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- Preside at all Troop meetings, events, activities and annual program planning conference.
- Chair the patrol leader's council.
- Appoint boy leaders with the advice and consent of the Scoutmaster.
- Assign duties and responsibilities to other youth leaders.
- Work with the Scoutmaster in training youth leaders.
- Set a good example.
- Wear the scout uniform correctly.
- Live by the Scout Oath and Law.
- Show and help develop Scout spirit.
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- Be responsible for training and giving direct leadership to the following appointed youth leaders: historian, Order of the Arrow troop/team representative, scribe, librarian, instructor, quartermaster, and chaplain aide.
- Help lead meetings and activities as called upon by the Senior Patrol Leader.
- Guide the troop in the Senior Patrol Leader's absence.
- Perform tasks assigned by the Senior Patrol Leader.
- Function as a member of the patrol leader's council.
- Set a good example.
- Wear the scout uniform correctly.
- Live by the Scout Oath and Law.
- Show and help develop Scout spirit.
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| | - Plan and lead patrol meetings and activities.
- Keep patrol members informed.
- Assign each patrol member a task and help them succeed.
- Represent the patrol at all patrol leaders' council meetings and the annual program planning conference.
- Prepare the patrol to take part in all troop activities.
- Show and help develop patrol spirit.
- Work with other troop leaders to make the troop run well.
- Know what patrol members and other leaders can do.
- Set a good example.
- Wear the scout uniform correctly.
- Live by the Scout Oath and Law.
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- Help the patrol leader plan and lead patrol meetings and activities.
- Help the patrol leader keep patrol members informed.
- Help the patrol leader prepare the patrol to take part in all troop activities.
- Lead the patrol in the patrol leader's absence.
- Show and help develop patrol spirit.
- Represent the patrol at all patrol leaders' council meetings in the patrol leader's absence.
- Work with other troop leaders to make the troop run well.
- Set a good example.
- Wear the scout uniform correctly.
- Live by the Scout Oath and Law.
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| | - Introduce new Scouts to troop operations.
- Guide new Scouts through early scouting activities.
- Shield new Scouts from harassment by older Scouts.
- Help new Scouts earn the First Class rank in their first year.
- Coach the patrol leader of the new-Scout patrol on his duties.
- Work with the patrol leader at patrol leaders' council meetings.
- Attend patrol leaders' council meetings with the patrol leader of the new-Scout patrol.
- Assist the assistant Scoutmaster with training.
- Coach individual Scouts on Scouting challenges.
- Set a good example.
- Wear the Scout uniform correctly.
- Live by the Scout Oath and Law.
- Show and help develop Scout spirit.
- Teach basic scout skills.
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- Serve as the activities assistant at den meetings.
- Meet regularly with the den leader to review the den and pack meeting plans.
- If serving as Webelos den chief, help prepare boys to join Boy Scouting.
- Project a positive image of Boy Scouting.
- Set a good example.
- Wear the Scout uniform correctly.
- Live by the Scout Oath and Law.
- Show and help develop Scout spirit.
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- Gather pictures and facts about past activities of the troop and keep them in scrapbooks, wall displays, or information files.
- Take care of troop trophies and keepsakes.
- Keep information about troop alumni.
- Set a good example.
- Wear the Scout uniform correctly.
- Live by the Scout Oath and Law.
- Show and help develop Scout spirit.
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| - Serve as a communication link between the lodge or chapter and the troop/team.
- Encourage year-round and resident camping in the troop/team.
- Encourage older-Scout participation in high-adventure programs.
- Encourage Scouts to actively participate in community service projects.
- Assist with leadership skills training in the troop/team.
- Encourage Arrowmen to assume leadership positions in the troop/team.
- Encourage Arrowmen in the troop/team to be active participants in lodge and/or chapter activities and to seal their membership in the Order by becoming Brotherhood members.
- Set a good example.
- Wear the Scout uniform correctly.
- Live by the Scout Oath, Scout Law, and OA Obligation.
- Show and help develop scout spirit.
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- Establish and maintain a troop library.
- Keep records of literature owned by the troop.
- Add new or replacement items as needed.
- Have literature available for borrowing at troop meetings.
- Maintain a system to check literature in and out.
- Follow up on late returns.
- Set a good example.
- Wear the Scout uniform correctly.
- Live by the Scout Oath and Law.
- Show and help develop Scout spirit.
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- Keep records of patrol and troop equipment.
- Keep equipment in good repair.
- Keep equipment storage area neat and clean.
- Issue equipment and see that it is returned in good order.
- Suggest new or replacement items.
- Work with the troop committee member responsible for equipment.
- Set a good example.
- Wear the Scout uniform correctly.
- Live by the Scout Oath and Law.
- Show and help develop Scout spirit.
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- Attend and keep a log of patrol leaders' council meetings.
- Record attendance and dues payment of all troop members.
- Record advancement in troop records and on the Troop/Team Advancement chart.
- Set a good example.
- Wear the Scout uniform correctly.
- Work with the appropriate troop committee members responsible for finance, records, and advancement.
- Live by the Scout Oath and Law.
- Show and help develop Scout spirit.
- Handle correspondence appropriately.
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- Instruct Scouting skills as needed within the troop or patrols.
- Prepare well in advance for each teaching assignment.
- Set a good example.
- Wear the Scout uniform correctly.
- Live by the Scout Oath and Law.
- Show and help develop Scout spirit.
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- Keep troop leaders appraised of religious holidays when planning activities.
- Assist the troop chaplain or religious coordinator in meeting the religious needs of troop members while on activities.
- Encourage saying grace at meals while camping or on activities.
- Lead worship services on campouts.
- Tell troop members about the religious emblems program for their faith.
- Set a good example.
- Wear the Scout uniform correctly.
- Live by the Scout Oath and Law.
- Show and help develop Scout spirit.
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- Function as an assistant Scoutmaster (except for leadership responsibilities reserved for adults 18 and 21 years of age and older).
- Accomplish any duties assigned by the Scoutmaster.
- Set a good example.
- Wear the Scout uniform correctly.
- Live by the Scout Oath and Law.
- Show and help develop Scout spirit.
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- Teach Leave No Trace principles and ensures that the troop follows these principles on outings.
- Help Scouts earn the Leave No Trace award.
- Have a thorough understanding of and commitment to Leave No Trace.
- Set a good example.
- Wear the Scout uniform correctly.
- Live by the Scout Oath and Law.
- Show and help develop Scout spirit.
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- Maintains the troop website.
- Ensures information posted is up to date and that members' and leaders' privacy is protected.
- Works with the troop committee member responsible for the website.
- Set a good example.
- Wear the Scout uniform correctly.
- Live by the Scout Oath and Law.
- Show and help develop Scout spirit.
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