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Troo
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1
Scou
t Tro
op 3
42
Gui
debo
ok
Zion
Uni
ted
Met
hodi
st C
hurc
h Fi
ndla
y, O
H
B
lack
Sw
amp
Are
a C
ounc
il *
Arr
oww
ood
Dis
trict
1. W
ELC
OM
E TO
SC
OU
T TR
OO
P 34
2
Sco
ut T
roop
342
is s
pons
ored
by
Zion
Uni
ted
Met
hodi
st C
hurc
h. O
ur T
roop
Com
mitt
ee
and
Sco
utm
aste
r ple
dge
to a
ssis
t eac
h S
cout
in th
e de
velo
pmen
t of t
heir
dutie
s to
God
an
d C
ount
ry, t
o ot
hers
and
to h
imse
lf. W
e st
rive
to d
evel
op a
n aw
aren
ess
of s
elf-
relia
nce,
to im
prov
e in
divi
dual
and
gro
up s
kills
, and
to in
crea
se a
bilit
ies
and
know
ledg
e,
parti
cula
rly th
ose
of th
e ou
tdoo
rs a
nd n
atur
e.
Sco
utin
g in
volv
es m
ore
than
the
basi
c ac
tiviti
es u
sual
ly a
ssoc
iate
d w
ith th
e pr
ogra
m,
such
as
tyin
g kn
ots,
coo
king
, and
cam
ping
. Whi
le th
is is
an
inte
gral
par
t of S
cout
ing,
the
prog
ram
als
o in
clud
es a
dven
ture
s an
d w
ork,
with
em
phas
is o
n gr
owth
and
ad
vanc
emen
t in
all p
hase
s of
cha
ract
er b
uild
ing,
citi
zens
hip,
acc
epta
nce
of
resp
onsi
bilit
y, p
lann
ing,
exe
cutio
n, a
nd e
valu
atio
n.
Sho
uld
a qu
estio
n ar
ise,
or a
pro
blem
dev
elop
, ple
ase
cont
act t
he S
cout
mas
ter,
one
of
the
Ass
ista
nt S
cout
mas
ters
, or o
ur C
omm
ittee
Cha
ir. S
uch
cont
act i
s pa
rticu
larly
ne
cess
ary
shou
ld a
ny s
ituat
ion
aris
e th
at m
ay a
ffect
the
Sco
ut’s
rela
tions
hip
with
thei
r fe
llow
Sco
uts,
Pat
rol,
or T
roop
. Tha
t way
we
can
wor
k to
geth
er to
add
ress
any
di
fficu
lties
. O
ur T
roop
bel
ieve
s th
at it
can
be
succ
essf
ul b
y be
ing
flexi
ble
and
adap
ting
to th
e ch
angi
ng ti
mes
and
inte
rest
s of
its
mem
bers
. Eve
ryon
e’s
thou
ghts
and
sug
gest
ions
are
al
way
s w
elco
me.
Thi
s he
lp is
nee
ded
to m
ake
our T
roop
the
best
it c
an b
e.
The
follo
win
g m
ater
ial h
as b
een
writ
ten
to a
ssis
t new
Sco
uts
and
thei
r fam
ilies
in
lear
ning
som
e of
the
expe
ctat
ions
and
pro
cedu
res
that
will
help
our
Tro
op to
rem
ain
succ
essf
ul a
nd e
nhan
ce e
ach
Sco
ut’s
enj
oym
ent o
f the
pro
gram
.
"Go
to T
able
of C
onte
nts"
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TAB
LE O
F C
ON
TEN
TS
1.
W
elco
me
to S
cout
Tro
op 3
42
Pag
e 1
2.
Troo
p M
eetin
gs
Pag
e 3
3.
Join
ing
Troo
p 34
2 P
age
3
4.
Boy
Sco
uts
of A
mer
ica,
Mis
sion
Sta
tem
ent
Pag
e 3
5.
Aim
s of
Sco
utin
g P
age
3
6.
Met
hods
of S
cout
ing
Pag
e 3-
5
7.
Troo
p O
rgan
izat
ion
Pag
e 5
8.
Adu
lt In
volv
emen
t, Tr
oop
Res
ourc
e Su
rvey
P
age
6
9.
Troo
p O
utin
gs
Pag
e 6-
7
10.
Uni
form
P
age
7
11.
Adv
ance
men
t P
age
7-8
12.
Atte
ndan
ce P
olic
y P
age
8-10
13.
Troo
p C
omm
unic
atio
ns
Pag
e 10
14.
The
Cos
ts o
f Sco
utin
g
Pag
e 11
15.
Oth
er R
esou
rces
P
age
11-1
2
16.
Car
e fo
r Tro
op E
quip
men
t/Pro
perty
P
age
12
17.
Troo
p H
ealth
and
Saf
ety
Pag
e 12
18.
Dru
g, A
lcoh
ol a
nd T
obac
co U
se a
nd A
buse
P
age
12
19.
Dis
cipl
ine
Pag
e 13
20.
Cam
pout
Gui
delin
es
Pag
e 11
21.
Cam
pout
Equ
ipm
ent a
nd P
acki
ng
Pag
e 13
-14
22.
Con
tact
Info
rmat
ion
Pag
e 14
23.
Cam
ping
Lis
t P
age
15
24.
BS
A U
nifo
rm a
nd T
roop
Res
ourc
e S
urve
y S
heet
s P
age
16 &
17-1
8
"G
o to
Tab
le o
f Con
tent
s"
Troo
p 34
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3
2. T
RO
OP
MEE
TIN
GS
Our
Tro
op m
eets
eve
ry M
onda
y ev
enin
g fro
m 7
:00
to 8
:30
PM
at Z
ion
Uni
ted
Met
hodi
st
Chu
rch
in F
indl
ay. A
ny s
choo
l hol
iday
on
a tro
op m
eetin
g ni
ght o
r Lev
el 2
Em
erge
ncy
auto
mat
ical
ly c
ance
ls th
e Tr
oop
mee
ting.
Exc
eptio
ns w
ill be
ann
ounc
ed a
t the
Tro
op
mee
tings
and
on
the
Troo
p w
eb s
ite.
12.
JOIN
ING
TR
OO
P 34
2
Mem
bers
hip
in T
roop
342
is o
pen
to a
ny y
outh
that
mee
ts th
e jo
inin
g re
quire
men
ts fo
r th
e BS
A.
You
r sco
ut c
an b
e a
scou
t if h
e ha
s co
mpl
eted
the
fifth
gra
de, o
r is
11 y
ears
ol
d, o
r has
ear
ned
the
Arro
w o
f Lig
ht a
war
d, b
ut h
as n
ot re
ache
d th
e ag
e of
18.
Sco
uts
are
expe
cted
to a
ttend
all
sche
dule
d Tr
oop
mee
tings
. The
you
th le
ader
s w
ill ha
ve
addi
tiona
l pla
nnin
g m
eetin
gs. S
cout
s ne
ed to
brin
g th
eir s
cout
boo
k to
eve
ry m
eetin
g.
A p
aren
t or g
uard
ian
shou
ld a
ccom
pany
thei
r sco
ut to
a tr
oop
mee
ting.
Whe
n th
e de
cisi
on is
mad
e to
join
our
Tro
op, a
mem
bers
hip
pack
et w
ill be
giv
en to
the
pare
nt fo
r re
view
and
com
plet
ion
of th
e ne
cess
ary
form
s. T
he p
aren
t, w
ith s
cout
, will
mee
t with
the
Sco
utm
aste
r or a
n as
sist
ant S
cout
mas
ter t
o di
scus
s ou
r Tro
op’s
Sco
utin
g P
rogr
am. T
he
scou
t can
not
par
ticip
ate
in s
cout
ing
func
tions
unt
il th
ey a
re re
gist
ered
, and
thei
r fee
s ar
e pa
id.
The
Mem
bers
hip
pack
et in
clud
es:
S
cout
App
licat
ion
Med
ical
For
ms
Troo
p G
uide
book
Yea
rly C
alen
dar
Troo
p R
esou
rce
Surv
ey
Troo
p R
oste
r
13.
BO
Y SC
OU
TS O
F A
MER
ICA
, MIS
SIO
N S
TATE
MEN
T
The
mis
sion
of t
he B
oy S
cout
s of
Am
eric
a is
to p
repa
re y
oung
peo
ple
to m
ake
ethi
cal
choi
ces
over
thei
r life
times
by
inst
illing
in th
em th
e va
lues
of t
he S
cout
Oat
h an
d La
w.
14.
AIM
S O
F SC
OU
TIN
G
The
Sco
utin
g pr
ogra
m h
as fo
ur s
peci
fic o
bjec
tives
, com
mon
ly re
ferre
d to
as
the
"Aim
s of
Sco
utin
g." T
hey
are
char
acte
r dev
elop
men
t, ci
tizen
ship
trai
ning
, per
sona
l fitn
ess
and
lead
ersh
ip d
evel
opm
ent.
15.
MET
HO
DS
OF
SCO
UTI
NG
The
met
hods
by
whi
ch th
e ai
ms
are
achi
eved
are
list
ed b
elow
in ra
ndom
ord
er to
em
phas
ize
the
equa
l im
porta
nce
of e
ach.
"Go
to T
able
of C
onte
nts"
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4
Patr
ols Th
e pa
trol m
etho
d gi
ves
Sco
uts
an e
xper
ienc
e in
gro
up li
ving
and
par
ticip
atin
g ci
tizen
ship
. It p
lace
s re
spon
sibi
lity
on y
oung
sho
ulde
rs a
nd te
ache
s sc
outs
how
to
acc
ept i
t. Th
e pa
trol m
etho
d al
low
s S
cout
s to
inte
ract
in s
mal
l gro
ups
whe
re
they
can
eas
ily re
late
to e
ach
othe
r. Th
ese
smal
l gro
ups
dete
rmin
e tro
op
activ
ities
thro
ugh
thei
r ele
cted
repr
esen
tativ
es.
Idea
ls Th
e id
eals
of S
cout
ing
are
spel
led
out i
n th
e Sc
out O
ath,
the
Sco
ut L
aw, t
he
Sco
ut M
otto
, and
the
Scou
t Slo
gan.
