Administration

Troop Staff Duties and Responsibilities
Describes the duties and responsibilities for each of the troop's staff positions of responsibility (PoR). Additionally, it provides the troop with an understanding of what each position is charged to do in support of the troop.

Troop 1983 Policies and Procedures
This 28-page booklet outlines the application of general BSA policy to specific situations regarding Troop 1983

Troop 1983 Parent Guide (December 2010 version)
A guide for new families and those interested in learning about the troop

Forms

Links to forms used by troop members. If the official form is used throughout the BSA or the NCAC, the link points to the official website version.

Senior Patrol Leader's Campout/Big Event Planning Guide
The SPL must print and begin to complete this form no later than two troop meetings prior to a campout or Big Event activity. The completed form must be turned in to the Scoutmaster prior to departing for the activity.

Patrol Leader's Campout/Big Event Planning Guide
Each PL must print and begin to complete this form no later than two troop meetings prior to a campout or Big Event activity. The completed form must be turned in to the SPL during the last troop meeting prior to departing for the activity.

Weekend Campout Patrol Menu Planning Guide
Each PL must print and then complete this form at the troop meeting prior to a campout. The completed form must be submitted and approved by the SPL and SM before the patrol Grubmaster can purchase the food.

Patrol Duty Roster
Each PL must print and then complete this form at the troop meeting prior to a campout. The Duty Roster must be displayed in the patrol area during the campout.

Monthly Meeting Planning Sheet
Used to plan troop meetings. Each PLC member should print this form and bring it to the monthly PLC meeting.

Patrol Equipment Checklist
Used to maintain accountability of each patrol's camping equipment. Patrol Quartermasters must print this form prior to a campout and turn in the completed form to the Troop Quartermaster after the campout.

Weekend Campout Patrol Meal Planning and Recipes
The attached packet can be used by each Patrol to plan meals for a weekend campout. The planning sheets help the scouts think through issues impacting what recipes they should/should not use. This includes areas such as weather, troop activities they’ll be working around, complexity of the meal, type of cooking (stove, charcoal, fire, etc.) All recipes are camp-tested, are already sized for a patrol of 7-8, contain a list of required ingredients for shopping, and specify the amount of time each recipe will take to prepare (to help them plan time more effectively). Each Patrol should fill out the cover sheet and choose their recipes to be signed off by the Senior Patrol Leader before the campout. Parents can use the ingredient list for shopping. Boys should print out and take the chosen recipes to the campout.

Annual Health and Medical Record (Revised 02/11)

Parts A and B: To be completed at least annually (normally during rechartering) by participants in all Scouting events. This health history, parental/guardian informed consent and hold harmless/release agreement, and talent release statement is to be completed by the participant and parents/guardians.

Part C: The physical exam that is required for participants in any event that exceeds 72 consecutive hours (e.g.: summer camp), for all high-adventure base participants, or when the nature of the activity is strenuous and demanding. Service projects or work weekends may fit this description. Part C is to be completed and signed by a certified and licensed heath-care provider—physician (MD or DO), nurse practitioner, or physician assistant. It is important to note that the height/weight limits must be strictly adhered to when the event will take the unit more than 30 minutes away from an emergency vehicle, accessible roadway, or when the program requires it, such as backpacking trips, high-adventure activities, and conservation projects in remote areas.

Part D: required to be reviewed by all participants of a high-adventure program at one of the national high-adventure bases and shared with the examining health-care provider before completing Part C.

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