Troop Leadership
Our Leadership Model
Troop 303 operates on the true spirit of a Scout-led troop. Our youth leaders plan the schedule, run meetings, and lead outdoor adventures, while dedicated adult volunteers offer mentorship, background administration, and essential health and safety oversight.
Youth Leadership
Scouting empowers youth to step into vital leadership roles, experiencing both collaborative and individual responsibility. Embracing the mindset of a servant leader builds strong character, fosters active citizenship, and teaches Scouts how to follow and lead with respect.
Troop Leaders
Senior Patrol Leader
The top youth leader of the troop. Appoints youth staff, runs troop meetings, chairs the Patrol Leaders' Council (PLC), and coordinates the yearly program calendar.
🤝 Mentored by: Scoutmaster
Assistant Senior Patrol Leader
Lends operational assistance to the SPL and acts as troop leader when the SPL is absent. Directly oversees appointed support staff and patrol coordination.
🤝 Mentored by: Assistant Scoutmaster
Patrol Leader
Elected by their peers, a Patrol Leader represents their patrol at PLC meetings, coordinates campouts, delegates tasks, and encourages member advancement.
🤝 Mentored by: Assistant Scoutmaster
Instructor
An older, highly proficient Scout who teaches specific outdoor skills, rank requirements, or merit badge material to younger peers.
🤝 Mentored by: Scoutmaster
Den Chief
A Scout who works directly with a local Cub Scout Pack, assisting Den Leaders and acting as a bridge to recruit future Scouts.
🤝 Mentored by: Scoutmaster
Junior Assistant Scoutmaster
A Scout at least 16 years old who functions essentially as an adult leader, providing specialized mentorship under the Scoutmaster's supervision.
🤝 Mentored by: Scoutmaster
Quartermaster
Maintains troop gear, coordinates trailer pack outs for trips, and issues equipment during campouts.
🤝 Mentored by: Equipment Chair
Chaplain's Aide
Leads nonsectarian prayers at meals and scouts' own services during weekend outdoor trips.
🤝 Mentored by: Chaplain
Historian
Captures photos and videos during troop outings and maintains the troop archive or newsletter content.
🤝 Mentored by: Communication Chair
Scribe
The youth secretary who takes minutes at PLC meetings, tracks attendance logs, and assists leadership with recordkeeping.
Bugler
Plays assembly, reveille, and taps calls at troop meetings and morning/evening flag ceremonies on campouts.
Troop Guide
An experienced older Scout who mentors and guides the newest patrol of Scouts through their first year of transition into the troop.
🤝 Mentored by: Assistant Scoutmaster of Youngest Patrol
Webmaster
Assists in updating and maintaining materials on the troop website.
🤝 Mentored by: Communication Chair
Order of the Arrow Representative
Serves as the link between the local OA Honor Society Chapter and the troop, promoting lodge events and camping traditions.
Outdoor Ethics Guide
Ensures the troop adheres to Leave No Trace and Tread Lightly principles during all backcountry operations.
Patrol Method
"The patrol system is not one method in which Scouting can be carried on. It is the only method."
Lord Baden-Powell, Scouting’s founder
Being part of a Scout patrol offers youth a unique opportunity to build self-esteem, self-reliance, and a sense of belonging through shared responsibility and teamwork. Unlike traditional sports teams, a patrol requires every member to pool resources and apply diverse life skills to accomplish everyday tasks, such as planning, preparing, and cleaning up a campout dinner under a leader's direction. Because of the small group size, every Scout must actively contribute to the collective good, which naturally models good citizenship and fosters servant leadership.
Vicious Vultures Patrol
Patrol Leader: Owen D (Scout)
Youth Mentor: Aiden D (Life Scout)
Adult Mentor: Paul Burgeson
Outlaws Patrol
Patrol Leader: Jayden F (Scout)
Youth Mentor: Aiden D (Life Scout)
Adult Mentor: Josh Hunt
Grizzlies Patrol
Patrol Leader: Myles S (Star Scout)
Youth Mentor: Caleb W (Life Scout)
Adult Mentor: Benjamin Shover
Savage Racers Patrol
Patrol Leader: Jackson G (Life Scout)
Youth Mentor: Caleb W (Life Scout)
Adult Mentor: Jeff McConnell
Adult Support Team
Adult conduct heavily influences how youth grow, making Scout leaders vital role models. When a Scoutmaster truly listens, encourages, and shows sincere interest in their Scouts, they can make a profound, lifelong difference.
Key 3 Leaders
Scoutmaster
The Scoutmaster is the adult responsible for working directly with the Scouts providing direction, coaching, and support.
Chartered Organization Representative
Serves as the liaison between the Troop and our Chartered Organization, ensuring mutual alignment and policy compliance.
Troop Committee Chair
Top adult administrator who recruits adult leaders, presides over committee meetings, and approves troop policies.
Uniformed Program Leaders
Assistant Scoutmaster
Assistant Scoutmasters work directly alongside the Scoutmaster to deliver the program, serving as key mentors and advisors to the youth leaders.
Troop Committee
Troop Committee Chair
Top adult administrator who recruits adult leaders, presides over committee meetings, and approves troop policies.
Membership Chair
Manages the onboarding of new Webelos, transfers, and older youth while assisting families with registration paperwork.
Treasurer
Manages all troop finances, tracks individual scout accounts, processes payments, and maintains the annual operating budget.
Advancement Chair
Maintains troop advancement records, schedules Boards of Review, and orders badges and awards for Courts of Honor.
Outdoors/Activity Chair
Secures reservations, permits, and logistics for campouts, high-adventure trips, and special troop events.
Chaplain
Provides spiritual leadership, ensures a nonsectarian spiritual component at campouts, and guides scouts working on religious emblems.
Communications
Manages troop newsletters, announcements, email listservs, and outbound marketing materials.
Training Chair
Tracks youth and adult training records to ensure 100% compliance with Youth Protection Training (YPT) and outdoor safety courses.
Equipment Coordinator
Manages the troop storage shed and trailer, tracking inventory and assisting the Youth Quartermaster with maintenance.
Fundraising Chair
Organizes community fundraising events and builds opportunities for scouts to earn money toward their summer camp activities.
Popcorn Kernel
Manages the annual popcorn distribution campaign, inventory logistics, prize coordination, and order compliance tracking.