• Merit Badge Requirements This is the place to go!
• Rank Advancement for Tenderfoot, Second, and First Class
• The 10 Essentials
• Requirements: Tenderfoot to Eagle
• Tribe of Oljato - Requirements and Bead Code
• USScouts.org
• Merit Badge Research Center (Meritbadge.com)
• IEEE emeritbadges.org
• Knots - Animated views of many knots
• The 11 Skills of Leadership (usscouts.org)
• BSA Fieldbook Lots of references to many resources
• A Year with a New-Scout Patrol Article from Scouting Magazine

Preparation for Trips

• See the Trips page

Scoutmaster Conferences

The procedure to signup for a scoutmaster conference is to send an e-mail to troop30sm at yahoogroups.com requesting the conference and stating the rank you are advancing to. The scoutmaster will respond to your e-mail to schedule the meeting.

Hikes

• Rim-of-the-bay hikes
• Bay Area Ridge Trail
• Tom Stienstra's Bay Area Outdoor Information

Troop 30 Goals and Handbook

• Troop 30 Handbook Lots of good information about Scouting and Troop 30!

Eagle Information

• Road to Eagle - Principals and Process (login required)
• Writing Up the Eagle Project Binder (login required)

Astronomy

• Hubble Space Telescope Photos
• NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day

History

• History of the American Flag
• Birth of Scouting in the U.S.A.
• Scouting History

Responsibilities

• Troop 30 Positions and Responsibilities
• Outdoor Code