Badge Lab Wrap Up Session 10/21
Please fill out this form to attend the Badge Lab Wrap Up Session. Once received, you will get an email confirming what Badges you will be able to work on at the Wrap Up.
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Please Select which Merit Badges you are hoping to get signed off at the Badge Lab Wrap Up:
Communication
Emergency Preparedness
First Aid
Fire Safety
Fish & Wildlife Management
Golf
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Search and Rescue
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Communication Merit Badge Requirements
Please indicate your progress on EACH of the following requirements. 'Completed AND Signed Off' indicates that a counselor has signed your blue card for this requirement, 'Completed- NEEDS Signed Off' indicates that the requirement is completed, but you need a counselor to review it and sign your blue card, 'Not Complete- Needs Assistance' indicates that this requirement is not complete, and you hope to work on this with the counselor at the Wrap Up. NOTE: Not all requirements will be able to be worked on in the Wrap Up, and will be indicated by the exclusion of this option under the requirement.
Requirement 1: Do ONE of the following:(a) For one day, keep a log in which you describe your communication activities. Keep track of the time and different ways you spend communicating, such as talking person-to-person, listening to teachers, listening to the radio or podcasts, watching television, using social media, reading books and other print media, and using any electronic communication device. Discuss with your counselor what your log reveals about the importance of communication in your life. Think of ways to improve your communication skills.(b) For three days, keep a journal of your listening experiences. Identify one example of each of the following, and discuss with your counselor when you have listened to:Obtain information.Be persuaded.Appreciate or enjoy something.Understand someone's feelings.(c) In a small-group setting, meet with other Scouts or with friends. Have them share personal stories about significant events in their lives that affected them in some way. Take note of how each Scout participates in the group discussion and how effectively each Scout communicates their story. Report what you have learned to your counselor about the differences you observed in effective communication.(d) List as many ways as you can think of to communicate with others (face-to-face, by telephone, letter, email, text messages, social media, and so on). For each type of communication, discuss with your counselor an instance when that method might not be appropriate or effective.
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Requirement 2. Do ONE of the following:(a) Think of a creative way to describe yourself using, for example, a collage, short story or autobiography, drawing or series of photographs, or a song or skit. Using the aid you created, make a presentation to your counselor about yourself.(b) Choose a concept, product, or service in which you have great confidence. Build a sales plan based on its good points. Try to persuade the counselor to agree with, use, or buy your concept, product or service. After your sales talk, discuss with your counselor how persuasive you were.
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Requirement 3. Write a five-minute speech. Give it at a meeting of a group.
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Requirement 4. Interview someone you know fairly well, like, or respect because of his or her position, talent, career, or life experiences. Listen actively to learn as much as you can about the person. Then prepare and deliver to your counselor an introduction of the person as though this person were to be a guest speaker, and include reasons why the audience would want to hear this person speak. Show how you would call to invite this person to speak.
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Requirement 5. Attend a public meeting (city council, school board, debate) approved by your counselor where several points of view are given on a single issue. Practice active listening skills and take careful notes of each point of view. Prepare an objective report that includes all points of view that were expressed, and share this with your counselor..
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Requirement 6. With your counselor's approval, develop a plan to teach a skill or inform someone about something. Prepare teaching aids for your plan. Carry out your plan. With your counselor, determine whether the person has learned what you intended.
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Requirement 7. Do ONE of the following:(a) Write to the editor of a magazine or your local newspaper to express your opinion or share information on any subject you choose. Send your message by fax, email, or regular mail.(b) Create a web page or blog of special interest to you (for instance, your troop or crew, a hobby, or a sport). Include at least three articles or entries and one photograph or illustration, and one link to some other web page or blog that would be helpful to someone who visits the web page or blog you have created.Note: It is not necessary to post your web page or blog to the internet, but if you decide to do so, you must first share it with your parent or guardian and counselor and get their permission.(c) Use desktop publishing to produce a newsletter, brochure, flyer, or other printed material for your troop or crew, class at school, or other group. Include at least one article and one photograph or illustration.
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Requirement 8. Plan a troop or crew court of honor, campfire program, or an interfaith worship service. Have the patrol leaders' council approve it, then write the script and prepare the program. Serve as master of ceremonies.
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Requirement 9. Find out about three career opportunities in communication. Pick one and find out the education, training, and experience required for this profession. Discuss this with your counselor, and explain why this profession might interest you.
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Emergency Preparedness Merit Badge Requirements
Please indicate your progress on EACH of the following requirements. 'Completed AND Signed Off' indicates that a counselor has signed your blue card for this requirement, 'Completed- NEEDS Signed Off' indicates that the requirement is completed, but you need a counselor to review it and sign your blue card, 'Not Complete- Needs Assistance' indicates that this requirement is not complete, and you hope to work on this with the counselor at the Wrap Up. NOTE: Not all requirements will be able to be worked on in the Wrap Up, and will be indicated by the exclusion of this option under the requirement.
Requirement 1. First Aid Merit Badge. Earn the First Aid merit badge.
