GENERAL INFORMATION
Type:
Appointed
by the Scoutmaster
Term:
1
year
Reports
to: Scoutmaster
Description: The Troop
Guide works with
new Scouts. He
helps
them feel comfortable and earn their
First Class rank in their first year.
Comments: The
first year
as a Boy Scout is a critical
time with new places, new people, new
rules, and new activities.
The Troop Guide is a
friend to the new Scouts
and makes first year fun and
successful. This
is an important position.
QUALIFICATIONS
Age:
13
or older
Rank:
1st
Class or higher (vs Star or higher)
Experience: none
PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS
Training:
Must attend the troop
Junior Leader Training even if you
have attended in the past.
Attendance: Expected to
attend 90% of
all troop meetings, Patrol Leaders'
Council meetings, outings, and service
projects. If
attendance is low, or if there are
three
(3) unexcused absences in a row, can
be removed from office.
Effort:
You are expected to give
this
job your
best effort.
GENERAL
LEADERSHIP RESPONSIBILITIES
Uniform: Set
the
example by wearing your uniform
correctly. This
means
that you will wear
all of the parts of the troop uniform,
shirttail tucked in, with all
required
badges in their correct locations.
Behavior: Set
the
example by living the Scout Oath
and Law in your everyday life.
Show
Scout Spirit in everything you say and
do.
Attendance: Set
the example
by being an active
Scout. Be
on time
for meetings and
activities. You
must
call the Senior
Patrol Leader or Scoutmaster if you
are not going to be at a meeting or
if you
suddenly have to miss an outing. You
also need to make sure that someone
will assume your responsibilities.
SPECIFIC
LEADERSHIP RESPONSIBILITIES
- Introduces
new
Scouts to troop operations.
- Guides
new
Scouts through early Scouting
activities.
- Shields
new Scouts from harassment by older
Scouts.
- Helps new
Scouts earn First Class in their
first
year.
- Teaches
basic Scout skills.
- Coaches
the patrol leader of the new Scout
patrol on his duties.
- Works
with the patrol leader at Patrol
Leaders'
Council meetings.
- Attends
Patrol
Leaders' Council meetings with
the Patrol Leader of the new Scout
patrol.
- Counsels
individual
Scouts on scouting
challenges.
