All merit badges
Requirements
NOTE: A bugle, trumpet, or cornet may be used to meet these requirements.
NOTE: The official merit badge pamphlets are now free and downloadable HERE or can be purchased at the Scout Shop.
1.
Give a brief history of the bugle.
2.
Do the following:
(a)
Explain and demonstrate how the bugle makes sound, and explain how the bugle is related to other brass wind instruments.
(b)
Compose a bugle call for your troop or patrol to signal a common group activity, such as assembling for mealtime or striking a campsite. Play the call that you have composed before your unit or patrol.
3.
Sound 10 of the following bugle calls: "First Call," "Reveille," "Assembly," "Mess," "Drill," "Fatigue," "Officers," "Recall," "Church," "Swimming," "Fire," "Retreat," "To the Colors," "Call to Quarters," and "Taps."
4.
Explain when each of the calls in requirement 3 is used.
5.
Explain how to care for, clean, and maintain a bugle.
6.
Serve as bugler in your troop for three months.