Boy Scout Joining Requirements
- 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.
- Complete a Boy Scout application and health history signed by your parent or guardian.
- Find a Scout troop near your home.
- Repeat the Pledge of Allegiance.
- Demonstrate the Scout sign, salute, and handshake.
- Demonstrate tying the square knot (a joining knot).
- Understand and agree to live by the Scout Oath or promise, Law, motto, and slogan, and
the Outdoor Code.
- Describe the Scout badge.
- 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
- Participate in a Scoutmaster conference. Turn in you r Boy Scout application and health
history form signed by your parent or guardian, then participate in a Scoutmaster
conference
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