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Leadership is Vital Leadership Challenges Training boy leaders to run their troop is the Scoutmaster’s most important job.” Train Scouts to do their job, then let them do it.” “Never do anything a boy can do for himself.” Robert Baden Powell Leadership is a vital part of the Scouting program. Scouts in positions of leadership run their patrols and the troop. They take care of the many tasks required for troop meetings and activities to run smoothly and well. By accepting the responsibilities of troop and patrol leadership, they are preparing themselves to be leaders throughout their lives. The young Scout leader is challenged to learn how to: organize patrols, use duty rosters, planning menus, figuring out food costs, encourage advancement, guiding a patrol’s involvement in problem solving, teaching outdoor skills, ensuring patrol safety during outings, handling patrol finances, and helping other Scouts make the most of their own leadership opportunities. The badge of office for a young leader does not automatically make him a good leader. Leadership experiences can be frustrating and disappointing if a Scout is not given the basic knowledge, skill, and encouragement he must have in order to lead. It is the Scoutmaster’s responsibility to provide these basics through coaching and mentoring. Training youth leaders is an ongoing process, and It starts when he accepts a position of responsible leadership. Opportunities to develop leadership skills are every bit as important to Scouts and to Scouting as are any requirements for advancement. The first step in troop junior leader training is introducing a new leader to the job he has agreed to do. This is an introduction to leadership conducted within a week of a boys acceptance of a new position, and it is followed by a one day junior leader training session held after each troop election for all junior leaders. The table below suggests how to approach this task, i.e., who trains who! Junior Leader Position: Training conducted by: Senior patrol leader Scoutmaster Leadership materials needed for introductory training include: Scoutmaster’s Handbook, Jr. Leader Handbook, Boy Scout Handbook, Troop program features, Volumes I, II, and III, Scoutmaster’s Jr. Leader Training Kit, a copy of sr. patrol leader job description sheet, and paper and pencil. The introduction to leadership training follows Council or National Jr. Leader Training guidelines. The Council program is conducted after the last week of summer camp for a period of one week. A Scout in most conferences must be First Class and at least 13 years of age. “I attended the National Junior Leader Trainer Program at Philmont as a teenager. It was the only management and leadership training I ever felt I needed.” --Bob Gates, former director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Den Chieftraining is offered by many councils, including Quapaw Area Council. On occasion, den chiefs may also take part in troop leadership training. The “Order of the Arrow” national leadership seminar is a weekend conference focusing primarily on the leadership skills and attributes. Training Boy Scout leaders is one of the Scoutmaster’s most important, rewarding, and never-ending challenges. |
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