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Youth can join Scouts BSA if they are at least 10 years old, currently in the fifth grade and register on or after March 1st; OR have earned the Arrow of Light Award and are at least 10 years old, OR are age 11 but have not reached age 18. The troop currently enrolls new youth for our Firsties program which begins in early March. First-come-first-serve registration opens in the fall, and the troop hosts recruiting events and open houses to give you an opportunity to get to know us. Questions? Email recruiting@troop33.org.
Interested in joining our troop?
Interested in joining our troop?
We are organizing three recruiting events this autumn. Please consider attending all of them — we hope they will enable you to:
get to know us in the troop!
learn about how cool Scouting is for youth in fifth grade and older
learn more about what makes our T33 program unique amongst local troops
observe our programming directly.
The three events below are for both prospective scouts and their parents to attend (i.e., these are not drop-off events). In some of the events we'll have parallel parent-oriented programming/Q&A.
Please RSVP for each event you intend to attend. Use this Google Form once for each RSVP — and please note the deadlines associated with each. We’ll update this website with additional information as we get closer to the events.
We'll host a Fall Kickoff Adventure on Saturday, August 29, 3-6 pm at Cuesta Park in Mountain View, where non-scouts and AOL scouts can get a taste for what the T33 Scouting program is like. We'll share more details on the specific activities, but we'll have an orienteering course, eat some tasty food, and have some fun group games.
Please RSVP by the end of Friday, 8/28 (the day prior), so we can finalize activities and plan appropriately for food.
On Tuesday, September 29, 7:30-9 pm, scouts will get a taste of what a Typical Meeting is like. We will not hold a formal program for prospective parents, however after check-in we'll have a few T33 adults available for an informal Q&A.
Please RSVP by the end of Monday 9/28 (the day prior), so we can be prepared to welcome you.
We'll host an Open House on Tue Oct 27 during our weekly meeting. Your scouts will spend most of the evening in our Firsties program, with fun activities designed to engage scouts and help them with skills for the first few scout ranks (Tenderfoot, Second, First Class). Concurrently, we'll host prospective parents in an adjacent conference room where we'll share a detailed presentation on the troop, our programs, and host an extended Q&A.
Please RSVP by the end of Sunday October 25 (two days prior), so we can be prepared to welcome you.
We'll be sharing additional details on our www.troop33.org website, as well as to our T33 prospectives email list. (If you want to receive announcements, fill out this form to subscribe.)
Would you like T33 scouts to attend your local den or pack meeting?
Would you like T33 scouts to attend your local den or pack meeting?
We’d love to get to know you! We’ve recently had a lot of fun launching bottle rockets, judging pinewood derby designs, and running a bike rodeo at local pack meetings. Send a short email to recruiting@troop33.org with the logistics of your event and we will follow up with you.
Registration for Spring 2026 Cohort
Registration for Spring 2026 Cohort
Please make sure you’ve carefully read material on this website, including our introductory slides, which explain many aspects of what makes our troop unique. This page describes the tasks you must complete to register for troop 33. Please complete them all.
Registration Phase 1 — You must complete all these things, and receive confirmation from the troop. These can all be handled electronically.
Registration Phase 1 — You must complete all these things, and receive confirmation from the troop. These can all be handled electronically.
Have a Google-backed (most commonly @gmail.com) account for your child and all parents/guardians. The Troop 33 members website is access controlled using Google authentication to prevent the general public from viewing it. If you or your scout don't already have a Google-backed account, you can set one up at accounts.google.com/signup.
Pay $190 via PayPal to Troop 33. Go to paypal.me/bsatroop33, and pay $190 to secure your spot. Please note in the description of the payment “2025 Firstie / your_scout’s_full_name” so we can match it up with your other form submissions.
Registration form for youth. Fill out this form so we know your scout’s contact information. If they’re currently a Cub Scout, we’ll collect some additional information about that too.
Registration form for parent/guardian. Fill out this form multiple times, for each parent/guardian. (Note that we use this information for scout emergency contacts, so please do fill it out for all parents. If one parent does not want to be added to the troop mailing list you can indicate that in the form.)
Await confirmation from the troop. Once we verify your submissions, we will confirm you have successfully registered. (It might take the recruiting coordinator volunteer a week or so to catch up — please be patient!). You’ll receive an introductory email, and we will add you to our mailing list, which will enable you to view the members-only portion of the website.
Thank you! You should expect instructions for onboarding and subsequent registration tasks to be posted closer to 2027.
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