BECOMING A MERIT BADGE COUNSELOR

Along with the counselor training below you will need to do the following to become a fully registered and approved merit badge counselor:

Fillable Adult Application Option:

1. Download and complete the Adult BSA Application form from this page and add the position code 42.
2. Complete the Youth Protection Training (Y01)
3. Email the completed Adult application to the Cascade Pacific Council Registration Department at 492.membership@scouting.org and contact the Council office for payment of the $25.00 fee if you are new to Scouting.
4. Create a login into the Badger Merit Badge Counselor System at https://cpcscouting.org/badger
5. After you get registered and the merit badge counselor position is added to your Badger profile, select the badges you wish to counsel.

Online Registration Option:

1. Complete the Youth Protection Training(Y01)
2. Click on the District Registration link below for the district you are living in.
   • Cascadia
   • Mid Columbia
   • Pacific Shores
   • Pacific Trail
   • Rivers Edge
   • Santiam River
   • Spirit Lake
   • Timberline
3. Click that you are an adult and follow the instructions making sure that you indicate you are registering as a merit badge counselor. If you are new it will charge you the $25.00 fee if you have a unit registration it will not.
4. Email Michelle Baumann at michelle.baumann@scouting.org to let her know you have applied online to be merit badge counselor so that she can approve your application and assign you that position.
5. Create a login to the Badger Merit Badge System and after you are registered, and the position is added to your profile select the badges you wish to counsel.

Renewal of Merit Badge Counselor Position:

Your merit badge counselor position will expire on the anniversary of the date you registered. To verify when that position expires log into my.scouting.org and click on My Applications and your positions will be listed on the first tab that appears and when they expire.

To renew: Log into my.scouting.org, click on My Training to verify that your YPT status is current and then click on My Applications. Make sure you opted in to renew and follow the instructions there to renew your merit badge counselor position.

Badger Merit Badge Counselor System Walkthrough Demo

Introducing “Badger”, our new Merit Badge Counselor Management System. Our Eagle & Advancement Processor, Michelle Baumann, and Support Services Specialist, Ben Wiggins, walk merit badge counselor and CPC Director of Marketing, Chris Bartell, through the system.

Council volunteers can learn more and register today at https://cpcscouting.org/badger/

Councils interested in their own version of Badger can contact us at info@cpcscouting.org 

Note: Watch on YouTube for quick links including:

00:00 Introduction & Why It Matters

03:10 The Dashboard

05:45 Registering & Getting Started

10:30 Managing Your Merit Badges

11:45 Requesting New Merit Badges

15:30 District Management