The
Sco
ut m
easu
res
him
self
agai
nst t
hese
id
eals
and
con
tinua
lly tr
ies
to im
prov
e. T
he g
oals
are
hig
h, a
nd a
s th
ey re
ach
for
them
, the
y ha
ve s
ome
cont
rol o
ver w
hat a
nd w
ho th
ey b
ecom
e.
Out
door
Pro
gram
s S
cout
ing
is d
esig
ned
to ta
ke p
lace
out
door
s. It
is in
the
outd
oor s
ettin
g th
at
Sco
uts
shar
e re
spon
sibi
litie
s an
d le
arn
to li
ve w
ith o
ne a
noth
er. I
t is
here
that
the
skills
and
act
iviti
es p
ract
iced
at t
roop
mee
tings
com
e al
ive
with
pur
pose
. Bei
ng
clos
e to
nat
ure
help
s Sc
outs
gai
n an
app
reci
atio
n fo
r God
's h
andi
wor
k an
d hu
man
kind
's p
lace
in it
. The
out
door
s is
the
labo
rato
ry fo
r Sco
uts
to le
arn
ecol
ogy
and
prac
tice
cons
erva
tion
of n
atur
e's
reso
urce
s.
Adv
ance
men
t S
cout
ing
prov
ides
a s
erie
s of
sur
mou
ntab
le o
bsta
cles
and
ste
ps in
ove
rcom
ing
them
thro
ugh
the
adva
ncem
ent m
etho
d. T
he S
cout
pla
ns h
is a
dvan
cem
ent a
nd
prog
ress
es a
t his
ow
n pa
ce a
s he
mee
ts e
ach
chal
leng
e. T
he S
cout
is re
war
ded
for e
ach
achi
evem
ent,
whi
ch h
elps
him
gai
n se
lf-co
nfid
ence
. The
ste
ps in
the
adva
ncem
ent s
yste
m h
elp
a S
cout
gro
w in
sel
f-rel
ianc
e an
d in
the
abilit
y to
hel
p ot
hers
. A
ssoc
iatio
n w
ith A
dults
Y
outh
lear
n a
grea
t dea
l by
wat
chin
g ho
w a
dults
con
duct
them
selv
es. S
cout
le
ader
s ca
n be
pos
itive
role
mod
els
for t
he m
embe
rs o
f the
troo
p. In
man
y ca
ses
a S
cout
mas
ter w
ho is
willi
ng to
list
en to
you
th, e
ncou
rage
them
, and
take
a
sinc
ere
inte
rest
in th
em c
an m
ake
a pr
ofou
nd d
iffer
ence
in th
eir l
ives
. P
erso
nal G
row
th
As
Sco
uts
plan
thei
r act
iviti
es a
nd p
rogr
ess
tow
ard
thei
r goa
ls, t
hey
expe
rienc
e pe
rson
al g
row
th. T
he G
ood
Turn
con
cept
is a
maj
or p
art o
f the
per
sona
l gro
wth
m
etho
d of
Sco
utin
g. S
cout
s gr
ow a
s th
ey p
artic
ipat
e in
com
mun
ity s
ervi
ce
proj
ects
and
do
Goo
d Tu
rns
for o
ther
s. P
roba
bly
no d
evic
e is
so
succ
essf
ul in
de
velo
ping
a b
asis
for p
erso
nal g
row
th a
s th
e da
ily G
ood
Turn
. The
relig
ious
em
blem
s pr
ogra
m a
lso
is a
larg
e pa
rt of
the
pers
onal
gro
wth
met
hod.
Fre
quen
t pe
rson
al c
onfe
renc
es w
ith th
eir S
cout
mas
ter h
elp
each
Sco
ut to
det
erm
ine
his
grow
th to
war
d S
cout
ing'
s ai
ms.
Le
ader
ship
Dev
elop
men
t Th
e S
cout
pro
gram
enc
oura
ges
scou
ts to
lear
n an
d pr
actic
e le
ader
ship
ski
lls.
Eve
ry S
cout
has
the
oppo
rtuni
ty to
par
ticip
ate
in b
oth
shar
ed a
nd to
tal l
eade
rshi
p si
tuat
ions
. Und
erst
andi
ng th
e co
ncep
ts o
f lea
ders
hip
help
s a
scou
t acc
ept t
he
lead
ersh
ip ro
le o
f oth
ers
and
guid
es h
im to
war
d th
e ci
tizen
ship
aim
of S
cout
ing.
P
ositi
ons
of R
espo
nsib
ility
and
thei
r job
des
crip
tions
are
foun
d on
our
web
site
ht
tp://
ww
w.t3
42.c
om/tr
oop-
posi
tions
.htm
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ee 2
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Troo
p 34
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out
Lead
ersh
ip P
ositi
ons
book
let f
or m
ore
info
on
posi
tions
.
"Go
to T
able
of C
onte
nts"
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p 34
2
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5
Sco
uts
fittin
g th
e re
quire
men
ts fo
r NY
LT w
ill be
reim
burs
ed fo
r hal
f of t
he N
YLT
ea
rly fe
e by
T34
2 af
ter t
he s
cout
has
suc
cess
fully
com
plet
ed N
YLT
and
thei
r go
als
to th
e tro
op.
U
nifo
rm
The
unifo
rm m
akes
the
Sco
ut tr
oop
visi
ble
as a
forc
e fo
r goo
d an
d cr
eate
s a
posi
tive
yout
h im
age
in th
e co
mm
unity
. Sco
utin
g is
an
actio
n pr
ogra
m, a
nd
wea
ring
the
unifo
rm is
an
actio
n th
at s
how
s ea
ch S
cout
's c
omm
itmen
t to
the
aim
s an
d pu
rpos
es o
f Sco
utin
g. T
he u
nifo
rm g
ives
the
Sco
ut id
entit
y in
a w
orld
br
othe
rhoo
d of
you
th w
ho b
elie
ve in
the
sam
e id
eals
. The
uni
form
is p
ract
ical
at
tire
for S
cout
act
iviti
es a
nd p
rovi
des
a w
ay fo
r Sco
uts
to w
ear t
he b
adge
s th
at
show
wha
t the
y ha
ve a
ccom
plis
hed.
16.
TRO
OP
OR
GA
NIZ
ATI
ON
Our
Tro
op o
pera
tes
on th
e pa
trol m
etho
d, w
here
eac
h S
cout
is a
ssig
ned
to a
pat
rol.
Eac
h pa
trol i
s co
mpo
sed
of a
ppro
xim
atel
y se
ven
to n
ine
Sco
uts
of s
imila
r age
s. P
atro
ls
are
enco
urag
ed to
ope
rate
as
inde
pend
ent u
nits
for m
any
of th
eir a
ctiv
ities
, suc
h as
ca
mpi
ng tr
ips,
sum
mer
cam
p, e
tc. P
atro
l mee
tings
, in
addi
tion
to re
gula
r mee
tings
, are
en
cour
aged
. Eac
h pa
trol c
hoos
es a
pat
rol e
mbl
em to
be
wor
n on
the
unifo
rm a
nd e
lect
s pa
trol o
ffice
rs. S
cout
s de
sirin
g to
cha
nge
from
one
pat
rol t
o an
othe
r may
do
so w
ith th
e ap
prov
al o
f the
Sco
utm
aste
r. E
lect
ions
are
hel
d at
sum
mer
cam
p an
d af
ter C
hris
tmas
br
eak.
Th
e Pa
trol L
eade
r rep
rese
nts
the
Pat
rol a
t the
Pat
rol L
eade
rs C
ounc
il (P
LC).
The
PLC
co
nsis
ts o
f an
elec
ted
Sen
ior P
atro
l Lea
der,
the
Patro
l Lea
ders
and
oth
er y
outh
lead
ers.
Th
e PL
C d
evel
ops
and
impl
emen
ts o
ur T
roop
Pro
gram
with
the
guid
ance
of t
he
Sco
utm
aste
r and
the
Assi
stan
t Sco
utm
aste
rs.
The
Troo
p C
omm
ittee
Cha
irman
is re
spon
sibl
e to
ens
ure
that
all
Troo
p fu
nctio
ns a
re
prop
erly
del
egat
ed, c
oord
inat
ed a
nd c
ompl
eted
so
that
our
Tro
op p
rogr
am is
ac
com
plis
hed
acco
rdin
g to
the
polic
ies
of th
e B
SA
. Th
e C
harte
r Org
aniz
atio
n is
repr
esen
ted
by th
e C
harte
r Org
aniz
atio
n R
epre
sent
ativ
e,
who
ser
ves
as th
e lia
ison
bet
wee
n ou
r Tro
op a
nd Z
ion
Uni
ted
Met
hodi
st C
hurc
h.
The
Sco
utm
aste
r is
the
adul
t lea
der r
espo
nsib
le fo
r the
imag
e an
d pr
ogra
m o
f our
Tr
oop.
The
Sco
utm
aste
r and
Ass
ista
nt S
cout
mas
ters
wor
k di
rect
ly w
ith th
e S
cout
s. T
he
impo
rtanc
e of
the
Sco
utm
aste
r’s jo
b is
refle
cted
in th
e fa
ct th
at th
e qu
ality
of h
is
guid
ance
will
affe
ct e
very
you
th a
nd a
dult
invo
lved
in o
ur T
roop
. S
cout
ing
Polic
y st
ates
ther
e m
ust b
e tw
o ad
ult l
eade
rs a
t all
Troo
p ac
tiviti
es. T
he
Ass
ista
nt S
cout
mas
ters
and
oth
er a
dults
pro
vide
this
two-
deep
lead
ersh
ip. I
n ad
ditio
n,
they
ass
ist t
he S
cout
mas
ter i
n pe
rform
ing
his
dutie
s in
gui
ding
our
Tro
op p
rogr
am.
"G
o to
Tab
le o
f Con
tent
s"
Troo
p 34
2
01/1
5/20
20
6
17.
AD
ULT
INVO
LVEM
ENT,
TR
OO
P R
ESO
UR
CE
SUR
VEY
Sco
utin
g is
for a
dults
as
wel
l as
scou
ts. I
t is
expe
cted
that
eac
h S
cout
’s fa
mily
will
cont
ribut
e to
our
Tro
op a
nd it
s pr
ogra
m in
som
e w
ay. W
e in
vite
you
to o
ffer y
our s
kills
an
d in
tere
sts
so th
e be
st p
ossi
ble
prog
ram
can
be
deve
lope
d fo
r our
Tro
op. I
f our
Tr
oop
Res
ourc
e Su
rvey
doe
s no
t add
ress
you
r res
ourc
es a
nd ta
lent
s, d
iscu
ss w
ith th
e C
omm
ittee
Cha
irman
way
s yo
u ca
n as
sist
the
Troo
p. P
leas
e re
turn
the
surv
ey to
the
Com
mitt
ee C
hairm
an.
