¶ How to Join: Youth Membership
We're glad you're interested in joining Troop 14/4014!
¶ Age Requirements
To join Troop 14 or Troop 4014 as a scout, youth must be one of the following: BSA website
- At least 10 years old, currently in the fifth grade and register on or after March 1st; OR
- At least 10 years old and have earned the Arrow of Light Award OR
- are age 11 or above
¶ Webelos Bridging to Troop 14
Arrow Of Light Cub Scouts should not transfer into a Scout Troop until their Arrow of Light rank is recorded in Scoutbook.
Once you move into a Scout Troop, Cub Scout advancement can no longer be recorded.
You can transfer your membership from Cub Scouts to Troop 14 by visiting the registration links and moving your exisiting Cub Scout membership to Troop 14.
There should be no additional fees on the BSA website to transfer your membership.
See these Instructions.
¶ Steps for Youth Members New to Scouting
Youth who are not Cub Scouts can join by visiting the registration links.
¶ Online Application Links
Troop 14 (troop for boys): LINK to Troop 14 application
Troop 4014 (troop for girls): LINK to Troop 4014 application
¶ For All New Youth Members
You must give us:
- A filled out Medical Form, Part A & B
- Front and back of health insurance card
Parts A & B are required to attend outings with any Scout Troop.
You can find links to the forms at the bottom of this page, BSA Medical Forms
¶ Youth Fees
| Payable directly to BSA on your renewal date | $160 |
| Payable to Troop 14, Fall Semester, exact date TBD | $120 + Troop Dues |
If you join the troop from March-July, no additional fees need be paid aside from those collected by the BSA Website for new youth members.
The $120 is a "tax" we are charged by Pacific Skyline Council.
Troop Dues: You can expect the Troop Dues to be in the range $50-$100, the exact amount has not been determined yet.
In the Fall - probably around the time school starts up again - we will collect an additional $175 (est.) for each Scout.
You can see the current (2023/24) BSA Fee Structure: Membership Fee Structure
¶ How to Join: New Adults
¶ Adult Roles
All adults must be registered to camp overnight with scouts.
Every scouting activity requires at least two registered adults - each meeting, hike, campout, troop-organized service project - so it is always helpful to have at least one parent registered with the troop.
Adults may be registered in one of three different roles -
- Assistant Scoutmaster (ASM): The Assistant Scoutmaster is a Scout-facking role. The ASMs provide guidance to the scouts duing their meetings and outings.
- Committee Member: Members of the committee provide background support for Scouting activities - acquiring meeting space, managing the finances, logging advancment and more.
- Unit Scouter Reserve: Adults in a Unit Scouter Reserve role have no ongoing responsibilities, but they are available to help out as necessary by attending campouts, summer camp, high adventure expeditions, service projects, and other activities as their time allows.
¶ How to Register as an Adult
¶ Step #1: Verify or Create a BSA Account
If you already have a BSA account, verify that you can login to that account.
If you do not have a BSA account, you must create one.
¶ Step #2: Take Youth Protection Online Training
Take the Youth Protection Training at my.scouting.org.
Once you have an account, click on the hamburger menu at the top: 
and select My Training from the menu.
This training will block your application. It must be completed before you can be approved to join any scout troop.
¶ Step #3: Complete and Submit your Adult Application
Complete and submit an Online Adult Application.
Select the appropriate link:
Troop 14 (troop for boys): LINK to Troop 14 application
Troop 4014 (troop for girls): LINK to Troop 4014 application
¶ Step #4: Complete California AB506 Training
The State of California requires all adults that volunteer in youth organizations to be AB506 certified.
The specific procedures required by Pacific Skyline Council can be found here: Council AB506 Page
In short, there are three parts to becoming AB506-certified with the Council:
- Take the AB506 State Mandated Reporter Training;
- Upload a Background Check Consent Form;
- Live Scan fingerprinting;
When you have completed all three parts of AB506, you will receive a certificate from the Council that looks like this: Council Certificate
¶ Step #2, #3 & #4 Notes: How These Steps Interact
The online process will not allow the troop to approve your adult application until you have completed the YPT training (#2).
Once you have completed your YPT training and your adult application has been approved by the Chartered Org Rep - our liason to the leadership of Covenant Presbyterian - your application goes into a pending state while the BSA processes your background check. That could take a day, or it could take a week.
When your background check clears, your name will appear on the official Troop 14 Roster, and you will get an email telling you your registration is complete.
But not so fast! The AB506 process we covered in the previous section runs on a parallel track. You must get the Council AB506 Certificate mentioned above.
If you do not get the AB506 Certificate, in the near future - maybe a week, maybe a month - both you and the troop leadership will get a cease and desist notice from the Council telling you that you must stop your participation until you complete all parts of the AB506 process.
Once you make it this far, good news; it's once and done. You're good to join as many scouting units as you like within Pacific Skyline Council.
¶ Step #5: Role-Specific Training
Take the online training associated with your role.
For ASMs and Committee members,you should complete the "Before the First Meeting" class segments for ASM and Committee roles on my.scouting.org.
This consists of 5 or 6 short videos about Scouting.
No additional training is expected for a Unit Scouter Reserve member.
ASMs: ASM Training
Committee: Committee Training
¶ Step #6: Medical Forms on File
To attend troop overnight outings, you must have Medical Form parts A & B on file. See BSA Medical Forms.
¶ Finding BSA online training:
Login to the my.scouting.org website
- From the menu in the upper-left, select "My Training"
- From the navbar at the top, select YPT for Youth Protection training, all else select "Training Center"
- On the "Training Courses by Program" page, select Scouts BSA
- On the Scouting U page, select "Scoutmaster Training" or "Troop Committee Training" as appropriate
- Select the first section, "Before the First Meeting" and watch the videos
¶ How to Join: Current Adults
If you are currently registered with a unit (Pack, Troop, ...) in Pacific Skyline Council, it is relatively simple to transfer your membership to Troop 14 or extend your membership so you are a member of multiple units.
The steps to transfer or extend your membership are:
- Login to your account at my.scouting.org;
- Select the box on the front page that says My Application;
- Select the words at the top that say Transfer/Multiple Applications;
- In the section for your existing membership, click on either Transfer or Multiple;
- Search for Troop 14, and click on Select in search result for Troop 14;
- Fill out the form, then click on Submit Transfer or Submit Multiple Registration.
¶ BSA Medical Forms
- Troop Weekend Activities: Parts A & B
- Summer Camp: Parts A, B, & C
High Adventure activities at Seabase, Northern Tier, or Philmont each have their own version of Part C with an advisory your doctor should read before signing.
Check the BSA AHMR page for the health forms for those activities: BSA MEDICAL FORMS PAGE