- Robert Baden-Powell
The Outdoor Code
As an American,
I will do my best to:
Be clean in my outdoor manners.
Be careful with fire.
Be considerate in the outdoors.
Be conservation minded."
The Outdoor Code captures the essence of the Scouting’s Outdoor Ethics and establishes our aspirations and commitment.
Scout Law
A Scout is
trustworthy, loyal,
helpful, friendly,
courteous, kind,
obedient, cheerful,
thrifty, brave,
clean, and reverent.
Scout Oath
On my honor
I will do my best to do my duty
to God and my country and to obey the Scout Law;
to help other people at all times;
to keep myself physically strong, mentally awake, and morally straight.
Cub Scouting is for all youth in kindergarten through fifth grade.
Helpful Sites for Scouting Program
Regardless of what age or grade a Cub Scout is in, the Bobcat rank must be earned before earning any other rank, except Lion.
Youth Protection training is required for all Scouting America registered volunteers and is a joining requirement.
Youth Protection training must be taken every two years. If a volunteer’s Youth Protection training record is not current at the time of recharter, the volunteer will not be re-registered.
New to Scouting? Click here to login and take Youth Protection training. You do not have to be a registered member of the Boy Scouts of America to take Youth Protection training.
CHILD & YOUTH PROTECTION
Church personnel, including volunteers, who have not already registered in Shield the Vulnerable, will be required to register using VIRTUS. VIRTUS will direct volunteers to review the Code of Conduct for Church Personnel and A Statement of Policy for the Protection of Children and Youth. The Archdiocese of Baltimore will continue to work with Employment Screening Resources (ESR) to conduct online criminal history screening; as part of the registration process, VIRTUS will direct volunteers to the ESR website where they will be asked to submit to an online criminal history screening.
VIRTUS can be accessed at: https://www.virtusonline.org.