Scoutmasters Advancement Guide

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Scoutmaster Conference

• Did the boy do the requirements?
• Is his book signed
• Are the troop records up-to-date
• Has the Scout matured to the level of the rank?
• Does he understand the meaning of Scoutings
  Ideals
• Has the Scout developed leadership skills
  consistent with the rank?

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Scoutmaster Conference

• Making a plan and setting goals for future
  advancement conclude the Scoutmaster Conference.
• This plan should include leadership for the next
  rank as well as learning more about Scoutings
  Ideals.

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Scoutmaster Conference

• There are three reports you will need printed
  from the TroopMaster Program
• Advancement Individual History Report
• Activities Individual Participation
• Activities Activity List

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Participation/Scout Spirit

• If a Scout has come to you for counseling and
  approval of these requirements the first thing
  you have to ask yourself is
• Do I know this Scout well enough
• to sign on these requirements?
• What do you have to know about him? ?

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Participation/Scout Spirit

• Attitude
• Does the Scout respond to his leaders in a
  positive manner?
• Does he help out or does he avoid work?
• Participation
• Only active members will be considered eligible
  for awards, ranks and membership in a patrol or
  crew. An active member will be defined as someone
  who is consistently attending two-thirds of the
  troop meetings and activities.
• Another question to ask is did he sell his wreath
  quota?
• Scouting Values
• Does the Scout understand the Scout Oath and
  Scout Law at a level that is consistent with the
  rank that he is trying to get?
• Does he know what morals are and how to use them
  in making ethical decisions?

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Participation

• Review and compare with the Scout the Scout
  Individual Participation Report with the All
  Levels - Activity List. The Scout should be
  attending at least one troop activity per month
  with emphasis given to the overnight activity.

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Participation
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Participation

• Review and compare with the Scout the Scout
  Individual Participation Report with the All
  Levels - Activity List. The Scout should be
  attending at least one troop activity per month
  with emphasis given to the overnight activity.
• Scout Spirit calls for him to participate in
  activities such as Scout Sunday and Troop service
  projects.
• If the Scout does not meet the standards of an
  active Scout a goal should be made to improve on
  his attendance over a four to six month period
  and the re-evaluate.

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Values

• Scout Oath
• Scout Law
• Scout Motto
• Scout Slogan
• Outdoor Code
• Declaration of Religious Principles

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Values

• The Boy Scout measures himself against these
  ideals and continually tries to improve.
• His goals are high, and as he reaches for them,
  he has some control over what and who he becomes.

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Values

• How does Scouting teach these values?
• Before joining, we expect that a boy has read the
  pages covering these ideas in the Scout Handbook.
  
• By the Tenderfoot rank, a Scout is expected to
  have memorized the words.
• After that, understanding Scouting values is a
  part of Scout Spirit.
• Adult leaders in Scouting are role models of
  Scouting Ideals.
• Finally, the Scoutmasters Minute at the end of
  meetings reinforces the ideals.

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Values

• Scout The boy has read and understands the
  ideals and what is expected of him.
• Tenderfoot The boy should be able to repeat from
  memory each of the ideals.
• Second Class The boy should have a rough idea of
  the definition of each point in the Scout Law. He
  should be able to give examples of how he lives
  the Scout Oath.
• First Class The boy should be able to paraphrase
  the Scouting definitions of the Scout Law. He
  should be able to give examples of how he lives
  the Scout Oath.

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Values

• Star The boy should have solid knowledge of the
  definitions of the ideals and what it means to be
  a Scout. He should be teaching these ideals to
  younger Scouts.
• Life The boy should be able to give examples of
  how he lives the Scout Oath and Law. He should
  have full knowledge of Scoutings Declaration of
  Religious Principles. He should be able to
  recognize when others around him are making poor
  decisions and be able to help them make better
  ones.
• Eagle The boy should be able to give essay
  answers about each of the Scouting ideals and how
  they are a part of his life.

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Leadership

• If a Scout has come to you for counseling and
  approval of this requirement the first thing you
  have to ask yourself is, Do I know this Scout
  well enough to sign on this requirements?
• The leadership requirement should build upon
  itself with the Scout taking on more challenging
  leadership roles as he successfully completes
  others.

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Leadership

• Star

Assistant Patrol Leader Axmen Patrol
Member/Instructor Patrol Quartermaster
Bugler Patrol Scribe Chaplain Aide Troop
Librarian Den Chief Troop Historian
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Leadership

• Life

Patrol Leader Paul Bunyan Member/Instructor
Venture Crew Chief Order of the Arrow
Representative Troop Quartermaster Program
Manager/Recruiter Troop Scribe
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Leadership

• Eagle

Senior Patrol Leader Venture Crew
President Assistant Senior Patrol Leader
Venture Crew Vice President Troop Guide
Junior Assistant Scoutmaster
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Leadership

• Responsibility
• Does the Scout understand what responsibility is?
  Can he list from memory what responsibilities his
  position required of him? Does the Scout feel he
  met the responsibilities listed in the leadership
  description for his position?
• Participation
• Was the Scout present at the meetings and
  campouts during the time that he held the
  position?

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Leadership

• The Scout has demonstrated
• Star - The Scout understands the Be - Know - Do
  leadership concepts. He plans, delegates, uses
  good communications, makes ethical decisions,
  values his people, and involves himself in
  conflict resolution.
• Life - The Scout understands concepts of Servant
  Leadership. He understands we help leaders that
  help others to succeed and that learning to be
  led is just as important as being a good leader.
• Eagle - The Scout has made a profound impact on
  the lives of all the members of the troop and is
  well respected by all.