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Troop GuideINTRODUCTION This booklet explains the operation of Troop 726. Both parents and boys should read its contents. The information
presented within will help the Scout and his family to understand Scouting and effectively involve themselves in the troop. The booklet serves as a handy reference for all. The first time a new Scout registers and pays his dues, the Scoutmaster will assign him to a patrol. This grouping of boys number about eight and is the basic, working Scout unit. When each member of the patrol carries his share of the workload, then the patrol can function smoothly. A patrol leader is elected/appointed by his patrol. He leads the patrol in all activities. The patrol leader is responsible for task assignment, keeping the patrol members informed, helping patrol advancement and leading his
patrol in the Scouting patrol method. He represents his patrol at the monthly Patrol Leaders Council (PLC) meeting where boy leaders plan activities and formulate troop policy. Each Scout is expected to act according to the promises he makes in the Scout Oath and the Scout Law. Developing good character, leadership, and positive attitudes are the primary goals in Scouting. While most boys have good behavior habits, occasions may require disciplinary action. Gross misbehavior by a boy while involved in a troop activity can result in immediate dismissal from the activity. This may require that parents will have to pick up their Scout son from the activity including camp-outs. Severe cases or continued misbehavior can result in expulsion from the troop by the Troop Committee. If necessary, the Scoutmaster and members of the Troop Committee meet with the parents to review the boy's behavior and set up a constructive remedy. ALWAYS: Live by the Scout Oath and Law. Troop meeting behavior also forbids: Radios at Scout meetings. 1st Offense: Warning. Items and activities banned from troop: Fireworks, sheath knives, bullwhips, throwing stars, numbchucks, slingshots or any other item that could potentially harm.
Scouts are expected to attend Troop meetings. To be eligible for advancement in rank, the Scout must participate in Troop activities other than Troop meetings. These activities include campouts, fundraisers, community service, Troop and Eagle Courts of Honor, and planning meetings. Troop meetings are usually two per month. Attendance of 50% of the meetings annually will be required to be considered active in the Troop. It is unfair to just go camping since there are many activities at the Troop meetings that benefit the Scout as well as the Troop. Attendance at Troop meetings demonstrates Scout spirit. If attendance is not maintained the Scout will not be allowed to go on campouts including any long term camps. Fifty percent will be based on calendar year. This will allow for sports to be played with no conflict if an effort is made to attend meetings during the off season. When a boy joins Scouting in Troop 726, his parents also became part of the program. Parents are bound to give their support and help to the troop. This will vary from serving as a Scoutmaster, merit badge counselor, to holding a Troop Committee office, or serving as a chairman or leader of a particular event. There is a place for everyone. Parent participation is the best way to show that they support Scouting for their son. It makes Scouting go and their son grow. In addition, every parent must be willing to: Be aware of their son's progress in rank advancement and provide encouragement and support to continue advancement. Help with the troop program as requested. Attend all troop parent's meetings. Attend troop Courts of Honor and Eagle Courts of Honor. Serve on the Troop Committee or help with adult leadership of the troop. Pick up their son at 9:00 PM on troop meeting nights. Drive to or from weekend camp-outs and summer camps attended by their son. Work on all fund-raisers that benefit their son. Know the troop adult and boy leaders. Complete a Troop Resource Survey questionnaire. Parents are expected to provide transportation for Scout and equipment. Drivers will be reimbursed for fuel on campouts over 100 miles each way. Any vehicle requesting reimbursement for fuel must have prior approval of the Troop Committee. The Troop Committee will make the best use of available transportation. In some cases they may decline the use of certain vehicles. All vehicles will provide proof of insurance on the amounts designated by the BSA. Scouting was designed to be carried out mainly in the outdoors and in all four seasons. Troop 726 regularly has a camping program that takes the Scouts camping nearly every month. The traditional camping trips usually incorporate other outdoor adventures. This broadens Scouting skills and keeps the fun in Scout outings. In the outdoors, a boy can meet the natural world face to face and begin to develop a keener sensitivity toward our wildlife, forests, rivers, mountains and open space. Information on these activities are included in the troop newsletter. Our goal is to provide timely information on the outings to help you plan your activities while maintaining active participation in the troop. We encourage you to accompany us on any of our outdoor activities. Parents should be aware that outdoor activates entail some degree of risk. These risks are minimized when Scouts are prepared with the right equipment. Every outing requires at least two registered adult leaders to be along. This is Scouting policy and good common sense. At each camp-out, the patrol prepares its own menu, buys its food and cooks as a unit. It is recommended that the boys do all of this by themselves because this is how they develop responsibility, self-confidence, outdoor skills and earn advancement. The patrol lives as a group on a camp-out. Usually boys do not sleep or eat with anyone not belonging to their patrol or alone. The following list is equipment which a Scout should have for camping. Review the list and make an effort to outfit
according to your own good judgment. You need not buy everything at once. Some items can be makeshift until the next birthday or special occasion. A good sleeping bag and a good pair of hiking boots are a must, however.