The
bene
fits
that
a S
cout
rece
ives
are
dire
ctly
pro
porti
onat
e to
bot
h th
e Q
UA
LITY
and
Q
UA
NTI
TY o
f Par
enta
l sup
port
and
parti
cipa
tion.
Enc
oura
ge a
nd a
ssis
t you
r sco
ut in
ob
tain
ing
the
mos
t out
of s
cout
ing.
He
need
s yo
ur s
uppo
rt!
Ple
ase
get i
nvol
ved.
Our
Tro
op n
eeds
man
y ad
ult v
olun
teer
s to
kee
p ou
r pro
gram
ru
nnin
g sm
ooth
ly. M
ost a
dults
enj
oy th
eir r
ole
in o
ur tr
oop,
but
we
need
to s
prea
d ou
t th
e lo
ad, s
o th
at n
o in
divi
dual
is o
verb
urde
ned.
The
adu
lt vo
lunt
eers
in th
e tro
op in
clud
e tre
asur
er, a
dvan
cem
ent,
outin
g pl
anni
ng, t
roop
com
mitt
ee, m
erit
badg
e co
unse
lor a
nd
man
y m
ore.
Par
ent m
eetin
g ar
e he
ld th
e se
cond
Mon
day
of th
e m
onth
at 7
PM
. W
e en
cour
age
you
to re
ad “H
ow to
Pro
tect
You
r Chi
ldre
n fro
m C
hild
Abu
se: A
par
ent’s
gu
ide”
. You
will
find
it in
the
front
of y
our s
cout
’s S
cout
Han
dboo
k. T
his
book
let e
xpla
ins
way
s to
saf
egua
rd y
our c
hild
ren
from
chi
ld a
buse
. Ple
ase
disc
uss
this
with
you
r sco
ut
(or m
aybe
with
all
your
chi
ldre
n). T
his
disc
ussi
on is
one
of t
he re
quire
men
ts fo
r you
r S
cout
’s fi
rst r
ank
or a
dvan
cem
ent,
the
Sco
ut (J
oini
ng) B
adge
. The
pre
vent
ion
of C
hild
A
buse
is a
topi
c th
at o
ur T
roop
and
the
Sco
uts
of A
mer
ica
take
ver
y se
rious
ly.
The
Troo
p’s
Com
mitt
ee m
eetin
gs a
re h
eld
the
1st M
onda
y at
6:3
0 PM
, unl
ess
ther
e is
a
conf
lict.
Thes
e m
eetin
gs a
re to
sol
icit
sugg
estio
ns, c
omm
ents
and
idea
s on
how
to
enha
nce
the
prog
ram
. Tro
op fi
nanc
ial i
nfor
mat
ion
and
plan
s fo
r our
Tro
op’s
futu
re a
re
norm
ally
ava
ilabl
e.
18.
TRO
OP
OU
TIN
GS
You
can
’t ta
ke th
e “o
utin
g” o
ut o
f Sco
utin
g. In
add
ition
to w
eekl
y m
eetin
gs, o
ur T
roop
ha
s a
cam
ping
act
ivity
eac
h m
onth
. The
se a
nd o
ther
act
iviti
es e
nabl
e ea
ch S
cout
to
enha
nce
his
lear
ning
exp
erie
nce.
The
y al
so a
llow
him
to u
tiliz
e an
d en
joy
the
rew
ards
of
the
prev
ious
ski
lls h
e ha
s le
arne
d.
Som
e ex
ampl
es o
f pas
t and
futu
re a
ctiv
ities
our
Tro
op a
ntic
ipat
es a
re:
• C
ampi
ng:
• W
eekl
ong
sum
mer
cam
p: C
amp
Ber
ry/ O
ut o
f Cou
ncil
Cam
p •
Serv
ice
proj
ects
: •
Cou
rts
of H
onor
(par
ents
and
fam
ily a
lso
parti
cipa
te)
• Fu
ndra
iser
s (p
aren
ts a
lso
parti
cipa
te):
"Go
to T
able
of C
onte
nts"
Troo
p 34
2
01/1
5/20
20
7
The
wee
k of
sum
mer
cam
p ea
ch y
ear p
rovi
des
a un
ique
adv
ance
men
t opp
ortu
nity
. C
erta
in s
kills
and
mer
it ba
dges
can
be
very
diff
icul
t to
get a
nyw
here
els
e.
All
activ
ities
are
bas
ed o
n S
cout
and
par
ent i
nput
. If y
ou w
ould
like
to s
ee s
omet
hing
ne
w, p
leas
e br
ing
it up
to th
e C
omm
ittee
or t
he P
atro
l Lea
ders
Cou
ncil.
10.
UN
IFO
RM
CLA
SS A
All
Sco
uts
are
requ
ired
to w
ear t
he c
ompl
ete
Sco
ut u
nifo
rm to
all
activ
ities
. It i
s a
BS
A re
quire
men
t whe
n tra
velin
g to
and
from
out
ings
. The
uni
form
incl
udes
the
offic
ial B
SA
shirt
, BS
A pa
ir of
pan
ts o
r sho
rts a
nd p
rope
r ins
igni
a on
the
shirt
as
show
n in
the
back
of
this
gui
de. A
ll ite
ms
are
avai
labl
e at
the
Sco
ut S
hop
in F
indl
ay o
r Lim
a.
A c
ompl
ete
BSA
uni
form
is re
quire
d (fo
r exa
mpl
e, to
ush
er a
t Ohi
o S
tate
foot
ball
gam
es
and
at a
Cou
rt of
Hon
or).
The
com
plet
e un
iform
wou
ld a
lso
incl
ude
pant
s, s
ocks
and
be
lt. M
ost S
cout
s pr
efer
the
BSA
uni
form
sho
rts a
nd a
hat
in th
e he
at o
f the
sum
mer
. If
a ha
t is
wor
n, it
mus
t be
eith
er a
n of
ficia
l BS
A ha
t or a
Sco
ut th
eme
hat.
C
LASS
B
This
is w
orn
whe
neve
r the
pla
nned
eve
nt in
volv
es s
trenu
ous
phys
ical
act
ivity
. Whe
n an
noun
ced,
Sco
uts
are
perm
itted
to w
ear a
Sco
ut T
-shi
rt (li
ke o
ur g
ener
ic T
roop
342
T-
shirt
or a
shi
rt w
ith th
e B
lack
Sw
amp
Logo
) with
BS
A p
ants
or s
horts
. N
OTE
: Cam
oufla
ge p
ants
and
shi
rts a
re d
isco
urag
ed.
11. A
DVA
NC
EMEN
T
Sin
ce th
e S
cout
Adv
ance
men
t Pro
gram
is a
n in
tegr
al p
art o
f the
lear
ning
exp
erie
nce,
ea
ch S
cout
is e
ncou
rage
d an
d ex
pect
ed to
set
cer
tain
atta
inab
le g
oals
. Sco
uts
are
expe
cted
to fu
lfill
the
requ
irem
ents
to p
rogr
ess
to th
eir n
ext r
ank
in a
reas
onab
le ti
me.
S
cout
s en
coun
terin
g di
fficu
lty in
atta
inin
g th
eir g
oals
sho
uld
disc
uss
the
diffi
culty
with
th
e S
cout
mas
ter o
r an
Ass
ista
nt S
cout
mas
ter.
Par
ents
are
wel
com
e to
join
in th
ese
disc
ussi
ons.
Pare
nt p
artic
ipat
ion
in th
e ad
vanc
emen
t pro
gram
W
e as
k th
at p
aren
ts w
ork
with
thei
r sco
ut o
n th
eir r
ank
adva
ncem
ent f
rom
the
time
they
jo
in th
roug
h th
e ra
nk o
f Firs
t Cla
ss. T
he re
quire
men
ts fo
r the
se ra
nks
are
outli
ned
in th
e S
cout
Han
dboo
k. P
aren
ts s
houl
d re
ad th
roug
h th
ese
and
test
thei
r sco
ut o
n w
hat h
e kn
ows.
Whe
n yo
ur s
cout
has
lear
ned
a re
quire
men
t, he
may
hav
e th
e S
cout
mas
ter,
or
an A
ssis
tant
Sco
utm
aste
r sig
n it
off.
Sco
uts
are
requ
ired
to k
eep
track
of a
ny d
ocum
enta
tion
(Mer
it B
adge
, Ran
k C
ards
and
se
rvic
e ho
urs
shee
ts) i
ssue
d to
them
from
the
Adv
ance
men
t Cha
irper
son.
The
se m
ay
be n
eces
sary
as
they
adv
ance
to th
e ne
xt ra
nk.
"Go
to T
able
of C
onte
nts"
Troo
p 34
2
01/1
5/20
20
8
The
requ
irem
ents
for e
ach
rank
are
det
aile
d in
the
Sco
ut H
andb
ook.
The
Han
dboo
k al
so h
as a
pla
ce fo
r a s
igno
ff as
eac
h re
quire
men
t is
com
plet
ed. T
his
is w
hy th
ey s
houl
d br
ing
it to
teac
h m
eetin
g an
d m
ost a
ctiv
ities
. The
last
ste
p fo
r mos
t ran
ks is
the
scou
tmas
ter c
onfe
renc
e, th
en a
Boa
rd o
f Rev
iew
org
aniz
ed b
y ou
r Tro
op A
dvan
cem
ent
Cha
irper
son.
The
se w
ill be
sch
edul
ed a
s ne
eded
.
Mer
it B
adge
s S
cout
s pl
anni
ng to
pur
sue
mer
it ba
dges
nee
d to
get
per
mis
sion
from
the
Sco
utm
aste
r an
d to
get
a b
lue
mer
it ba
dge
card
prio
r to
star
ting
the
mer
it ba
dge.
