Instructor
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The Instructor teaches Scouting skills.
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Reports to
- Assistant Senior Patrol Leader in a Scout troop.
Responsibilities
- Teaches basic Scouting skills in a troop and patrols.
- Schedule/Coordinate Merit Badge Counselor(s) for troop/scout instruction.
- Sets a good example.
- Enthusiastically and correctly wears the Scout uniform (all four parts).
- Lives by the Scout Oath and Law.
- Shows Scout spirit
Equivalents
The Instructor is the youth instruction leader in its unit. Other youth instruction leaders are:
- Instructor ─ Scouts BSA
- Specialist ─ Sea Scouting
See also
| Scouts BSA portal |
- Scouts BSA ranks requiring a Positions of Responsibility
- Star rank #5 "While a First Class Scout, serve actively in your troop for four months in one or more of the following positions of responsibility (or carry out a Scoutmaster approved leadership project to help the troop)"
- Life rank #5 "While a Star Scout, serve actively in your troop for six months in one or more of the positions of responsibility (or carry out a Scoutmaster approved leadership project to help the troop)"
- Eagle Scout rank #4 "While a Life Scout, serve actively in your troop for a period of six months in one or more of the following positions of responsibility..."
- See also: National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT) - a fun, six-day outdoor learning course.
References
- 48 BSA Monthly Scouts BSA Program Features for Troops and Crews
- Introduction to Leadership Skills for Troops • Program Feature Meeting Plans • Campfire Program Planner
• Troop Resource Survey • Troop Committee Guidebook
- Senior Patrol Leader Handbook • Patrol Leader Handbook • Troop Leader Guidebook: Vol. 1 - Vol. 2 • BSA Nameplates • Outdoor Ethics Guide Handbook • Den Chief Handbook
