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,
while the Nuclear Science merit badge image is mb024ac.jpg

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