* Effective 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.
This language will be updated on the BSA Youth Application as well as in the Registration Guidebook.