Troop 45

A youth-led Scouts BSA troop for 6th-12th grade.

Troop 45 helps scouts build independence through camping, service, leadership, advancement, and patrol-based adventure in the outdoors.

Scouts are expected to learn self-reliance, including helping cover their own program costs through troop participation and approved fundraisers.

Joining Troop 45

Scouts paddling kayaks during an outdoor activity

When We Meet

Monday nights at 6:00 PM

Troop 45 meets at the Troop 45 Hut in downtown Walhalla. Leaders can confirm special-event changes before your first visit.

Joining Troop 45 Map search Need a different night?

For crossing-over scouts

The troop is more youth-led than Cub Scouts. Adults support the program, but scouts plan, lead, cook, camp, and learn together in patrols.

For parents

This section collects troop basics, gear guidance, parent expectations, and public-facing information about outings and advancement.

Troop parents can usually drop scouts off and pick them up. Parents who stay with the troop program should do so as registered leaders or committee members with current Youth Protection Training.

Local Leadership

Meet the Troop 45 adult leaders.

Scoutmaster

Jeremy Garland

A short Scoutmaster bio will live here, including scouting background, leadership approach, and what new scouts should expect when they visit Troop 45.

Assistant scoutmasters and committee

Name TBD Assistant Scoutmaster

Name TBD Committee Chair

Name TBD Treasurer

What to expect

Troop life gives scouts room to lead.

Patrols: Scouts work in smaller teams with youth leadership.
Outings: Camping, hiking, service, and skill-building are part of the regular rhythm.
Adults: Registered leaders coach, keep the program safe, and help scouts learn from experience. Assistant scoutmaster-style roles are encouraged, and committee service is open to all families.
Advancement: Scouts progress through skills, service, leadership, and merit badges.
Unit funding: The troop is largely supported by a charter-sponsored annual BBQ, with additional scout-specific costs balanced by participation and approved fundraisers.

Current patrols

Cobra Patrol

Shark Patrol

Patrols are the smaller youth teams inside Troop 45. Cobra and Shark are the current main patrols, and the troop may add or adjust patrols as membership changes.

Advancement journey

Official advancement

First goal: First Class

The first advancement journey helps every scout become confident, useful, and prepared in the troop. Scout, Tenderfoot, Second Class, and First Class focus on the core skills of scouting: outdoor readiness, safety, service, participation, and personal responsibility.

Scout

Learns the Scout Oath, Scout Law, basic troop expectations, and how patrol life works.

Tenderfoot

Builds early outdoor, fitness, first aid, citizenship, and personal responsibility habits.

Second Class

Practices stronger camp skills, navigation, service, safety, and participation in troop activities.

First Class

Shows the core skills expected of a prepared scout, including outdoor readiness, service, and leadership foundations.

Next path: leadership, service, and Eagle

After First Class, advancement becomes more about sustained leadership, merit badges, service, and planning. Star, Life, and Eagle ask scouts to keep showing up, lead others, serve the community, and take ownership of a larger path.

Star

4 months active as a First Class scout
6 merit badges total, including 4 Eagle-required badges
4 months in a leadership position

Life

6 months active as a Star scout
11 merit badges total, including 7 Eagle-required badges
6 hours of service
6 months in a leadership position

Eagle

6 months active as a Life scout
21 merit badges total, including 14 Eagle-required badges
6 months in a leadership position
Plan, develop, and lead an Eagle Scout service project

Eagle project workbook

First Months

New scouts learn by doing.

Visit Meet youth leaders and see a troop meeting.

Join Register, get connected, and learn the communication tools.

Pack Build a simple personal gear routine before outings.

Lead Practice patrol jobs, skills, and service over time.

Troop 45 should feel more independent than Cub Scouts, but new scouts are not expected to know everything on day one. Older scouts and adults coach them into the rhythm.

Troop Events

What is coming up

All troop events

Aug 18

All families

Join Scouting Night

A public welcome night for new families to meet leaders, ask questions, and learn which program fits their child.

6:30 PM at Walhalla Civic Auditorium

Troop Resources

Helpful starting points

All troop resources

Forms