Military families understand commitment, resilience, leadership, and service falues that align closely with the mission of Scouting America. To help make Scouting more accessible for military connected youth, Scouting America is proud to introduce a new Military Family Fee Wavier program that removes the $85 national youth registration fee for eligible families through online registration. Military families often balance unique responsibilities and transitions, and Scouting can provide consistency, friendship, leadership opportunities, and a strong sense of community for youth.
As we begin preparing for the fall membership drive, we now have two great additional features to help youth and families choose to be a part of your great Scouting program.
Military Family Fee Waiver: Any parent who is active-duty guard or reserve qualifies to have 100% of the national registration fee of $85.00 waived for each registered child! The national council has secured funding to cover these fees for our military families. This applies not only to new Scouts but to renewal registrations due after June 1, 2026. You have to register/renew via the online registration system as all the verifications to qualify are included in that program. For more details and restrictions, check out the resource page on our council website.