Check with troop adult leaders for advice on your needs. OUTDOOR ESSENTIALS: Pocketknife PERSONAL OVERNIGHT CAMPING GEAR : Pack WARM WEATHER CLOTHING: BSA Short Sleeve Shirt COLD WEATHER, CLOTHING: Long Sleeve Shirt PERSONAL (not all required): Watch Please refer to this list when you prepare for outings. The troop has a towing trailer which is used to store and haul much of the troop equipment. Each patrol has the use of this equipment with the troop Quartermaster checking out the equipment to the patrol. Keeping this equipment clean and in good condition is the patrol's responsibility. The patrol uses a patrol box, cook kits and supplies. The patrol boxes and cook kits are to be cleaned and gear properly stored at the end of each camp-out when checked back in with the Troop Quartermaster. TENTS Before each camp-out, the Patrol Leader assigns tenting partners based on the available tents owned by the troop. Maintenance of tents is important to their useful life and to the comfort of the Scout. When a Scout returns from a camp-out, he must set it up immediately, outdoors or in the basement or garage. The tent is frequently wet or damp and will need drying. Wash mud from the tent by hand before it dries. Make sure the tent is aired and dried before mildew grows and ruins the fabric. After drying, fold tent and store in cool dry closet or space. If it is borrowed, return it to its owner. COOK KITS Each patrol has a large aluminum cook kit with pots and pans. The Scout should rub liquid soap on the outside before using it on a wood fire. If this advice is forgotten, the utensils will have black carbon deposits on the outside after cooking that will not easily wash off. A "Brillo" pad and hard work will then be required to clean it off. This is the Scout's responsibility in the patrol. The patrol will clean all contents of the cook kit, reassemble and store in the patrol box. All this equipment should be cleaned before leaving the campsite. Otherwise, extra time will be used at camp or on return to get it clean and stored properly. DUTCH OVENS Usually, if used carefully at camp-outs, they are easily cleaned. If baking in an oven, use a tinfoil lining. To clean, follow these steps: 1.Scrape out food particles (a nylon scrubby pad works well). Each Scout shares the food costs for camp-outs and other outings. At the troop meeting before the outing,
each patrol plans its meals and assigns a Scout to purchase the food. The patrol must limit food costs to less than $12.00 per person. Each Scout going on the campout must bring $12 to the troop meeting before
the campout designated on the Troop calendar as the sign-up deadline (usually 2 weeks prior to the trip). Usually, a small transportation fee is charged and also due at the same time and the rest of the money for
the outing. The Scout who purchases the food is then reimbursed by the troop for the costs after the food is purchased. If the food costs exceed the $12 limit per person, the Scouts in the patrol who attend the outing
must pay the additional cost. Once the patrol purchases food, those Scouts who have paid go camping. If a Scout decides not to go, he cannot receive a refund. No boy may attend the campout if he has not paid by the deadline. The Boy Scout uniform is a tool with many edges. Whenever a Scout wears his uniform it reminds the boy that he is a Scout and that people will expect him to act like one. The uniform is an outward sign that he believes in certain values and is willing to stand up for them. His uniform gives him a reason to take pride in the way he looks, and in the badges and awards he displays that testify to his achievements in skills and leadership. A well uniformed troop can build a sense of troop identity and spirit. It can attract new members, leaders and parents. The uniform is versatile: It's equally compatible for going to meetings, greeting the mayor, or climbing a mountain. To the community the uniform presents a welcome image: "Here are some local kids," it says, "who are doing some good things." A thought that could make anyone's day. You will note that the Scoutmaster and other adult leaders set the example and wear their own uniform. Troop 726 maintains a uniform bank to provide a resource to recycle "experienced" uniforms. We ask that members donate outgrown uniforms to the uniform bank and obtain "experienced" good condition replacement pieces that are available at a nominal cost. All moneys go to the troop treasury. Scouts must wear the Class "A' uniform (see below) to all Scouting events. Class "A" uniform is mandatory for Scoutmaster Conference, Boards of Review and Courts of Honor. This uniform is to be worn to all troop meetings during the school year while the Class "B" uniform may be worn to troop meetings during the summer months if so designated by the leadership (except for the occasions mentioned above). Insignia and patches are to be worn only in the proper places as shown inside the cover of The Boy Scout Handbook. CLASS "A" -- Scout Shirt with Scout shorts or Scout pants, including neckerchief, Scout belt and socks. CLASS "B" -- Troop T-shirt with Scout shorts-or Scout pants The Boy Scouts of America has a very specific advancement plan. Leaders encourage Scouts to participate and master a challenging series of skills that prepare them to enjoy the outdoors. It is a progressive series of learning experiences leading to achievement by advancement in ranks and completion merit badges. The plan also provides a specific means of measurement and recognition. This plan is specified in detail in the rank advancement record section of the Boy Scout Handbook. FOUR STEPS IN BOY SCOUT ADVANCEMENT 1.Learning by doing. 1. LEARNING BY DOING The Scout practices his Scouting skills by taking an active part in the troop meetings and outdoor programs. Required skills are taught during Troop meetings and camp-outs. The adult and boy leaders supervise presentation of these skills. Summer camp is also a vital part of the Troop's outdoor program. It is the best opportunity for learning Scouting skills and completing merit badges for advancement. Nothing can replace the experiences the Scout receives at summer camp and on monthly camp-outs. Merit badge work is to be completed under the guidance of a merit badge counselor (an adult who has an understanding of or experience relating to the merit badge material and who has a desire to counsel the Scout and at least one other Scout concurrently or separately). The Scout fills out a "blue card" and gets it authorized for a desired merit badge. He obtains a counselor and the merit badge booklet. This booklet may be borrowed from the troop library or may need to be purchased at a Scout supply store such as the "Scout Shop". 