Troop Organization Presented by T 468 Objectives The

Troop Organization Presented by : T 468

Objectives § The BSA Organization § The Committee Organization § The Troop Organization

BSA Organization West Region Area 3 Silicon Valley Monterey Bay Council Polaris District

The purpose of troop committee is to ensure that: • The troop has a quality program; under capable leadership. • The troop achieves purposes of chartered organization and the Boy Scouts of America.

BSA Mission Statement The mission of the Boy Scouts of America is to prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Scout Law. 選擇一生的倫理和道德 Scout Oath On my honor I will do my best to do my duty to God and my country and to obey the Scout Law; To help other people at all times; To keep myself physically strong, mentally awake, and morally straight. 我的榮譽，我願盡力，遵守童軍規律，終身奉行下列三事： 第一、敬天樂群，做一個堂堂正正的好國民。 第二、隨時隨地扶助他人，服務社會。 第三、力求自己智識、品德、體格之健全。

Boy Scout Troop Organization Troop(團) (SPL-聯隊長) (ASPL, 副聯隊長 Patrol Leader (小隊長) Assist Patrol Leader (副小隊長)

Adult Leaders § Scoutmaster (SM) • Train, guide, and support the boy leaders • Work with other adults to bring Scouting to boys • Use the methods of Scouting to achieve the aims of Scouting • Conduct Scoutmaster Conferences (SMC) for all rank advancements • Position is reflected in the quality of guidance affecting every youth and adult involved in the troop § Assistant Scoutmasters (ASM)

Troop(團) § Boy-Led troop § Composed of all patrols § Senior Patrol Leader (SPL-聯隊長) • Elected by all troop scouts • Provide leadership for every scout • Lead troop meetings and PLC meetings

Troop(團) (cont. ) § Patrol Leaders' Council (PLC-小隊長) • Composed of • • Senior Patrol Leader Assistant Senior Patrol Leaders Troop Guides • Primary leadership body of the troop • Plan the troop's overall program • Ensure troop events are efficient, interesting , fun and well run § Other positions • Scribe, Instructor, quartermaster, den chiefs

Patrols(小隊) § The building block of a troop § Composed of up to 8 or 10 scouts § Almost all activities are patrol based • • Plan and carry out events together Camping, hiking, cooking, etc. Practice leadership on a manageable scales Build bonding

Patrols (小隊) (cont. ) § Boy-Led patrol § Patrol Leader (小隊長) • Elected by scouts within a patrol • Serves six months per term • Takes leading role in planning and conducting patrol meetings • Takes charge of patrol at troop meetings and campout • Represents the patrol at Patrol Leaders' Council (PLC)

Patrols (小隊)(cont. ) § Patrol Meeting • Agenda (by patrol leader) and Minutes (by scribe) • Plan for future events and discuss past events • Assign tasks and follow up § Other Patrol Positions • Assistant patrol leader, Phoner, Scribe, Grubmaster, Quartermaster

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