Several merit badge requirements have received minor modifications and updates. Here is a series of articles from Scouting Magazine.
2011 revised requirements: Sports merit badge
2011 revised requirements: Archery merit badge
2011 revised requirements: Nuclear Science merit badge
2011 revised requirements: Horsemanship merit badge
2011 revised requirements: Astronomy merit badge
If you are already working on one of these merit badges, you may continue to use the old requirements. If you are just starting the badge, you would need to use the new requirements.
