West TN Area Council Staff
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Frequently asked questions
Follow these 3 simple steps and begin your Scouting journey.
Find a Scouting Unit Select your preferred program(s) (i.e., Scouts BSA, Venturing), enter your zip code, choose your nearest unit, and select APPLY NOW.
Complete a Youth Application Create an account with my.Scouting.org, complete the application, and make a payment.
Start Scouting! Download the My Scouting app, contact your unit’s leader, and begin your Scouting journey!
The Scouting experience is divided into five programs according to age and activities.
Cub Scouting is for youth in kindergarten through fifth grade. 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. Venturing and Sea Scouting are for young men and women at least 13 years old who have completed the eighth grade, or are age 14 and not yet 21. Exploring clubs serve middle schoolers, aged 10 – 14, in sixth through eighth grades. Exploring posts serve older youth 14 – 20 years old.
Cub Scouts meet in their dens once each week, and a pack meeting is held for all Cub Scouts and their families once a month.
Beyond that, it depends on the den and pack: A den may hold a special activity, such as a service project or visit to a local museum, in place of one of the weekly meetings or in addition to the weekly meetings.
Likewise, a pack may conduct a special event such as a blue and gold banquet as an additional event, rather than a substitute for its monthly pack meeting.
The Council is divided into three districts with two of those districts containing sub-districts. Many events are conducted on an area level, giving Scouts an opportunity to meet with others outside their district.
Each of which is assigned at least one District Executive. District Executives are the point of contact for volunteers. To learn more about your district, click the image below.
The WTAC, BSA offers five viable unique Scouting programs for youth ages 6-21 in programs of:
Cub Scouting - Kindergarten thru 5 or ages 5-10 years
Scouts BSA - grades 6 thru 12 or ages 11-18 years
STEM Scouts - coeducational, grades 3 thru 12 or ages 8-18 years
Venturing - coeducational, between ages 14 and 21
Exploring - coeducational, between ages 14 and 21
Each of these programs uses unique and proven methods of youth development and all programs have a foundation of leadership, community service, self-reliance, and duty to God and Country.