The
n th
e sc
out
seek
s ou
t a M
erit
Bad
ge c
ouns
elor
. Mer
it B
adge
cou
nsel
ors
are
adul
ts th
at h
ave
know
ledg
e of
a s
peci
fic s
kill
or a
bilit
y (fo
r exa
mpl
e a
Safe
ty m
erit
badg
e co
unse
lor m
ight
be
a P
olic
e O
ffice
r, a
Fire
man
, etc
.) O
ur T
roop
mai
ntai
ns a
list
of c
ouns
elor
s th
at a
re
avai
labl
e an
d on
file
with
the
BSA
Offi
ce. T
he p
aren
t’s re
spon
sibi
lity
is to
EN
CO
UR
AG
E th
eir s
cout
to a
chie
ve th
e ne
xt ra
nk. T
he S
CO
UT
shou
ld c
onta
ct th
e co
unse
lor a
nd
mak
e ar
rang
emen
ts to
get
the
badg
e re
quire
men
ts c
ompl
eted
.
We
wou
ld li
ke to
kee
p ou
r Tro
op M
erit
Bad
ge c
ouns
elor
list
up
to d
ate.
If y
our h
obbi
es
or e
mpl
oym
ent f
all u
nder
one
of t
he m
erit
badg
e tit
les,
ple
ase
let o
ur A
dvan
cem
ent
Com
mitt
ee C
hair
know
. He
will
help
you
to g
et s
igne
d up
as
a m
erit
badg
e co
unse
lor.
For y
our s
cout
’s b
enef
it, w
e su
gges
t tha
t you
not
ser
ve a
s a
mer
it ba
dge
coun
selo
r for
yo
ur o
wn
Sco
ut.
For m
erit
badg
es o
r oth
er a
war
ds, t
he p
rope
r pap
erw
ork
shou
ld b
e tu
rned
in to
the
Sco
utm
aste
r for
app
rova
l and
forw
ardi
ng to
the
Adva
ncem
ent C
hairp
erso
n tw
o w
eeks
be
fore
for a
Boa
rd o
f Rev
iew
.
Aw
ard
Pres
enta
tions
at C
ourt
s of
Hon
or
Aw
ards
for a
dvan
cem
ent,
achi
evem
ents
or s
peci
al s
ituat
ions
will
be h
andl
ed a
s fo
llow
s:
• W
e try
to p
rocu
re th
e ba
dges
, pat
ches
, etc
. ear
ned
two
wee
ks p
rior t
o th
e C
ourt
of
Hon
or to
insu
re a
vaila
bilit
y.
A C
ourt
of H
onor
is h
eld
to re
cogn
ize
and
awar
d ea
ch S
cout
’s a
chie
vem
ents
dur
ing
the
prio
r per
iod
(usu
ally
Jun
e, S
epte
mbe
r, D
ecem
ber a
nd M
arch
). Th
is is
a fo
rmal
m
eetin
g. P
aren
ts to
geth
er w
ith fa
mily
and
frie
nds
are
enco
urag
ed to
atte
nd in
sup
port
of
thei
r sco
uts.
Thi
s al
so p
rovi
des
an o
ppor
tuni
ty fo
r par
ents
to le
arn
mor
e ab
out t
he
upco
min
g tro
op e
vent
s an
d he
ar d
etai
ls o
f the
pas
t mon
th’s
act
iviti
es. S
cout
s ar
e ex
pect
ed to
be
in fu
ll C
lass
A u
nifo
rm fo
r Cou
rts o
f Hon
or.
12.
ATT
END
AN
CE
POLI
CY
No
scou
t will
mak
e ev
ery
mee
ting
and
ever
y ca
mpo
ut. F
amily
, chu
rch,
and
sch
ool
activ
ities
ofte
n co
nflic
t with
troo
p ac
tiviti
es. H
igh
scho
ol s
ports
ofte
n de
man
d a
grea
t am
ount
of t
ime.
Yet
, atte
ndan
ce is
impo
rtant
, non
ethe
less
. As
the
Boy
Sco
ut
Han
dboo
k 20
00 p
uts
it, “T
o ga
in fu
ll ad
vant
age
of a
ll th
at S
cout
ing
has
to o
ffer,
you
need
to b
e pr
esen
t whe
n th
ings
are
hap
peni
ng. T
ake
part
in m
eetin
gs, i
n pl
anni
ng
activ
ities
, and
in th
e fu
n of
adv
entu
res.
If y
ou’re
ther
e, y
ou c
an d
o yo
ur p
art t
o m
ake
"G
o to
Tab
le o
f Con
tent
s"
Troo
p 34
2
01/1
5/20
20
9
your
pat
rol a
nd tr
oop
a su
cces
s.” -
pag
e 16
9. S
cout
s be
st a
chie
ve
the
aim
s of
Sco
utin
g (c
hara
cter
dev
elop
men
t, ci
tizen
ship
trai
ning
, and
per
sona
l and
m
enta
l fitn
ess)
whe
n th
ey p
artic
ipat
e in
mee
tings
, out
ings
, and
ser
vice
pro
ject
s, a
nd
hold
pos
ition
s of
resp
onsi
bilit
y. In
add
ition
, the
stre
ngth
of t
he tr
oop
depe
nds
on th
e at
tend
ance
of i
ts m
embe
rs.
The
troop
act
iviti
es fa
ll in
to th
ree
prim
ary
area
s: T
roop
Mee
tings
, Tro
op O
utin
gs,
and
Oth
er A
ctiv
ities
. Bei
ng a
ctiv
e in
this
troo
p m
eans
bei
ng a
ctiv
e in
all
thre
e of
th
ese
impo
rtant
are
as. I
t is
not s
uffic
ient
to a
ttend
onl
y m
eetin
gs---
they
mis
s th
e “o
utin
g” p
art o
f sco
utin
g an
d th
e ch
ance
to le
arn
and
appl
y sc
out s
kills
in th
at
envi
ronm
ent.
It is
not
suf
ficie
nt to
atte
nd o
nly
the
outin
gs---
the
mee
tings
are
use
d to
te
ach
impo
rtant
ski
lls a
nd a
llow
the
olde
r sco
uts
to te
ach
and
prep
are
the
youn
ger
scou
ts fo
r the
se a
ctiv
ities
. Lik
ewis
e, o
ther
act
iviti
es, p
artic
ular
ly
com
mun
ity s
ervi
ce o
ppor
tuni
ties
are
whe
re th
e se
cond
poi
nt o
f the
Sco
ut O
ath,
Dut
y to
Oth
ers,
is p
ut in
to p
ract
ice.
G
ener
al A
ttend
ance
Exp
ecta
tions
A
min
imum
atte
ndan
ce o
f 60%
in e
ach
of th
e th
ree
activ
ity a
reas
will
be c
onsi
dere
d ac
tive
parti
cipa
tion.
We
do n
ot c
ount
cal
enda
r mon
ths
for a
ttend
ance
, “ac
tive”
is th
e tim
e yo
u at
tend
the
troop
func
tions
. You
r ser
vice
clo
ck c
an s
top
whe
n yo
u ha
ve n
on-
troop
act
iviti
es a
nd th
en s
tart
back
up
agai
n w
hen
you
are
able
to a
ttend
troo
p ac
tiviti
es. S
houl
d yo
u at
tend
ano
ther
sco
utin
g ev
ent a
nd m
iss
our t
roop
act
ivity
then
w
ould
ear
n tim
e on
the
cloc
k by
pro
vidi
ng s
ome
docu
men
t fro
m th
e ev
ent.
Sco
uts
who
do
not m
aint
ain
the
min
imum
act
ivity
leve
l nee
d to
talk
to th
e S
cout
mas
ter
durin
g a
sche
dule
d S
cout
mas
ter C
onfe
renc
e. T
empo
rary
sch
edul
e co
nflic
ts w
ith o
ther
ac
tiviti
es/re
spon
sibi
litie
s do
hap
pen
and
are
unde
rsto
od, s
o pl
ease
com
mun
icat
e w
ith
the
Sco
utm
aste
r in
thes
e ca
ses
durin
g a
sche
dule
d S
cout
mas
ter C
onfe
renc
e. A
ppea
ls
may
be
take
n to
the
Uni
t 342
Key
3 fo
r a d
ecis
ion
by e
mai
ling
them
in a
gro
up e
mai
l. (S
cout
mas
ter,
Com
mitt
ee C
hair
and
Cha
rtere
d O
rgan
izat
ion
Rep
.) A
ttend
ance
and
Adv
ance
men
t Th
e sc
out r
anks
of S
tar,
Life
and
Eag
le, a
s w
ell a
s E
agle
Pal
ms
requ
ire a
n ac
tive
parti
cipa
tion
leve
l for
rank
adv
ance
men
t. S
cout
s no
t mee
ting
the
min
imum
act
ivity
le
vel i
n al
l thr
ee a
ctiv
ity a
reas
sin
ce th
eir l
ast r
ank
adva
ncem
ent w
ill no
t be
cons
ider
ed “a
ctiv
e” a
nd w
ill no
t pas
s a
Sco
utm
aste
r Con
fere
nce
for t
hese
hig
her
rank
s un
til th
ey fu
lfill
this
requ
irem
ent.
A
ttend
ance
and
Lea
ders
hip
Posi
tions
C
onsi
sten
t atte
ndan
ce b
y th
e tro
op’s
lead
ers
is c
ritic
al fo
r the
troo
p to
func
tion
pr
oper
ly. T
his
is e
spec
ially
impo
rtant
for t
he S
enio
r Pat
rol L
eade
r, A
ssis
tant
Sen
ior
Pat
rol L
eade
rs a
nd P
atro
l Lea
ders
, who
are
exp
ecte
d to
atte
nd a
s m
any
mee
tings
and
ac
tiviti
es a
s po
ssib
le. F
or th
e ra
nks
of S
tar,
Life
, and
Eag
le, t
here
is a
lead
ersh
ip
requ
irem
ent t
hat i
s, in
par
t, to
“ser
ve a
ctiv
ely
for a
per
iod”
of e
ither
four
or s
ix m
onth
s (th
ese
are
not c
alen
dar m
onth
s) a
s sp
ecifi
ed in
the
rank
requ
irem
ent i
n on
e or
mor
e le
ader
ship
pos
ition
s. In
Tro
op 3
42, w
e ha
ve d
efin
ed “s
erve
act
ivel
y” a
s at
tend
ing
at
leas
t 60%
of t
roop
mee
tings
, tro
op o
utin
gs, o
ther
act
iviti
es a
nd P
atro
l Lea
der C
ounc
il m
eetin
gs d
urin
g th
e sp
ecifi
ed le
ader
ship
per
iod.
