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 You can find these
requirements and how to complete them in the Boy Scout Handbook.
To join you must first
join a Troop. The troop's scoutmaster will give you an application
form.
At you first troop
meeting, your Scoutmaster will explain the following joining
requirements of the Boy Scouts of America.
Becoming a Scout
In order to
become a Boy Scout you must complete meet the following requirements.
How to
Become Boy Scout
Here’s all
you need to do to become a Boy Scout:
1.
Meet age Requirements.
Be
a boy who has completed the fifth grade or is 11 years
old, or has earned the Arrow of Light Award but is
under 18 years old.
2.
Complete a Boy Scout Joining Application and Health
History signed by your parent or guardian.
3.
Find a Scout Troop Near your Home.
4.
Repeat the Pledge of Allegiance
5.
Demonstrate the Scout sign, salute, and handshake.
6.
Demonstrate tying the square knot
7.
Understand and agree to live by the Scout
Oath or Promise, Law, Motto, and Slogan, and the
Outdoor Code.
8.
Describe the Scout Badge.
9.
Complete the Pamphlet Exercises.
With
your parent or guardian, complete the exercises in the
pamphlet How to Protect Your Children from Child
Abuse: A Parent’s Guide. (Inside the front cover
of the Boy Scout Hand Book)
10.
Participate in a Scoutmaster conference.
Turn
in your Boy Scout Application and heath history form
signed by your parent or guardian, and then participate
in a scoutmaster conference.
When
you have done these things, the Scoutmaster will give
you a certificate of membership, and you can proudly
wear the badge and uniform that shows you are a member
of the Boy Scouts of America.
The
Joining requirements were taken out of the Boy Scout
Handbook 11th edition.
Finding a
Scout Troop near your home
f
you don’t know of a troop in your area, look for the Boy Scouts of
America in your telephone directory, or contact the national office at
the following address and telephone number:
Boy
Scout Division
Boy Scouts of America
1325 West Walnut Hill Lane
P.O. Box 153079
Irving, TX 75015-2079
972-580-2000
You can also
use the Internet to find your Boy Scouts of America (BSA) local
council. The web site of the BSA national office is as follows:
http://www.scouting.org
If you
live in a remote area where there is no troop, you can still take part
in the Scouting program by becoming a Lone Scout. For more information
on the Lone Scouting Program, contact the national office at the
address listed above.
The
joining requirements were taken out of the Boy Scout handbook 10th
and 11th editions.
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