Organization of Senior Scout Outfit & Crew Boy Scout Troop & Patrol

Your Scout Crew / Patrol As a Scout you belong to a crew / patrol. It is a group not more than 8 scouts bound together by a common interest & friendship. For Senior Scout, the group is called a CREW. For Boy Scout, it is called a PATROL. In the crew/patrol where the scout learns to accept responsibilities, leadership & comradeship. In the crew/patrol, everybody is required to work not only as an individual, but as one team working side by side.

The crew / patrol is composed of eight scouts, each having a responsibility of his own CREW/PATROL LEADER The person whom the group looks up & depends on. He must be reliable & efficient. In charge of leading the group through thick & thin Leads the group by his initiative & personal example, in Scoutcraft knowledge as well as in Scout Spirit. Also encourages the members in doing their advancement.

ASSISTANT CREW/PATROL LEADER Next in rank to the Crew/Patrol Leader in authority, responsibility & experience. He takes charge of the group whenever the leader is not available. He always support the leader in every activities & meeting. CREW / PATROL SCRIBE Keeps the record & logbooks. It contains records of activities & achievements of the groups. He must keep attendance. He must also have a complete list of each member.

CREW / PATROL TREASURER He must be an exceptionally trustworthy scout because he collects the dues & keeps the money to se spent on various Scouting needs. CREW / PATROL QUARTERMASTER Takes charge of the group’s properties & equipments Also responsible for the transportation facilities needed during hikes & camps.

CREW / PATROL GRUBMASTER During hiking & camping trips, the grubmaster prepares the menus for the meals of your group. He also takes charge of maintaining sanitation. CREW / PATROL CHEERLEADER Also known as the Morale Booster He is perhaps the funniest guy in the group. From time to time, he teaches & leads the group in singing, cheering & yelling. Whenever the morale of the group goes down, he always comes up with a smile.

CREW / PATROL HIKEMASTER Responsible for surveying all prospective camping & outdoor activity sites. He takes charge of the group’s outside activities. He also guides the group during its hiking activities.

Four crews usually form a Senior Scout Outfits; while four patrols of boy scouts form a Troop. Both scout units are guided by adult leaders. OUTFIT ADVISOR (for Senior Scout Outfits) / TROOP LEADER (for Boy Scout Troops) Adult leader of the unit. Helps the boy leaders make the Patrol / Crew System succeed in the troop. He assist & encourages each individual Scout to grow through advancement He works with & through responsible adults to ‘give better Scouting to more boys’. His leadership is more personal than giving direction.

ASSISTANT OUTFIT ADVISORS (for Senior Scout) / ASSISTANT TROOP LEADERS (for Boy Scout) They generally assist their unit leader in his job. 2 or more assistant unit leaders are more desirable. One is assigned to handle Program & Activities, & another may take care of physical arrangements, troop records, meeting rooms, supplies & equipments. The latter assists the unit leader in matters pertaining to Administration & Supply.

SENIOR CREW LEADER / SENIOR PATROL LEADER The real leader of an outfit or a troop is still a boy. He is the Senior Crew Leader of the outfit or the Senior Patrol Leader of a troop. He is the chairman of the Crew / Patrol leaders’ Council. He reports directly to his unit leader. He does his best to help Crew/Patrol Leaders with their responsibilities. He is elected as the highest boy leader of his unit, because of his leadership ability & his achievements. He plans & implements the activities of his unit.

ASSISTANT SENIOR CREW LEADERS / ASSISTANT SENIOR PATROL LEADERS They take charge of the Outfit/ Crew in the absence of the Senior Crew Leader / Senior Patrol Leader. 2 or more assistants make operation of the unit more effective. One may be assigned as the outfit / Troop Scribe. Though this function may be seperated. Keeps a record of all activities & decisions of the unit in the logbook. Keeps a record of each member & writes letters related to Scouting when necessary. Collects dues & records contributions received.

ASSISTANT SENIOR CREW LEADERS / ASSISTANT SENIOR PATROL LEADERS (cont Another may be assigned to serve as the Outfit / troop Quartermaster. Takes charge & keeps inventory of all the unit’s equipment. Responsible for the maintenance & sanitation of the meeting room. In camp, he works with the assistant unit leader in charge of supplies & physical arrangements.

OUTFIT / TROOP COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN & MEMBERS Operate like a “Board of Director” concerned primarily with policy, interpreting the Sponsoring institution’s objectives & integrating it with those of Scouting. Provide moral & material support to the Outfit / Troop. One or more Kab Scout Kawan, Boy Scout Troop, senior Scout outfit & Rover Scout Circle belongs to a Sponsoring Institution, which may either be a school, a church, a club, a group of people, among others.

INSTITUTIONAL SCOUT REPRESENTATIVE INSTITUTIONAL HEAD Lend the support of the institution to further Scouting as a whole. He or she represents the sponsoring institution in the local council. INSTITUTIONAL SCOUT REPRESENTATIVE Coordinate the operation of the units sponsored by the institution Facilitates the provision of support & ensures the fulfillment of the obligations of a sponsoring institution to the units they sponsor. Represents the institution in the District / Area Scouting Committee.

DISTRICT 3 – B, MANILA COUNCIL, BSP Is further divided into eight areas. Each area has 2 district. Our district is DISTRICT 3 – B, MANILA COUNCIL, BSP One Sponsoring Institution in District 3-B is CHIANG KAI SHEK COLLEGE