Troop 9 Leadership Roles
For Star, Life and Eagle, a boy needs to serve in a troop office, for a
certain time period. Each troop officer is expected to attend meetings
regularly, attend outings and play a role model for the younger boys. Each
office has a definite job description defined in the BSA literature. In
troop 9, the following actions are deemed necessary to the given office.
To be considered active in the troop office, a boy must fulfil these functions.
Senior Patrol Leader
Assign scouts for opening and lead closing. Manage the nightís
agenda and ongoing instructional process.
Assistant Senior Patrol Leader
Take over SPL role when he is not present.
Patrol Leader
Keep order in patrol during meetings. Assure that each boy
going on the trip has tenting and food, whether the patrol leader is going
or not.
Quartermaster
Keep the camping equipment closet neat and clean. Manage the
use of the troop tents and other equipment.
Librarian
Keep the troop office neat and clean. Manage the use of troop
merit badge pamphlets. Mark out of date merit badge pamphlets clearly.
Scribe
Write letters for the troop. Keep the bulletin board up to
date.
Historian
Assist the troop webmaster with the troop history on the web-site.
Each week, include some interestng fact from the troop history in the opening
or closing of the meeting.
Bugler
Learn the bugle and some calls. Use same for flag ceremonies
out of doors.