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Summary (Camping and Outdoor Activities)
- The Eagle Scout rank (via the Camping merit badge) requires 20 nights of scout campouts.
- Troops normally have four or five overnighters a year plus a week of summer camp.
- Scouts learn outdoor skills and personal responsibility by preparing for and attending campouts.
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