Scouts can help out their troop and learn to lead others by taking on positions of responsibility. Four months of active service in a position is required to advance from First Class to Star, and Six months is required to advance from Star to Life or from Life to Eagle. Active service requires attendance, participation, and communication in addition to the scout's best effort to accomplish the duties of the position.
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Scouts who would like to be considered for an appointed position should talk to the Senior Patrol Leader
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Senior Patrol Leader eligibility: At least First Class and at least one position of responsibility successfully completed. Must communicate with Scoutmaster prior to the election, we do not accept nominations "from the floor"
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All scouts in positions of responsibility are expected to wear the scout uniform properly, set a good example, and demonstrate scout spirit
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Scouts in positions of responsibility will be assigned a (adult) position mentor
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Scouts should understand their role in the troop, set goals at the beginning of each term, review progress towards those goals, and maintain a "to-do" list
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If you are going to be absent from the troop for an extended period of time (about a month), talk to your position mentor about how to address your responsibilities during that time. The troop is active during the summer so if you have to take a break from the position, we can pause your role.
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Positions of responsibility whether appointed or elected end every 6 months and you must request and be re-appointed if you want to continue
See below for explanation of Attendance/Communication/Participation requirements
(Troop 162 specific duties are mentioned here, other duties are mentioned in the Scouting America official literature):
- Senior Patrol Leader*
- Attendance/Communication/Participation Requirement: High
- Assistant Senior Patrol Leader
- In Troop 162, we have more than one ASPL, each one manages a different part of the staff
- Attendance/Communication/Participation Requirement: High
- Works for: Senior Patrol Leader
- Patrol Leader*
- Attendance/Communication/Participation Requirement: High
- The patrol leader of the new scout patrol may serve a shorter term of office to provide other scouts an opportunity to learn.
- Must complete "signing pen" training and be at least First Class to be able to sign rank requirements
- Troop Guide
- Attendance/Communication/Participation Requirement: High
- Troop guides lead the monthly "Trailhead Tuesday" meeting
- Must complete "signing pen" training and be at least First Class to be able to sign rank requirements
- Works for: ASPL for Advancement
- Quartermaster
- Attendance/Communication/Participation Requirement: Medium, but must organize and lead a monthly Quartermaster Workday and be available to help return items to the troop shed after outings
- The Quartermaster organizes the monthly Quartermaster Workday where each patrol sends a representative to help maintain the troop equipment
- Works for: ASPL for Program
- Scribe
- Attendance/Communication/Participation Requirement: High
- The Scribe also helps prepare the PLC for the quarterly long-term planning meetings
- The Scribe takes attendance during meetings and reminds people that go on campouts/outings to put in attendance if he wasn't there
- Works for: ASPL for Admin
- Instructor
- Attendance/Communication/Participation Requirement: Medium
- Our instructors are expected to provide one troop skill instruction lesson per month
- Must complete "signing pen" training to be able to sign rank requirements
- Works for: ASPL for Program
- Webmaster
- Attendance/Communication/Participation Requirement: Low
- Our webmaster manages this wiki as well as our public homepage
- Works for: ASPL for Admin
- Librarian
- Attendance/Communication/Participation Requirement: Low
- Our librarian helps manage the troop online library
- Works for: ASPL for Admin
- Head Grubmaster - a type of Librarian/Instructor for Food
- Attendance/Communication/Participation Requirement: Medium
- Maintains the troop recipe collection
- Teaches cooking methods
- Teaches food planning/shopping/storage
- Teaches cast iron care and storage
- Works for: ASPL for Admin
- Historian
- Attendance/Communication/Participation Requirement: Low
- Our historian helps take care of the flags and our ribbons/awards, as well as maintaining our photo collection
- Our historian puts descriptions and photos from campouts on our public webpage
- Creates and presents a photo gallery or short presentation at each court of honor
- Works for: ASPL for Admin
- Den Chief
- Attendance/Communication/Participation Requirement: Medium for troop activities, high for activities with your assigned Cub Scout Den.
- We try to work with Packs 126 and/or 162, contact the Scoutmaster for information
- Works for: Den Leader, ASPL for Program
*Elected Position
- High:
- Attend every meeting during each 6-month term or arrange for a scout to perform your duties during that meeting.
- Attend most campouts during your term or provide a suitable reason why you cannot attend
- Regularly communicate with related scout positions and your mentor (response time appropriate for the urgency of the communication)
- Lead, assist the leaders and participate fully in the scouting activity at meetings. Encourage participation by other scouts.
- Medium:
- Attend most meetings, required when you are responsible for part of the meeting program
- Attend 1-2 campouts during your term or provide a suitable reason why no campout participation is possible
- Communicate with related scout positions and your mentor (response time appropriate for the urgency of communication)
- When attending meetings, participate in the scouting activities planned
- Low:
- Attendance not required. Discuss an ongoing conflict (sports season) with your position mentor.
- Campout attendance encouraged but not required. Discuss with your position mentor.
- Communicate regularly with related scout positions and your mentor (response time appropriate for the urgency of communication)
- When attending meetings, participate in the scouting activities planned