Scout Troop 5

Scout Troop 5 offers a year-round adventure-based program designed to offer and encourage effective character, citizenship, and fitness training for youth ages 11-17.

In addition to camping, scouts and adult leaders enjoy activities such as rock-climbing and rappelling, canoeing, target-shooting, visits to military bases, and more while accommodating the needs of today’s busy families.

Scout meetings are held every Tuesday evening from 6:30pm to 8:00pm at The Episcopal Church of the Advent at 9629 Norfolk Ave, Norfolk VA 23503. Visits from prospective scouts are welcome at any meeting. To officially join our troop, please visit beascout.scouting.org.

Come check us out!

We’re currently accepting new scouts to our troop and patrols. We typically meet at the The Episcopal Church of the Advent (9629 Norfolk Ave) every Tuesday evening. Sometimes we have offsite meetings, particularly in the summer – you can check our troop calendar just to be sure. When you are ready to join, it’s as easy as applying online at the button below.

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Free for Military

As recently announced by Scouting America, military children will receive free registration. Tidewater Council has communicated that this will go into effect starting June 1, 2026. Free registration will apply to new registrations and renewals only; it will not be retroactive for those already registered this year. More details will be forthcoming but this current information reflects the latest that we have heard from the council.

Resources

Find resources for scouts, youth leaders, adult leaders, and parents on this site’s Resources page. This includes a Scoutbook tutorial for parents and health/medical forms. Looking for merit badge counselors? That information is managed within Scoutbook – login and search for a merit badge counselor from within our troop and in the local area beyond.

Resources