Joining the Troop
Crossing Over From Cub Scouts
Cub Scout Packs usually have ceremonies in the spring for directing their 2nd year Webelos to a Boy Scout troop. During your last year of Cub Scouts, you should visit several Scout troops and find one that meets your needs. Look carefully at the size of the troop, talk with the adult leadership and gauge the involvement of the boy leaders. Evaluate the activities that are planned for the year, and determine if they are the kind in which you would like to take part. There are as many different troops as there are Scouts, so make sure you find a fit!
Upon joining Troop 221, a Scout is assigned to a New Scout Patrol and introduced to a Troop Guide, an older Scout who will help you learn the way our Troop works. He will help you to adjust to the ‘Boy Scout Way’ of doing things.
You and your parents or adult guardians will have to fill out a Boy Scouts of America application and Troop information forms- medical information and areas of interest.
If you have earned your Webelos badge and Arrow of Light award- congratulations, you qualify for the Scout rank upon entering our Troop! All you need is a Scoutmaster Conference and you’ll be on your way to your next rank!
Transferring From a Boy Scout Troop
If you’ve already started on your Scouting adventure- welcome to ours! Again, please make sure that our program meets your needs and ask as many questions as you need to; we’re here to get you where you want to be!
Scouts, parents, unit leaders from their prior Troop, or unit leaders from the new Troop are able to use Scoutbook to transfer memberships to Troop “0221B” in the Blue Ridge Mountains Council, Great Valley District and preserve all Scoutbook records. Please speak with a Troop leader to discuss the process. However, you should request a printout of all records and keep them with you and recorded in your paper book “just in case” for items such as advancements, merit badges, dates of camping in tents, miles hiked, canoed or biked, service hours, and any Troop-specific awards you have earned. Upon joining Troop 221, you will be assigned to a Patrol. Welcome!
Troop 221 will provide a transcript for any Scout who must leave for another Troop.