Submit a completed Boy Scout application and health history signed by your parent or guardian. Repeat the Pledge of Allegiance. Demonstrate the Scout salute, sign, and handclasp. Show how to tie the square knot (also known as the joining knot). Understand and agree to live by the Scout Oath, the Scout Law, the Scout motto, the Scout slogan, and the Outdoor Code. Describe the Sout badge. With your parent or guardian, complete the exercises in the pamphlet How to protect Your Children from Child Abuse and Drug Abuse. Participate in a Scoutmaster conference.

When you have completed these, welcome! You are a Scout! Your Scoutmaster will give you a certificate of membership, and you can proudly wear the Boy Scout Badge and uniform. You may also subscribe to Boy's Life, the monthly magazine that is full of exciting articles for and about Scouts.