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Requirement 2. Emergency Situations. Do the following:(a) Discuss with your counselor the aspects of emergency preparedness and include in your discussion the kinds of questions that are important to ask yourself as you consider each of these: Prevention Protection Mitigation Response Recovery (b) Using a chart, spreadsheet, or another method approved by your counselor, demonstrate your understanding of each aspect of emergency preparedness listed in requirement 2(a) (prevention, protection, mitigation, response, and recovery) for 10 emergency situations from the list below. Discuss your findings with your counselor.(1) Home stovetop or oven fire(2) Home flammable liquid fire(3) Gas leak in or near a home or with outside cooking(4) Food poisoning(5) Automobile crash(6) Vehicle stalled in the desert(7) Vehicle trapped in a blizzard(8) Backcountry injury(9) Boating or water accident(10) Toxic chemical spills and releases(11) Nuclear power plant emergency(12) Fire or explosion in a public place(13) Violence in a public place(14) Wildland fire(15) Avalanche (snowslide or rockslide)(16) Earthquake(17) Tsunami(18) Major flooding or a flash flood with water outage(19) Hurricane with power outage(20) Tornado(21) Lightning storm.
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Requirement 3. Planning for Family Emergencies. Do the following:(a) At a family meeting, discuss the situations on the chart you created for requirement 2(b) and make emergency plans for sheltering-in-place and for evacuation of your home. Discuss your family meeting and plans with your counselor.(b) Develop and practice a plan of escape for your family in case of fire in your home. Draw a floor plan with escape routes and a map with a safe meeting place. Discuss your family's home escape plan with your counselor.(c) Using a checklist in the Emergency Preparedness merit badge pamphlet or one approved by your counselor, prepare or inspect a family disaster kit for sheltering-in-place and for evacuation of your home. Review the needs and uses of the items in a kit with your counselor.
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Requirement 4. Preventing Accidents and Emergencies. Do ONE of the following:(a) Using a home safety checklist included in the Emergency Preparedness merit badge pamphlet or one approved by your counselor, inspect a home (or a similar building near where you live or at a camp) for safety hazards with the help of an adult. Present your completed checklist to and discuss your findings with your counselor.(b) Develop emergency prevention plans for five family activities outside the home, as approved by your counselor. (Examples are taking a picnic to a park, seeing a movie, attending a worship service, an outing at a beach, traveling to visit a relative, or attending a ball game or concert.) Each plan should include an analysis of possible hazards, proposals to prevent, protect from, mitigate, respond to, and recover from emergencies, and the reasons for the actions that you propose.
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Requirement 5. Dangerous Situations. Show how you could save a person from the following dangerous situations without putting yourself in danger:(a) Live household electric wire(b) A structure filled with carbon monoxide(c) Clothes on fire(d) Drowning, using nonswimming rescues (including accidents on ice).
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Requirement 6. Signaling for Help. Do the following:(a) Show three ways of attracting and communicating with rescue aircraft or drones.(b) Show ways to attract attention of searchers on the ground if you are lost in the wilderness.(c) Show ways to attract attention of searchers on the water if you are stranded with a capsized or disabled motorboat or sailboat.
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Requirement 7. Moving an Injured Person. With another person, show two good ways to transport an injured person out of a remote area using improvised stretchers to conserve the energy of rescuers while ensuring the well-being and protection of the injured person.
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Requirement 8. National Incident Management System (NIMS) and Incident Command System (ICS). Do the following:(a) Describe the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and the local Incident Command System (ICS).(b) Find out how your community and its leaders work to manage and to train for disasters. Discuss this information with your counselor.(c) Discuss how a Scout troop can help in an emergency situation using ICS.
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Requirement 9. Emergency Service. Do the following:(a) Discuss with your counselor the duties that a Scout troop should be prepared to do, the training they need, and the safety precautions they should take for the following emergency services:(1) Crowd and traffic control(2) Messenger service during an incident(3) Collection and distribution services(4) Group feeding, shelter, and sanitation.(b) Prepare a written plan for mobilizing your troop when needed to do emergency service. If your troop already has a mobilization plan, present the plan to your counselor and tell your part in making the plan work.(c) Using a checklist in the Emergency Preparedness merit badge pamphlet or one approved by your counselor, prepare or inspect a personal emergency service pack for a mobilization call. Explain the needs and uses of the contents to your counselor.(d) Take part in an emergency service project, either a real one or a practice exercise, with a Scouting troop or a community agency or at Scout camp or at a school. Review what you learned and practiced with your counselor.
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Requirement 10. Do ONE of the following:(a) Interview an emergency services coordinator or a civil servant about their work in disaster management. Learn about how they chose this career and about their duties. Discuss what you learned with your counselor and whether you might be interested in this career.(b) Identify three career opportunities that would use skills and knowledge in emergency services. Pick one and research the training, education, certification requirements, experience, and expenses associated with entering the field. Research the prospects for employment, starting salary, advancement opportunities, and career goals associated with this career. Discuss what you learned with your counselor and whether you might be interested in this career.(c) Identify how you might use the skills and knowledge in the field of emergency preparedness to pursue a personal hobby and/or healthy lifestyle. Research the additional training required, expenses, and affiliation with organizations that would help you maximize the enjoyment and benefit you might gain from it. Discuss what you learned with your counselor and share what short-term and long-term goals you might have if you pursued this.