2. BEING TESTED If the Scout is completing a skill requirement, he is tested when his leaders see that he has mastered a given skill and he has satisfied a given requirement. This leader may be his patrol leader, the Senior Patrol Leader, instructor, Scoutmaster or Assistant Scoutmaster. They tell the Scout when he has met the standard and they record his achievement in the Scout's Boy Scout Handbook. If a Scout believes he has completed a rank requirement, it is his responsibility to present himself before the proper person(s) to have that completion recorded. His Boy Scout Handbook is the Scout's official document to record his achievements. The troop also maintains a troop advancement data base which also keeps up with his work, however, it may not contain all records of completed work that are in his Handbook. It is worthwhile for a Scout to review his Handbook occasionally with the advancement chairman to see that the data base records are up to date. 3. PARTICIPATE IN A SCOUTMASTER CONFERENCE AND APPEAR BEFORE A BOARD OF REVIEW During his completion of requirements for an advancement in rank, the Scout meets with the Scoutmaster for a conference. The purpose: 1.Involve the Scout in a review of his progress to date. The Scoutmaster does not determine if the boy should advance in rank during this meeting. It is the responsibility of the Board of Review to make that decision. As a final step in the completion of a rank advancement, the Scout appears before a Board of Review. He must have completed all requirements for the rank before the review. Then he signs up for a board of review with the SPL. Three members of the Troop Committee make up the board. The Board of Review has three goals: 1.Determine the extent to which the boy has had a positive and effective troop experience. Their review is not an examination. The Board does not test the candidate. Rather, they try to determine the Scout's attitude and his acceptance of the Scouting ideals. The Board will determine how the Scout meets good performance in all phases of his life. A discussion of the Scout Oath and Scout Law is in keeping with the questioning. This helps the candidate recognize and understand the value of Scouting in his home, school, church and community. Advancement in rank is not automatic. If the Board feels that the Scout is not ready for advancement, members of the Board will give specific and constructive suggestions so he may strengthen areas of weakness and satisfy rank requirements. 4. BEING RECOGNIZED Once a Scout has been certified by the Board of Review, he is awarded his new badge of rank normally at the next troop meeting. Later, every Scout who advances is recognized again at a formal impressive ceremony called a troop Court of Honor. At this event all Scouts who have advanced and/or earned merit badges since the last Court of Honor are recognized for their accomplishments before an audience of families, friends, and troop leaders. Troop 726 normally holds three Courts of Honor per year. These are important occasions for the Scout and his family. Please plan to attend.
Scouts who are active in the Troop and have completed the requirements for the rank of Eagle Scout, can be honored by a special ceremony called an Eagle Court of Honor. This ceremony is to recognize the Scouts achievement before his friend and family. Due to the unusual cost associated with this ceremony and the size is dependent on the Scouts guest list, the Troop will provide the following: Invitations equal to the number in the Troop. The Committee will advise the parents of the Eagle Scout on additional items they may want to include tin the ceremony and reception. Please remember the Scout must be active and current in dues to be eligible for this ceremony. There are several financial sources contributing to Scouting. The United Way provides a major portion of the funds to operate the Quivira Council. The Sustaining Membership Enrollment (S.M.E.).) campaign also directly benefits the Council and thus indirectly the troop. However, Troop 726 must provide its own operating funds. Basically the troop must pay its own way. The primary funding is provided by the yearly dues of $50 (collected in total at the Fall of each year for re-charter in January). These funds cover badge costs, registration and some administrative costs, stamps, printing, etc. Troop fund raisers (if appropriate) support troop camping equipment purchases and offsets part of long term camping or outing costs. The troop treasurer accounts for the dues for each Scout, other funds earned by the troop, and all troop expenditures. All troop funds are kept in a bank checking account. The troop committee is a group of adults, usually parents, who register with Scouting and function to: Establish troop policy. Supporting the troop program and leaders involves giving final approval to monthly and long-term plans of the PLC (patrol leaders council; informing parents of the troop program; providing support for organizing transportation. The committee also encourages adult leader training, maintain financial and advancement records, buys and maintains quality troop equipment, and improves troop membership through outreach and recruitment. The troop committee usually meets the weekend prior to a troop campout or major outing or special event. This is to assure that all plans are complete and supported. Officers are selected and positions filled at the beginning of the Scouting year in September. Parents are welcome to attend troop committee meetings and may speak specifically to a topic that interests them. The meetings are businesslike in form. Please contact the Scoutmaster or other committee if you wish to join this important group...........back
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