Become a Boy Scout
In order to become a Boy Scout, you must:
- Be a boy who has completed the fifth grade, or who has earned the Arrow of Light Award, or is 11 years of age but not yet 18.
- Find a good Scout Troop, like Troop 9.
- Complete the Boy Scout joining requirements.
If you have questions you can send an e-mail to
scoutmaster@troop9bsa.org.
You can become a Boy Scout right away if you're the right age.
If you are not yet old enough, you can join Cub Scouts or Webelos,
the branch of Scouting for younger boys.
You don't need to have been a Cub Scout or Webelos Scout to become a Boy Scout.
If you don't know where a Scout troop meets, ask Scouts in your neighborhood or school.
They will invite you to their next meeting.
You can also call the Boy Scout of America in your area.
In central Indiana that office is:
Crossroads of America Council
1900 N. Meridian St.
Indianapolis, IN 46206
(317) 925-1900 or (877)925-1900
www.crossroadsbsa.org
At your first troop meeting, your Scoutmaster will explain the following joining requirements of the Boy Scouts of America:
- Submit a completed Boy Scout applications 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.
- Understand and agree to live by the Scout Oath, the Scout law, the Scout motto, the Scout slogan, and the Outdoor Code.
- Describe the Scout badge.
- 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.
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