SCOUTS BSA

Youth can join Scouts BSA (formerly called Boy 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. The purpose of Scouts BSA is the same as it is for Cub Scouts: to help youth grow into good citizens who are strong in character and personally fit. But because they're older, Scouts have a program with more and bigger challenges.

Scouts work together in groups called patrols. The patrol leader is an older youth, not an adult. The Scouts in the patrol elect their patrol leader.

Patrols are part of a troop. The troop has adult leaders, but their job is to give guidance and advice to the Scouts. The Scouts run their own program.

Scouts BSA has exciting outdoor activities. They go on long camping trips and long-distance hikes. They go canoeing and whitewater rafting, and more. They move through the Scouts BSA ranks, from Tenderfoot to Eagle Scout. They earn merit badges that show many kinds of knowledge and skills. Scouts can also earn special awards for feats of skill, such as completing a mile swim or 50 miles of hiking.

Girls and Boys Troops

In Scouts BSA, girls and boys have separate troops.

​We have 3 Scouts BSA troops in Falmouth: