Can a Scoutmaster take away a Scouts merit badges earned at a Scout summer camp?
Also, can a Scoutmaster take away a Totin’ Chip that a Scout earned at camp, because the Scoutmaster has his own 100-question standards for it? Can it be taken away if a Scout isnt doing something perfectly, according to the Scoutmaster? My Scoutmaster does these things and I need to know if this is right. Thank you. (Name Withheld, SPL, Cornhusker Council, NE) I’m guessing you already know the answers to your questions, so I’ll tell you straight out: No way, Jose, for all of them! Its absolutely, positively, and unquestionably WRONG for a Scoutmaster or anyone else to try to take away ANY advancement (rank or merit badge) once it’s been earned by a Scout. There is NO reason whatsoever for doing this and the BSA does not permit this, ever. This is a POLICY of the BSA — Not just “Andy’s opinion.” If anyone did this or tried to do this to you, show this message to your parents IMMEDIATELY and tell them that I said they should contact the Scout Executive at the Cornhusker Council service
