How to join? To join the Senior Scouting program, you must pass requirements for a Senior Scout Membership Badge. These requirements are listed on the next pages.
Of course, you must be 13 years or above, but you can start preparing for entrance to the Senior Scout program even while you are at least 12-1/2 years old. If you have been a Boy Scout before reaching this minimum age range, you should have very little difficulty in passing the other requirements for Membership Badge, since most of these requirements have been taken up by you during your Boy Scouting years. But if you have never been a Scout before, do not worry! The Membership Badge requirements have been so designed that they can easily be passed by a 13-year old Filipino who is really interested in joining the Scouting movement.
If you have not been a Boy Scout before, you will want to familiarize yourself with some of the Scout Ideals. If you have been a Boy Scout, you are already familiar with them. Now, however, you will have to look on these more deeply.
These Scout Ideals are as follows:
The Scout Oath The Scout Law The Scout Motto The Scout Handshake, Salute, and Sign The Scout Badge The Senior Scout Emblem The Senior Scout Slogan The Senior Scout Code The Senior Scout Uniform and Insignia
MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS
To be eligible for membership in a SENIOR SCOUT OUTFIT, you must:
a) Recite the Scout Oath and Law, Motto, Slogan and the Senior Scout Code. Explain the meaning of each in your own words as they relate to your daily life. b) Demonstrate the use and explain the meaning of the Scout Sign, Scout Salute, and Handshake. Explain the symbolism of the Scout Badge and the Senior Scout Emblem. Tell when to wear the Senior Scout uniform and how to care for it. c) In conference with your Outfit Advisor and Senior Crew Leader explain why you want to become a Senior Scout. d) Earn or save enough money and pay your membership fee with the Boy Scouts of the Philippines. e) In a formal investiture ceremony, commit yourself to the Scout Oath and Law and the Senior Scout Code.
(Note: The above are required for all boys entering Senior Scouting, whether or not they have been Boy Scouts.