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Organization of 6^th Kowloon Scout Troop

Introduction The Scout Troop is the principle section of 6th Kowloon Group, serving the age bracket that fully resides within DBS school years. It is a closed Troop, with membership offered to DBS students with strict priority, acceptance of candidates is dependent on the Scout Leader, acting on behalf of the Scouter Council. The leader of the Troop is the Scout Leader, each year through the Scouter Council’s approval, the SL will appoint ‘student-in-charge’ as the student leaders of the Troop for daily operations, student-in-charge will be granted a rank of O1-O2 with SL's recommendation, and will lead the Troop’s activities with the support from the Scouter Council. The GSL allows the SL full control of the troop as long as it is in compliant of the Group's Constitution. SL reports Troop status report to GSL.

Section Organization

Section Commander

The Scout Troop is lead by a Commander (O5), with official position as Scout Leader. A Scout leader will be incharge of ALL events taking place within the troop, and is also responsible for keeping the activities planned and maintained with a high standard. The Commander may assign different roles to other officers to assist him in running the troop (O1 to O4+), with a Student-in-charge designated at O1/O2. The Student-in-charge will be the hand of the Commander, reporting and running daily operation with the authority granted from the Scout Leader. The SL may call Scouter's Council regularly to ensure operational matters are thoroughly discussed and up to standard.

Student-In-Charge

Depending on qualification, each year there maybe a different amount of student-in-charge(s), The student-in-charge is the student leader of the troop, and from the School's Point of View, the student leader of the organization. The Student-in-charge will start with a rank of Cadet (O1), and upon completion of on job training will be granted the title of Lieutentant (O2). The Student-in-charge will be in charge of daily operations, making sure daily routines are structurally in operation. They will also be in charge of making sure PL council occurs weekly, acting as advisor in the PL Council. The Troop's democratical decisions will be made in the PL council, and the student-in-charge will have a vote within, though Veto Power may be granted to an O2 via the authority of the Section Commander. Student-in-charge should know each and every member well, making recommendation of their promotions to the Section Commander to be commissioned by the GSL. Student-in-charge will also be incharge of making sure weekly General Meeting (GM) are held accordingly to plan and up to standard.

Members

Everyone within the age bracket of 11-16 who qualifies will be classified as a 'Member' of the Troop. Each Member will be sorted into a "Patrol". And within each Patrol there will be a Patrol Leader (PL) incharge of the Patrol's trainings and activities. Patrol Leaders will be granted a rank of M4/M5 will will have a Vote within the PL council, held weekly. Patrol Leaders are required to hold Patrol meetings to ensure younger members are being taught and trained regularly. Younger Members will be granted a rank of M1 upon Membership qualification and will slowly through the years be reviewed. More qualified members will be promoted to a higher rank and given a more authority and responsibility to help the Patrol Leader run the Patrol. It can be viewed as M1-M2 ranks as Junior Ranks, and M3-M5 as the Senior Ranks. The Rank of M6-7 are reserved for SPL, which is only granted to a Patrol Leader of outstanding service and qualifications.

Patrols

PL Council

Activities and GM

Proficiency and Other badges

Annual Events

See Also