Troop Leadership

Youth Leadership Positions and Responsibilities

The Senior Patrol Leader (SPL) is the senior youth leader for the Troop.  He must hold at least the rank of First Class Scout, have been a member of Troop 429 for at least one year, and possess the Scoutmaster's recommendation. The Senior Patrol Leader is elected first by the scouts as the Assistant Senior Patrol Leader (ASPL), and ascends to the Senior Patrol Leader position after having served as ASPL for six months. The SPL then serves for six aditional months.

The Senior Patrol Leader is responsible for:

• meeting regularly with the Scoutmaster to ensure the overall program is being carried out
• conducting the monthly planning meetings with the ASPLs and other senior Scout staff
• overseeing that the overall Scouting program is effectively communicated to the Scouts
• serving as the chairman of the Patrol Leaders' Council
• conducting troop meetings (with the assistance of the ASPL and the JASM)
• preparing and conducting troop camp programs
• conducting monthly uniform inspections
• the discipline and conduct of the troop

The Assistant Senior Patrol Leader (ASPL) must hold at least the rank of First Class. The ASPL is elected by the troop and approved by the Scoutmaster. After six months acting as ASPL, he graduates to the role of the Senior Patrol Leader. 

The Assistant Senior Patrol Leader is responsible for:

• meeting regularly with the Scoutmaster and the SPL,
• acting as the SPL in his absence, 
• carrying out the instructions of the SPL,
•  acting as the “Sergeant-at-Arms” to help maintain order at troop meetings, and 
• assisting scouts in the troop to advance in rank.

 The Troop Guide is appointed by the Scoutmaster and must hold at least the rank of Star Scout and be proficient in advancement skills.

The Troop Guide is responsible for:

• meeting regularly with the Scoutmaster and Assistant Scoutmasters
• teaching other scouts, especially new scouts Second Class and below, the skills necessary to advance in rank, and 
• helps the Patrol Leader of a new scout patrol providing direction, coaching, and support

 The Patrol Leader may be elected by the members of his patrol or selected by the Scoutmaster on the recommendation of the SPL. He takes responsibility for the patrol's activities and represents the patrol as a member of the Patrol Leaders' Council.

The Patrol Leader is responsible for:

• meeting regularly with the SPL, ASPL and JASM regarding troop activities
• planning and leading patrol activities
• seeing that each scout in the patrol has a job to perform,
• maintaining patrol discipline (for which he is accountable to the SPL),
• supervising rank advancement of the scouts in his patrol,
• communicating all information between the patrol and the troop's leadership, and
• conducting periodic uniform inspections for the members of his patrol.

Troop 429 Adult Leaders:

Scoutmaster: Dan Dietrich

     Assistant Scoutmasters: Paul D. Thompson, Randy Frantz, Matthew Eggert

Commitee Chair: Christine Eggert-Frampton

Charter Organization Representative: Melissa Frantz

Finance Committee: Jackie Jacob, John & Rose Shelly

Troop Chaplain: Matthew Eggert

Advancement Chair: Annie Dietrich

Outdoor Activities Coordinator: Melissa Frantz

Webmaster: Paul D. Thompson