Parent Information: Your son can be a Scout if he has completed the fifth grade, or is 11 years old, or has earned the Arrow of Light Award, but has not reached the age 18.
Here is how he can join:
Scoutmaster Instructions:
(On the youth's application for membership, a parent or guardian must certify that he or she has read this information sheet.)
Your child is joining more than four million members of the Boy Scouts of America. Please take the time to review this material and reflect upon its importance.
The Boy Scouts of America makes Scouting available to our nation's youth by chartering community organizations to operate Cub Scout packs, Boy Scout troops, Varsity Scout teams, and Venturing crews. The chartered organization must provide an adequate and safe meeting place and capable adult leadership, and must adhere to the principles and policies of the BSA. The BSA local council provides unit leader training, program ideas, camping facilities, literature, professional guidance for volunteer leaders, and liability insurance protection.
Scouting's adult volunteers provide leadership at the unit, district, council, and national levels. Many are parents of Scouts; many entered Scouting as youth members. Each chartered organization establishes a unit committee, which operates its Scouting unit, selects leadership, and provides support for a quality program. Most unit committees depend on parents for membership and assistance.
The unit committee selects the Cubmaster, Scoutmaster, Varsity Scout Coach, or Venturing Advisor, subject to approval of the head of the chartered organization or the chartered organization representative. The unit leader must be a good role model because our children's values and lives will be influenced by that leader. You need to know your child's unit leader and be involved in the unit committee's activities so you can evaluate and help direct that influence.
Scouting uses a fun program to promote character development, citizenship training, and personal fitness for every member. You can help by encouraging perfect attendance, assisting with your child's advancement, attending meetings for parents, and assisting with transportation.
Chartered organizations agree to use the Scouting program in accordance with their own policies as well as those of the BSA. The program is flexible, but major departures from BSA methods and policies are not permitted. As a parent, you should be aware that:
The Boy Scouts of America maintains that no member can grow into the best kind of citizen without recognizing an obligation to God and, therefore, recognizes the religious element in the training of the member, but it is absolutely nonsectarian in its attitude toward that religious training. Its policy is that the home and organization or group with which the member is connected shall give definite attention to religious life. Only persons willing to subscribe to this Declaration of Religious Principle and to the Bylaws of the Boy Scouts of America shall be entitled to certificates of membership.
Ethnic Codes. BSA receives inquiries from various agencies regarding racial composition. This section is optional. The following codes should be used to indicate ethnic background.
AA-African American CA-Caucasian
AI-American Indian HI-Hispanic
AS-Asian OT-Other
The Boy Scouts of America appreciates your taking time to become familiar with Scouting. We feel that an informed parent is a strong ally in delivering the Scouting program. Help us keep the unit program in accord with Scouting principles. Alert the unit committee, chartered organization representative, and head of the chartered organization to any major deviations. And be prepared to do your fair share to support a quality unit program.
Before filling out the registration form be sure you read the above information.
Boy Scout Registration Form (570kb pdf)
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