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First Aid Merit Badge Requirements
Please indicate your progress on EACH of the following requirements. 'Completed AND Signed Off' indicates that a counselor has signed your blue card for this requirement, 'Completed- NEEDS Signed Off' indicates that the requirement is completed, but you need a counselor to review it and sign your blue card, 'Not Complete- Needs Assistance' indicates that this requirement is not complete, and you hope to work on this with the counselor at the Wrap Up. NOTE: Not all requirements will be able to be worked on in the Wrap Up, and will be indicated by the exclusion of this option under the requirement.
Requirement 1. Handling a First Aid Emergency. Do the following:(a) Explain the steps necessary to assess and handle a first aid emergency, including a safety evaluation of the scene.(b) Tell how you would obtain emergency medical assistance from your home and from a remote location on a wilderness camping trip.(c) Demonstrate the precautions you must take to reduce the risk of transmitting an infection between you and the victim while administering first aid, including the safe disposal of used first aid supplies.(d) Demonstrate evaluation of and management of a patient's airway and breathing.(e) Demonstrate a thorough examination of an accident victim.(f) Discuss why shock is an emergency.(g) Define the term triage and describe examples of triage situations that you may encounter.
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Requirement 2. Preparing for First Aid Emergencies. Do the following:(a) Obtain a copy of the Scout Annual Health and Medical Record and discuss the importance of the form including information on immunizations, allergies, medications, health history, and medical examinations to providing first aid at Scouting events.(b) Using checklists provided in the First Aid merit badge pamphlet or ones approved by your counselor, do the following:1. Assemble a personal first-aid kit for hiking and backpacking. Demonstrate the proper use of each item in your first-aid kit to your counselor.2. With your counselor, inspect a unit, home, vehicle, or camp first-aid kit and discuss your findings.
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Requirement 3. Wounds with No External Bleeding. Describe the symptoms and signs of, show first aid for, and explain prevention of these wounds:(a) Closed wounds, such as a bruise (contusion) or a hematoma(b) Superficial, partial thickness, and full thickness thermal (heat) burns or scalds(c) Chemical burns(d) Electrical burns(e) Sunburn(f) Snow blindness(g) Immersion foot, frostnip, frostbite, and ice burns(h) Abrasions, such as chafing and rope burns(i) Blisters on the hands, feet, buttocks, and shoulders(j) Puncture wounds from splinters, rope splinters, nails, and fish hooks(k) Rash from poisonous plants(l) Bug bites of chiggers, ticks, mosquitoes, and biting gnats(m) Bee stings(n) Bites of spiders(o) Sting of a scorpion(p) Bite of a pet or wild mammal or human(q) Bite of a venomous snake.
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Requirement 4. Bleeding Wounds. Describe the symptoms and signs of, show first aid for, and explain prevention of these wounds:(a) A nosebleed.(b) An open wound with mild or moderate bleeding, such as a scratch or a scrape (abrasions), or a shallow cut (laceration).(c) An open wound with severe bleeding such as a deep cut on an arm or leg.(d) Explain when it is appropriate and is not appropriate to use one or more tourniquets. List some of the benefits and dangers of using a tourniquet. Demonstrate the application of a tourniquet without tightening it.
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Requirement 5. Breathing Emergencies. Describe the symptoms and signs of, show first aid for, and explain prevention of these conditions affecting breathing:(a) Choking(b) Asthmatic attack(c) Anaphylaxis from an insect bite or sting or from food or product allergy(d) Inhalation injuries(e) Altitude sickness.
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Requirement 6. Loss of Consciousness. Describe the symptoms and signs of, show first aid for, and explain prevention of these conditions causing loss of consciousness:(a) Fainting(b) Hypoglycemia(c) Seizure(d) Drug overdose and alcohol poisoning(e) Underwater hypoxic blackout(f) Cold water shock and drowning(g) Lightning strike and electric shock.
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Requirement 7. Heart Attack. Do the following:(a) Explain what a heart attack is.(b) Describe the symptoms and signs of a heart attack and first aid for this condition.(c) Describe the conditions that must exist before performing CPR on a person.(d) Demonstrate proper CPR technique using a training device approved by your counselor.(e) Explain the use of an automated external defibrillator (AED).(f) Demonstrate or simulate the proper use of an AED, using an AED training device if available.(g) Identify the typical location(s) of one or more AED(s) at public facilities in your community, such as, your school, place of worship, unit meeting place, sports facilities, and/or camp or by using a smart phone app. Discuss the reasons for choosing locations like these.
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Requirement 8. Muscle and Bone Injuries. Do the following:(a) Explain the similarities and differences in a strain, a muscle tear, a tendon rupture, a sprain, a dislocation, a simple fracture, and a compound fracture.(b) Describe the symptoms and signs of and first aid for a muscle strain, a muscle tear, and a tendon rupture.(c) Describe the symptoms and signs of, and potential complications of, a sprain, a fracture, and a dislocation.(d) Demonstrate bandages for these injuries:1. Arm slings for forearm or upper arm or collarbone fractures2. Elastic wrap and cravat bandages for ankle sprain3. Elastic wrap and cravat bandages for wrist sprain or hand injury.(e) Demonstrate the proper procedures for handling and splinting of suspected closed or open fractures or dislocations of the:1. Finger and toe2. Forearm or wrist3. Upper leg4. Lower leg or ankle.
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Requirement 9. Head and Spine Injuries. Do the following:(a) Describe the symptoms and signs of, relationships between, possible complications of, and prevention of head, neck, and back injuries.(b) Describe the symptoms and signs of and first aid for a concussion.(c) Demonstrate first aid for an open head wound with a triangular or other bandage.(d) Demonstrate first aid for someone with a suspected neck or back injury.
