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.
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
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.
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.
JG
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
JP
Jason Padgett Assistant Scoutmaster JV
Jason Van Heck Assistant Scoutmaster KD
Ken Davis Assistant Scoutmaster DH
David Harris Committee Chair 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
Scout through First Class builds the core skills of scouting: outdoor readiness, safety, service, participation, and personal responsibility.
Next path: Eagle
Star through Eagle asks scouts to keep showing up, lead others, serve the community, and take ownership of a larger path.
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.
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 AuditoriumForms
Official Forms and Safety Links
Current official Scouting America links for safety guidance, medical forms, advancement, insignia, and national program information.
Gear
First Campout Gear
A practical starter packing list for families, with what to borrow, what to buy, and what can wait.
Joining
Visit a Meeting
What to do before a first visit, what to expect when you arrive, and what questions are worth asking.
Parent Guide
Unit Communication
How Pack 145 and Troop 45 communicate with families after signup, including Band, email, and council messages.
Program
First Year in Scouts BSA
What new Troop 45 families should know about patrols, youth leadership, advancement, and monthly outings.