In response to a growing need for some of our Scouting families, the National Executive Board has approved a Family Troop option for Scouts BSA, following a successful pilot.
The “Family Troop” option will become available to all chartering organizations as a third option on December 15th, 2025. Troops will continue to be able to organize as boy troops and girl troops.
This means we now have an additional third Unit Type for Troops.
The three Troop Type options available on and after December 15th are:
Boy Troop,
Girl Troop,
Family Troop (both girls and boys)
No unit is required to convert or change its Troop Type.
In all cases, the Chartered Organization MUST be part of the discussion and MUST approve any decision to change the Unit Type.
Thank you for your leadership and commitment to bringing Scouting to every eligible youth. Now more than ever, America needs the character-building power of Scouting!
