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BSA Troop
Yaphank, NY
50 years of Being Prepared!

troop 79 blue neckerchief with yellow writing and scout fluer-de-le over 50 symbol. Text- troop 79, Yaphank, NY 50 years of being prepared!

Becoming A Scout

Scout Badge

In order to join the troop a boy must meet the requirements for Scout; which is not a rank but the conditons which a boy must agree to and meet in order to become a boy scout. A scout offically joins the troop when he becomes a scout.

  1. Complete the fifth grade, or be 11 years old, or have earned the Arrow of Light Award, but be younger than 18 years old.
  2. Submit a completed Boy Scout application and health history form signed by your parent or guardian.
  3. Repeat the Pledge of Allegiance.
  4. Demonstrate the Scout sign,salute, and handshake.
  5. Demonstrate tying the square knot (joining knot).
  6. Understand and agree to live by the Scout Oath or promise, Law, motto, and slogan, and the Outdoor Code.
  7. Describe the Scout badge.
  8. With your parent or guardian, complete the exercises in the pamphlet "How to Protect Your Children from Child Abuse."
  9. Participate in a Scoutmaster conference.

The table above came from a scouter in the Tomahawk district of the Sam Houston Area Council. This is posted as a sub-directory of his company website. We post the link here as a way of thanking him for this service to scouting.
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