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<center><big>A boy must complete the Boy Scout Joining Requirements ([[Scout Badge]]) to be a [[Boy Scout]].</big></center><br>
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{{Info|[[Boy Scouts]] '''and''' [[Varsity Scouts]] are referred to as "Scouts."}}
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== Requirements ==
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{{quote-source|Your son can be a Scout if he has completed the fifth grade and is at least 10 years old or is age 11 or has earned the [[Arrow of Light Award]] and is at least 10 years old, but has not reached age 18.
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# Complete the application (sign your name, indicating approval).
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# Secure a copy of the Boy Scout Handbook and complete the joining requirements as listed.|[http://www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/28-406C.pdf Youth Application #28-406]}}
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:1. Meet age requirements: Be a boy who has completed the fifth grade and be at least 10 years old, or be 11 years old, or have earned the Arrow of Light Award and be at least 10 years old, and be under 18 years old.
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The troop or team leader signs the [http://www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/28-406C.pdf Youth Application #28-406] when the boy has completed the Boy Scout Joining ([[Scout Badge]]) Requirements.
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:2. Complete a Boy Scout application and health history signed by your parent or guardian.
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:3. Find a Scout troop near your home. (To find a troop, contact your local Boy Scout Council. The Council name, address and phone number can be found on BSA's Council Locator Page.)
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:4. Repeat the Pledge of Allegiance.
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:5. Demonstrate the Scout sign, salute, and handshake.
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:6. Demonstrate tying the square knot (a joining knot).
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:7. Understand and agree to live by the [[Scout Oath|Scout Oath or Promise]], [[Scout Law]], [[Scout Motto|motto]], and [[Scout Slogan|slogan]], and the [[Outdoor Code]].
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:8. Describe the Scout badge.
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: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".
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:10. Participate in a Scoutmaster conference. Turn in your Boy Scout application and health history form signed by your parent or guardian, then participate in a Scoutmaster conference.
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''Source: 2007 Boy Scout Requirements (33215)''
 
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== Notes ==
 
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== Help with these requirements ==
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'''3.''' [http://www.scouting.org/councils/index.html BSA's Local Council Locater] &mdash; The ''Local Council Locater'' (search engine by Zip Code) will help you find the Council that serves your area.
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== External links ==
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[[Image:scout2010.jpg|thumb|right|2010 Scout Badge.]]
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== Requirement resources ==
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*[http://www.scouting.org/applications/rankvideo.aspx BSA Skill Lesson Videos]
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'''2.''' New Youth Application: [http://old.scouting.org/forms/28-406.pdf English] and [http://www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/28-423.pdf Spanish]<br>
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'''3.''' [http://scouting.org/Applications/JoinScoutingFull.aspx Find a Scout troop near your home]. [http://scouting.org/media/lcl.aspx Find your local council].<br>
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'''4.''' Repeat the Pledge of Allegiance.<br>
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:''and to the republic for which it stands,<br>
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:''one nation under God,<br>
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:''indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."<br>
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'''5.''' See the [[Media:{{PAGENAME}}.pdf|{{PAGENAME}} Workbook]] for diagrams of the Scout sign, salute, and handshake. <br>
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'''6.''' See [[Square Knot]] and the [[Media:{{PAGENAME}}.pdf|{{PAGENAME}} Workbook]] for step-by-step diagrams for tying a square knot.
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'''7.''' [[Scout Oath|Scout Oath or Promise]] - [[Scout Law]] - [[Scout Motto|motto]] - [[Scout Slogan|slogan]] - [[Outdoor Code]]<br>
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'''8.''' See the [[Media:{{PAGENAME}}.pdf|{{PAGENAME}} Workbook]] for the diagram of the Scout badge. <br>
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'''9.''' ''"[[How to Protect Your Children from Child Abuse#Boy Scouts|How to Protect Your Children from Child Abuse: A Parent's Guide]]"''<br>
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'''10: ''' [[Scoutmaster Conference]] - Explains that you don't "pass" a Scoutmaster Conference.<br>
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== See also ==
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{{Boy Scout portal}}{{Varsity Scout portal}}<!-- {{Boy Scout Leader portal}}-->
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* [[Troop]]
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* [[Scout]] - [[Tenderfoot]] - [[Second Class]] - [[First Class]]
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* [[Advancement Campout]]
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== External links ==
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*[http://www.scouting.org/BoyScouts/AdvancementandAwards/joining.aspx Boy Scout Joining Requirements] ([[Scout Badge]])
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*[http://www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/28-406C.pdf Youth Application]
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*[http://www.scouting.org/councils/index.html BSA's Local Council Locater] &mdash; The ''Local Council Locater'' (search engine by Zip Code) will help you find the Council that serves your area.
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*[http://www.thescoutzone.org/locator.html Troop locator] - [http://www.joincubscouting.org/locator/index.html Pack locator]
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*[http://scouting.org/boyscouts/trainingmodules/orientation%20for%20new%20boy%20scout%20parents.aspx Orientation for New Boy Scout Parents]
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Revision as of 15:31, October 14, 2012

Boy Scout Scout rank requirement resources include the Scout rank Worksheet Adobe Acrobat PDF,
lesson videos showing Outdoor Skills, and First Aid Skills plus Merit Badges, and Scout Awards links.
Troop resources include the Advancement Campout and monthly Troop Program Themes.
A boy must complete the Boy Scout Joining Requirements (Scout Badge) to be a Boy Scout.

