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Applications & Forms

A boy or girl may join Troop 401 if:
- they are at least 10 years old, currently in the fifth grade (UK equivalent year six) 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.

New Scouts:​

  • Complete a BSA New Youth Application (opens a new window to my.scouting). 

  • Note that we order Scout's Life in bulk to keep postage costs down.  Please select "No" for the Scout's Life subscription.  A portion of the registration fees will be paid with the application.  This covers the base fees due to National.  

 

Transferring Scouts (from cub scouts or from another troop):

  • Parents or former leaders can transfers Scouts from a former unit to Troop 401 in my.scouting.com.  

  • Alternatively, you can use the New Youth Application links below.  Any questions, please let us know.

 

Medical forms are required for all scouts annually - Part C is needed for events longer than 72 hours (ie summer camp).  Parts A & B only are required for participating adults.   Indicate whether vaccinations are up to date, individual dates are not necessary.

  • Complete and upload to our Dropbox account using the file upload tool

  • Name forms as follows > Last Name_First Name_Forms included (eg. ABC), date

  • FORMS MUST BE UPLOADED AS 1 SINGLE FILE, NOT SEPARATE FILES FOR EACH FORM (iPhone users, Notes has a good feature for scanning docs which is very easy to use. Create new note > tap + > scan)

 

All parents are required to apply for DBS checks.  See below for a link to more information and directions.

 

All parents are encouraged to complete BSA's Youth Protection Training - this is a 30-minute course that is available online (link below).

 

 

Registration Payment Guidelines

The registration fees for Troop 401 is £215 per year and covers the BSA and council fees, storage costs, scout handbook, troop patches (401 numerals, patrol patches, leadership patches, etc.), t-shirt and troop hat, as well as all advancement recognition (rank awards and merit badge patches). 
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If the base registration fee is a financial burden to your family, please send an email to therizzofamily@gmail.com to request support from the troop's bursary funds.

BSA Troop 401
Sort Code 20-74-63
Account # 50189332
Reference family name and "Registration"

Submit Forms
Forms must be:
1. labeled Lastname_Firstname_FormName (in the case of medical forms label AB or ABC)_Date
2. Uploaded as 1 single file, not multiple, i.e., medical forms all in one file
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