Participation in our troop involves two things: local troop registration and Trail Life USA membership. Both are required to participate in our meetings and events.
You will receive an email with a link to register for an account on the Trail Life Connect website. Once your account is created, you can pay your registration fee, add your son to your account and pay for his registration fee.
After your registration fees are paid, you can follow the prompts at the top of your Trail Life Connect account to complete your background check and required Child and Youth Protection Training.
Being a registered adult allows you to be counted as a part of our two-deep adult policy and allows you to take on other leadership roles in our troop. You must complete this process as soon as possible. You cannot attend Trail Life USA meetings or events until you are fully registered.
Trail Life USA membership fees (subject to change):
Adult: $43.19
Youth: $37.97
*Note: Membership with Trail Life USA is good for one year. Your membership renewal date will be a year from your joining date.
If you have any questions or need assistance during your registration process, please do not hesitate to contact us.
You must complete the following to be a registered adult and have your son registered with Trail Life USA and our troop:
Create a Trail Life Connect Account. Link sent via email from our troop Onboarding Chair or Troopmaster. Each participating adult will need to have their own Trail Life Connect account.
Note: If you need to register another adult, please email or text the onboard chair with their email address, and she will send them a direct link that will connect your accounts.
Pay Your Registration Fee. A prompt at the top of your Trail Life Connect account will allow you to pay your registration fee. Trail Life USA membership is good for one year. Renewal fees for each person registered are due yearly on the original joining date.
Add Your Son to Your Account. In your Trail Life Connect account, you can register your son by selecting "Add Son" on the main Trail Life Connect page or by selecting it under "Profile Overview."
Once you fill in your son's information and hit submit, a popup will appear requesting registration payment for your son. If you need to register more than one son, you may follow the same process and "Add Son" to register each one.
Trail Life USA membership is good for one year. Renewal fees for each boy registered are due yearly on your original joining date.
Only one adult needs to register sons under their account. Please let the Onboarding Chair know if more than one adult per family is registering, and they can link all of your Trail Life Connect accounts together.
Submit Background Check. A prompt at the top of your Trail Life Connect account will allow you to fill out and submit your background check. Please fill out and submit your background check as soon as possible.
Complete Child Safety Youth Protection Training. This one-hour training course will appear as a prompt at the top of your main Trail Life Connect page. Upon completion, you will be emailed your certification. Please complete this training as soon as possible. It is required to attend all troop meetings and events.
Complete Peak One and Peak Two training. In your Trail Life Connect dashboard, you will see an icon for "Trail Life University." Trail Life University is a wealth of information on all things Trail Life USA and is filled with courses you can complete.
Peak One and Peak Two is a collection of short videos that must be watched. Trail Life will keep track of your progress and mark each peak completed once done. Peak One and Peak Two can be done at your pace after you have completed your background check and Child Safety Youth Protection training.
Fill Out and Submit Health and Safety Form. A Health and Safety form must be kept on file for each person participating in Trail Life USA. Every registered adult and boy must have this filled out and turned in to the Troopmaster.
Now the real adventure begins! All that is left to do is purchase your uniforms and prepare to attend your first Trail Life USA troop meeting. We can't wait to see you and have you join us!