• Meetings are held on Mondays 7:00m - 8:30pm.
• The troop has a Court of Honor Meetings where the scouts are awarded for advancements. The troop year is split into four quarters. The beginning of each quarter is September, December, March and June. The Court of Honor will be held on the second Monday of each new quarter.
• The troop has an outing planned for one weekend each month.
• Many troop meetings and outing's will involve scout training helping them to advance in rank.
• The troop meets all year long, no summer breaks.
• Scouts are expected to be on time and in full uniform . Be at the Troop 101 Scouting Complex by 6:45pm. Flag raising ceremony at 7:00pm. Flag lowering ceremony at 8:30pm
• A full uniform is...shirt, neckerchief, slide, scout pants (long or shorts), belt, socks. All cub scout patches, emblem's, metals and medallions are to be removed from the uniform. The only award that can be transferred to a boy scout uniform is the Arrow of Light. Be prepared for surprise uniform inspections.
• Uniforms are to be worn at all weekly meetings and all outing's.
• Attendance will be taken at each meeting and outing and accurate records kept of attendance.
• Advancement in rank will require work in the Boy Scout book as well as Merit Badges. A scout will need 21 merit badges (12 Eagle required) to make the rank of Eagle Scout.
• Merit badge process. A scout will pick out a merit badge that he wants to work on. The scout will meet with the scoutmaster who gives them a Blue Merit Badge Card and assigns a Merit Badge Counselor. Scout will need to buy and read the Merit Badge Book. The scout (not the parent) will call the Merit Badge Counselor to set up a meeting. After the meeting the scout begins working on the requirements for the Merit Badge. Once the Counselor is satisfied that the scout has completed the requirements the Counselor signs the Blue card. The scout will then give the Blue card to the scout master where the merit badge is recorded. The merit badge will be awarded at the next Court of Honor.
• Advancement in rank and signing off of completed requirements in the scout book can ONLY be signed off by adult scout leaders. Scouts are not given credit for just doing the activity. They will be reviewed by an adult leader and signed off only if the scout leader is satisfied with the scouts knowledge of the skill and requirements of the book.
• Before a scout can advance in rank he must have a scoutmasters conference and pass a Board of Review. This is a board made up of troop 101 committee members who go over with the scout the skills he has learned for the current rank. Scouts will be reviewed and if found he satisfactorily meets the requirements he will be advanced in rank. If the Board of Review deems the scout to be deficient in his knowledge of current rank he will not pass the review and be asked to re-study the requirements and be reviewed at the next Board of Review.
• Advancement will be decided by the scout and his determination to do the requirements and fulfill his obligations.
• Scouts advance at their own pace. They decide how quickly they want to advance. This is subject to length of service requirements for each rank.
• The 2/3 rule will be used to determine scout spirit and advancement. The 2/3 rule means that all scouts must attend 2/3 of scout meetings and monthly outing's in order to advance in rank. The 2/3 rule will be reset each quarter. Example: If a scout has meet the requirements for advancement, but not meet the 2/3 rule for the first quarter, he will not be recognized and advanced at the December Court of Honor. The scout then fulfills the 2/3 rule for the second quarter he will then be recognized and advanced during the June Court of Honor. A scout needs to attend 8 of 12 meetings and go on 2 of 3 monthly activities/outing's to fulfill the 2/3 rule for a quarter.
• Scouts may not be allowed on outing's if they do not have the proper equipment. Equipment shake downs will be conducted weeks before and outing.
• The patrol method is used in the troop. This means that boys will be elected to run each patrol.
• The scouts run the troop under the advise/direction of adult scout leaders. The SPL (Senior Patrol Leader) is the highest ranking boy leader and runs the meetings and outing's.
• Scouts will have opportunities to be elected to work in specific areas of the troop. Examples are...Senior patrol leader, Assistant senior patrol leader, Patrol Leader, Assistant patrol leader, Scribe, Librarian, Chaplain Aid, Den chief, Quartermaster.
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