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Requirement 10. Moving a Patient. Do the following:(a) Describe the conditions under which an injured person should and should not be moved.(b) If a sick or an injured person must be moved, tell how you would decide the best method. Demonstrate these methods.(c) By yourself and with a partner, demonstrate how to transport a person from a smoke-filled room.(d) By yourself and with a partner, demonstrate how to transport a person with a sprained ankle for at least 25 yards.(e) With helpers under your supervision, improvise a stretcher and move a presumably unconscious person for at least 25 yards.
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Requirement 11. Heat- and Cold-Related Conditions. Describe the symptoms and signs of, show first aid for, and explain prevention of these conditions associated with exertion and/or heat or cold exposure:(a) Dehydration and over-hydration(b) Heat cramps and muscle pain after exertion(c) Heat exhaustion(d) Heat stroke(e) Chest pains associated with cold exposure(f) Hypothermia.
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Requirement 12. Mental Health Conditions. Describe the following:(a) Reactions associated with at least three stressful situations, such as mountain backpacking, rappelling, a ropes course, speaking before an audience, making a phone call to an adult, taking a swim test, missing home, lighting a match, trying out for a sports team, meeting someone for the first time, or other stressful circumstances.(b) The actions that you and others should take to prepare for and manage these situations.(c) The indications that someone might be a danger to themselves or others.(d) The actions that you should take if you suspect that someone might be a danger to themselves or others..
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Requirement 13. Miscellaneous Conditions. Describe the symptoms and signs of, show first aid for, and explain prevention of the following conditions:(a) Object in the eye(b) Broken, chipped, loosened, or knocked out tooth(c) Vomiting and diarrhea associated with food poisoning(d) Abdominal pain(e) Stroke.
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Requirement 14. With guidance from your counselor, develop a plan to teach a first-aid skill or topic using the EDGE method. Discuss your skill, topic, and plan with your counselor, and then teach your skill or topic to your family or to one or more Scouts.
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Requirement 15. Do ONE of the following:(a) Visit an emergency medical station house or training center in person. From the medical first responders that you meet during your visit, learn about how they serve their community and about their careers. Discuss with your counselor what you learned during your tour and interviews.(b) Interview an emergency medical services professional about their work. Learn about how they chose this career and about their duties. Discuss what you learned with your counselor and whether you might be interested in this career.(c) Identify three career opportunities that would use skills and knowledge in emergency medical services. Pick one and research the training, education, certification requirements, experience, and expenses associated with entering the field. Research the prospects for employment, starting salary, advancement opportunities, and career goals associated with this career. Discuss what you learned with your counselor and whether you might be interested in this career.(d) Identify how you might use the skills and knowledge in the field of emergency medical services to pursue a personal hobby and/or healthy lifestyle. Research the additional training required, expenses, and affiliation with organizations that would help you maximize the enjoyment and benefit you might gain from it. Discuss what you learned with your counselor and share what short-term and long-term goals you might have if you pursued this.
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Fire Safety Merit Badge Requirements
Please indicate your progress on EACH of the following requirements. 'Completed AND Signed Off' indicates that a counselor has signed your blue card for this requirement, 'Completed- NEEDS Signed Off' indicates that the requirement is completed, but you need a counselor to review it and sign your blue card, 'Not Complete- Needs Assistance' indicates that this requirement is not complete, and you hope to work on this with the counselor at the Wrap Up. NOTE: Not all requirements will be able to be worked on in the Wrap Up, and will be indicated by the exclusion of this option under the requirement.
Requirement 1. Science of and Hazards of Fire. Do the following:(a) Explain the concept of fire.(b) Name the parts of the fire tetrahedron and the products of combustion.(c) Describe the life cycle of a fire.(d) Explain the three methods of heat transfer.
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Requirement 2. Fire Extinguishers. Do the following:(a) Explain the different classes of fires.(b) Identify the different classes of fire extinguishers and which should be used for each class of fire.(c) Demonstrate how to use a fire extinguisher and a fire blanket.
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Requirement 3. Fire-related Injuries. Do the following:(a) Explain and demonstrate the technique of stop, drop, roll, cool, and call.(b) Describe how clothing fires occur, how to prevent them, and how clothing can prevent or contribute to burn injuries.(c) Identify the most frequent causes of burn injuries and how to prevent them.(d) Review the prevention of, symptoms and signs of, and treatment of airway burns and carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning.
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Requirement 4. Origins of Fires. Do the following:(a) Explain the four classifications of fire origin (natural, accidental, incendiary, or undetermined) and give an example of each.(b) Describe how a fire classified as incendiary might lead to criminal prosecution of a person charged with arson.
