Jayhawk Area Council

Serving Scouting in the Topeka, Kansas area

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Update to Scouts BSA Youth Joining Requirements 

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The BSA has been looking at the barriers to joining for today’s families and we want to simplify this for any youth who wants to participate in our programs. The joining requirements for the Scouts BSA program currently state:   

Youth can be Scouts if they have completed the fifth grade and are at least 10 years old, OR have earned the Arrow of Light Award and are at least 10 years old, OR are age 11 but have not reached age 18.   

Beginning April 18, 2022, the Scouts BSA program joining requirements will be changed to the following:   

Youth can be Scouts if they are at least 10 years old, currently in the fifth grade and register on or after March 1st; OR have earned the Arrow of Light Award and are at least 10 years old, OR are age 11 but have not reached age 18.   

Now, your troop can recruit fifth graders in the spring regardless of whether they were in an Arrow of Light Den! No longer will they have to wait until they are out of the fifth grade potentially falling behind their classmates in rank advancement or missing out on those crucial first few months of camping before summer camp.
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