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General Steps:

• Meet age requirements: Be a boy who has completed the fifth grade and be at least 10 years old, or be 11 years old, or have earned the Arrow of Light Award and be at least 10 years old, and be under 18 years old.
• Contact the Scoutmaster or troop committee chairman and visit a regularly scheduled troop meeting.
• Complete a Boy Scout application and health history signed by your parent or guardian.
• Give the completed application and fees to the Scoutmaster.
• Complete the joining requirements as listed in the Boy Scout Handbook.

Joining Boy Scouts from Cub Scouts:

The passage from Cub Scouts to Boy Scouts should be smooth, with no time lost in between. By the time a Webelos Scout is ready to graduate and cross over to Boy Scouts, the Scout and his family should be familiar with all the troops in their community and have a chance to meet with youth and adult leaders, understand the various troop programs and their role in the troop after joining. In addition to Troop 139, there are four other troops in Davis, California: Troops 66, 111, 199, and 466.  Webelos dens typically visit local troops during the winter months just before crossing over.

During the graduation ceremony a Webelos Scout usually receives his Arrow of Light Award, and upon "crossing over" to Boy Scouts receives the troop's neckerchief and a set of red shoulder loops. A Webelos Scout who has earned the Arrow of Light Award has completed all the requirements for the Scout badge and may join a Boy Scout troop.