Youth Leadership.
Troop 169 is designed to be a boy-led troop. Boys are elected to leadership positions once or twice a year. Once elected, these boys plan and execute their own Scouting programs. When a boy joins the troop, he is slowly introduced to the leadership structure and given time to acclimate to the new environment. Older Scouts will help guide the new Scouts as they work on advancement and learn to take on more and more responsibility.

Adult leaders provide support and limited participation. There are many different levels of leadership within the troop, from the Senior Patrol Leader, to Assistant Patrol Leaders. Several volunteer positions also exist for those who wish to provide support services, like Quartermaster, Historian and Scribe.

Learning good leadership is one of the most important benefits of being a Boy Scout. Troop 169 strives to teach leadership skills through example, both by other Scouts and by the adult uniformed leaders. More experienced Scouts are expected to help younger Scouts learn basic leaderhip and teamwork skills.

Once elected to a leadership position, Scouts become part of the Patrol Leaders Council (PLC), the group that governs the troop. It consists of the Senior Patrol Leader, Assistant Senior Patrol Leader, Patrol Leaders and Assistant Patrol Leaders. The PLC meets with the Scoutmaster and Assistant Scoutmasters to plan, review and assess troop programs.

Adult Leadership
Adults that participate in the Troop campouts need to be registered with Voyageurs Area Council. Please contact the Scoutmaster or any other registered adult leader in the toop about registering as an adult. You must also be registered before you can participate and receive credit for taking any of the BSA training.

Each adult involved in the Troop and that works with Scouts on any level (including such positions such as merit badge councilors, etc.) must take Youth Protection Training. This is available online at http://www.vac-bsa.org/Training/Online/YptOL. All registered adults should take the Fast Start Training. This is an online course that gives an overview of what the goals of Scouting are all about, and what the patrol method is and more. This is available at http://www.vac-bsa.org/Training/Online/BSFastStartOL.