GOALS
	Scouting in Troop 405 means Adventure and Challenge for your son and for you. Scouting is a GAME with a PURPOSE: to develop future leaders of strong character, good citizenship, and personal fitness. Scouting's eight methods make it unique:

• Scouting Ideals (Law, Promise, Motto, Slogan) • Patrol System • Advancement • Adult Role Models • Outdoor Program • Leadership Development • Personal Growth • Scout Uniform

Camping every month!!!

Scouts tent and eat with other Scouts in a patrol, led by an elected boy patrol leader. Adults tent and eat nearby in a special adult patrol. Adults who attend more than 1 campout will be required to attend BSA youth protection and health and safety training. See the bulletin board in the Scout room for dates for upcoming training. Boy leaders plan, execute, and evaluate the troop program, guided by our BSA-trained adult leaders.

Who can join?
	Troop 405 welcomes any interested boy of Scout age (either 11 years old OR have completed the Fifth Grade OR have earned the Arrow of Light, whichever occurs first). A boy does NOT have to graduate from Cub Scouts or Webelos to become a Boy Scout. Visit some other troops so you can be sure that Troop 405 is the one best troop for you.

Standards of Membership

We expect each of our Scouts to be active, to advance regularly, to wear full Scout uniform, to practice good manners and behavior, and to do his best to live by the Ideals of Scouting as expressed in the Scout Promise and Law. The troop may suspend Scouts for poor behavior. The key to successful Scouting is the camping program, and only active Scouts can reap its full benefits. We expect our Scouts to attend overnight campouts year round, and to make every effort to attend our vital week at summer camp. If a Scout misses one of our weekly Troop meetings, he should contact his Patrol leader. We also expect parents to be actively involved with their son in Scouting, since Scouts with involved parents gain the greatest benefits from Scouting.