According to BSA policy, you must be heterosexual male (not gay), meet age requirements, believe in a higher power (not an atheist), be able to tie a square knot, pass a physical exam, and pledge your sacred honor to live by the Scout Oath and Law to join the Boy Scouts.
The boy scouts still ban openly gay adults to join the scouts.
yes '
I would recomend it.
Officially no, homosexuals cannot join the Boy Scouts as scouts or adult leaders, although some Troops may not enforce that rule.
There are a number of ways in which interested individuals can join the Scouts in Canada. Perhaps the easiest way, however, is to apply online at the official Scouts Canada website.
Yes.
Yes. the only requirement pertaining to religion is a belief in a god. Also the child cannot be homo/bisexual. The boy scout organization is a very closed minded group so it may not be the best idea for him to join although completely acceptable.
To joins the BSA ("Boy Scouts") you must be a boy who is 11 years old, or one who has completed the fifth grade or earned the Arrow of Light Award and is at least 10 years old, but is not yet 18 years old. There is another progam, Venturing, for people who are a little older, from 14-21. Cub Scouts usually start in the first grade.
Adult females can be Boy Scout leaders and females aged 14-21 can be Venture scouts, which is a part of the BSA. Scouting ages females cannot join the Boy Scouts.
=Well if you want to be in a scouts why don't you sign up for boy scouts.=
No. It is a lot of fun and better than anything else. Join now.
The BSA offers youth a chance to experience the outdoors in ways that would other ways not be available. Scouting also sharpens you leadership skills, and Eagle Scout looks really good on your resumé.