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Requirement 5. Fire Safety at Home. Do the following:(a) Describe how to prevent the frequent causes of home fires, including unattended cooking, electricity, smoking, clothes dryers, and rechargeable batteries.(b) Describe how to prevent frequent causes of seasonal and holiday-related home fires, including fires related to home heating, holiday trees, candles, and fireworks.(c) Demonstrate how to safely light and extinguish a candle. Discuss with your counselor, then with your family, how to safely use candles.(d) Using the Home Fire Safety Checklist in the Fire Safety merit badge pamphlet or one approved by your counselor, and with the help of an adult, inspect a home (or a similar building near where you live or at a camp) for fire safety hazards. Present your completed checklist to your counselor and discuss your findings.(e) Determine if, and what types of, smoke and CO alarms are required in homes in your community. List what types of smoke and CO alarms your home has, their locations, and their expiration dates.(f) Demonstrate maintenance of smoke and CO alarms to your counselor and review plans to replace expired alarms.(g) Develop a home fire-escape plan and a fire-drill schedule with your family, draw a floor plan of your home with exits marked and a map showing your family meeting point, and conduct a home fire drill.(h) Explain what to do and what not to do if you smell natural gas and if you smell smoke.(i) Explain how you would report a fire to have the fire department respond.
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Requirement 6. Safety with Flammable and Combustible Liquids. Do the following:(a) Explain what flammable and combustible liquids are commonly used in homes and how to safely store them.(b) Describe the safe way to refuel a liquid-fueled engine, such as a lawn mower, outboard motor, farm machine, or automobile with fuel from an approved container.(c) Describe the options available for safely disposing of unwanted flammable, combustible, and hazardous substances in your community.
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Requirement 7. Fire Safety in Public Buildings. Do the following:(a) Explain how public buildings are designed for fire safety.(b) Explain what fire safety systems and equipment can be found in public buildings.(c) Explain what fire safety precautions you should take when you are in a public building.
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Requirement 8. Fire Safety at Camp. Do the following:(a) Explain how the Leave No Trace Seven Principles apply to camping fires.(b) Demonstrate lighting a match safely, the proper way to extinguish it, and to dispose of it. Explain the similarities and differences between safety matches and strike-anywhere matches.(c) Explain and demonstrate making sparks with flint and steel or with a ferro rod and catching a spark to create a flame. Extinguish the flame safely using one of principles of the fire tetrahedron.(d) Demonstrate the safe way to start a charcoal fire.(e) Describe three common campsite fire lays. Collect, prepare, and set up tinder, kindling, and fuel for a campfire following the Leave No Trace Seven Principles. Ignite your fire lay and safely extinguish your fire.(f) Demonstrate using a camp stove.(g) Explain how to set up and keep a campsite safe from fire.(h) Develop a lesson plan to teach a fire safety skill or topic, such as lighting a candle or a match or a charcoal fire or a lantern or a camp stove or using flint and steel or setting up a fire lay. Review your lesson plan with your counselor. Teach your skill or topic to one or more Scouts using the EDGE method.
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Requirement 9. Wildland Fires. Do the following:(a) List causes of wildland fires and ways to prevent them.(b) Explain the social, economic, and environmental consequences of wildland fires.
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Requirement 10. Careers. Do ONE of the following:(a) Visit a fire station in-person. Identify the various types of fire service vehicles. From the firefighters you meet during your visit, learn about the fire prevention activities in your community and about their careers. Discuss with your counselor what you learned during your tour and interviews.(b) Identify three career opportunities that would use skills and knowledge in the field of fire safety. Pick one and research the training, education, certification requirements, experience, and expenses associated with entering the field. Research the prospects for employment, starting salary, advancement opportunities and career goals associated with this career. Discuss what you learned with your counselor and whether you might be interested in this career.
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Fish and Wildlife Management Merit Badge Requirements
Please indicate your progress on EACH of the following requirements. 'Completed AND Signed Off' indicates that a counselor has signed your blue card for this requirement, 'Completed- NEEDS Signed Off' indicates that the requirement is completed, but you need a counselor to review it and sign your blue card, 'Not Complete- Needs Assistance' indicates that this requirement is not complete, and you hope to work on this with the counselor at the Wrap Up. NOTE: Not all requirements will be able to be worked on in the Wrap Up, and will be indicated by the exclusion of this option under the requirement.
Requirement 1. Describe the meaning and purposes of fish and wildlife conservation and management.
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Requirement 2. List and discuss at least three major problems that continue to threaten your state's fish and wildlife resources.
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Requirement 3. Describe some ways in which everyone can help with fish and wildlife conservation.
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Requirement 4. List and describe five major fish and wildlife management practices used by managers in your state.
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Requirement 5. Do ONE of the following:(a) Construct, erect, and check regularly at least two artificial nest boxes (wood duck, bluebird, squirrel, etc.) and keep written records for one nesting season.(b) Construct, erect, and check regularly bird feeders and keep written records daily over a two-week period of the kinds of birds visiting the feeders.(c) Develop and implement a fishery improvement project or a backyard wildlife habitat improvement project. Share the results with your counselor.(d) Design and construct a wildlife blind near a game trail, water hole, salt lick, bird feeder, or birdbath and take good photographs or make sketches from the blind of any combination of 10 wild birds, mammals, reptiles, or amphibians.
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Requirement 6. Do ONE of the following:(a) Observe and record 25 species of wildlife. Your list may include mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish. Write down when and where each animal was seen.(b) List the wildlife species in your state that are classified as endangered, threatened, exotic, non-native, game species, furbearers, or migratory game birds. Discuss with your counselor management practices in place or being developed for at least three of these species.(c) Start a scrapbook of North American fish and wildlife. Insert markers to divide the book into separate parts for mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish. Collect articles on such subjects as life histories, habitat, behavior, and feeding habits on all of the five categories and place them in your notebook accordingly. Articles and pictures may be taken from newspapers or science, nature, and outdoor magazines, or from other sources including the internet (with your parent or guardian's permission). Enter at least five articles on mammals, five on birds, five on reptiles, five on amphibians, and five on fish. Put each animal on a separate sheet in alphabetical order. Include pictures whenever possible.
