| 1. | Meet Age Requirements. Be a boy who has completed the fifth grade or is 11 years old, or has earned the Arrow of Light Award but is under 18 years old. |
| 2. | Complete a Boy Scout application and health history signed by your parent or guardian. |
| 3. | Find a Scout troop near your home. |
| 4. | Repeat the Pledge of Allegiance. |
| 5. | Demonstrate the Scout sign, salute, and handshake. |
| 6. | Demonstrate tying the square knot (a joining knot). |
| 7. | Understand and agree to live by the Scout oath or promise, law, motto, and slogan, and the outdoor code. |
| 8. | Describe the Scout badge. |
| 9. | Complete the pamphlet exercises. With your parent or guardian, complete the exercises in the pamphlet How to Protect Your Children from Child Abuse: A Parent's Guide |
| 10. | Participate in a Scoutmaster conference. Turn in your Boy Scout application and health history form signed by your parent or guardian, then participate in a Scoutmaster conference. |