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All Merit Badge Achievers Registry

The following registry is a far-from-complete listing of scouts who have earned the all merit badges. To submit additions, updates, or corrections, please e-mail us by clicking here. Click on the scouts' names to view additional information on their accomplishments.

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*This year signifies the year the scout first completed all of the merit badges available. The earning of newly introduced merit badges are added to the total count, but the year is not updated for simplicity in maintaining this list.

We are usually working on confirming this achievement of other scouts. The following are scouts we have heard of but are currently unconfirmed. Most often we are awaiting the specific details of their achievement. If you know of any information on these scouts, please contact us or direct these scouts to contact us.

1. Dan Bates of Heber City, Utah. Earned all merit badges in the 1960s or 1970s.
2. Doug Downing of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Earned 121 merit badges and 20 palms in 2007.
3. Larry Johnson of Glendale, Arizona. Earned all merit badges in 1960.
4. Jeremiah Johnston of Riverside, California. Earned 119 merit badges in 1997.
5. William Lockard of Decatur, Alabama. Earned 128 merit badges in 1991.
6. Ray Miller of Moscow, Idaho. Earned the Eagle rank in 1978 and 112 merit badges with 10 Eagle Palms.
7. Stan Price of St. George, Utah. Earned 119 merit badges in the 1980s.
8. Coby Ramsey of Rock Springs, Wyoming. Earned all merit badges in the 1980s.
9. James Ray, location unknown. Earned all merit badges in the 1950s, 1960s, or 1970s.
10. Heinz Richter of Salt Lake City, Utah. Earned 88 merit badges in 1970.
11. Nate Szejniuk of Montgomery, Alabama. Earned 119 merit badges.
12. David Witte of Cedar Hills, Utah. Earned all merit badges in the 1990s.
13. Donald Witte of Cedar Hills, Utah. Earned all merit badges in the 1990s.
14. Name Unknown of Northern Ohio or vicinity. Earned all merit badges in the 1940s.

"Earning all of the merit badges" can be somewhat of an ambiguous phrase and cause confusion when reviewing a list such as this where scouts have earned various numbers of merit badges. Generally, we consider a scout to have earned "all of the merit badges" if they earn those merit badges on the list of currently offered by BSA. The primary cause of number differences on this list is due to the fact that from time to time BSA will remove merit badges from the currently offered list and add new merit badges to the list.

In BSA's updated "Guide to Advancement - 2011" it provides clarification as to the status of discontinued merit badges. It states, "Scouts may not begin working on discontinued merit badges. If actual effort has already begun by the time discontinuation becomes effective, and work actively continues, then the badge may be completed and can count toward rank advancement, but presentation of the badge itself will be subject to availability. It is a misconception that discontinued merit badges may be earned as long as the patch and requirements can be found."

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