The first question would be: ARE THEY REGISTERED? Search, Discover Share, Do Your Best, and Be Prepared are the Mottos of Scouting. In the month of November and December, Units should be prepared to register all scouts that are in the their Scouting programs. Someone will contact your unit by the beginning of December to check that your Scouts are registered. Be prepared to check your Unit roster for any Scouts that may not be registered through the Council Service Center.

There are a few things to remember:
Insurance will not be in effect if your scouting application did not make it to the Council Service Center;
Rank advancement could be a problem since there would not be any record of the Scout;
Boy's Life would not come to a scout eagerly awaiting for his first issue of this great magazine.