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A cloth badge for a demonstrated skill.
Also known as: Merit badge, Skill badge
The cloth badge awarded for a demonstrated skill in scouting and comparable youth movements.
Records that the wearer has demonstrated a defined skill.
Contexts: Public information
Position on the uniform carries the badge's class, so where a badge is sewn is as informative as what it depicts — the same principle as the ribbon bar's order of precedence.
Contexts: Public information
Awarded against a published requirement rather than by judgement, which makes the badge a certification and links it to the conformity marks recorded elsewhere in this sprint.
Contexts: Public information
A small embroidered cloth badge, usually a circle or a shaped outline, carrying a device naming the skill and sewn to the uniform in a position that indicates its class.