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Originally Posted by 2018commo
There are others but you can only do six.
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Unfortunately, it sounds like your troop/district/council has fallen victim to urban legend that goes against BSA National council. According to National, a merit badge counselor can counsel for as many merit badges as he or she wishes, so long as they are registered individually for each merit badge, and they have some connection to the subject via vocation or avocation. Conceivably, under these rules one "renaissance" counselor could counsel all 120+ merit badges. I currently counsel 10 merit badges, and that's only because I a) want some free time in my life, and b) want to force boys in the troop to seek out other adults they may not know well and interact with them, which is another aim of the merit badge program today.