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The following page includes information contained on the BSA Application. Upon submission a member of our staff will contact you with the contact information of the Scout program in your community.
Membership Fees: Annual registration fees are $24.00 per year and prorated at a rate of $2 per month. We are assessing a $1 transaction fee to cover credit card processing fees.
Boys’ Life Magazine. For a subscription to a great magazine and up-to-date information on boys and Scouting, select Boys’ Life when you register. On late registrations it may be necessary to deliver back issues. The magazine subscription is optional. Subscriptions are $12 per year are prorated accordingly. You can choose a registration option that includes Boy's Life and a $1.50 transaction fee to cover credit card processing fees.
Scouting Programs:
Cub Scouts - boys in grades 1-5 or age 7-10
Boy Scouts - boys in grades 6-12 or age 11-18
Venturing - coed in beginning in 9th grade or age 14 to age 21
Purpose of the Boy Scouts of America
The purpose of the Boy Scouts of America is to promote, through cooperation with other agencies, the ability of youth to do things for themselves and others, and to teach youth patriotism, courage, self-reliance, and kindred virtues. In achieving this purpose, emphasis is placed upon the Boy Scouts of America’s educational program and its oaths, promises, and codes for character development, citizenship training, and mental and physical fitness.
***Membership Disclosures***
Excerpt From Declaration of Religious Principle
The Boy Scouts of America maintains that no member can grow into the best kind of citizen without recognizing an obligation to God and, therefore, recognizes the religious element in the training of the member, but it is absolutely nonsectarian in its attitude toward that religious training. Its policy is that the home and organization or group with which the member is connected shall give definite attention to religious life. Only persons willing to subscribe to these precepts from the Declaration of Religious Principle and to the Bylaws of the Boy Scouts of America shall be entitled to certificates of leadership.
Leadership Requirements
The applicant must possess the moral, educational, and emotional qualities that the Boy Scouts of America deems necessary to afford positive leadership to youth. The applicant must also be the correct age, subscribe to the precepts of the Declaration of Religious Principle, and abide by the Scout Oath or Promise, and the Scout Law.
Youth Protection. Child abuse is a serious problem in our society, and unfortunately, it can occur anywhere, even in Scouting. Youth safety is of paramount importance to Scouting and is a driving force in everything we do. For that reason, the BSA continues to create barriers to abuse beyond what have previously existed in Scouting. Any suspected abuse of a child should be reported to the local authorities and the Scout executive. Any inappropriate conduct or violations of BSA policies should be immediately reported to the Scout executive.
BSA Privacy Policy
The Boy Scouts of America protects the confidentiality of the names and personal information of those who are affiliated with the movement. No commercial or unauthorized use is made of the names, addresses, and other confidential information of members. Access to this information is strictly limited.
This application is designed to be an information-gathering aid. Answers given by the applicant may be verified.