Get Bsa Dual Registration

Long answer is depends. In May 2015, GSUSA began accepting transgender girls. Therefore, if your son identifies as a girl she may join. That said, Boy Scouts of America is accepting all youth (boy and girl) from ages 5 through 20 years old beginning in September 2018.

BSA MEMBERSHIP The annual membership fee is $66 which covers 12 months of members and there is a one time joining fee of $25 (Effective August 1, 2020). For only $1 a month, $12 for the year, Cub Scouts may subscribe to Boys' Life magazine. There may be additional local program fees and/or dues.

Scouts BSA (also known as Boy Scouts, the official name until 2019) is the flagship membership level of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) for boys and girls between the ages of 11 and 17. It provides youth training in character, citizenship, and mental and personal fitness.

Youth can join Scouts BSA if they have completed the fifth grade and are at least 10 years old, 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.

According to the official Scouting website, the BSA Swim test must be administered by qualified supervision. This individual is defined as a conscientious adult age 21 or older who: Understands and knowingly accepts responsibility for the well-being and safety of youth members in his or her care.

Scouts BSA, one of the traditional membership divisions of the BSA, is available to youth who have earned the Arrow of Light Award and are at least 10 years old or have completed the fifth grade and are at least 10, or who are 11, but not yet 18 years old.

According to the official Scouting website, the BSA Swim test must be administered by qualified supervision. This individual is defined as a conscientious adult age 21 or older who: Understands and knowingly accepts responsibility for the well-being and safety of youth members in his or her care.

Swimmers pass this test: Level off and swim 75 yards in a strong manner using one or more of the following strokes: sidestroke, breaststroke, trudgen, or crawl; then swim 25 yards using an easy resting backstroke. The 100 yards must be completed in one swim without stops and must include at least one sharp turn.

The Boy Scouts of America has filed for bankruptcy, a sign of the century-old organization's financial instability as it faces some 300 lawsuits from men who say they were sexually abused as Scouts. The organization says it will use the Chapter 11 process to create a trust to provide compensation to victims.