How To Join Troop 7
Joining Requirements:
Youth can join Scouts BSA 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.
Complete an Application:
Get a Boy Scout Membership Application from the Scoutmaster and have your parent or guardian sign the application. Click here for an online application.
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Dues:
Our Troop dues are $75 per Scout and $55 per adult. If for some reason you cannot afford it, speak privately to the Scoutmaster - perhaps we can find a way to help. There is a $155 per family building fund fee.
The dues are payable in August of each year and may be paid as a lump sum or in installments.
The membership fee is $133 ($85 to national BSA, $48 to South Florida Council) for Cub Scouts, Scouts BSA, Venturing and Sea Scouts participants. BSA membership is paid through My.Scouting. Unit renewal and member renewal are no longer be one and the same. Membership is now a set 12 month term from the time of registering regardless of when the unit renews. Youth and adult leader membership are separated from the unit renewal.
$15 for Scout Life magazine
The uniform parts below are provided to new members. (see Troop 7 Uniform.)
Neckerchief
Number 7 with unit tenure years
Coral Gables strip
When a Scout attains the rank of First Class they will get their new embroidered Neckerchief (traded for the plain one) and they will receive the 75 year anniversary pin that Peter Lewis donated to the Troop.
When we go camping you will need to help with your share of food expenses, and sometimes there are other odd fees, gas for transportation, snack money, etc. Also your Patrol may collect dues for its own needs.
Complete a Medical Form: Before you can go camping with us you must obtain a Medical Form from the Scoutmaster and have it completed by your parents. For trips longer than 72 hours, like summer camp, part C doctor exam is required. Any special medical problems should also be brought to the Scoutmaster's attention.
Applies to all participants in Scouting activities such as weekend trips and local tours of 72 hours or less. Medical Form Parts A and B.
A physical exam is needed for:
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For resident campers. (summer or winter camps)
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Events 72 hours or more.