emergency Preparedness OR Lifesaving

     3. Environmental Science OR Sustainability

     4. Personal Management

     5. Swimming OR Hiking OR Cycling

     6. Camping

     7. Family Life

The revised requirements of cooking merit badge can be found in Cooking -- BSA.