Albany Pack 3 Registration – Returning Scouts

Registration begins August 31, 2023 and will be open until October 15, 2023.

Please do not go to a national BSA site to register. 

Registration is $275.00.
Please make check payable to Albany Pack 3 Cub Scouts.

This training is highly recommended for all Pack 3 adults and REQUIRED for all parents/guardians of Kindergarten (Lions) and 1st graders (Tigers) .

All adults volunteering to help lead activities with kids must complete Youth Protection Training.

NOTE: Everyone who is required to take YPT must do it EVERY year, even if your certificate says will not expire until sometime in 2024.  Our Council is requiring all of us to take it this fall.  Please send your completed certificate to Krista Bell by OCTOBER 15, 2023 at registration@albanycubscouts.org.  Please download and save your own copy as well!

Erin Taylor has communicated with you about this if it is required.  Please send an email to registration@albanycubscouts.org when you have completed this requirement. 

The basic uniform consists of a shirt, hat, neckerchief, neckerchief slide, and the pack and council patches. This can add up to $100 or so.  Albany Pack 3 works hard to re-use old uniforms!  

This year we are planning to do a bulk buy for uniforms - more information regarding that will be sent out later. If you prefer to get to get your child's uniform individually, you can order online or visit a store in person. The staff at Scout stores (in Pleasant Hill and San Rafael)  are  very helpful and will be happy to help you find what you need. To get the correct patches for the uniform, be sure to tell them that you are with Albany Pack 003, and part of the Golden Gate District. They will also want to know what rank your scout is.

The hat, neckerchief and slide will change with the different grades (often, these are passed down from older kids), but the same blue shirt can be used for Scouts from kindergarten through third grade.  In fourth grade, scouts get a tan shirt, which can be worn for fourth and fifth grades. You are also welcome to purchase pants/shorts, a belt, socks, etc. They'll need a belt to wear their belt slides from advancements.  While at the store, you can also pick up the scout handbook for your scout’s grade. This is the guide to your year of scouting and will be needed for Den meetings as well as to work on patches and advancements. It’s a lot of fun to visit these stores, and doing so supports local scouts, but if you prefer, you can shop online at the main Boy Scouts online store: www.scoutstuff.org

A guide to the various insignia and patches (and where to put them on a uniform) is available on the BSA Insignia Guide.