Welcome to Troop 832

Welcome Scout Parents,

Troop 832 is excited to have your son join in the fun and adventure of Scouting and we are glad he has
chosen our Troop 832 family. The operations of a Troop are very different from that of a Cub Scout
Pack. I will recap the highlights here.

Our Purpose: To develop honorable leadership skills through a Scout‐led program in an outdoor
environment. Our Mission: We will fulfill this purpose by using the aims and methods of Scouting, by
using materials appropriate to the safe execution of specific goals, practical experience, the opportunity
to fail in a safe environment, and the reward and recognition of accomplishment.

Our Vision: We will develop the skills to empower our Scouts to execute a boy led high adventure
wilderness adventure as First Class scouts within 3 years.
With these ideals in mind, we have tenants that we hold to regarding leadership and communication.

1) Boy Lead/Adult Administered. The Scouts run the Troop. This includes meeting agenda and
organization, selection of “Program Features” (campouts, generally), training and developing other
scouts and communication within the troop. The primary function of the adults is to ensure safety,
secondly to handle the administration‐ paperwork, treasury, BSA rules compliance, and to serve as
advisors to the Youth Leaders (Patrol Leaders Council or PLC). Our adult leaders will NEVER be in
a one on one situation with any youth.

2) Honorable Personal Responsibility. You and your Scout will be signing a code of conduct. Our
standards are very straightforward. Follow the Oath and the Law and you can do no wrong!

3) Failure in a safe environment. Our Scouts are expected to make mistakes ‐ this is how they learn.
Gear will be forgotten, plans will go wrong, and communication will be late or poor. By allowing
this to happen (safely) and then debriefing with the youth leaders, most of these issues are identified
and overcome after a single instance. Then we go on to bigger and more challenging problems.

4) Limited parental contact. We believe any issue a Scout has is best handled by the Scout addressing it
with his Patrol Leader, Senior Patrol Leader, and finally an Assistant Scoutmaster or other adult
leader if there is not a resolution. This creates an environment of responsibility and development.
Our primary form of communication with parents is the Troop Calendar. This has all the meetings and
program features listed, with locations and details. Occasionally we will email a newsletter to parents
(and scouts) that covers upcoming events and reminders. Parents and scouts will also have access to
our scout unit management application to track advancements.