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Joining
Requirements
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Meet
the Age Requirements
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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.
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Apply
to the Troop
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Complete
the BSA and Troop joining documents,
and contact the Scoutmaster
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Repeat
the Pledge of Allegiance
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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. |
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Demonstrate
the Scout Sign, Salute and Handshake
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Scout
Sign |
The
Scout sign shows you are a Scout. Give it each time
you recite the Scout Oath and Law. When a
Scout or Scouter raises the Scout sign, all Scouts
should make the sign, too, and come to silent
attention. To give the Scout sign, cover the nail of
the little finger of your right hand with your right
thumb, then raise your right arm bent in a 90-degree
angle, and hold the three middle fingers of your
hand upward. Those fingers stand for the three
parts of the Scout Oath. Your thumb and little
finger touch to represent the bond that unites
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Scout
Salute |
The
Scout salute shows respect. Use it to salute the
flag of the United States of America. You may
also salute a Scout leader or another Scout. Give
the Scout salute by forming the Scout sign with your
right hand and then bringing that hand upward until
your forefinger touches the brim of your hat or the
arch of your right eyebrow. The palm of your hand
should not show. |
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Scout
Handshake |
The
Scout handshake is made with the hand nearest the
heart and is offered as a token of friendship.
Extend your left hand to another Scout and firmly
grasp his left hand. The fingers do not interlock. |
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Show
How to Tie a Square Knot
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Hold
one rope end in each hand. Tie an overhand knot by
putting the right end over and under the left rope.
Tie a second overhand knot, but this time put the
left end over and under the right rope. “Right
over left and under, left over right and under.”
Click
here for a great animated web site showing how
to tie this knot and many others. |
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Understand
and Agree to Live by the Scout Oath, Law, Motto,
Slogan, and Outdoor Code.
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Describe
the Scout Badge
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The
badge is shaped like a north point on an old
compass. The design resembles an arrowhead or a trefoil
- a flower with three
leaves. It is also known by the French name fleur-de-lis,
which means lily or iris flower. It is the basic
shape of the badges used by Scout organizations in
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There
are two stars on the badge. They
symbolize truth and knowledge.
The
shape of the Scout Badge means that a
Scout can point the right way in life as
truly as does a compass in the field.
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The
three points of the trefoil stand for
the three parts of the Scout Oath. |
The
eagle and shield stand for freedom
and a Scout's readiness to defend that
freedom.
The
scroll bearing the Scout motto is
turned up at the ends as a reminder that a
Scout smiles as he does his duty.
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The
knot at the bottom of the scroll
represents the Scout slogan, "Do a
Good Turn Daily." |
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Complete
the Pamphlet Exercises
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With
your parent or guardian, complete the exercises in
the pamphlet "How to Protect Your
Children from Child Abuse: A Parent's Guide".
This is a tear-out pamphlet attached to your Scout
Handbook
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Participate
in a Scoutmaster Conference
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The
intent of the Scoutmaster Conference is for the
Scoutmaster to introduce himself and to impart some
of his personal character to the new Scout - his
honesty, integrity and sense of what's right and
what's wrong.
Click
here to contact the Scoutmaster by email to
request a conference.
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Scout
Oath |
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On
my honor I will do my best to do my duty to God and my
country and to obey the Scout Law; to help other people at
all times; to keep myself physically strong, mentally awake,
and morally straight.
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Scout
Law |
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A Scout is
trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind,
obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean,
and reverent.
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Scout
Slogan |
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Do
a Good Turn Daily |
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Outdoor
Code |
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As
an American, I will do my best to:
Be clean in my outdoor manners:
Be careful with fire.
Be considerate in the outdoors; and
Be conservation minded |
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