Troop positions

Our newly elected youth leaders

Troop 443 youth leadership

Scouts run the troop. Meet the scouts elected to lead Troop 443 this term, and what each position does.

Senior Patrol Leader

Held by: Zidane

  • Preside at all troop meetings, events, activities, and annual program planning conference.
  • Chair the patrol leaders’ council.
  • Appoint Scout leaders with the advice and consent of the Scoutmaster.
  • Assign duties and responsibilities to other Scout leaders.
  • Work with the Scoutmaster in training Scout leaders.
  • Set and enforce the tone for good Scout behavior within the troop.
  • Set a good example.
  • Wear the Scout uniform correctly.
  • Live by the Scout Oath and Scout Law.
  • Show and help develop Scout spirit.

Assistant Senior Patrol Leader

Held by: Ashwin and Shrihari

  • Be responsible for training and giving direct leadership to the following appointed Scout leaders: historian, Order of the Arrow troop 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 leaders’ council.
  • Help set and enforce the tone for good Scout behavior within the troop.
  • Set a good example.
  • Wear the Scout uniform correctly.
  • Live by the Scout Oath and Scout Law.
  • Show and help develop Scout spirit.

Quartermaster

Held by: Jaiveer and Hari

  • Keep records of patrol and troop equipment.
  • Keep equipment in good repair.
  • Keep equipment storage area neat and clean. Introduct i on to Leadership S kill s for T roops 1 6
  • 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 Scout Law.
  • Show and help develop Scout spirit.

Troop Guide

Held by: Eshaan

  • Introduce new Scouts to troop operations.
  • Guide new Scouts through early Scouting activities.
  • Help set and enforce the tone for good Scout behavior within the troop.
  • Ensure older Scouts never harass or bully new Scouts.
  • Help new Scouts earn the First Class rank in their first year.
  • Coach the patrol leader of the new-Scout patrol on their 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 Scout Law.
  • Show and help develop Scout spirit.
  • Teach basic Scout skills.

Scribe

Held by: Vihaan D. and Donnell

  • Attend and keep a log of patrol leaders’ council meetings.
  • Record attendance and dues payments of all troop members.
  • Record advancement in troop records and on the troop 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 Scout Law.
  • Show and help develop Scout spirit.
  • Handle correspondence appropriately.

Librarian

Held by: Vihaan D.

See the Librarian’s Lodge for merit badge pamphlets and resources.

  • Establish and maintain a troop library.
  • Keep records on 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 Scout Law.
  • Show and help develop Scout spirit.

Webmaster

Held by: Aarya and Arjun

  • Establish and maintain a safe and secure troop website.
  • Ensure the troop website is a positive reflection of Scouting for the public. Introduct i on to Leadersh i p S k ill s for T roops 1 7
  • Manage the troop’s electronic communication tools.
  • Work with the Scouts to provide up-to-date troop information.
  • Work with the scribe.
  • Set a good example.
  • Wear the Scout uniform correctly.
  • Live by the Scout Oath and Scout Law.
  • Show and help develop Scout spirit.