Leadership

The Leadership Oath

I promise to do my best to be worthy of the office of ______

for the sake of the Scouts in my Patrol and Troop

and in the world brotherhood of Scouting.

Positions and Their Responsibilities

Senior Patrol Leader

• Runs all troop meetings, events, activities, and the annual program planning conference.

• Runs the patrol leaders' council meeting (PLC).

• Communicates weekly program information to Patrol Leaders and ASPL.

• Appoints other troop youth leaders with the advice and counsel

• of the Scoutmaster.

• Assigns duties and responsibilities to the youth leaders.

• Assists the Scoutmaster with youth leadership training.

Assistant Senior Patrol Leader

• Helps the senior patrol leader lead meetings and activities.

• Runs the troop in the absence of the senior patrol leader.

• Helps trains and supervise the troop scribe, quartermaster, instructor, librarian, historian, and chaplain's aide

• Assists Senior Patrol Leader with weekly communication.

• Lends a hand controlling the patrols and building patrol spirit.

• Serves as a member of the PLC.

Patrol Leader

• Appoints the assistant patrol leader.

• Represents the patrol on the PLC.

• Plans and steers patrol meetings

• Works with the Scribe to record Patrol Member attendance and dues payment.

• Communicates weekly program information to all patrol members.

• Knows what his patrol members and other leaders can do.