Leadership Positions

With very few exceptions, the troop elects Leaders on the last Monday of March and the last Monday of September every year.  

Qualifications for LEADERSHIP positions at Troop 215 

• Attend at least 50% of the outings  

• Attend at least 50% of the troop meetings  

• Enthusiastically wear the Scout uniform correctly  

• Live by the Scout Oath and Law  

• Show Scout spirit  

• Set a good example for other Scouts  

• Scouts that have already attained Eagle are strongly encouraged to contact the Scoutmaster and NOT run for an elected office  at this time.  

SENIOR PATROL LEADER  

• Runs all troop meetings, events, activities, and the annual program planning conference.  Runs the Patrol Leader's Council meeting.  

• Appoints other troop junior leaders with the advice and counsel of the Scoutmaster.  Assigns duties and responsibilities to junior leaders.  

• Assists the Scoutmaster with Junior Leader Training.  

ASSISTANT SENIOR PATROL LEADER  

• Helps the Senior Patrol Leader lead meetings and activities.  

• Runs the troop in the absence of the Senior Patrol Leader.  

• Helps train and supervise the Troop Scribe, Quartermaster, Instructor, Librarian, Historian, and Chaplin  Aide.  

• Serves as a member of the Patrol Leader's Council. 

TROOP QUARTERMASTER  

• Keeps records on patrol and troop equipment  

• Makes sure equipment is in good working condition  

• issues equipment and makes sure it is returned in good condition  

• Makes suggestions for new or replacement items  

• Works with the Troop Committee member responsible for equipment  

• Gets the US, and troop flags for meetings and ceremonies and puts them away afterwards.  

TROOP SCRIBE  

• Attends and keeps a log of Patrol Leaders' Council meetings  

• Records individual Scout attendance and dues payments.  

• Records individual Scout advancement progress  

• Works with the Troop Committee members responsible for records and finance. 

CHAPLIN AIDE  

• Assists the Troop with religious services at troop activities.  

• Tells Scouts about the religious emblem program for their faith.  

• Makes sure religious holidays are considered during troop program planning.  

• Helps plan for religious observance in troop activities. 

TROOP HISTORIAN  

• Gathers pictures and facts about past troop activities and keeps them in a historical file or scrapbook.  

• Takes care of troop trophies, ribbons, and souvenirs of troop activities.  

• Keeps information about former members of the troop.  

TROOP LIBRARIAN  

• Sets up and takes care of a troop library  

• Keeps records of books and pamphlets owned by the troop.  

• Adds new or replacement items as needed.  

• Keeps books and pamphlets available for borrowing.  

• Keeps a system for checking books and pamphlets in and out.  

• Follows up on late returns.  

• Issues vouchers for purchase of used merit badge books. 

PATROL LEADER  

• Elected within their patrol, after the Troop elections 

• The Patrol Leader is the elected leader of his patrol. He represents his patrol on the Patrol Leader's  Council. The Patrol Leader may easily be the most important job in the troop. He has the closest contact  with the patrol members and is in the perfect position to help and guide them. The Patrol Leaders, along  with the Senior Patrol Leader and Assistant Senior Patrol Leader are the primary members of the Patrol  Leaders' Council.  

• Represents the patrol on the Patrol Leader's Council  

• Plans and steers patrol meetings  

• Helps Scouts advance  

• Acts as the chief recruiter of new Scouts  

• Keeps patrol members informed  

• Knows what his patrol members and other leaders can do.  

• Non-Elected positions, appointed by the Scoutmaster. 

INSTRUCTOR  

• The Instructor teaches Scouting skills.  

• Teaches basic Scouting skills in troop and patrols.  

TROOP GUIDE  

• Introduces new Scouts to troop operations.  

• Guides new Scouts through early Scouting activities  

• Coordinates Troop-level community service projects, such as Adopt-a-trail and Adopt-a-highway