TROOP 608
If you are paid to do Scouting, you are called a Professional.
If you are not paid to do Scouting, you are called a Volunteer.
If you pay to do Scouting you are called.....a Scouter.
SCOUTMASTER STAFF
The troop is boy-led and the Scoutmaster and Assistant Scoutmasters provide a tremendous amount of guidance using the Methods of Scouting.
The Scoutmasters oversee the daily/weekly activities of the troop, and ensure the Patrol Leader Council is providing an appropriate program for the troop.
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The Scoutmaster and Assistant Scoutmasters are NOT formal members of the committee. The Scoutmaster and Assistant Scoutmasters are advisers to the committee. They may attend committee meetings to communicate scout plans and to coordinate the needs of the Scouts. This factor is important to remember during Boards of Review because the Boards of Review also serve as quality checks of the Scouting program as delivered by the Scoutmaster and the Assistant Scoutmasters.
Minimum positions for a chartered group
A chartered Boy Scout troop requires a Chartered Organization Representative, a Committee Chairman, at least two committee members, and a Scoutmaster.
Scoutmaster (1 of Key 3): Stan Babinski
The Scoutmaster is the adult responsible for working directly with the Scouts to help them create the program for the troop. Train, guide and support the boy leaders of the troop. Work with and through responsible adults to give Scouting to boys. Help boys to grow by encouraging them to learn for themselves. Guide the Senior Patrol Leader and Scouts in working out the details of the troop and patrol program activities and planning the troop program. As a Key Three member, maintain a close relationship with the chartered organization representative and the Committee Chairman. Attend Troop and Committee meetings. Report to the Committee at each meeting the activities, progress, needs, and plans of the Troop, Patrol Leader Committee, and individual Scouts.
Assistant Scoutmaster: Patrick McCown
Assistant Scoutmaster: Jeffrey Swan
Assistant Scoutmaster: William Casler
An Assistant Scoutmaster is one of the adult leaders age 18 or over who assist the Scoutmaster in delivering the troop program. Attend Troop meetings and Campouts. Assist Scouts with rank advancements and Merit Badges. Work with and report to the Scoutmaster. Take charge of the troop meeting in the absence of the Scoutmaster.