plaidfro

Last night we had our elections for a SPL. He also decided, with scoutmaster approval, whom he would like his ASPL to be. I guess our next step is on next meeting to have elections for a PL. Surprisingly we have just had two more scouts move into our troop this week. So now we have 9 total scouts ages 12-14, 8 of which will be very active. Question: Our organization should be SPL, ASPL, PL, APL, having only one patrol? Then the rest of the boys fill the positions as chosen by the SPL.

I am in Provo, UT... I have recently been called as SA. Our small troop is now being organized to utilize the patrol method. I posted some questions I have in the patrol method forum about organizing a small troop... please feel free to give me your comments, suggestions, and advice to our situation.

I am new to this forum, so hello all. Seemingly this is a great forum for Q and A. I have recently been called into the scouting program as SA. With the Scoutmaster we are going to implement the patrol method. Our troop is small. There are about 4 Boys ages 11-12, who meet with a Leader that helps them work on Ranks to First Class. Then there are 8 boys ages 12-14. The Patrol Method hasn't been used because our numbers were small. Now we feel we can organize the troop accordingly. My questions are: Which postitions should be Filled. For sure we will have a SPL but should we also have a PL? We are not planning on 2 patrols for the boys ages 12-14. Should we have a SPL, ASPL, PL, and APL? How can we effectively structure our little group?(i.e. positions) Starting tonight we should have our SPL and then by next week we'll have his ASPL and begin conducting scouting using the patrol method. Any tips or ideas how to effectivly run our small group?