The “Family Troop” option has been approved and becomes available to all chartering organizations as a third option on December 15th, 2025. Troops will continue to be able to organize as boy troops and girl troops. The National Scouts BSA Committee has prepared an Intent to Convert form for all troops intending to convert to the family troop model.
With enormous gratitude for their work, the troops participating in the combined troop pilot may continue to operate as family troops. At this time, all “hold” troops in the pilot do not need to be rechartered.
If pilot troops would like to continue using the pilot combined/family model, your combined pilot troops should now convert from pilot troops to family troops using the Intent to Convert form. Your unit should submit the Intent to Convert forms to your council registrar. They are for local use only; do NOT send them to the National Office. You may drop your pilot "hold" unit at this time. If you have already rechartered your "hold" unit for 2026, contact the council.
If you would like to revert to your pre-pilot boy and girl troops, please use the Converting from a Family Troop and work with your local council registrar to process the change.
We would like to share our deep gratitude to troops for their willingness to pilot this model. Your enthusiastic participation and your thoughtful feedback have had a deep impact on the Scouts BSA program. We are incredibly hopeful that this new option meets your needs and helps you deliver the Scouting mission in a more impactful way to the youth you serve.
