Thanks for the list, r.
Looking it over we can begin to appreciate the scope.
He really knows a bit about a LOT of subjects!
(My hardest time in BSA was trying to remember the Morse Code...after S-O-S I was pretty much baffled.)
Hehe Don't feel bad. The BIGGEST reason, IMHO, people have so much trouble with Morse code, is they try to memorize "dots and dashes".
Much harder that way! Best to to learn Morse is by their "SOUND". NOT by dots and dashes......
There are several software/freeware programs that will help in this aspect.
Some of the BEST coders I have ever know are also pretty good musicians! There is a HIGH corrolation between the two languages, ie, music and Morse code. 73's! (dah-dah di di dit ; di di dit dah dah ) say it fast!!
I went after the radio and electronics merit badges early in my scouting years. The Morse code proficiency achieved for that merit badge made it simple to get my initial Tech class ham license. I have an Extra Class today. The music and bugling merit badges were helped along by playing trumpet in the band. The hardest exercise for me was getting good quality plaster casts of animal tracks for the nature merit badge. Helping a fellow scout for the Star service project was the most physical labor I recall on a project. We whacked the weeds and grass off over an acre of land surrounding a widow's home along Telegraph Canyon Rd. That improved her fire safety.
Some of the requirements for the badges are daunting. What that young man has achieved is great (not the obligatory 'great' but truly great).