Troop Scribe

Excerpted from BSA Junior Leader Handbook
Copyright 1990, Boy Scouts of America, ISBN 0-8395-3500-7
Revised 1998
Job description: The scribe keeps the troop records. He records the activities of the patrol leaders' council and keeps a record of dues, advancement, and Scout attendance at troop meetings.
Reports to: the assistant senior patrol leader.
Scribe duties:
  • Attends and keeps a log of patrol leaders' council meetings
  • Records individual Scout attendance and dues payments
  • Records individual Scout advancement progress
  • Works with the troop committee member responsible for records and finance
  • Sets a good example
  • Enthusiastically wears the Scout uniform correctly
  • Lives by the Scout Oath and Law
  • Shows Scout spirit
Last revised 10/18/05
John D. McCarthy