For
a ty
pica
l hou
r and
a h
alf
"Go
to T
able
of C
onte
nts"
Troo
p 34
2
01/1
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20
10
mee
ting
– at
tend
ance
is c
onsi
dere
d ha
lf or
45
min
utes
. Ex
tenu
atin
g C
ircum
stan
ces
Sco
uts
with
spe
cial
/ext
enua
ting
circ
umst
ance
s sh
ould
sch
edul
e a
Sco
utm
aste
r C
onfe
renc
e fo
r dis
cuss
ion.
We
wan
t you
r sco
ut to
suc
ceed
. We
don’
t wan
t sco
uts
to
have
to c
hoos
e be
twee
n be
ing
in o
ther
act
iviti
es a
nd p
artic
ipat
ing
in s
cout
s. If
they
are
in
tere
sted
in b
oth
and
wan
t to
be a
ctiv
e in
bot
h, w
e w
ill try
to b
e fle
xibl
e.
Atte
ndan
ce P
olic
y Su
mm
ary:
•
60%
min
imum
atte
ndan
ce a
t tro
op m
eetin
gs, t
roop
out
ings
, and
oth
er a
ctiv
ities
is
cons
ider
ed “a
ctiv
e”.
• A
Sco
ut m
ust b
e co
nsid
ered
“act
ive”
to a
chie
ve th
e ra
nks
of S
tar,
Life
, or E
agle
.
• To
fulfi
ll th
e le
ader
ship
requ
irem
ent f
or th
e ra
nks
of S
tar,
Life
, or E
agle
, the
sco
ut
mus
t hol
d a
qual
ified
lead
ersh
ip p
ositi
on a
nd a
ttend
at l
east
60%
of t
roop
mee
tings
, tro
op o
utin
gs, o
ther
act
iviti
es a
nd P
atro
l Lea
der C
ounc
il m
eetin
gs d
urin
g th
e sp
ecifi
ed le
ader
ship
per
iod.
• S
cout
s w
ith s
peci
al/e
xten
uatin
g ci
rcum
stan
ces
rega
rdin
g at
tend
ance
sho
uld
sche
dule
a
Sco
utm
aste
r Con
fere
nce
for d
iscu
ssio
n. A
ppea
ls m
ay b
e m
ade
to th
e U
nit 3
42 K
ey 3
by
em
ailin
g th
em in
a g
roup
em
ail (
Sco
utm
aste
r, C
omm
ittee
Cha
ir an
d C
harte
red
Org
aniz
atio
n R
ep.)
• If
you
are
goin
g to
be
abse
nt y
ou n
eed
to e
mai
l Fin
dlay
troop
342@
gmai
l.com
as
a co
mm
on c
ourte
sy n
ot a
s an
exc
used
abs
ent.
13.
TRO
OP
CO
MM
UN
ICA
TIO
NS
As
scou
ts d
evel
op in
to a
dults
, it i
s es
sent
ial t
hat t
hey
assu
me
the
resp
onsi
bilit
ies
of
liste
ning
to a
nnou
ncem
ents
and
taki
ng n
eces
sary
not
es to
ens
ure
that
thei
r par
ents
are
aw
are
of u
pcom
ing
activ
ities
and
oth
er p
ertin
ent i
nfor
mat
ion.
At e
ach
Troo
p m
eetin
g va
rious
ann
ounc
emen
ts a
re m
ade
perta
inin
g to
upd
ated
info
rmat
ion.
If a
Sco
ut is
un
able
to a
ttend
a re
gula
r Tro
op m
eetin
g, h
e is
resp
onsi
ble
for c
onta
ctin
g hi
s pa
trol
Lead
er o
r ano
ther
pat
rol m
embe
r to
obta
in a
ny in
form
atio
n fro
m th
at m
eetin
g. It
sho
uld
not b
e th
e pa
rent
’s re
spon
sibi
lity.
Yea
rly a
cal
enda
r will
be s
ent h
ome.
C
omm
unic
atio
ns o
utsi
de o
f a re
gula
r mee
ting
will
be p
asse
d by
tele
phon
e th
roug
h th
e S
enio
r Pat
rol L
eade
r to
each
Pat
rol l
eade
r and
sub
sequ
ently
to e
ach
Pat
rol m
embe
r. Th
is m
ay b
e su
pple
men
ted
by e
-mai
l. If
you
find
you
are
not r
ecei
ving
requ
ired
info
rmat
ion,
dis
cuss
it w
ith y
our S
cout
. The
n co
ntac
t his
pat
rol l
eade
r, th
e se
nior
pat
rol l
eade
r and
fina
lly th
e S
cout
mas
ter.
"G
o to
Tab
le o
f Con
tent
s"
Troo
p 34
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11
14.
THE
CO
STS
OF
SCO
UTI
NG
Cam
p O
uts
and
othe
r act
iviti
es
Alth
ough
the
Troo
p m
ay o
ccas
iona
lly p
ay fo
r or s
uppl
emen
t the
cos
t of a
n ou
ting,
mos
t ou
tings
will
char
ge y
outh
and
adu
lt pa
rtici
pant
s ba
sed
on e
xpec
ted
cost
s. T
he T
roop
will
estim
ate
the
cost
s be
fore
eac
h ou
ting
and
will
try to
cha
rge
fees
so
that
eac
h ou
ting
pays
for i
tsel
f. R
egul
ar w
eeke
nd o
utin
g is
$15
, spe
cial
out
ings
will
be T
BD
. Th
e ch
arge
s in
clud
e th
e co
st o
f foo
d, lo
dgin
g, s
uppl
ies,
adm
issi
on fe
es, e
tc. T
he fe
es
will
be c
olle
cted
by
the
pers
on o
rgan
izin
g th
e ev
ent.
This
ear
ly c
omm
itmen
t gre
atly
he
lps
thos
e pl
anni
ng fo
r tra
nspo
rtatio
n an
d ot
her o
utin
g de
tails
. If y
ou n
eed
to c
ance
l ou
t of a
n ou
ting,
ple
ase
let t
he s
cout
mas
ter k
now
as
soon
as
poss
ible
. Ref
unds
, les
s ex
pens
e al
read
y in
curre
d, w
ill be
con
side
red.
M
ost o
f the
tim
e, th
e sc
outs
are
rem
inde
d of
upc
omin
g ev
ents
at T
roop
mee
tings
, the
pa
rent
s ar
e no
t. P
leas
e en
cour
age
your
Sco
ut to
take
resp
onsi
bilit
y fo
r mak
ing
sure
that
he
has
you
r per
mis
sion
and
the
need
ed fu
nds
or m
ater
ials
for t
he e
vent
.
Fund
Rai
sing
O
ur T
roop
des
ires
that
all
scou
ts b
e ab
le to
par
ticip
ate
in th
e sc
outin
g pr
ogra
m
rega
rdle
ss o
f the
ir pe
rson
al fi
nanc
ial s
ituat
ion.
Bec
ause
of t
his,
var
ious
fund
-rais
ing
proj
ects
are
a re
gula
r par
t of o
ur T
roop
act
iviti
es. A
ll S
cout
s ar
e ex
pect
ed to
par
ticip
ant
in v
ario
us fu
nd ra
iser
s to
ens
ure
that
the
finan
cial
nee
ds o
f our
Tro
op a
re m
et.
Som
e of
the
mon
ey e
arne
d fro
m fu
nd ra
isin
g pr
ojec
ts (3
0%) g
oes
tow
ards
Tro
op
equi
pmen
t, aw
ards
and
exp
ense
s. T
he S
cout
s ea
rn (6
0%) f
rom
the
fund
rais
ers
whi
ch
can
be u
sed
for s
umm
er c
amp,
mon
thly
cam
p ou
ts o
r oth
er s
cout
ing
expe
nses
. Our
Tr
oop
uses
the
rem
aini
ng (1
0%) f
or c
omm
unity
ser
vice
pro
ject
s.
Fe
es
An
annu
al fe
e is
col
lect
ed a
t re-
char
ter t
ime
(due
Dec
embe
r). If
you
join
the
Troo
p at
a
diffe
rent
tim
e of
yea
r, th
e fe
e w
ill be
redu
ced
(pro
rate
d). T
he c
ost o
f a u
nifo
rm s
hirt
and
basi
c ca
mpi
ng g
ear s
houl
d al
so b
e co
nsid
ered
. The
re is
a fe
e of
$5
for d
ues
each
m
onth
.
Mis
cella
neou
s Th
e Tr
oop
requ
ests
that
all
mon
eys
be p
aid
by c
heck
to “
Scou
t Tro
op 3
42”.
Use
the
mem
o lin
e an
d m
ake
a se
para
te c
heck
for e
ach
even
t or f
ee.
The
Troo
p Fi
nanc
ial R
ecor
ds a
re a
lway
s av
aila
ble
for r
evie
w b
y in
tere
sted
par
ents
. Fi
nanc
ial a
ssis
tanc
e is
ava
ilabl
e fo
r any
fam
ily th
at is
una
ble
to b
e fu
lly in
volv
ed in
S
cout
ing
beca
use
of fi
nanc
ial d
iffic
ulty
. Ple
ase
let t
he S
cout
mas
ter o
r a C
omm
ittee
m
embe
r kno
w if
this
hel
p is
nec
essa
ry.
15.
OTH
ER R
ESO
UR
CES
• Sc
out H
andb
ook
– Ea
ch s
cout
will
need
this
boo
k.
"Go
to T
able
of C
onte
nts"
Troo
p 34
2
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20
12
• E-
Sign
als
– Th
is is
the
mon
thly
new
slet
ter o
f the
Bla
ck S
wam
p A
rea
Cou
ncil.
You
w
ill ne
ed to
regi
ster
an
adul
t mem
ber o
n ou
r cha
rter t
o re
ceiv
e th
is p
ublic
atio
n.
• B
oy’s
Life
– T
his
mon
thly
mag
azin
e co
ntai
ns e
xciti
ng s
torie
s fo
r sco
uts.
It is
op
tiona
l par
t of y
our a
nnua
l fee
s. It
may
take
sev
eral
mon
ths
befo
re y
ou g
et th
e fir
st is
sue.
