Resources

New Scout Checklist – For Boy Scouts

New to the troop? Start with our Troop Essentials Guidebook

Important Forms

• • BSA Youth Application

  • BSA Health Forms A&B

  • Boys and Girls Club Application

  • Family Information form

  • Scholarship/Opportunity Fund application

After you turn in these forms, you will receive a Troop 49 folder, Class B t-shirt, Troop 49 neckerchief, neckerchief slide, Boy Scout Handbook, and Uniform insignia (“49” and “90 year bar”)

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN SUMMER CAMP:

• Talk to your parents about attending summer camp.

• Read the parent and scout information booklets (usually available by March)

• Make arrangements to pay for camp through the camp coordinator and/or treasurer.

• Have your doctor complete part C of the BSA Medical form, which requires a physical exam, and return to the Membership coordinator no later than June 1.

New Scout Parents – Parent Checklist

• Assist your son in completing the registration forms listed above or in the joining folder you received at the meeting (don’t forget to sign)

• Review the exercises in the BSA Handbook pamphlet: How to Protect Your Children From Child Abuse: A Parent’s Guide.

• Give your son a check for the joining fee of $24 (made out to “Troop 49”). If you are joining mid-year, ask if the fee can be pro-rated).

• Get your son an official boy Scout Uniform. The components can be purchased new online or from the BSA Council store, or ask the troop if used/donated shirt and pants are available.

• If you are interested in volunteering, please fill out and return the Troop Resource Survey and talk with the Committee Chair or Membership Coordinator about how you can help.