Join the Boy Scouts
Boy Scouts Requirements:
Your son can be a Boy Scout if he has completed the 5th Grade and is at least 10 years old; or is 11 years old; or has earned the Arrow of Light Award and is at least 10 years old, but has not reached age 18.
How to Sign Up:
- Contact the Council Service Center at
(408) 280-5088.
- Our District Executive will provide to you contact names of the unit leaders in your area. Contact them to sign up.
- Complete the application and sign your name indicating approval (you can pick up an application at the council office or download the application from the national website: click here for that link.)
- Give the completed application and fees to the Scoutmaster of the unit you are joining.
- Obtain a copy of the Boy Scout Handbook and complete the joining requirements as listed.
Check out the national website for the promotion of Boy Scouting: www.thescoutzone.org
For specific details about the program, click here for Boy Scout Essentials