•
Scou
ting
– Th
is m
onth
ly m
agaz
ine
is fo
r adu
lt vo
lunt
eers
. You
will
need
to re
gist
er
an a
dult
mem
ber o
n ou
r cha
rter t
o re
ceiv
e th
is p
ublic
atio
n. It
may
take
sev
eral
m
onth
s be
fore
you
get
the
first
issu
e.
• W
orld
Wid
e W
eb s
ites
– W
ith m
illion
s of
sco
uts
natio
nwid
e, th
ere
are
hund
reds
of
on-li
ne re
sour
ces.
Her
e ar
e a
few
goo
d si
tes.
•
Troo
p 34
2 w
ebsi
te w
ww
.t342
.com
•
Bla
ck S
wam
p A
rea
Cou
ncil
ww
w.b
sac4
49-b
sa.o
rg
• N
atio
nal B
SA w
ww
.sco
utin
g.or
g •
Nat
iona
l BSA
Onl
ine
Scou
t Sho
p w
ww
.sco
utst
uff.o
rg
• M
erit
Bad
ges
ww
w.m
eritb
adge
.com
•
U.S
. Sco
utin
g Se
rvic
e Pr
ojec
t ww
w.u
ssco
uts.
org
• B
oy’s
Life
and
Sco
uter
ww
w.b
oysl
ife.o
rg a
nd w
ww
.sco
utin
gmag
azin
e.or
g
• E
ach
mon
th A
rrow
woo
d D
istri
ct h
as th
eir R
ound
tabl
e w
here
the
scou
ts
can
sign
up
for t
he m
erit
badg
e of
fere
d (3
-mon
th a
ttend
ance
requ
ired)
16.
CA
RE
FOR
TR
OO
P EQ
UIP
MEN
T/PR
OPE
RTY
Sin
ce o
ur T
roop
has
inve
sted
a g
reat
dea
l of m
oney
in e
quip
men
t for
the
use
of m
any
Sco
uts,
eac
h S
cout
is e
xpec
ted
to u
se a
nd c
are
for i
t bet
ter t
han
if it
wer
e hi
s ow
n. T
his
care
may
incl
ude
taki
ng s
ome
equi
pmen
t hom
e (s
uch
as d
ryin
g ou
t a te
nt).
Sco
uts
will
be h
eld
resp
onsi
ble
for d
elib
erat
e or
neg
ligen
t dam
age.
17.
TRO
OP
HEA
LTH
AN
D S
AFE
TY
The
heal
th a
nd s
afet
y of
eac
h sc
outs
is v
ery
impo
rtant
to u
s. In
ord
er to
atte
nd a
ctiv
ities
an
d ou
tings
with
our
Tro
op, w
e ne
ed b
oth
Cla
ss I
& II
med
ical
form
s.
Cla
ss I
has
a br
ief m
edic
al h
isto
ry a
nd e
mer
genc
y co
ntac
t inf
orm
atio
n. C
lass
II
incl
udes
full
med
ical
info
rmat
ion
and
requ
ires
an e
xam
inat
ion
by a
doc
tor.
The
Cla
ss I
& C
lass
II m
edic
al fo
rms
are
good
for 1
yea
r.
18.
DR
UG
, ALC
OH
OL,
AN
D T
OB
AC
CO
USE
AN
D A
BU
SE
Use
of c
ontro
lled
or il
lega
l sub
stan
ces
is a
lway
s pr
ohib
ited.
The
Boy
Sco
uts
of A
mer
ica
proh
ibits
the
use
of a
lcoh
olic
bev
erag
es a
t enc
ampm
ents
or a
ctiv
ities
on
prop
erty
ow
ned
and/
or o
pera
ted
by th
e B
oy S
cout
s of
Am
eric
a an
d at
any
act
ivity
invo
lvin
g pa
rtici
patio
n of
you
th m
embe
rs.
W
e su
ppor
t the
atti
tude
that
our
you
th a
nd a
dults
are
bet
ter o
ff w
ithou
t tob
acco
. The
use
of
toba
cco
prod
ucts
in fr
ont o
f you
th is
pro
hibi
ted.
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o to
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le o
f Con
tent
s"
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p 34
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20
13
19.
DIS
CIP
LIN
E PO
LIC
Y
Dur
ing
all e
vent
s an
d ac
tiviti
es, t
he s
cout
s ar
e ex
pect
ed to
live
up
to th
e ru
les
esta
blis
hed
by th
e Bo
y S
cout
s of
Am
eric
a, th
e Tr
oop,
and
the
lead
ers.
All
parti
cipa
nts
are
expe
cted
to u
se g
ood
judg
men
t and
com
mon
sen
se. I
n th
e ev
ent a
ny s
cout
(or
adul
t) do
es n
ot fo
llow
thes
e ru
les
or th
reat
ens
the
heal
th o
r saf
ety
of a
ny o
f its
m
embe
rs, t
he le
ader
in c
harg
e m
ay ta
ke im
med
iate
rem
edia
l act
ion,
incl
udin
g bu
t not
lim
ited
to im
med
iate
sus
pens
ion
from
that
act
ivity
.
20.
CA
MPO
UT
GU
IDEL
INES
Unl
ess
othe
rwis
e no
tifie
d, w
hen
our t
roop
gat
hers
for a
cam
p ou
t afte
r 5:0
0 PM
in
the
even
ing,
the
Troo
p w
ill n
ot b
e pr
epar
ing
a di
nner
. Ple
ase,
see
that
you
r sco
ut is
w
ell f
ed b
efor
e w
e ga
ther
. Th
e fo
llow
ing
rule
s sh
ould
be
note
d:
-NO
use
of c
uttin
g to
ols
(ax,
kni
fe. e
tc.)
or m
atch
es w
ithou
t suc
cess
ful c
ompl
etio
n of
To
tin’ C
hip
and
Fire
m’n
Chi
t Tra
inin
g. S
aws
and
axes
will
only
be
used
in a
def
ined
axe
ya
rd.
-NO
flam
e in
tent
s (S
cout
s an
d ad
ults
) -N
O s
heat
h or
hun
ting
kniv
es. A
lso,
no
fold
ing
lock
bla
de k
nive
s w
ith a
bla
de o
ver 4
in
ches
long
. The
onl
y ex
cept
ion
is k
itche
n kn
ives
. -N
O p
erso
nal v
ideo
gam
es, e
tc. e
xcep
t dur
ing
the
trave
l tim
e to
and
from
the
activ
ity.
-NO
Sco
ut w
ill rid
e on
the
outs
ide
of a
ny m
otor
veh
icle
. Thi
s in
clud
es h
angi
ng o
r rid
ing
on b
umpe
rs, i
n tra
ilers
, in
the
beds
of p
icku
ps, e
tc.
-NO
Sco
ut is
to w
alk
in o
r thr
ough
ano
ther
cam
psite
with
out p
erm
issi
on o
f the
oth
er
cam
pers
. -N
O S
cout
is to
be
in a
noth
er S
cout
’s te
nt w
ithou
t the
per
mis
sion
of a
ll th
e S
cout
s sl
eepi
ng in
that
tent
. -N
O tr
ash
will
be th
row
n on
the
grou
nd. T
he c
amps
ite w
ill be
left
as c
lean
or c
lean
er,
than
it w
as fo
und.
-C
amou
flage
clo
thin
g is
dis
cour
aged
. - I
nexp
ensi
ve c
amer
as a
re o
kay.
21.
CA
MPO
UT
EQU
IPM
ENT
If yo
u ha
ve a
new
Sco
ut, d
on’t
rush
out
and
spe
nd lo
ts o
f mon
ey o
n ca
mpi
ng e
quip
men
t ye
t. Th
e S
cout
Han
dboo
k is
pac
ked
with
info
rmat
ion
on th
e th
ings
a n
ew S
cout
nee
ds to
su
ccee
d an
d ha
ve a
gre
at ti
me.
Sta
rt by
read
ing
abou
t Hik
ing
and
Cam
ping
in th
e S
cout
H
andb
ook.
Ask
som
e S
cout
s or
lead
ers
wha
t typ
e of
pac
k an
d sl
eepi
ng b
ag th
ey w
ould
re
com
men
d an
d w
hy. H
ave
your
Sco
ut g
o on
a c
ampi
ng tr
ip u
sing
an
old
slee
ping
bag
(o
r bor
row
one
) and
hav
e hi
m lo
ok a
roun
d at
the
vario
us ty
pes
to s
ee w
hat m
ay w
ork
best
for h
im.
Mak
e su
re th
at y
our S
cout
can
han
dle
the
gear
he
will
be u
sing
. For
exa
mpl
e, a
sl
eepi
ng b
ag th
at s
tuffs
into
a s
mal
l spa
ce c
an b
e di
fficu
lt to
han
dle
for t
he fi
rst t
ime.
A
littl
e pr
actic
e an
d pr
epar
atio
n w
ill he
lp to
kee
p th
e tri
p fu
n. T
he tr
oop
will
norm
ally
"G
o to
Tab
le o
f Con
tent
s"
Troo
p 34
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01/1
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20
14
prov
ide
tent
s fo
r all
parti
cipa
nts.
D
o no
t brin
g an
ythi
ng th
at h
as a
hig
h m
onet
ary
or s
entim
enta
l val
ue. T
hing
s ha
ve a
way
of
bei
ng m
ispl
aced
or b
roke
n on
cam
p ou
ts.
Sl
eepi
ng B
ags
Syn
thet
ic fi
lled
bags
sho
uld
have
3 lb
s. o
f fill
min
imum
, and
a 4
lb. b
ag w
ill us
ually
be
mor
e th
an a
dequ
ate.
Add
ition
al w
arm
th c
an b
e pr
ovid
ed b
y w
ool o
r woo
l ble
nd
“Bla
nket
-she
et” i
nner
line
r, an
d a
blan
ket o
r tw
o on
top.
The
re is
no
need
to in
vest
in a
“S
ub-z
ero”
bag
for y
our s
cout
for s
cout
ing
purp
oses
. A b
ag th
at s
tuffs
or c
ompr
esse
s in
to a
sm
all s
pace
is a
lso
a pl
us.
H
ikin
g H
ikin
g is
an
esse
ntia
l par
t of S
cout
ing.
Goo
d sh
oes
are
esse
ntia
l for
a g
ood
hike
. Mos
t te
nnis
sho
es d
o no
t hav
e en
ough
sup
port
and
will
not s
tay
dry.
