PLC and Patrol Meetings

Our Troop holds our Patrol Leaders Council (PLC) and Patrol Meetings on the third Tuesday of every month.  These meetings play an important role in operating our Troop.  Let’s take a quick look at the objectives of these meetings and how they will be changing over the next several months.

Patrol Leaders Council (PLC) Meetings

The Patrol Leaders Council (or PLC) meeting should be attended by any Scout who holds a leadership position in the Troop (e.g., Senior Patrol Leader, Patrol Leader, Quartermaster).  During these meetings, our Youth Leaders receive important information about the operation of the Troop and discuss what activities will be taking place in the upcoming 2 months.  They also assign responsibility for planning these meetings to specific Patrols.

Patrol Meetings

Patrol Meetings are held immediately following the PLC meeting (during the Parents Meeting) and should be attended all Scouts in a Patrol regardless of their leadership position.  During these meetings:

• The Patrol Leader (and any other members of the patrol in leadership positions) will review what was discussed in the PLC and share any important updates.
• The Patrol members will provide their Patrol leader with any updates on their personal rank advancement and what requirements they need to complete to earn their next rank.  The Patrol leader will share this information with the PLC in the next meeting.
• Patrol members will work together to plan any upcoming Troop meetings or events to which their Patrol was assigned responsibility.

Scouts should maximize their time working together to complete these plans in order to be prepared for their upcoming meetings.

What is Changing

The following changes will be made to the Patrol Meetings in the upcoming months to ensure our Scouts are actively working on event planning:

• The Scoutmaster or Assistant Scoutmaster will actively participate in Patrol Meetings once their updates have been completed in the Parents Meeting.
• Scouts will have access to a structure planning check list for Troop Events and Troop Meetings (coming soon)
• Planning checklist will be reviewed by the Scoutmaster / Assistant Scoutmaster before leaving the meeting.
• The final planning checklists must be presented to the Senior Patrol Leader and Scoutmaster:
  • Troop Meetings – At the meeting the week before the meeting the patrol is planning
  • Troop Events / Campouts – At the meeting 2 weeks before the event.