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The Patrol Method

Lessons and questions of Scout leadership and operating troop program

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  1. Patrol Method/System Resources

    By LeCastor,   
    • 44 replies
    • 2578 views

  2. BSA definition of the Patrol Method

    By TAHAWK,
    • 21 replies
    • 460 views

  3. Patrol Method - Best Practices

    By HelpfulTracks,   
    • 41 replies
    • 2887 views

  4. Webelos II - Adventure Requirements - Clarification

    By PackALder,
    • 9 replies
    • 232 views

  5. Weighty responsibilities bond patrols

    By Eagledad,
    • 11 replies
    • 418 views

  6. Keeping Older Scouts

    By TMSM,   
    • 17 replies
    • 611 views

  7. "Train Them, Trust Them, Let Them Lead"

    By LeCastor,
    • 20 replies
    • 1192 views

  8. Cleaning/ Duties

    By chief027,   
    • 32 replies
    • 903 views

  9. Each Patrol Member Needs a Job

    By LeCastor,
    • 30 replies
    • 871 views

  10. Green Bar Leadership Experience

    By LeCastor,
    • 25 replies
    • 766 views

  11. Boy Scout Handbook, 13th Edition, Lacks Depth in Patrol Method

    By LeCastor,
    • 9 replies
    • 311 views

  12. Patrol Method and new G2SS rules

    By Kryten,
    • 23 replies
    • 2126 views

  13. Kindness and Servant Leadership

    By Sentinel947,
    • 1 reply
    • 281 views

  14. BSA Program Planning web article jumps the rails

    By TAHAWK,
    • 48 replies
    • 4685 views

  15. Would you say anything

    By bearess,
    • 66 replies
    • 4099 views

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      You can get more flies with honey than with vinegar. 

      I believe Unit Commissioners operate best when they are a friendly face, a mentor, a guide. Not a police officer, an inspector or an enforcer. Unless there is some sort of health or safety issue going on, a soft power approach is going to fix far more units than a confrontational and aggressive approach. Maybe your district or council does things differently than mine. 

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      Same here.  A CC of a local troop asked the DC to stop sending a certain UC to their unit.  
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