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How to Earn the Rank of Scout

Otherwise known as Joining Requirements

Page 4 of the Boy Scout Handbook

Meet the requirements: any boy who has completed the fifth grade or is 11 years old, or has earned the Arrow of Light Award, but is under 18 years of age.
Submit a completed Boy Scout application and health history signed by your parent or guardian.
Find a troop near your home.
Repeat the Pledge of Allegiance.
Demonstrate the Scout sign, salute, and handshake.
Show how to tie a square knot.
Understand and agree to live by the
- The Scout Oath.
- The Scout Law.
- The Scout Motto.
- The Scout Slogan.
- Outdoor Code.
Describe the Scout badge.
With your parent or guardian, complete the exercises in the pamphlet How to Protect Your Child From Drug and Child Abuse .
Participate in a Scoutmaster conference.

When you complete these, welcome! You are a Scout! Your Scoutmaster will give you a certificate of membership, and you can proudly wear the Boy Scout badge and uniform. You may also subscribe to Boys' Life , the monthly magazine that is full of exciting articles for and about Scouts.

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Troop since 1922	George Merrick Troop 7 of Coral Gables 1107 South Greenway Drive, Coral Gables, FL 33134 USA e-mail: info@troop7.org meeting every Wednesday evening sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Coral Gables and the George Merrick Foundation
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Please note this web site was built by a scout who earned his Eagle rank in Troop 7, while he was historian. This web site is operated by volunteers as a historical service to past scouts and scouters in Troop 7 and is not considered an "official" web site.