Boy Scouts and Varsity Scouts are referred to as "Scouts."


Scout Badge

 
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“ Your son can be a Scout if he has completed the fifth grade and is at least 10 years old or is age 11 or has earned the Arrow of Light Award and is at least 10 years old, but has not reached age 18.
  1. Complete the application (sign your name, indicating approval).
  2. Give the completed application and fees to the Scoutmaster.
  3. Secure a copy of the Boy Scout Handbook and complete the joining requirements as listed.
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— Youth Application #28-406

The troop or team leader signs the Youth Application #28-406 when the boy has completed the Boy Scout Joining (Scout Badge) Requirements.

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Scout rank requirements

All requirements for the Scout rank must be completed as a member of a troop.[1] If you have already completed these requirements as part of the Webelos Scouting Adventure, simply demonstrate your knowledge or skills to your Scoutmaster, Varsity Scout Coach, or other designated leader after joining the troop.[1]

  1. Scouts
    1a. Repeat from memory the Scout Oath, Scout Law, Scout motto, and Scout slogan. In your own words, explain their meaning.
    1b. Explain what Scout spirit is. Describe some ways you have shown Scout spirit by practicing the Scout Oath, Scout Law, Scout motto, and Scout slogan.
    1c. Demonstrate the Boy Scout sign, salute, and handshake. Explain when they should be used.
    1d. Describe the First Class Scout badge and tell what each part stands for. Explain the significance of the First Class Scout badge.
    1e. Repeat from memory the Outdoor Code. In your own words, explain what the Outdoor Code means to you.
    1f. Repeat from memory the Pledge of Allegiance. In your own words, explain its meaning.
  2. After attending at least one Boy Scout troop[1] meeting, do the following:
    2a. Describe how the Scouts in the troop[1] provide its leadership.
    2b. Describe the four steps of Boy Scout advancement.
    2c. Describe the Boy Scout ranks and how they are earned.
    2d. Describe what merit badges are and how they are earned.
  3. Patrol
    3a. Explain the patrol method. Describe the types of patrols that are used in your troop.[1]
    3b. Become familiar with your patrol name, emblem, flag, and yell. Explain how these items create patrol spirit.
  4. Knots & ropes
    4a. Show how to tie a square knot, two half-hitches, and a taut-line hitch. Explain how each knot is used.
    4b. Show the proper care of a rope by learning how to whip and fuse the ends of different kinds of rope.
  5. Demonstrate your knowledge of pocketknife safety.
  6. With your parent or guardian, complete the exercises in the pamphlet How to Protect Your Children from Child Abuse: A Parent’s Guide and earn the Cyber Chip Award for your grade.[2]
  7. Since joining the troop[1] and while working on Scout rank, participate in a Scoutmaster[1] conference.

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 For Varsity Scouts working on Boy Scout requirements, replace “troop” with “team” and “Scoutmaster” with “Varsity Scout Coach.
  2. ↑ If your family does not have Internet access at home AND you do not have ready Internet access at school or another public place or via a mobile device, the Cyber Chip portion of this requirement may be waived by your Scoutmaster or Varsity Scout Coach in consultation with your parent or guardian.


The official source for the information shown in this article or section is:
Boy Scout Requirements, 2014 Edition (BSA Supply SKU #637685)

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Notes

Worksheet A FREE workbook for Scout rank is available here! Adobe Acrobat PDF
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Or click here to print just the Scout rank requirements. 		meritbadge.org has PDF and DOC versions of
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Webelos workbooks, and Cub Scout workbooks.
2010 Scout Badge.
2010 Scout Badge.

Requirement resources

2. New Youth Application: English and Spanish
3. Find a Scout troop near your home. Find your local council.
4. Repeat the Pledge of Allegiance.

"I pledge allegiance to the flag
of the United States of America
and to the republic for which it stands,
one nation under God,
indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."

5. See the Scout rank Workbook for diagrams of the Scout sign, salute, and handshake.
6. See Square Knot and the Scout rank Workbook for step-by-step diagrams for tying a square knot.

7. Scout Oath or Promise - Scout Law - motto - slogan - Outdoor Code
8. See the Scout rank Workbook for the diagram of the Scout badge.
9. "How to Protect Your Children from Child Abuse: A Parent's Guide"
10: Scoutmaster Conference - Explains that you don't "pass" a Scoutmaster Conference.

See also

Boy Scout portal
Varsity Scout portal

External links

Boy Scout advancement

Scout • Tenderfoot • Second Class • First Class • Star • Life • Eagle Scout • Eagle Palms

Varsity Scout advancement

Boy Scouting ranks: Scout badge • Tenderfoot • Second Class • First Class • Star Scout • Life Scout • Eagle Scout Award
Varsity Scouting awards: Varsity Scout Letter • Denali Award

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