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4.2.1.2 The Scout Is Tested The unit leader authorizes those who may test and pass the Scout on rank requirements. They might include the patrol leader, the senior patrol leader, the unit leader, an assistant unit leader, or another Scout Pretty clear. If you, as unit leader, wish to authorize the PLC to test and pass the Scout on that requirement - I can see no reason you can't. You have a responsibility to ensure those you authorize to do the testing and passing are qualified to do so and that the unit clearly understands who can do what. If you have full faith in your PLC to be hon

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- What best practices can you share? Planning! Planning! Planning! And let the PLC decide what they want to do. Adults should zip it. You are there for health and safety 😜 - What defines a backpacking troop, anyway? Up to you! A Troop "ought" to be camping every month (12 times a year.) JTE Gold level asks you to have 9 short term and 1 long term camp (so 10 times). I would define a "backpacking troop" as one that does at least half its outings as backpacking... so 5 or 6 times a year. - How does your troop prepare recent crossovers and other young/small/inexperienced Scout

I wouldn't call our troop a backpacking troop. But we do have a large troop and multiple patrols, so we plan a variety of trips. There is a Venture Patrol for the older, experienced scouts who want to backpack and go on high adventure. Down to first-year patrols who are just getting their feet wet at weekend camps and summer camp. The younger scouts see and hear what the older Venture scouts are doing. So they move up to a Venture Patrol when they are ready to go on high adventure. Our troop books a Philmont trip every couple of years. We start training a year prior to condition those scouts f