Group
| Merit badge
| Created
| Discontinued
| Notes
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Aviation
| Aviation (original) | 1911 | 1941 | Replaced by Aerodynamics and Aeronautics
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Aerodynamics | 1941 | 1952 | Replaced by the current Aviation
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Aeronautics | 1941
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Airplane Design | 1942
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Airplane Structure | 1942
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Automotive
| Automobiling | 1911 | 1963 | Replaced by Automotive Safety
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Automotive Safety | 1962 | 1975 | Replaced by Traffic Safety
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Auto Mechanics | 1992 | 2009 | Renamed Automotive Maintenance
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Seamanship
| Seamanship | 1911 | 1964 | Split into Motorboating and Small-Boat Sailing
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Plant cultivation
| Agriculture | 1911 | 1975 | Replaced by Animal Science and Plant Science
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Landscape Gardening | 1930 | 1958 | Replaced by Landscaping
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Landscaping | 1959 | 1966 | Replaced by Landscape Architecture
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Fruit Culture | 1928 | 1952 | Replaced by Fruit and Nut Growing
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Nut Culture | 1928
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Citrus Fruit Culture | 1931
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Grasses, Legumes, and Forage Crops | 1938 | 1958 | Replaced by Forage Crops
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Small Grains and Cereal Foods | 1941 | 1958 | Replaced by Small Grains
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Corn Farming | 1928 | 1975 | Replaced by Plant Science
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Cotton Farming | 1931
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Forage Crops | 1959
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Fruit and Nut Growing | 1953
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Small Grains | 1959
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Food Systems | 1978 | 1987
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Agribusiness
| Farm Home and Its Planning | 1928 | 1959 | Replaced by Farm Arrangement
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Farm Layout and Building Arrangement | by 1928 | unknown |
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Farm Records and Bookkeeping | 1928 | 1958 | Replaced by Farm Records
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Farm Records | 1959 | 1979 | Replaced by Farm and Ranch Management
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Farm Arrangement | 1960 | 1973 | Replaced by Farm Arrangements
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Farm Arrangements | 1974 | 1979 | Replaced by Farm and Ranch Management
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Farm and Ranch Management | 1979 | 1987 | Replaced by Agribusiness
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Agribusiness | 1987 | 1995 | Discontinued
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Animal husbandry
| Poultry Farming | 1911 | 1913 | Replaced by Poultry Keeping
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Hog and Pork Production | 1928 | 1958 | Replaced by Hog Production
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Pigeon Raising | 1933 | 1980 | Discontinued
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Rabbit Raising | 1943 | 1993 | Discontinued
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Animal Industry | 1928 | 1975 | Replaced by Animal Science
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Dairying | 1911 | 1975
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Beef Production | 1928 | 1975
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Sheep Farming | 1928 | 1975
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Poultry Keeping | 1914 | 1974
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Hog Production | 1959 | 1975
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Beefarming | 1911 | 1914 | Renamed Bee Keeping
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Bee Keeping | 1915 | 1955 | Renamed Beekeeping
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Beekeeping | 1955 | 1995 | Discontinued
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Business and Industry
| Business | 1911 | 1966 | Replaced by American Business
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Invention | 1911 | 1915 | Discontinued
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Textiles | 1927 | 1972 | Replaced by Textile
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Bookbinding | 1927 | 1987 | Merged into Graphic Arts
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Consumer Buying | 1975 | 1995 | Discontinued in 1995
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Building
| Carpentry | 1911 | 1952 | Discontinued in 1952, reintroduced for 2010 only
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Wood Turning | 1930 | 1952 | Discontinued
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Handicraft | 1911 | 1942 | Replaced by Home Repairs
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Machinery | 1911 | 1995 | Discontinued
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Mechanical Drawing | 1933 | 1964 | Replaced by Drafting
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Masonry | 1911 | 1995 | Discontinued
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Cement Work | 1927 | 1952 | Discontinued
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Blacksmithing | 1911 | 1952 | Discontinued
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Foundry Practice | 1923 | 1952 | Discontinued
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Metallurgy | 1965 | 1971 | Replaced by Metals Engineering
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Metals Engineering | 1972 | 1995 | Discontinued
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Craftsmanship | 1911 | 1927 | Replaced by Basketry, Bookbinding, Cement Work, Leathercraft, Metalwork, Pottery, Wood Carving, and Woodwork
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Citizenship
| Civics | 1911 | 1946 | Replaced by Citizenship
