The Boy Scouts of America  program offer’s our young men the strongest program for developing core leadership values in our Nation. In our truly Boy Led Troop, our youth are provided a +6 year program in hands on leadership, communications, ethical decision making and team work learning opportunity which is unmatched by any other youth program today.   

 

This is a basic tenet of our troop philosophy.  The Scouts run the troop. Under the direction of the Senior Patrol Leader (the highest boy-held position in the troop), the Scouts plan the year, they schedule activities, they run the meetings, they train the new scouts, they plan their own meals, and they cook their own food.  The adult leaders are there the safety net for the scout leadership to take on and make mistakes while learning leadership, communications, ethical decision making and team work skills.  As an adult leader, we are here to serve our scouts and grow them into better leaders. The best way to do that is to allow them to try things out, experience success and failure and encourage the scouts to constantly challenge themselves or try new approaches and techniques.

For obvious reasons, adult leaders are also there to drive, handle the money and record keeping, intervene for safety reasons, and other support and communication roles.  But, if you ask an adult leader in our troop a question, chances are they will say, “Ask the Senior Patrol Leader.”  For more information, visit www.boyledtroop.org.  

Scouts hold leadership positions during their Scouting career.  With the execption of Assistant Patrol Leader, a scouts serving in a Leadership Position fulfill some rank advancement leadership requirements.  Elections for Troop 737 are held twice a year.  The Senior Patrol Leader (SPL) is elected by the troop.  He then appoints his Assistant SPLs for that term.  Patrol Leaders, Assistant Patrol Leaders, and other troop positions are also elected.  Scouts volunteer for Den Chief positions, which are filled on an as needed basis.  Click here for the Position Descriptions.  Click here for the current Scout Leadership roster (members only).

 

All leaders are required to attend Junior Leadership Training (JLT).  JLT is a half-day course following the election taught by the outgoing leadership for the incoming leadership.  JLT provides each new leader with all the information he needs to be successful in his new position.  Each scout is required to complete a Leadership Contract in which they commit to executing the position responsibilities and setting personal goals for that position.  The contract and notes kept by the scout are reviewed during the Scoutmaster Conference for rank advancement and provide the basis for approving that requirement.

Big Horn National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT) Course is an intense week long youth oriented leadership training experience where highly qualified and extensively trained youth staff use the NYLT Course syllabus to instruct qualified participants. The course uses the patrol method and models a month in the life of a troop, three meetings (one each day for the first three days) leading to an outdoor experience (the overnight outpost camp).  Watch a video.

 

Troop 737 requires all Senior Patrol Leader candidates to have completed this training.  Most of the scouts who attend as a trainee like it so much, they return as a trainer. 

The Scoutmaster and Assistant Scoutmasters are adult leaders responsible for the image and program of the troop. They work directly with the Scouts.  The Scoutmaster reports to the Troop Committee.  The importance of their jobs is reflected in the fact that the quality of guidance will affect every youth and adult involved in the troop. Duties include:  Each ensure that all activities are conducted under qualified leadership, safe conditions, and policies of the chartered organization and the Boy Scouts of America.

 

To navigate to the Scoutmater and Assistant Scoutmaster roster, click here.