Sho
es s
houl
d be
bro
ken
in fi
rst.
Woo
l soc
ks s
houl
d be
wor
n as
they
do
not r
etai
n m
oist
ure
like
cotto
n so
cks
do.
The
unifo
rm s
ocks
are
woo
l and
hav
e so
me
cush
ioni
ng fo
r wal
king
. Get
a s
olid
can
teen
th
at w
ill ho
ld u
p an
d a
stra
p or
bel
t clip
. The
can
teen
is a
lso
nice
for a
mid
nigh
t drin
k of
w
ater
whe
n yo
u do
not
wan
t to
leav
e yo
ur c
ozy
slee
ping
bag
.
Rai
n ge
ar
Brin
g a
ponc
ho o
r rai
n su
it to
mos
t out
door
eve
nts.
Sta
ying
dry
is a
n im
porta
nt p
art o
f st
ayin
g w
arm
.
Coo
king
Th
e Tr
oop
prov
ides
troo
p or
pat
rol c
ooki
ng g
ear f
or m
eal p
repa
ratio
n. W
e as
k th
at e
ach
Sco
ut h
ave
a m
ess
kit a
nd e
atin
g ut
ensi
ls.
Po
cket
knife
Th
e kn
ife is
a p
iece
of c
ampi
ng e
quip
men
t tha
t you
r sco
ut w
ill ke
ep a
nd u
se a
s he
gr
ows
olde
r. A
che
ap k
nife
will
dull
easi
ly a
nd b
e di
fficu
lt to
sha
rpen
. Whi
le a
n of
ficia
l B
SA
kni
fe is
not
nec
essa
ry, i
t will
gain
a g
reat
dea
l of s
entim
enta
l val
ue. O
ther
wis
e pu
rcha
se a
goo
d br
and.
Iden
tific
atio
n E
very
thin
g th
at y
our s
cout
take
s sh
ould
be
perm
anen
tly m
arke
d w
ith h
is n
ame.
E
ngra
vers
wor
k ve
ry w
ell o
n m
etal
item
s su
ch a
s a
mes
s ki
t. C
olor
ed n
ail p
olis
h or
tape
al
so w
orks
ver
y w
ell i
dent
ifyin
g ut
ensi
ls w
hich
tend
to b
ecom
e in
term
ixed
.
22.
CO
NTA
CT
INFO
RM
ATI
ON
Scou
t Mas
ter
Bob
Wag
ner,
Find
lay,
OH
, 419
-348
-054
0 ev
enin
g ce
ll
Com
mitt
ee c
hair
Car
ol L
ittle
, Fin
dlay
, OH
, 419
-422
-555
2 "G
o to
Tab
le o
f Con
tent
s"
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p 34
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/15/
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15
Spon
sorin
g C
hurc
h
Zion
Uni
ted
Met
hodi
st C
hurc
h, 9
009
Sta
te R
t. 12
Wes
t Fin
dlay
, OH
Cha
rter
Org
aniz
atio
n R
epre
sent
ativ
e M
ike
Har
mon
, Fin
dlay
, OH
, 419
-722
-711
5
Loc
al B
SA O
ffice
21
00 B
road
Ave
, 419
-422
-435
6
To o
ther
BSA
Tro
ops
and
othe
r gro
ups
serv
ing
yout
h:
If yo
u fin
d pa
rts o
f thi
s gu
ideb
ook
usef
ul, f
eel f
ree
to c
opy
it an
d m
odify
it fo
r you
r gro
up.
Cam
ping
Equ
ipm
ent C
heck
Lis
t
•__
___
1. S
leep
ing
bag
and/
or b
lank
ets
•__
___
2. A
ir M
attre
ss*
•__
___
3. W
ater
proo
f gro
und
shee
t, pl
astic
* •
____
_ 4.
Sw
eate
r and
/or j
acke
t•
____
_ 5.
Pon
cho
or ra
inco
at•
____
_ 6.
Rub
ber b
oots
•__
___
7. P
air o
f sne
aker
s•
____
_ 8.
Com
plet
e un
iform
plu
s e
xtra
par
ts**
**
•__
___
9. S
wim
trun
ks**
•__
___
10. P
ajam
as•
____
_ 11
. Ext
ra s
horts
**
•__
___
12. S
oap
in c
onta
iner
•__
___
13. W
ashc
loth
•__
___
14. T
ooth
brus
h an
d to
othp
aste
•__
___
15. C
omb
•__
___
16. M
etal
mirr
or*
•__
___
17. H
and
tow
els
and
bath
tow
el__
___
18. M
ess
kit w
/kni
fe, f
ork,
spo
on,
and
cup*
**
•__
___
19. F
lash
light
*•
____
_ 20
. Sco
ut k
nife
*•
____
_ 21
. Sco
ut h
andb
ook
____
_ 22
. Can
teen
Extr
as y
ou m
ight
wan
t to
take
alo
ng
•__
___
22. W
atch
•__
___
23. C
amer
a•
____
_ 24
. Not
eboo
k, p
enci
l, an
d pe
n•
____
_ 25
. Pillo
w•
____
_ 26
. Wal
let
*Not
requ
ired
but y
ou m
ight
wan
t to
take
alo
ng.
** O
nly
need
if y
ou a
re c
ampi
ng d
urin
g th
e su
mm
er.
*** W
ill ne
ed if
you
are
goi
ng o
n an
ove
r nig
hter
.**
** O
nly
if sc
outm
aste
r tel
ls y
ou th
at y
ou n
eed
it.
We
ask
that
cel
l pho
ne u
se b
e lim
ited
to c
ar tr
ips
NO
T at
the
mee
tings
or c
amps
ites.
"Go
to T
able
of C
onte
nts"
Uni
form
Ins
pect
ion
Shee
t
Bo
y S
co
ut/
Vars
ity S
co
ut
10 p
ts.
15 p
ts.
Gen
eral
App
eara
nce.
Allo
w 2
poi
nts f
or e
ach:
n
Goo
d po
stur
e n
Cle
an fa
ce a
nd h
ands
n
Com
bed
hair
nN
eatly
dre
ssed
n
Cle
an fi
nger
nails
N
otes
___
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
___
Hea
dgea
r. A
ll tr
oop
mem
bers
mus
t wea
r the
hea
dgea
r cho
sen
by v
ote
of th
e tr
oop/
team
.
Not
es _
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
_
Shir
t and
Nec
kwea
r. O
ffici
al sh
irt o
r offi
cial
long
- or s
hort
-sle
eve
unifo
rm sh
irt w
ith g
reen
or
bla
ze o
rang
e sh
ould
er lo
ops o
n ep
aule
ts. T
he tr
oop/
team
may
vot
e to
wea
r a n
ecke
rchi
ef, b
olo
tie, o
r no
neck
wea
r. Th
e tr
oop/
team
has
the
choi
ce o
f wea
ring
the
neck
erch
ief o
ver t
he tu
rned
-un
der c
olla
r or u
nder
the
open
col
lar.
In a
ny c
ase,
the
colla
r sho
uld
be u
nbut
tone
d an
d th
e sh
irt
shou
ld b
e tu
cked
in.
N
otes
___
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
___
Pant
s/Sh
orts
. Offi
cial
pan
ts o
r offi
cial
uni
form
pan
ts o
r sho
rts;
no c
uffs
. (U
nits
hav
e no
opt
ion
to c
hang
e.)
N
otes
___
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
___
Bel
t. O
ffici
al B
oy S
cout
web
with
BSA
insi
gnia
on
buck
le; o
r offi
cial
leat
her w
ith in
tern
atio
nal-
styl
e bu
ckle
or b
uckl
e of
you
r cho
ice,
wor
n on
ly if
vot
ed b
y th
e tr
oop/
team
. Mem
bers
wea
r one
of
the
belts
cho
sen
by v
ote
of th
e tr
oop/
team
.
Not
es _
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
_
Sock
s. O
ffici
al so
cks w
ith o
ffici
al sh
orts
or p
ants
. (Lo
ng so
cks a
re o
ptio
nal w
ith sh
orts
.)
Not
es _
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
_
Shoe
s. L
eath
er o
r can
vas,
neat
and
cle
an.
N
otes
___
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
___
Reg
istr
atio
n. C
urre
nt m
embe
rshi
p ca
rd o
r tem
pora
ry c
ertif
icat
e on
per
son.
N
otes
___
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
___
Uni
form
poi
nts.
Tot
al p
oint
s fro
m a
bove
(70
poss
ible
)
Insi
gnia
.✱
Cor
rect
pla
cem
ent:
left
pock
et, 5
poi
nts;
righ
t poc
ket,
5 po
ints
; lef
t sle
eve,
5 p
oint
s; ri
ght s
leev
e, 5
poi
nts;
mer
it ba
dge
sash
, 5 p
oint
s; sh
ould
er e
paul
ets,
5 po
ints
.In
signi
a po
ints
from
reve
rse (
30 p
ossib
le)
Tota
l Uni
form
Insp
ecti
on S
core
Uni
form
and
insig
nia
poin
ts co
mbi
ned.
A p
erfe
ct sc
ore
is 10
0 po
ints
.
5 pt
s.
10 p
ts.
10 p
ts.
5 pt
s.
5 pt
s.
Tota
l U
nif
orm
Insp
ecti
on S
co
re
Nam
e Tr
oop/
Team
No.
Pa
trol
/Squ
ad
Our
uni
t ins
pect
ion
w
ill b
e he
ld o
n
____
____
____
____
___.
Brin
g th
is fo
rm w
ith y
ou.
Uni
form
Insp
ecti
on.
Con
duct
the
unifo
rm in
spec
tion
with
com
mon
sens
e; th
e ba
sic
rule
is n
eatn
ess.
Boy
Sco
ut H
andb
ook
nT
he B
oy S
cout
Han
dboo
k is
cons
ider
ed p
art o
f a S
cout
’s un
iform
.
5 pt
s.
5 pt
s.
✱Fo
r mor
e in
form
atio
n ab
out i
nsig
nia,
see
the
Insig
nia
Gui
de, N
o. 3
3066
.
M
erit
Badg
e Sa
sh
nI
f wor
n, m
erit
badg
es a
re at
tach
ed to
fron
t (an
d ba
ck, i
f nee
ded)
of
sash
.n
Ven
ture
/Var
sity
lette
r is a
ttach
ed at
bot
tom
fron
t cor
ner.
nT
empo
rary
insi
gnia
may
be
wor
n on
bac
k.
