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The first weeks, months, and year of Scouting can be pretty confusing. We've put together some resources that should help you. You should absolutly feel comfortable asking any of the Ancient Warriors any questions you may have about the troop and our activities.
Here is a document put together by our own Tom Bruce in February of 2009 with a lot of great information about our uniforms, activities, schedules and organization:Welcome to Troop 171
Here is a document that will help you plan the equipment your Scout will need to join the Troop on our frequent backpacking trips.Backpacking Tips for New Scouts
For the parents of our new Scouts who want to become adult volunteers and leaders, WELCOME! You will need to take a couple of online courses to become familiar with the regulations we follow to be sure our outings are SAFE for our kids. You will need to got to the MyScouting site, and create an account there. https://myscouting.scouting.org
(A): If you are just now crossing over or joining, you will NOT have a BSA member number. Go ahead and create an account, and take Youth Protection. YOU MUST TAKE YOUTH PROTECTION BEFORE YOU CAN BE A REGISTERED VOLUNTEER. After you receive your BSA membership number you can update your account with this information later
(B) You already have a BSA membership number; Create an account at MyScouting.org, and include your BSA number.
To get your "trained" shoulder patch, pplease complete the following two on-line course, then you will need to take the "Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills Training", which is offered yearly through our District
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