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Requirement 7. Do ONE of the following:(a) Determine the age of five species of fish from scale samples or identify various age classes of one species in a lake and report the results.(b) Conduct a creel census on a small lake to estimate catch per unit effort and report the results to your counselor.(c) Examine the stomach contents of three fish and record the findings. It is not necessary to catch any fish for this option.(d) Make a freshwater aquarium. Include at least four species of native plants and four species of animal life, such as whirligig beetles, freshwater shrimp, tadpoles, water snails, and golden shiners. After 60 days of observation, discuss with your counselor the life cycles, food chains, and management needs you have recognized. Before completing this requirement, check local laws on releasing these organisms back into the wild, and follow your counselor's direction in disposing of these organisms humanely and safely.
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Requirement 8. Identify three career opportunities that would use skills and knowledge by fish and wildlife professionals. Pick one and research the training, education, certification requirements, experience, and expenses associated with entering the field. Research the prospects for employment, starting salary, advancement opportunities and career goals associated with this career. Discuss what you learned with your counselor and whether you might be interested in this career.
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Golf Merit Badge Requirements
Please indicate your progress on EACH of the following requirements. 'Completed AND Signed Off' indicates that a counselor has signed your blue card for this requirement, 'Completed- NEEDS Signed Off' indicates that the requirement is completed, but you need a counselor to review it and sign your blue card, 'Not Complete- Needs Assistance' indicates that this requirement is not complete, and you hope to work on this with the counselor at the Wrap Up. NOTE: Not all requirements will be able to be worked on in the Wrap Up, and will be indicated by the exclusion of this option under the requirement.
Requirement 1. Discuss safety on the golf course. Show that you know first aid for injuries or illnesses that could occur while golfing, including lightning, heat reactions, sunburn, dehydration, blisters, animal or bug bites, poison ivy exposure, sprains, strains.
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Requirement 2. Complete ONE of the following options:Option 1—Traditional GolfA. Study the USGA "Rules of Golf" now in use.(1) Tell about the three categories of golf etiquette.(2) Demonstrate that you understand the definitions of golf terms.(3) Show that you understand the "Rules of Amateur Status."B. Tell about your understanding of the World Handicap System.C. Do the following:(1) Tell about the early history of golf.(2) Describe golf's early years in the United States.(3) Tell about the accomplishments of a top golfer of your choice.D. Do the following:(1) Tell how golf can contribute to a healthy lifestyle, mentally and physically.(2) Tell how a golf exercise plan can help you play better. Show two exercises that would help improve your game.E. Show the following:(1) The proper grip, stance, posture, and key fundamentals of a good swing(2) Driver played from a tee(3) The fairway wood shot(4) The long iron shot(5) The short iron shot(6) The approach, chip-and-run, and pitch shots(7) A recovery shot from a bunker or heavy rough(8) A sound putting stroke.F. Play a minimum of two nine-hole rounds or one 18-hole round of golf with another golfer about your age and with your counselor, or an adult approved by your counselor. Do the following:(1) Follow the "Rules of Golf."(2) Practice good golf etiquette.(3) Show respect to fellow golfers, committee, sponsor, and gallery.G. Find out about three careers related to traditional golf. Pick one and identify the education, training, and experience required for this profession. Discuss this with your counselor, and explain why this interests you.Option 2—Disc GolfA. Study the "PDGA Official Rules of Disc Golf" now in use.(1) Tell about the six areas of Courtesy (812).(2) Describe the seven areas of Scoring (808).B. Tell about your understanding of the "PDGA Disc Golfer's Code."C. Do the following:(1) Tell about the history of disc golf and why it is an inclusive game.(2) Discuss with your counselor the contributions Ed Headrick made to the sport of disc golf.(3) Describe the evolution of disc design.(4) Tell about the accomplishments of a top disc golfer of your choice.D. Do the following:(1) Tell how disc golf can contribute to a healthy lifestyle, mentally and physically.(2) Tell how a disc golf exercise plan can help you play better. Show two exercises that would help improve your game.E. Show the following:(1) A good throwing grip(2) A good runup (X-step) when throwing a disc(3) Backhand shot(4) Forehand shot(5) Overhand shot(6) Rolling shot(7) A good (in-line) putting stance(8) A good straddle putting stance(9) A good putting grip(10) A good putting motion & follow through(11) The proper use of a mini-marking disc.F. Play a minimum of 18-holes of disc golf with another disc golfer about your age and with your counselor, or an adult approved by your counselor. Do the following:(1) Follow the "PDGA Official Rules of Disc Golf."(2) Practice good disc golf etiquette.(3) Show respect to fellow disc golfers and other people in the park along with any wildlife, trees, and plants on the property.G. Find out about three careers related to disc golf. Pick one and identify the education, training, and experience required for this profession. Discuss this with your counselor, and explain why this interests you.
