Scout and Leader Transfer Form
When do I register new members?
Answer: New members can be registered at any time. Do NOT wait until recharter to do so. If not registered quickly, this will affect a Scout's advancement. A Scout cannot be advanced until he is properly registered. A leader's tenure, ability to be a merit badge counselor or sign off on items of advancement for a Scout cannot take place until the Scout leader is registered.
Boy Scout age clarification
The BSA National Executive Board has amended the rules and regulations to clarify that no boy may join Boy Scouting until he reaches the age of 10. Previously, the requirement stated that to be a Boy Scout a boy must have completed the fifth grade or be age 11 or have earned the Arrow of Light Award.
The new requirement says he must have completed the fifth grade and be at least 10 years old or be age 11 or have earned the Arrow of Light Award. This new clarification became effective May 15, 2004.
(from Scouting Magazine September 2004 page 57)
Do you want to join Scouting and you live in El Dorado County?
Contact Patrick Boles at 1-800-427-1417 ext. 113.
There Oughta Be. . .
There oughta be a group somewhere
that turns boys into men,
that brings out all the very best in
growing boys and then---
There oughta be a group around that
Channels for a boy
His natural curiosity into accomplishment and joy.
There oughta be a group someday
That functions all the time
To help keep boys from drifting through delinquency and crime.
There oughta be a group sometime that helps a boy to grow
In strength and health and spirit,
in dignity, and so---
There oughta be a group alike that
says, "Keep looking high
For God and self and family, for that flag there in the sky."
There oughta be a group right here
That goes on trips and such,
On group-up kind of outings that all boys like so much.
There oughta be a group right now that takes away the doubt,
And puts back all the fun in life.
(There is! It's called, THE SCOUTS!)
---S. E. Mauk Los Angeles, CA