John Hayes, 18, nabbed his 140th merit badge in bugling, after already securing badges in activities like cross-country ...

Bugling merit badge is the rarest of Scouting’s merit badges. Only 375 bugling merit badges (7.5 per state) were awarded in 2024. Recenty, 12 Scouts from central Pennsylvania participated in the first ...

In his quest to earn every merit badge, a Mid-Missouri Eagle Scout survived in the wilderness, learned to play an instrument, traveled to five states and toured Switzerland. John Hayes, an 18-year-old ...

Zachary Gerber earned his Eagle rank with Troop 303 in Grayslake. He recently completed all 139 Boy Scouts of America merit badges, the last one being the bugling merit badge, which he had to learn ...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KTVI) – Brandon Barrett, a St. Louis-area Eagle Scout who recently turned 18, has joined an elite group of scouts by earning all 141 merit badges offered by Scouting America. From the ...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KTVI) – Brandon Barrett, a St. Louis-area Eagle Scout who recently turned 18, has joined an elite group of scouts by earning all 141 merit badges offered by Scouting America. From the ...