Lone Scouts / Council Online Consolidated Units
The Transatlantic Council serves youth far and wide. While many of our Scouts live in communities where they can join other youth in a Cub Scout Pack, Scouts BSA Troop, or a Venturing Crew, some of our other Scouts are far more geographically separated.
To serve these Scouts, Transatlantic Council offers participation in either the BSA’s Lone Scout Program or through our unique Council Consolidated 802 online Scout Units. Each program has their own distinct benefits. Read the columns below to see which one may best fit your family’s needs.
NOTE: You must reside in the geographic footprint of the Transatlantic Council to participate as a Lone Scout or as a member of one of our online Scouting units.
If you do not, please contact the local Scout Council in your area for their help to get your Scout registered.
Lone Scouting
In 1915, William D. Boyce developed the concept of the Lone Scout program. He wanted to provide a Scouting opportunity for youth members in rural areas where there were simply not enough youth to form a troop or patrol with the Boy Scouts of America. Boyce, a co-founder of the BSA, worked diligently to legitimize the Lone Scout program, which was formerly adopted by the BSA in 1924. The Transatlantic Council (TAC) has a long-standing history of supporting and providing access to the Lone Scout program for youth members.
As the name implies, Lone Scouts generally “Scout” alone, working together with their registered Lone Scout Friend & Counselor (a trusted adult identified by the family) on advancement requirements and Scouting activities. For many Scouts and their families, the Lone Scout program may be the best suitable option for their situation due to a variety of reasons. There is no doubt that traditional Scouting has benefits over the Lone Scout program and that all youth should be encouraged to join a traditional Scouting program that offers Scout-to-Scout and Scout-to-Scouter interaction, uses the patrol method, and adheres to the methods of Scouting. Traditional units have the best potential to offer quality Scouting program. It is in traditional Scouting units that our youth members learn how to get along in a den, how to use the patrol method, how to lead others and how to work as a team. Lone Scouts may have an experience that differs from those in traditional Scouting units, but they are still part of TAC Nation and the Scouting movement. They still enjoy those unparalleled experiences only Scouts – Lone or otherwise – can have.
To register in the Lone Scout program please complete a youth application and an adult volunteer application (enter position code: 96 – Lone Scouts BSA Counselor/ 88 Lone Cub Scout Counselor). Applications, *CBC form and YPT certificate (required for LC Friend & Counselor). Please send it to your District Executive for processing. Once you have registered you will be required to remit your annual membership payment here for the youth and adult registration as follows:
– *National Registration fee for adult: $45.00/ youth: $75.00
– *Overseas Council fee for adult and youth: $48.00
Total of $128 (plus $25 joining fee if applicable) for annual youth registration. $108 for adult annual registration.
Lone Scouts do not have access to Scoutbook or Internet Advancements – it is the responsibility of the registered Lone Scout Friend & Counselor or the parent to submit periodic BSA Advancement Report forms. Please ensure to write “LONE” in the Unit number field. When completed, e-mail the completed form to [email protected].
Join the “802s”- The Transatlantic Scout Group
Mission Statement: The purpose of our 802 Units is to provide a traditional Scouting opportunity to every Scout located in remote or underserved areas within the Transatlantic Council (TAC) footprint.
Scouts and prospective Scouts who reside in remote or underserved areas with the TAC operating area are eligible for membership into this revolutionary new program that has been developed by the Transatlantic Council. Because of the nature of the delivery of this program, parents are expected to be registered with BSA, provide onsite guidance and ensure the safety of their Scout. We want to make sure each Scout conducts themselves in keeping with the Guide to Safe Scouting, the Scout Oath and Scout Law.
Benefits of joining the 802 Transatlantic Council Scout Groups:
- Scouts become part of a den and pack or patrol and troop or ship or crew
- Youth leadership opportunities
- Conduct in-person meetings using a variety of emerging technologies and online learning platforms
- Plan face-to-face activities in local areas, districts in close proximity to their remote locate and TAC summer camp and day camp programs.
- Access to Scoutbook and Internet Advancement
- Eligibility for Order of the Arrow membership (if a Scout meets the requirements and is elected by unit peers)
If you are joining the Boy Scouts of America for the very first time, you can register and pay online using the provided links below. If you have a previous membership with the Boy Scouts of America, please review the membership flowchart process.
Cub Scout Family Pack 802 “The Packichus” (registration open to girls and boys age 5 to 10 years old)
Scouts BSA Troop 802 for girls “Golden Kites” (registration open to girls age 11 years old, to not yet 18 years old)
Scouts BSA Troop 802 for boys “Blackhawks” (registration open to boys age 11 years old, to not yet 18 years old)
Sea Scouts Ship 802 “Windborne” (for young men and women age 14 years old, to not yet 21 years old)
Venturing Crew 802 “The Increwdibles” (for young men and women age 14 years old, to not yet 21 years old)
For additional information about our 802 Transatlantic Scouting Group please contact its membership team here.
