senior patrol leader

With three green bars behind the Scout emblem, the senior patrol leader’s shoulder patch symbolizes one of the oldest leadership positions in Scouting.  The Boy Scouts of America has long recognized the senior patrol leader as the highest youth leadership position in a troop.  They are the primary link between a troop’s Scouts and its adult leaders.  They shoulder the responsibility for leading meetings of the troop and the patrol leaders’ council and provide valuable leadership in planning and carrying out the troop’s program of outdoor activities, service projects, and events. 

Requirements:

• elected by all active scouts of the troop

• minimum of Star rank

• ability to attend 75% of all troop activities

Responsibilities:

• plans and leads all troop meetings, events, activities, patrol leaders’ council (PLC) meetings and the annual program planning conference (Troop 201 does this semi-annually)

• appoints other troop junior leaders with the advice and counsel of the Scoutmaster

• assigns duties and responsibilities to junior leaders

• assists the Scoutmaster with junior leader training

• and the common leadership duties found here