Scout Qualifications
- A candidate must be under 18 years of age at the time of a scout competition
- National and Territorial scout competitions require candidates to be the selected Scout of their Chapter
- In the event the Chapter Scout is unable to attend, the Assistant Chapter Scout may be added as a substitution
- Must be an active FCF member of a chartered Royal Rangers outpost, and have the approval of his Outpost Commander, Outpost Coordinator, and Pastor in order to be eligible to compete for the position of Scout
- Candidates for scout must submit the Scout Application and three Personal Reference forms
- The application and reference forms should be postmarked no less than thirty (30) days prior to the date of the scout competition in order to be eligible for participation
- Both the scout application and the personal reference form are available on www.nationalfcf.org or below.
- All forms should be sent to the Chapter President or Territorial Representative respectively
- Scout candidates will be evaluated in eight areas of scoring
- In a Chapter Scout competition, the highest scoring candidate will become the Chapter Scout and the second highest scoring candidate will become the Assistant Chapter Scout
- In a National Scout completion, the Chapter Scout candidate achieving the highest score will be selected as a National Scout and the second highest scoring chapter scout will be selected as the Territorial Scout
- The selected National Scout and Territorial Scout will serve two year terms