Pay fees for:
- Troop 35 membership
- National membership fees
- Annual subscription to Scout Life* magazine (optional)
*Scout Life is a monthly magazine, which is a valuable aid to the Scouting program and is available at half the regular subscription rate.
Troop 35 membership dues and national membership fees are due at the time your youth joins the troop and each November thereafter. If your youth is transferring from a Cub Scout pack, you have already paid his national membership fees for the year and won’t need to pay again until the yearly re-registration in November (but you will still need to pay the prorated Troop 35 dues).
Eligibility:
To be in Scouts BSA, your youth must have completed the fifth grade (and be at least 10 years old); OR have earned the Arrow of Light in Cub Scouts (and be at least 10 years old); OR be 11 years old but not yet 18 years old.
Additional Requirements:
The activities of Scouting are vigorous. It is suggested that each youth have a physical exam soon after joining as each youth is required to have a completed physical form to attend summer camp each year (including a photocopy of your insurance card, front and back). Please inform the Scoutmaster of any concerns (physical, mental, emotional) or of any medications needed.
As a concerned and interested parent or guardian, the role you play is vital in determining just how effective the Scouting experience will be on your youth’s development. Troop 35 requires one adult per family to formally register with the Boy Scouts of America by completing an Adult Application, Youth Protection Training (must provide certificate of completion), and paying national membership fees (prorated to the month joined). If the adult is already a member of the BSA, no fees will be required, but an Adult Application must be submitted to transfer (or add) membership to Troop 35.
Requirements after Registration Papers are Signed and Submitted:
At the time the Scoutmaster accepts your youth’s application, your youth will work with the Troop Guide (a youth leader) to see that he understands and subscribes to the Scout Oath and Scout Law; that he understands the Scout Motto, Scout Slogan, salute, sign, and handclasp; that he can recite the Pledge of Allegiance; and that he knows the significance of the Scout badge and the Outdoor Code. He will also learn his first knot, the square knot.
In addition to meeting the above requirements, you, as parent or guardian, are to complete with your youth the exercises in the pamphlet “How to Protect Your Children from Child Abuse: A Parent’s Guide”. This pamphlet is attached to the inside front cover of the Boy Scout Handbook. When your youth has met all the above requirements he will be a Scout.
Requirements for the rank of “Scout” are more specifically outlined in the official Boy Scout Handbook (which he should bring to all meetings and campouts). Every youth needs his own copy of this handbook. It contains everything he needs to know about the advancement program, uniforms, camping know-how, and many other skills of value and variety. Uniform shirts, pants, shorts, socks, and other scouting needs can be obtained at:
Sequoia Council Scout Office
6005 N. Tamera
Fresno, CA 93711
(559) 320-2100