Registration

Registration Contact Information

Main Office
701 Wyman Park Drive
Baltimore, MD 21211
Telephone: 443-573-2513
Fax: 443-573-2613
khull@baltimorebsa.org
Kathy Hull, registrar

Registration Fees

All registration fees are pro-rated from a $15.00 (effective January 1, 2010) fee based on the number of months remaining in a Unit’s current charter. Boys’ Life is pro-rated from an annual fee of $12.00. The chart below shows the pro-rated fees:

Term is the number of months remaining in your unit charter year, to include the current month, the charter renewal month, and all months in between. Please note that you cannot subscribe to Boys’ Life in the month of a Unit’s recharter.

Fees are based on the number of months until the recharter. Most units in a district recharter at the same time (see below).

• January: Thurgood Marshall, The Capitol, Four Rivers, Hopkins
• December: Arrowhead, Carroll, Chesapeake, Dulaney, Harford, National Pike

Accident Insurance Fees

The $1.00 per person accident insurance fee is ONLY paid at your unit charter renewal month. It is paid for all registered leaders and for all registered youth members. It is NOT paid when registering new youth or new adult members during any of the other 11 months of the year.

Registration Procedures

Be Complete: Remember your unit number, position code, and birth date. Be sure that adult applications include a social security number and are approved by your unit committee chairperson, AND your Chartered Organization Representative (or Executive Officer/Institution Head). Please ensure that references are provided and the background questions are complete.

Boys’ Life: To receive Boys’ Life, check the BOYS’ LIFE box and include proper fees. Please note that your Boys’ Life magazine usually begins to arrive two months after the initial registration. The subscription will expire two after your unit expiration date if you do not renew the magazine.

Transfers: If you are transferring from one unit to another and you have an unexpired registration certificate, please check the transfer box and attach a copy of your membership card showing the council and unit from which you are transferring. Transfers pay only a $1 transfer fee. The council #, Unit type, and Unit # must be filled in on ALL transfer applications. Position Changes: if you are a volunteer leader who is changing positions within a unit and you are already registered, please submit an adult application with proper approvals. Indicate your new position in the position code box and note your previous position at the bottom of the application. No fee is required, but the APPLICATION IS REQUIRED. Youth transferring to adults must pay a $1 transfer fee.

Submitting Applications: Applications can be submitted at the Baltimore Area Council Help Desk, or by mailing the applications to the Council office. Please include any fees and a note explaining anything that might be out of the ordinary. Position Codes for Adult Leaders: The following are the position codes for adult leaders:

Age Requirements

• Cub Scouting (a male-only program)
  • Tiger Cubs – first grade or age 7
  • Cub Scouts – second or third grade or age 8 or 9
  • Webelos Scouts – fourth or fifth grade or age 10
    A boy may remain in Cub Scouting until he is 11-1/2 years of age or has completed the fifth grade, whichever comes later.
• Boy Scouts  (a male-only program)
  • Boy Scouts – Age 11 to age 17. A boy may join at 10, provided he has earned the Arrow of Light award.
  • Arrow of Light Award Note: The requirements for the Arrow of Light Award state that a boy must be active in your Webelos den for at least six months since completing the fourth grade (or for at least six months since becoming 10 years old), and earn the Webelos badge. The requirement means that a Webelos Scout may not earn the Arrow of Light award as a fourth grader unless he is at least 10 years old.
• Varsity Scouts  (a male-only program)
  • Varsity Scouts – 14 years of age or a graduate of the eighth grade and not yet 18 
• Exploring and Venturing (a coed program)
  • Venturers – 14 years of age and have completed the eighth grade or is 15 years of age and not yet 21