Not
es _
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
_
Shou
lder
Epa
ulet
s n
Gre
en sh
ould
er lo
ops i
dent
ify B
oy S
cout
ing
(a
ll m
embe
rs o
f a tr
oop)
.n
Bla
ze (o
rang
e) lo
ops i
dent
ify V
arsit
y Sc
outin
g.
Not
es _
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
_
Rig
ht S
leev
e n
U.S
. flag
embl
em ce
nter
ed d
irect
ly b
elow
shou
lder
seam
. Onl
y th
e m
ost r
ecen
tly ea
rned
Jour
ney
to E
xcel
lenc
e rec
ogni
tion
may
be
wor
n be
low
pat
rol e
mbl
em o
r bel
ow th
e Nat
iona
l Hon
or P
atro
l sta
r. n
Mus
icia
n ba
dge,
if in
ban
d or
dru
m co
rps,
is w
orn
½ in
ch b
elow
pa
trol
em
blem
.
Not
es _
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
_
Left
Slee
ve
nC
ounc
il sh
ould
er em
blem
, uni
t num
eral
, and
vet
eran
uni
t bar
are
wor
n as
show
n sn
ug u
p, an
d to
uchi
ng ea
ch o
ther
. n
On
the o
ffici
al sh
irt, t
he b
adge
of o
ffice
is ce
nter
ed o
n th
e poc
ket,
as
show
n. O
n th
e offi
cial
uni
form
shirt
, the
bad
ge o
f offi
ce is
cent
ered
an
d to
uchi
ng th
e uni
t num
eral
, or c
ente
red
4 in
ches
bel
ow th
e sh
ould
er se
am.
nO
n th
e shi
rt, th
e Tra
ined
Lea
der e
mbl
em is
cent
ered
as sh
own
at th
e to
p of
the p
ocke
t flap
. On
the o
fficia
l uni
form
shirt
the v
eter
an u
nit
bar (
25, 5
0, 5
5, 6
0, 6
5, 7
0, 7
5, o
r 80
year
s) is
pos
ition
ed ab
ove a
nd
touc
hing
troo
p nu
mer
al an
d in
turn
touc
hing
coun
cil em
blem
. n
Den
chie
f cor
d is
wor
n ov
er th
e le
ft sh
ould
er, u
nder
epa
ulet
.
Not
es _
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
_
Rig
ht P
ocke
t n
Jam
bore
e ins
igni
a (o
nly
one)
wor
n ab
ove B
SA o
r int
erpr
eter
strip
. n
Ord
er o
f the
Arr
ow lo
dge
insi
gnia
wor
n on
poc
ket fl
ap.
nT
empo
rary
insi
gnia
wor
n ce
nter
ed o
n th
e poc
ket o
r hun
g fro
m
the b
utto
n.
nTh
e Va
rsity
or V
entu
re st
rip
is w
orn
abov
e th
e BS
A st
rip o
r abo
ve
the
inte
rpre
ter s
trip
. n
Nam
epla
te, i
f wor
n, is
cent
ered
abo
ve th
e BS
A st
rip, i
nter
pret
er
strip
, and
Ven
ture
or V
arsit
y st
rip.
N
otes
___
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
___
Left
Pock
etn
Ser
vice
star
s are
cent
ered
abov
e the
poc
ket,
3 ⁄4 inc
h fro
m to
p po
int t
o to
p po
int a
nd 3 ⁄8 i
nch
from
eith
er th
e poc
ket o
r em
broi
dere
d kn
ots.
nE
mbr
oide
red
squa
re k
nots
are
wor
n ce
nter
ed a
bove
the
pock
et
in ro
ws o
f thr
ee.
nN
ot m
ore t
han
five m
edals
may
be w
orn,
pin
ned
cent
ered
imm
ediat
ely
abov
e the
poc
ket (
exte
ndin
g ove
r kno
ts if
both
are w
orn)
. n
The o
rder
of w
earin
g kn
ots a
nd m
edal
s is a
t the
wea
rer’s
disc
retio
n;
typi
cally
the m
edal
or k
not t
he w
eare
r dee
ms m
ost i
mpo
rtan
t is w
orn
to th
e wea
rer’s
righ
t. n
Bad
ges o
f ran
k ar
e w
orn
cent
ered
on
the
pock
et a
bove
the
Arr
ow
of L
ight
Aw
ard,
as s
how
n.
nTh
e W
orld
Cre
st em
blem
and
Mes
seng
ers o
f Pea
ce ri
ng ar
e w
orn
cent
ered
hor
izon
tally
ove
r the
left
pock
et a
nd v
ertic
ally
bet
wee
n th
e le
ft sh
ould
er se
am a
nd th
e to
p of
the
pock
et.
N
otes
___
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
___
Tota
l Ins
igni
a Sc
ore (
trans
fer t
o ot
her s
ide)
5 pt
s.
5 pt
s.
5 pt
s.
5 pt
s.
Boy
Sco
ut/V
arsi
ty S
cout
Uni
form
Ins
pect
ion
Shee
tO
ffici
al P
lace
men
t of I
nsig
nia
Con
duct
the
unifo
rm in
spec
tion
with
com
mon
sens
e; th
e ba
sic
rule
is n
eatn
ess.
30 p
ts.
5 pt
s.
5 pt
s.
RIG
HT
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CK
ET
LEFT
PO
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TROOP RESOURCE SURVEYScouting is for adults as well as youth. We invite you to share your skills and interests so the best possible program can be developed for the Scouts in this troop. In making this survey, the commit-tee wishes to find ways you can enjoy using your talents to help our Scouts. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated.
Welcome to the Scout family of Troop No.________ in the ____________________________Council.
Please return this survey to _______________________________________________________________
Are you currently registered with the Boy Scouts of America? Yes No
(Please print.)
Name _________________________________________________________ Phone___________________
Street address ______________________________________ Email _______________________________
City _________________________________________________ State _____________ Zip ____________
Home phone __________________________ Mobile phone _______________________________
Business phone _________________________ Email address _____________________________
1.What is your favorite hobby? ____________________________ Occupation ___________________
2.In what sports do you take an active part? ______________________________________________
3.Would you be willing to assist the troop leaders and committee members occasionally? ____
4.Please check the areas in which you would be willing to help:
General Activities■Campouts
■Hikes
■Outdoor activities
■Troop meetings
■Swimming supervision
■Accounting
■Web management/design
■Drawing/art
■Transportation of Scouts
■Transportation of equipment
■Other ____________________ (please print)
Special Program Assistance■I can participate in boards of review.
■I have a minivan or ________ truck.
■I have a workshop.
■I have family camping gear.
■I have access to camping property.
■I can make contacts for special trips and activities.
■I can help with troop equipment.
■Other ____________________ (please print)
■American Business
■American Cultures
■American Heritage
■American Labor
■Animal Science
■Animation
■Archaeology
■Archery
■Architecture
■Art
■Astronomy
■Athletics
■Automotive Maintenance
■Aviation
■Backpacking
■Basketry
■Bird Study
■Bugling
■Camping
■Canoeing
■Chemistry
■Chess
■Citizenship in the Community
■Citizenship in the Nation
■Citizenship in the World
■Climbing
■Coin Collecting
■Collections
■Communication
■Composite Materials
■Cooking
■Crime Prevention
■Cycling
■Dentistry
■Digital Technology
■Disabilities Awareness
■Dog Care
■Drafting
■Electricity
■Electronics
■Emergency Preparedness
■Energy
■Engineering
■Entrepreneurship
■Environmental Science
■Exploration
■Family Life
■Farm Mechanics
■Fingerprinting
■Fire Safety
■First Aid
■Fish and Wildlife Management
■Fishing
■Fly-Fishing
■Forestry
■Game Design
■Gardening
■Genealogy
■Geocaching
■Geology
■Golf
■Graphic Arts
■Hiking
■Home Repairs
■Horsemanship
■Indian Lore
■Insect Study
■Inventing
■Journalism
■Kayaking
■Landscape Architecture
■Law
■Leatherwork
■Lifesaving
■Mammal Study
■Medicine
■Metalwork
■Mining in Society
■Model Design and Building
■Motorboating
■Moviemaking
■Music
■Nature
■Nuclear Science
■Oceanography
■Orienteering
■Painting
■Personal Fitness
■Personal Management
■Pets
■Photography
■Pioneering
■Plant Science
■Plumbing
■Pottery
■Programming
■Public Health
■Public Speaking
■Pulp and Paper
■Radio
■Railroading
■Reading
■Reptile and Amphibian Study
■Rifle Shooting
■Robotics
■Rowing
■Safety
■Salesmanship
■Scholarship
■Scouting Heritage
■Scuba Diving
■Sculpture
■Search and Rescue
■Shotgun Shooting
■Signs, Signals, and Codes
■Skating
■Small-Boat Sailing
■Snow Sports
■Soil and Water Conservation
■Space Exploration
■Sports
■Stamp Collecting
■Surveying
■Sustainability
■Swimming
■Textile
■Theater
■Traffic Safety
■Truck Transportation
■Veterinary Medicine
■Water Sports
■Weather
■Welding
■Whitewater
■Wilderness Survival
■Wood Carving
■Woodwork
MERIT BADGESCheck the merit badges that you can help the Scouts earn.
■Backpacking
■Basketball
■Bowling
■Business
■Cross-country skiing
■Cycling
■Downhill skiing
■Fishing
■Freestyle biking
■Golf
■Hockey
■Kayaking
■Mechanics
■Mountain man
■Orienteering
■Rafting
■Rappelling
■Sailing
■Scuba diving
■Shooting sports
■Slow-pitch softball
■Snow camping
■Soccer
■Spelunking
■Survival
■Swimming
■Tennis
■Video/photography
■Volleyball
■Whitewater canoeing
■Windsurfing
Other skills and activities I could assist in for the older-Scout program:
■Ropework (knots and lashings)
■Outdoor cooking
■First aid
■Star study
■Map, compass, and GPS use
■Conservation
■Aquatics
■Knife and ax handling
■Citizenship
■Camping512-116
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5.Please check any Scouting skills you would be willing to teach:
Check the merit badges on the other side of this sheet that you are willing to help the Scouts earn.