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Re: Age for joining Boy Scouts

Matt Gulick (mgulick@RADIUS.COM)
Wed, 22 Mar 1995 14:34:20 -0800


>>>I have a young man who is interested in joining our troop. He will be
>>>11 in November. He is NOT a Cub Scout and he is just finishing up
>>>fourth grade. Is there any way to get him into the troop before
>>>November. In particular, it would be good to be able to get him to
>>>summer camp with the troop this summer. Thanks for any information you
>>>can provide.
>>
>>Joining requirement is 11 for non Cubs.
>
>Actually, a boy must have reached his 11th birthday OR have completed the
>fifth grade.
>
>This boy would be better served by joining a Webelos den, and crossing over
>to Boy Scouts after he finishes fifth grade. Webelos is a two-year program,
>but it is possible to earn the Arrow of Light in one year. Even if he
>doesn't earn the AoL, the Webelos experience will prepare him for Boy Scouts.

Or there is a third option being that he has earned his Arrow of Light but
that does not sound like an option in this case.

Matt Gulick

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