Uniforms

What uniform items Does My Scout Need?

Each scout needs:

• "Class A" beige scout shirt with the following:

-BSA emblem (usually comes pre-sewn on the shirt)

-Flag patch (usually comes pre-sewn on the shirt)

-Golden Gate Area Council Shoulder Patch (This patch may not come on the shirt and may need to be purchased.)

-Forest green shoulder loops

-834 numeral patch (The troop will provide this for you.)

• Neckerchief - The troop will provide this.

• Neckerchief slide - You can get the official BSA slide or the scout can make one of his own.  Some boys make them out of paracord.  Just ask the other scouts about this.

• Green scout pants or shorts.  Most of our scouts choose the nylon (dries fast!) convertable pants.  The lower half of these pants can be zipped off and worn as shorts (and even as a swim suit!).  You can purchase official scout pants or find a similar style elsewhere, e.g., Amazon, REI, Sports Basement, Columbia, etc.

• Scout belt

• Green scout socks - The green scout socks must be worn whenever a Scout is his Class A uniform with shorts.

• Scout Book - The Scouts BSA Handbook is perhaps the most important item you need for your scout.  Any requirements that a scout completes will be signed off in his scout book and he will use the same book for all of his years in Scouting.  The sooner you get this, the sooner you can start earning ranks.  There are several different books that seem similar, so please make sure you get the Scouts BSA Handbook for Boys.  Make sure your scout writes his full name on the first pages as all the books look alike!
  
  As soon as you can, please go through the small Youth Protection bocklet inside the front cover of the Scoutbook with your scout then sign off that this is done under the SCOUT requirements near the back of the book.  

• Scout Book cover - This item is optional but highly recommended.  The zippered cover protects the handbook during campouts and other outdoor activities so that the book isn't damaged and no pages are lost.  It also provides pockets that a scout can use to store a pen, merit badge cards, etc., to keep organized.

• Red "Class B" uniform t-shirt - The troop will provide this to you.

• Optional Red Jacket - These can be purchased from the troop.

Where Can I Purchase Uniform Items?

Troop 834 has a collection of hand-me-down uniform items available such as pants, shorts, and even hiking boots.  We encourage you to look through them before heading to the store.  Our only request is that if you take an item, you wash and return it when it is outgrown.

If you are unable to find hand-me-downs that work for you in our collection, or if you just prefer new items, scout uniforms and books can be purchased either at any of the following places:

• Golden Gate Area Council stores:

Pleasanton Trading Post
6601 Owens Drive, Suite 100
Pleasanton, CA 94588 | (925) 674-6100

Pleasant Hill Scout Shop
500 Contra Costa Blvd, Suite K2
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523 | (925) 674-8500

Alameda Trading Post
1714 Everett Street
Alameda, CA 94501 | (925) 674-6130

• McCalou's Department Store - 589 San Ramon Valley Blvd, Danville, CA 

• Scout Shop in Pleasant Hill - 508 Contra Costa Blvd, Suite K2, Pleasant Hill CA 94523
  https://scoutshop.goldengatescouting.org/

• Online at ScoutShop.org, the official 

where do i place things on the uniform?

A guide to placing the various patches on the uniform shirt can be found in the beginning pages your the Scout Handbook or on this BSA webpage.  The patches can be adhered to the uniform by sewing, using adhesives such as Badge Magic or by contacting local providers.  If you would like the name of someone in San Ramon who can sew the patches on for you, please ask the Troop Committee Chair for more information.