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Painting Merit Badge Requirements
Please indicate your progress on EACH of the following requirements. 'Completed AND Signed Off' indicates that a counselor has signed your blue card for this requirement, 'Completed- NEEDS Signed Off' indicates that the requirement is completed, but you need a counselor to review it and sign your blue card, 'Not Complete- Needs Assistance' indicates that this requirement is not complete, and you hope to work on this with the counselor at the Wrap Up. NOTE: Not all requirements will be able to be worked on in the Wrap Up, and will be indicated by the exclusion of this option under the requirement.
Requirement 1. Explain the proper safety procedures to follow when preparing surfaces and applying coatings.
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Requirement 2. Do the following:(a) Explain three ways that coatings can improve a surface.(b) Explain the differences between oil-based paints, acrylic-based paints, and water-based paints.(c) Explain where you would apply enamel paint, flat paint, wood stain, and varnish, and explain the importance of sheen.(d) Tell why each is best for these uses.
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Requirement 3. Prepare and paint two different surfaces using patching materials or caulking and the proper primers and topcoats. Suggested projects include an interior or exterior wall, a door, a piece of furniture, a concrete wall or floor, a porch rail, or a fence. Your counselor must preapprove the projects.
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Requirement 4. Prepare and paint an item using harmonizing colors that you have selected using the color wheel in the Painting merit badge pamphlet.
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Requirement 5. Show the right way to use, clean, maintain, and store painting equipment.
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Requirement 6. Explain the importance of ladder safety, personal hygiene, and the use of personal protective equipment when painting.
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Requirement 7. Explain some of the environmental and health issues concerning removing paint, applying paint, and discarding old paint.
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Requirement 8. Find out about career opportunities in the painting craft. Discuss the training and experience required, and explain why this profession might interest you.
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Safety Merit Badge Requirements
Please indicate your progress on EACH of the following requirements. 'Completed AND Signed Off' indicates that a counselor has signed your blue card for this requirement, 'Completed- NEEDS Signed Off' indicates that the requirement is completed, but you need a counselor to review it and sign your blue card, 'Not Complete- Needs Assistance' indicates that this requirement is not complete, and you hope to work on this with the counselor at the Wrap Up. NOTE: Not all requirements will be able to be worked on in the Wrap Up, and will be indicated by the exclusion of this option under the requirement.
Requirement 1. Explain what safety is and what it means to be safe. Then prepare a notebook to include:(a) Newspaper, internet (with parent or guardian's permission), or other articles, facts, and statistics showing common types and causes of injuries in the home and in the workplace, and how these injuries could be prevented(b) Newspaper, internet (with parent or guardian's permission), or other articles, facts, and statistics showing common types of crime and ways to avoid being a crime victim(c) A paragraph or more, written by you, explaining how a serious fire, accident, crime, or a natural disaster could change your family life(d) A list of safe practices and safety devices currently used by your family, such as safety practices used at home, while working, and while driving.
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Requirement 2. Do the following:(a) Using a safety checklist approved by your counselor, make an inspection of your home. Identify any hazards found and explain how these can be corrected.(b) Review and develop your family's fire prevention plan. Review your family's emergency action plan for fire in your home. As you develop these plans with family members, share with them facts about the common causes of fire in the home, such as smoking, cooking, electrical appliances, and candles.(c) Develop a family emergency action plan for a natural disaster.(d) Explain what risk assessment is and its purpose.(e) Explain the Scouting America's Commitment to Safety.
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Requirement 3. Do the following:(a) Discuss with your counselor how you contribute to the safety of yourself, your family, and your community.(b) Show your family members how to protect themselves and your home from accidents, fire, burglary, robbery, and assault.(c) Discuss with your counselor the tips for online safety. Explain the steps individuals can take to help prevent identity theft.(d) Discuss with your counselor the three R's of Youth Protection and how to recognize child abuse.
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Requirement 4. Show your family the exits you would use from different public buildings (such as a theater, municipal building, library, supermarket, shopping center, or your place of worship) in the event of an emergency. Teach your family what to do in the event that they need to take shelter in or evacuate a public place.
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Requirement 5. Make an emergency action plan for five family activities outside the home (at your place of worship, at a theater, on a picnic, at the beach, and while traveling, for example). Each plan should include an analysis of possible hazards, proposed action to correct hazards, and reasons for the correction you propose in each plan.
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Requirement 6. Plan and complete a safety project approved by your counselor for your home, school, place of worship, place of employment, or community.
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Requirement 7. Explain what the National Terrorism Advisory System is and how you would respond to each type of alert.
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Requirement 8. Learn about three career opportunities in the field of safety. Pick one career and find out the education, training, and experience required for this profession. Discuss this choice with your counselor, and explain why this profession might interest you.
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Search and Rescue Merit Badge Requirements
Please indicate your progress on EACH of the following requirements. 'Completed AND Signed Off' indicates that a counselor has signed your blue card for this requirement, 'Completed- NEEDS Signed Off' indicates that the requirement is completed, but you need a counselor to review it and sign your blue card, 'Not Complete- Needs Assistance' indicates that this requirement is not complete, and you hope to work on this with the counselor at the Wrap Up. NOTE: Not all requirements will be able to be worked on in the Wrap Up, and will be indicated by the exclusion of this option under the requirement.
