Membership

The benefits of becoming a Scout are:

• Opportunities for training in leadership, Craft skills, Outdoor Skills, and many more
• Access to an active, exciting, fun-filled, and adventuresome program
• Authorization to wear a distinctive uniform
• Ability to participate in advancement and recognition programs and gain awards for performance
• Use of local council long-term camps and Cub Scout day camps with all their facilities
• Use of national high-adventure bases
• Participation in international, national, and regional events, such as jamborees
• Identification with a large national organization having international affiliations
• Association with men and women of character who care for young people

MEMBERSHIP IS A VITAL PART OF YOUR UNIT

Membership means registration with the Boy Scouts of America. This entails the submission of an application by a young person (with parent or guardian approval) to a unit leader, payment of a membership fee, acceptance by the unit and council, and issuance of an official registration card.