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Citizenship | 1947 | 1951 | Replaced by Citizenship in the Home, Citizenship in the Community, Citizenship in the Nation, and World Brotherhood
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Citizenship in the Home | 1952 | 1972 | Discontinued in 1972, replaced by Family Life in 1992
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World Brotherhood | 1952 | 1972 | Replaced by Citizenship in the World
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Interpreting | 1911 | 1952 | Merged into World Brotherhood
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Conservation
| Conservation | 1911 | 1952 | Replaced by Wildlife Management
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Conservation of Natural Resources | 1966 | 1974 | Replaced by Environmental Science
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Soil Management | 1928 | 1952 | Replaced by Soil and Water Conservation
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Wildlife Management | 1952 | 1972 | Replaced by Fish and Wildlife Management
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Leatherwork
| Leatherworking | 1911 | 1927 | Replaced by Leathercraft
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Leathercraft | 1927 | 1952 | Replaced by Leatherwork
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Marksmanship
| Marksmanship | 1911 | 1966 | Replaced by Rifle and Shotgun Shooting
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Rifle and Shotgun Shooting | 1967 | 1987 | Replaced by Rifle Shooting and Shotgun Shooting
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Outdoor sports
| Angling | 1911 | 1951 | Renamed Fishing
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Skiing | 1938 | 1999 | Replaced by Snow Sports
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Waterskiing | 1969 | 2007 | Replaced by Water Sports
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Communications
| Signaling | 1911 | 1992 | Discontinued in 1992, reintroduced for 2010 only
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Printing | 1911 | 1981 | Replaced Printing/Communication
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Printing/Communication | 1982 | 1989 | Merged into Graphic Arts
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Wireless | 1919 | 1923 | Replaced by Radio
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Dramatics | 1932 | 1966 | Replaced by Theater
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Safety
| Firemanship | 1911 | 1995 | Replaced Fireman, replaced by Fire Safety
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Safety First | 1916 | 1926 | Replaced by Safety
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Scoutcraft
| Pathfinding | 1911 | 1952 | Discontinued in 1952, reintroduced for 2010 only
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Stalkling
| Stalking | 1915 | 1952 | Discontinued, reintroduced as Tracking for 2010 only
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Science
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Mining | 1911 | 1937 | Replaced by Rocks and Minerals
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Rocks and Minerals | 1937 | 1953 | Replaced by Geology
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First Aid to Animals | 1911 | 1995 | Replaced by Veterinary Science
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Veterinary Science | 1973 | 1995 | Replaced by Veterinary Medicine
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Ornithology | 1911 | 1915 | Replaced by Bird Study
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Botany | 1921 | 1995 | Discontinued
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Insect Life | 1923 | 1984 | Replaced by Insect Study
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Reptiles | 1923 | 1927 | Replaced by Reptile Study
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Reptile Study | 1927 | 1993 | Replaced by Reptile and Amphibian Study
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Zoology | 1930 | 1972 | Replaced by General Science and Mammals
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General Science | 1972 | 1995 | Discontinued
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Mammals | 1972 | 1984 | Replaced by Mammal Study
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Taxidermy | 1911 | 1952 | Discontinued
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Atomic Energy | 1963 | 2005 | Replaced by Nuclear Science
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Personal Development
| Personal Finances | 1962 | 1971 | Replaced by Personal Management
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Personal Health | 1911 | 1952 | Replaced by Personal Fitness
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Physical Development | 1914 | 1952
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Handicapped Awareness | 1980 | 1984 | Replaced by Handicap Awareness
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Handicap Awareness | 1985 | 1993 | Replaced by Disabilities Awareness
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Other
| Ambulance | 1910 | 1911 | Renamed to First Aid
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Clerk | 1910 | 1911 | Renamed to Business
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Cyclist | 1910 | 1911 | Replaced by Cycling
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Electrician | 1910 | 1911 | Replaced by Electricity
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Fireman | 1910 | 1911 | Replaced by Firemanship
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Gardener | 1910 | 1911 | Replaced by Gardening
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Horseman | 1910 | 1911 | Replaced by Horsemanship
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Marksman | 1910 | 1911 | Replaced by Marksmanship
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Master-at-Arms | 1910 | 1911 | Discontinued
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Musician | 1910 | 1911 | Replaced by Music
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Pioneer | 1910 | 1911 | Replaced by Pioneering
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Seaman | 1910 | 1911 | Replaced by Seamanship
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Stalker | 1910 | 1915 | Replaced by Stalking
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Signaller | 1910 | 1911 | Replaced by Signaling
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