Scuba

Scuba BSA is an award rather than a merit badge.

UPDATE! Scuba has now been approved as a new badge. The Scuba BSA award is still available as an introduction to the sport, with the full merit badge requiring Open Water certification.

Sound Dive Center

Sound Dive has its own Venture Crew for Scouts 14-20. They offer day camps, overnights, certification classes, pool and open water dives.

Underwater Sports

We’ve done a LOT of searching, and this appears to be absolutely the best price for certification. Reviews on their 8 local shops vary greatly (with Federal Way the overall highest, and Seattle the lowest). Winter certification is $295.

If you can afford it ($465), the teen summer SCUBA camp at Sound Dive in Bremerton is something your boys will never forget. It’s a full week, and includes everything they need.

The Scuba book is now available at the Scout Shop. The requirements for the badge can be found here.

1. David’s and Jordan’s Merit Badge Review | Boy Scouts on the Kitsap Peninsula Says:
   November 26th, 2009 at 11:14 am

   [...] award is very hard to get! The Lifesaving MB isn’t difficult if you already have swimming. Scuba – I’m a little disappointed to see that the new Scuba badge requires actually getting [...]

2. Exclusive 100th Anniversary Merit Badges | Boy Scouts on the Kitsap Peninsula Says:
   January 13th, 2010 at 9:47 am

   [...] Combine these with the rumored four that are “new” (Scuba, Robotics, Scouting Heritage, GIS) and there are 129 badges now available. What luck for all those [...]

3. scuba-underwater-sports | Boy Scouts on the Kitsap Peninsula Says:
   January 26th, 2010 at 8:33 am

   [...] hard things! If you’re rebelling against low expectations, earning the Scuba badge certainly qualifies. This is probably the hardest badge of them all. Requirement 4 is “Earn [...]