PATROL LEADER

Job Description

When you accept the position of Patrol Leader, you agree to

• Provide service and leadership in your troop
• Live by the Scout Oath and Law
• Show Scout spirit

Duties: Must meet 6 out of 8 requirements

1. Plan and lead patrol meetings and activities
   (3/4 months for Star, 4/6 for Life, and 5/6 for Eagle)
2. Keep patrol members informed
3. Represent the patrol at all Patrol Leaders' Council meetings and the annual program planning conference
   (3/4 PLC for Star, 4/6 for Life, 5/6 for eagle)
4. Prepare the patrol to take part in all Troop activities
   (Patrol leader must attend 75% of Troop Meetings)
   (Patrol leader must attend 3/4 campouts for Star, 4/6 for Life, and 5/6 for Eagle )
5. Develop patrol spirit (flag, patch, song/yell)
6. Know what Patrol members and other leaders can do
   Everyone needs a position in patrol
7. Encourage patrol members to advance
   (For 2nd and 1st year patrols 75% of members must advance 1 rank,
   50% must advance 2 ranks, or 25% must make it to First Class)
   *Note: Scout does not count as rank.
   . For 3rd year and higher, 50% of patrol members must earn 50 % or
   more of requirements for next rank
8. *REQUIRED* Set a good example