Introduction

Welcome!

Welcome to Boy Scouts of America (BSA) Family Scouting and welcome to Troop 132! 

We are excited that you chose to participate in our Scout Troop and endeavor to give your child the best Scouting experience possible.  Over the next few months, you and your family will learn more about the Scouting program and the Aims of Scouting. They are:  Character Development, Citizenship Training, and Personal Fitness. We hope to support and guide your Scout toward these aims in a thoughtful and supportive way. We recognize that every child is not the same and as such we seek to understand your child's unique personality, strengths, challenges, and motivations. 

Please assist us by completing the questionnaire below to the best of your ability so that we can better understand your child and help him to be successful in Scouting. 

 This questionnaire is confidential and will only be seen by the members of the Scout Master Corps or the Committee Chair or designee, if applicable. 

Please contact us if you have any questions, otherwise, we thank you for allowing us to get to know your Scout better and share in their Scouting journey. 

Sincerely, 

Troop 132

AFTER YOU JOIN

Youth

• Review the information in the "Getting Started" section of the website, or in your new scout notebook.

• Come to the first meeting and prepare for adventure!

Adult

• Fill out and turn into the Scoutmaster 

• Adult application (paper)

• Over the Counter (OTC) Medication Form (if your Scout takes any medications)

• Scout Health form Part A and Part B (required before 1st campout)

• Have a Doctor Fill out Part C during your next checkup (this is required for activities 72 or more hours in duration, like Summer Camp)

• Troop 132 Resource Survey

• Get needed items for your Scout from the "What you need" page

• Accept your invitation by email to Scoutbook

• Complete your Scout's profile and invite them into Scoutbook

• Update your profile

• Complete the online Youth Protection Training (Scoutbook > My Account > My Training)

• Don't be afraid to ask for help setting up your account

• • • Sometimes adding a second parent and linking them to your Scout's account is finicky. Here's the best way:

      • • 2nd parent:

          • Register and login to my.scouting.org

          • Go to scoutbook.scouting.org and login with the same account you used for my.scouting.org

          • Send and email to judy.boydstun@scouting.org (Mountian West Council Admin Assistant) stating that you are the parent and need connected to your Scout's account.

WHAT'S NEXT?

Youth

• Explore!

• Find adventure!

• Make lifelong friendships!

• Learn!

• Grow!

• Be Prepared!

• Become an active and positive member of society

Adult

• Talk with the Scoutmaster and/or Committee Chair to help determine the best way for you to plug in and help the Troop meet its needs and goals.

  • Assistant Scoutmasters

  • Committee Members/Positions

  • Merit Badge Counselors

  • Event Chairpersons

  • Willing Participants

  • Campouts

  • Drivers

• Complete online training (a good goal is to be fully trained for your position in the first 6 months)

  • Program Safety

  • Scoutmaster Track

  • Troop Committee Track

  • Scouts BSA Merit Badge Counselor Track

• Mark your calendar and attend the next Roundtable, 2nd Thursdays of most months https://www.mountainwestcouncil.org/calendar/district/805/Tapawingo 

• Mark your calendar and attend the next Training event: https://www.mountainwestcouncil.org/calendar/621/Training