Counseling in Patuxent District

Steps:

1. Fill in the Adult application if you haven't before
2. Fill in the Merit Badge Counselor Application
3. Forward these to the Merit Badge Dean:
   Chris Schwartz, 4212 Wicomico Ave. Beltsville, MD 20705
4. The Dean will record your data and forward Council information on to NCAC

But why do it this way, why not just send the forms to NCAC....?

Actually, in theory this should work, unfortunately, NCAC staff is overworked and often does not forward the needed information to the Merit Badge Dean.

Eagle recommendations are made by the Patuxent Advancement Chairman. The Merit Badge Dean works for him. When an Eagle application is received, the Advancement Chairman checks with the Dean to make sure that the badges are valid, i.e. the scout has been counseled by a registered Merit Badge Counselor. If the counselor of record on the boy's Eagle application is not on the Patuxent list, then the badge may be invalidated. Don't let this happen to the scouts that you counsel.