How To Join Troop 7
Joining Requirements:
To become a
Scout you must be a boy who has completed the 5th grade, or has earned
the Arrow of Light Award, or be 11 years old, but not yet 18.
At your first troop
meeting, your Scoutmaster will explain the joining requirements of the Boy
Scouts of America.
Attend Troop
Meetings:
We would like
you to attend at least one weekly Troop meeting (more if possible) before
you make your decision on a troop. Attending more than one troop meeting
will allow you to see how the troop interacts and could give you a better
idea of a troop if you attended a particularly good or bad meeting.
Complete an
Application:
Get a Boy Scout
Membership Application from the Scoutmaster and have your parent or guardian
sign the application.
Complete a Medical
Form:
Before you can
go camping with us you must obtain a Medical Form from the Scoutmaster or
web site and have it completed by your parents and your doctor. Any special
medical problems should also be brought to the Scoutmaster's attention.
(ADD/ADHD, asthma, allergies etc..)
Dues:
Scouts must pay
their registration fees and Adult membership is $15.00 to cover the cost
of registration. Adults provide their own camping gear (tent, mess kit)
The registration fee is
$10 per Scout
$1.50 for insurance
$9.50 for Boys Life
Additional cost may be incurred by new scouts to the troop should new
equipment for a new patrol is needed.
When we go camping you
will need to help with your share of food expenses, and camp fees. Also your
Patrol may collect dues for its own needs.
Earning the Scout
Badge:
In order to earn
your first badge, the
Scout Badge, you must show your Scoutmaster that you:
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Repeat the Pledge of Allegiance (page 468 of your Scout
Handbook). |
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Demonstrate the Scout salute, sign and handclasp (pages
564-565 of your SH). |
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Show how to tie the square knot (also known as the
joining knot) (pages 132-133, 141 of your SH) |
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Understand and agree to live by the Scout Oath (pages
549-551), the Scout Law (pages 553-561), the Scout motto (page 562), the
Scout slogan (page 563) and the Outdoor Code (pages 55-59). |
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Describe the Scout badge (page 565) |
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With your parent or guardian, complete the exercises in
the pamphlet, "How to Protect Your Children From Child Abuse and Drug
Abuse." |
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Participate in a Scoutmaster conference (pages 589-590).
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