All appeals are made to the next level from unit to district, and from district to council. In all cases the appeals should be made to the district advancement committee or the council advancement committee. All requests for action awards will be completed by the applicant and submitted to the council advancement committee for review. Each application will be reviewed according to the requirements listed in the National BSA Advancement Polices handbook and the current application requirements. Changes to Approved Counselor Individual counselor completes merit badge application indicating changes they wish to make.
Application is given to the District merit badge coordinator.
Changes are reviewed and approved. Changes to existing counselor are added to District merit badge software program District merit badge coordinator then sends letter to counselor indicating status of merit badges that were requested. At the end of each year as part of the district re-charter each approved merit badge counselor needs to be contacted concerning his or her desire to remain a counselor for the upcoming year. Contact can be made by letter, phone or in person using the resources of the district merit badge coordinator. The yearly verification of approved counselors is intended to remove names from the list that have moved or not interested in remaining listed as a counselor.