What is a Chartered Organization?

A Chartered Organization is the sponsoring organization for a Troop, usually a church, school, or other community group.  The primary responsibilities of the Chartered Organization are to select the leadership of the pack and provide a meeting place. Each year, the pack must renew its Charter with its local council. Troop 35 is chartered by Hawleyton United Methodist Church.

 

What "age limits" exist in the Boy Scout program?

The ONLY age requirements established by the National Program are as follows:

11 years old to join (or completed 5^th grade or earned Arrow Of Light)

12 years old by July 1st, to attend a National Jamboree contingent

13 years old to participate in COPE  (14 preferred, 13 with Scoutmaster's recommendation)

13 years old to join a Venture Patrol

14 years old to join a Varsity Team

15 years old to join Sea Scouts or a Venture Crew

16 years old to be Youth Staff at a camp or Jamboree

Day before 18th birthday - the last day you are a Boy Scout or Varsity Team member (includes Venture patrol).  PRIOR to his birthday, all work (rank and badges) must be DONE.  The Eagle Board of Review can occur after the 18th birthday, but work/project must be done PRIOR to the 18th birthday.

Day before 21st birthday - the last day you are a Sea Scout or Venture Crew member

There are NO age requirements for ANY merit badges or youth leadership positions (other than JASM and Camp Staff)

National publishes no "minimum age" for Eagle Scout Rank, but the earliest possible age a Scout could become eagle is 12 years and 6 months of age.