Requirement 1. Do the following:(a) Explain to your counselor the hazards you are most likely to encounter while participating in search and rescue (SAR) activities, and what you should do to anticipate, help prevent, mitigate, and respond to these hazards.(b) Discuss first aid and prevention for the types of injuries or illnesses that could occur while participating in SAR activities, including: snakebites, dehydration, shock, environmental emergencies such as hypothermia or heatstroke, blisters, and ankle and knee sprains.
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Requirement 2. Demonstrate knowledge to stay found and prevent yourself from becoming the subject of a SAR mission.(a) How does the buddy system help in staying found and safe?(b) How can knowledge of the area and its seasonal weather changes affect your plans?(c) Explain how the Ten Essentials are similar to a "ready pack."
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Requirement 3. Discuss the following with your counselor:(a) The difference between search and rescue(b) The difference between PLS (place last seen) and LKP (last known point)(c) Explain the following terms:(1) AFRCC (Air Force Rescue Coordination Center)(2) IAP (Incident Action Plan)(3) ICS (Incident Command System)(4) Evaluating search urgency(5) Establishing confinement(6) Scent item(7) Area air scent dog(8) Briefing and debriefing.
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Requirement 4. Find out who in your area has authority for search and rescue and what their responsibilities are. Discuss this with your counselor, and explain the official duties of a search and rescue team.
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Requirement 5. Working with your counselor, become familiar with the Incident Command System. You may use any combination of resource materials, such as printed or online. Discuss with your counselor how features of the ICS compare with Scouting's patrol method.
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Requirement 6. Identify four types of search and rescue teams and discuss their use or role with your counselor. Then do the following:(a) Interview a member of one of the teams you have identified above, and learn how this team contributes to a search and rescue operation. Discuss what you learned with your counselor.(b) Describe the process and safety methods of working around at least two of the specialized SAR teams you identified above.(c) Explain the differences between wilderness, urban, and water SARs.
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Requirement 7. Discuss the Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) system, latitude, and longitude. Then do the following:(a) Using a 1:24,000 scale USGS topographic map, show that you can identify a location of your choice using UTM coordinates.(b) Using a 1:24,000 scale map, ask your counselor to give you a UTM coordinate on the map, then identify that location.(c) Show that you can identify your current location using the UTM coordinates on a Global Positioning System (GPS) unit and verify it on a 1:24,000 scale map.(d) Determine a hypothetical place last seen, and point out an area on your map that could be used for containment using natural or human-made boundaries.
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Requirement 9. Discuss with your counselor the terms hasty team and hasty search. Then do the following:(a) Plan and carry out a practice hasty search—either urban or wilderness—for your patrol or troop. Include the following elements in the search: clue awareness, evidence preservation, tracking the subject, and locating the subject using attraction or trail sweep.(b) When it's over, hold a team debriefing to discuss the hasty search. Discuss problems encountered, successful and unsuccessful tactics, and ideas for improvement.
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Requirement 10. Find out about three career or volunteer opportunities in search and rescue. Pick one and find out the education, training, and experience required for this professional or volunteer position. Discuss this with your counselor, and explain why this position might interest you.
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Wilderness Survival Merit Badge Requirements
Please indicate your progress on EACH of the following requirements. 'Completed AND Signed Off' indicates that a counselor has signed your blue card for this requirement, 'Completed- NEEDS Signed Off' indicates that the requirement is completed, but you need a counselor to review it and sign your blue card, 'Not Complete- Needs Assistance' indicates that this requirement is not complete, and you hope to work on this with the counselor at the Wrap Up. NOTE: Not all requirements will be able to be worked on in the Wrap Up, and will be indicated by the exclusion of this option under the requirement.
Requirement 1. Do the following:(a) Explain to your counselor the hazards you are most likely to encounter while participating in wilderness survival activities, and what you should do to anticipate, help prevent, mitigate, or lessen these hazards.(b) Show that you know first aid for and how to prevent injuries or illnesses likely to occur in backcountry settings, including hypothermia, heat reactions, frostbite, dehydration, blisters, insect stings, tick bites, and snakebites.
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Requirement 2. From memory list the seven priorities for survival in a backcountry or wilderness location. Explain the importance of each one with your counselor.
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Requirement 3. Describe ways to avoid panic and maintain a high level of morale when lost, and explain why this is important.
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Requirement 4. Describe the steps you would take to survive in the following exposure conditions:(a) Cold and snowy(b) Wet(c) Hot and dry(d) Windy(e) At or on the water.
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Requirement 5. Put together a personal survival kit and be able to explain how each item in it could be useful.
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Requirement 6. Using three different methods (other than matches), build and light three fires.
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Requirement 7. Do the following:(a) Show five different ways to attract attention when lost.(b) Demonstrate how to use a signal mirror.(c) Describe from memory five ground-to- air signals and tell what they mean.
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Requirement 8. Improvise a natural shelter. For the purpose of this demonstration, use techniques that have little negative impact on the environment. Spend a night in your shelter.
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Requirement 9. Explain how to protect yourself from insects, reptiles, bears, and other animals of the local region.
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Requirement 10. Demonstrate three ways to treat water found in the outdoors to prepare it for drinking.
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Requirement 11. Show that you know the proper clothing to wear while in the outdoors during extremely hot and cold weather and during wet conditions.
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Requirement 12. Explain why it usually is not wise to eat edible wild plants or wildlife in a wilderness survival situation.
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