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Please Note: ALL scouts will need to complete and submit their new medical form to Monica Grewal by February 15th 2012
INFORMATION FOR PROSPECTIVE SCOUTS
Your First Year as a Boy Scout
Tenderfoot, Second Class, and First Class Requirements Video
TAKING CARE OF TROOP GEAR
What’s in the patrol cook kit?
What’s in the patrol chef kit?
SCOUTING ACTIVITIES
Orienteering — permanent course in Milford, NH (good for First Class requirement)
SCOUT STORES–click here for more info.
OUTDOOR GEAR– click here for more info.
Packing light: Trog’s lessons learned — info from the 1/26/2006 meeting
SUMMER CAMP
Hidden Valley website and brochure
Camp Bell website and brochure
Driving directions given by the Camp
Getting there from St. Brigid via Tilton and Route 1 of the Camp’s directions, via Google (More on this in the FAQ)
Directions to Camp as composed by Troop 119
BSA Medical Form (fillable pdf). You MUST have a valid medical form to stay overnight at summer camp. Click here to see a sample form.
What to take to summer camp — and what not to take
ADVANCEMENT AND EAGLE TRAIL — click here for more info
FORMS AND GUIDES
Comprehensive list of Scouting forms
Local tour permit. These can be faxed to Kathy Finn in the Boston office at 617-615-0005.
National tour permit. For trips over 500 miles or outside the United States.
BSA Medical Form (fillable pdf). Needed for summer camp and all Troop trips. Scouts need a new one every year; adults also need one every year. You MUST have a valid medical form to stay overnight at summer camp. Click here to see a sample form.
Merit badge counselor form. Needed to be an official merit badge counselor. Needs to be updated yearly.
BSA Boston training information. Youth protection, Safe Swim Defense, Scoutmaster Fundamentals, and more.
Guide to Safe Scouting. Includes the “Sweet 16 of Scouting Safety,” in Section IX. Good information for anyone planning a Scout activity — campouts, trips, Eagle projects, etc.
TROOP 160 TRIP PLANNING INFORMATION
BSA BOSTON URL WORKAROUND. The Council website doesn’t want to show you bookmarkable, e-mailable URLs. We’ll show you how to get them anyway.