TROOP 48, BSA
LEADERSHIP CORPS CANDIDATE QUALIFICATIONS
September 5, 2006

The Sr. Patrol Leader and other members of the Leadership Corps hold highly-visible and important positions in the troop. It is critical that, prior to assignment or election, each member demonstrate leadership, personal behavior, and Scout Spirit consistent with the positions.

Leadership Corps Mandatory Requirements:

To qualify for appointment to the Leadership Corps, a Scout must demonstrate that he has met the following minimum requirements.

  1. Is a Sr. Scout (14 years old or more).
  2. Has earned the First Class rank.
  3. Must have been responsible for, or in charge of, some part of the Troop's program or organization for at least 12 months during the past 2 years. Acceptable positions are Patrol Leader and all of the troop-level jobs such as Troop Quartermaster and Troop Historian.
  4. While serving actively in one or more of these positions, must have demonstrated satisfactory leadership as approved by the Scoutmaster and two other adult leaders. Criteria for acceptable leadership include a demonstrated willingness to accept responsibility and to follow through on written job descriptions and requests from members of the Leadership Corps and adult leaders.
  5. Has worked well with at least one patrol to help them build leadership, teamwork, camping skills, and planning skills (such as making menus and duty rosters).
  6. Has worn the BSA uniform -- correctly and at 95% of the BSA activities attended during the previous 12 months.
  7. Has participated actively in the troop program for the previous 12 months. This is defined as:
    1. Attending at least 75% of the troop meetings.
    2. Participating in at least 65% of the camping trips and other outings. During the past two years, he must have attended at least 5 continuous days of summer camp or other extended trip such as Cumberland Island, Philmont, and National Jamboree.
  8. Has demonstrated exceptional Scout Spirit and willingness to follow the Scout Oath and Scout Law.
  9. Has demonstrated exceptional Scout Spirit and willingness to follow the Scout Oath and Scout Law.
  10. Has demonstrated that he understands and servs according to the Troop 48 Leadership Guidelines.

    Prior to appointment to the Leadership Corps, each candidate must have demonstrated that he has satisfied these minimun requirements in a special Board of Review meeting, which will be attended by the Scoutmaster, two other adult leaders, and a member of the Leadership Corps.
  11. Each member of the Leadership Corps is expected to maintain these minimun standards as long as they are members of the Leadership Corps. These standards will be reviewed annually in a board of review meeting.

    12. Additional Mandatory Requirements for the Sr. Patrol Leader Candidate:

  12. In addition to having met Leadership Corps Requirements 1 through 10 above, the cadidate for election to Sr. Patrol Leader must have served actively as a member of the Troop 48 Leadership Corps for at least six months and must have demonstrated satisfactory leadership.