These are the minimum requirements set by the Boy Scouts of America:

1.  Meet the age requirements:  Be a boy who has completed the fifth grade and be a t least 10 years old, and be 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 trying the square 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 parents or guardian "How to Protect Your Children from Child Abuse:  A Parents Guide".

10.   Participate in a Scoutmaster Conference.  Turn in your Boy Scout application and health history form signed by your parent or guardian.

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