ForNewFamilies

Welcome to Troop 792!

The Parent Guide describes the structure of the Troop, District, and Council.

There are two types of camping:

• "Car camping," where the car is parked relatively close to the campsite and the group gear can be heavy and is stored by a quartermaster, and the food is usually perishable and kept on ice. This list shows the recommended gear for that.
• Backpacking, where we eat non-perishable (usually freeze-dried) food, cook on small, lightweight stoves, and carry everything in packs, sometime for several miles. This list shows that recommended gear.

The boy begins by earning the Scout Rank, then Tenderfoot, then Second Class, First Class, Star, Life, and then Eagle. Although the Scout earns each rank at a time, in order, he may complete parts of each rank at any time. (The exception to this is if the requirement says this must be done as a certain rank.) For example, he can complete the First Class cooking requirement as a Tenderfoot, however, he must be a Life Scout before he begins his Eagle Project.

Although merit badges are not required until the Star Rank, the Scout may earn a merit badge at any time. Some of these, like Wood Carving, are relatively easy, while others, like Family Life, are rarely earned

Some merit badges will take months to earn. Others will be easy. There might be one that takes several years. That is rare, but it has happened. The best example I can give is a Scout who took two years to be able to dive, which is required for the Swimming merit badge.