Troop leadership positions



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Senior Patrol Leader (SPL)

RESPONSIBLE TO: Scoutmaster
SPECIFIC DUTIES:
* Preside at all troop meetings, events, and activities. Run the Patrol Leaders Council
* Keep patrol leaders informed
* Name appointed scout leaders with the advice and consent of the Scoutmaster
* Assign duties and responsibilities to other leaders
* Work with Scoutmaster in training junior leaders
* Set a good example
* Wear the uniform correctly
* Live by the Scout Oath and Law
Assistant Senior Patrol Leader (ASPL)

RESPONSIBLE TO: SPL
SPECIFIC DUTIES:
* Help with leading meetings and activities as called upon by the senior patrol leaden
* Take over troop leadership in the absence of the senior patrol leader
* Perform tasks assigned by the senior patrol leader
* Function as a member of the patrol leaders' council
* Set a good example
* Wear the uniform correctly
* Live by the Scout Oath and Law
Troop Guide (TG)

RESPONSIBLE TO: Scoutmaster
SPECIFIC DUTIES:
* Help Scouts meet advancement requirements through First Class
* Advise Patrol Leader on his duties and his responsibilities at Patrol Leaders' Council meetings
* Attend Patrol Leaders' Council meetings
* Prevent harassment of new Scouts by older Scouts
* Help assistant Scoutmaster train new patrol leaders when they are elected
* Guide new Scouts through early troop experiences to help them become comfortable in the troop and the outdoors
* Set a good example
* Wear the uniform correctly
* Live by the Scout Oath and Law
Patrol Leader (PL)

RESPONSIBLE TO: SPL
SPECIFIC DUTIES:
* Plan and lead patrol meetings and activities
* Keep patrol members informed
* Assign each patrol member a job and help them succeed
* Represent the patrol at all patrol leaders' council meetings * Prepare the patrol to take part in all troop activities
* Develop patrol spirit
* Work with other troop leaders to make the troop run well
* Know what patrol members and other leaders can do
* Set a good example
* Wear the uniform correctly
* Live by the Scout Oath and Law
Assistant Patrol Leader (APL)

RESPONSIBLE TO: PL
SPECIFIC DUTIES:
* Assist the patrol leader in
* planning and leading patrol meetings and activities
* keeping patrol members informed
* preparing your patrol to take part in all troop activities
* Take charge of the patrol in the absence of the patrol leader
* Help Represent the patrol at all patrol leaders' council meetings
* Help develop patrol spirit
* Work with other troop leaders to make the troop run well
* Set a good example
* Wear the uniform correctly
* Live by the Scout Oath and Law
Scribe

RESPONSIBLE TO: SPL
SPECIFIC DUTIES
* Attend and keep a log of Patrol Leaders' Council meetings
* Record meeting & campout attendance
* Record advancement in troop records
* Set a good example
* Wear the uniform correctly
* Live by the Scout Oath and Law
Quartermaster (QM)

RESPONSIBLE TO: SPL (and works with the troop committee member responsible for equipment)
SPECIFIC DUTIES:
* Keep records of patrol and troop equipment
* Keep equipment organized and in good repair
* Make sure patrols take care of equipment * Suggest new or replacement items
* Work with troop committee member responsible for equipment
* Set a good example
* Wear the uniform correctly
* Live by the Scout Oath and Law
Librarian

RESPONSIBLE TO: SPL
SPECIFIC DUTIES:
* Establish and maintain a troop library
* Keep records on literature owned by the troop
* Add new or replacement items needed
* Have literature available for borrowing at troop meetings
* Set a good example
* Wear the uniform correctly
* Live by the Scout Oath and Law
Historian

RESPONSIBLE TO: SPL
SPECIFIC DUTIES:
* Gather pictures and facts about past activities of the troop and keep them in scrapbooks, wall displays, or information files
* Take care of troop trophies and keepsakes
* Keep information about troop alumni
* Set a good example
* Wear the uniform correctly
* Live by the Scout Oath and Law
Junior Assistant Scoutmaster (JASM)

RESPONSIBLE TO: Scoutmaster
SPECIFIC DUTIES:
* Function as an Assistant Scoutmaster (except for leadership responsibilities reserved for adults 18 and 21 years of age or older)
* Accomplish any duties assigned by the Scoutmaster
* Set a good example
* Wear the uniform correctly
* Live by the Scout Oath and Law
Den Chief (DC)

RESPONSIBLE TO: SPL, Scoutmaster, Den Leader
SPECIFIC DUTIES:
* Serve as the activities assistant at den meetings
* Meet regularly with the den leader to review the den and pack meeting plans
* If serving as a Webelos den chief, prepare boys to join Boy Scouting
* Set a good example
* Wear the uniform correctly
* Live by the Scout Oath and Law