Scoutmaster

The chief responsibility of the Scoutmaster is the safety of the Scouts of the Troop.  The Scoutmaster is the adult leader responsible for the image of Troop 200, working with the Senior Patrol Leader and The Patrol Leadership Council to conduct a quality program, and to be sure the Troop is operating to best meet the mission and policies of Boy Scouts of America.  One of the Scoutmaster’s main functions is to see that boy leaders are properly trained and to provide guidance to the boy leadership to ensure the Troop is effectively a boy-lead unit.  The Scoutmaster serves to coordinate and supervise the Assistant Scoutmasters.  One of the important roles of the Scoutmaster is to distribute “blue cards” (which enable a scout to work to achieve a merit badge) and assigning a merit badge counselor for the Scout to work with on a merit badge.  The blue card must be requested from the Scoutmaster and signed before the merit badge work can begin.