Editing Roger B. Chaffee (section)

===Boy Scouts===
Chaffee excelled as a [[Scouts BSA (Boy Scouts of America)|Boy Scout]], earning his first [[Merit badge (Boy Scouts of America)|merit badge]] at the age of thirteen. He earned ten more badges that year. Many of these awards were typically earned by the older scouts.{{sfn|Chrysler|Chaffee|1968|pp=32–33}} He continued his success by earning four more badges at the age of fourteen.{{sfn|Chrysler|Chaffee|1968|p=33}} He earned four badges for each of the next two years, almost all the badges available at the time. After becoming an [[Eagle Scout (Boy Scouts of America)|Eagle Scout]], he managed to earn another ten merit badges, for which he was awarded the bronze and gold palms.{{sfn|Chrysler|Chaffee|1968|p=33}} Between his camping trips with his family and his involvement with the Boy Scouts, Chaffee developed a passion for the outdoors.{{sfn|Burgess|Doolan|Vis|2008|pp=136–137}}