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Troop 304, Cub Scouts of America
The Lovett School
Kevin Link - Scoutmaster
www.lovett304.com
16). However, a Scout who has served as assistant senior patrol leader may run for
senior patrol leader.
Patrol leaders are elected every December and May by members of their
patrols. Once a Scout has served as patrol leader, he cannot run for it again for a
one-year period. A question is whether a Life Scout should be on the ballot
simultaneously for patrol leader and senior patrol leader. To date we have put their
names in both places and asked the voting Scouts to vote for one name for only one
position.
Appointed positions (besides junior assistant Scoutmaster) include
quartermaster, instructor, scribe, historian, Troop guide, and Order of the Arrow
representative. For quartermaster, a Scout who has space in his house to keep all
the Troop equipment is sought. It works out best if this is a year-long position, but
if the quartermaster is elected to a Troop position in December, a new
quartermaster should be appointed. For instructors, 3 or 4 are appointed to cover
the topics at the two advancement weekends.
6. What are the terms of office for leadership positions? Do they vary?
Answer: The terms generally cover school semesters; July 1 - January 1,
and January 1 – June 30.
7. Can a parent pass a Scout on rank or merit-badge requirements?
Answer: Generally the answer is "no." We like these requirements to be
passed on Troop outings and special Troop advancement sessions such as fall and
spring Advancement Weekends, where Troop adult leaders can oversee their
mastery of the requirement. There are some requirements that in the past we have
allowed parents to handle. The Scout requirement #9 (pamphlet exercises) should
be covered at home; my default position is to assume that it has been. 2nd-Class
requirement #5 (identify wild animals) has historically been covered at home, with
the Scout bringing written evidence of the animals or traces of animals to show to
the Scoutmaster or Assistant Scoutmaster. However, when a parent asks of they
can teach a merit badge or a rank requirement to their child, I ask them to register
as a merit-badge counselor and announce the badge to be available to the whole
Troop. Likewise, for example if a parent wants to take their child on a 5-mile
compass hike to satisfy 2nd-Class requirement 1b, I ask that they announce the
event to the entire Troop. (See Merit Badge Counselors elsewhere in this Guide.)
Troop Guide 19 Be Prepared!