We are looking for adults to serve on the Troop Committee, as well as to serve as Patrol Advisers/Assistant Scoutmasters in our Troop.
Assistant Scoutmasters
To fulfill their obligation to the troop, the Scoutmaster, with
the assistance of the troop committee, recruits assistant
Scoutmasters to help operate the troop.
Each assistant
Scoutmaster is assigned specific program duties and reports to
the Scoutmaster. They also provide the required two-deep
leadership standards set by the Boy Scouts of America (there must
be at least two adults present at any Boy Scout activity).
An
assistant Scoutmaster may be 18 years old, but at least one in
each troop should be 21 or older, so he or she can serve in the
Scoutmaster's absence.
Troop Committee
The troop
committee is the troop's board of directors and supports
the troop programs. But you ask, "What does the troop committee
do?" The troop committee does the following:
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Ensures that quality adult
leadership is recruited and trained.
In case the Scoutmaster is absent, a qualified assistant Scoutmaster
is assigned. If the Scoutmaster is unable to serve, a replacement
is recruited.
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Provides adequate meeting
facilities.
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Advises the Scoutmaster on
policies relating to Boy Scouting
and the chartered organization.
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Supports leaders in
carrying out the program.
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Is responsible for
finances, adequate funds, and disbursements
in line with the approved budget plan.
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Obtains, maintains, and
properly cares for troop property.
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Ensures the troop has an
outdoor program (minimum 10 days
and nights per year).
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Serves on boards of review
and courts of honor.
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Supports the Scoutmaster in
working with individual boys
and problems that may affect the overall program.
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Provides for the special
needs and assistance some boys may
require.
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Helps with the Friends of
Scouting campaign.
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Assists the Scoutmaster
with handling boy behavioral problems.
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If you would like more information on either position, please click the Contact Our Troop link at the top of this page.