I was originally the patrol leader of a patrol consisting of boys between 13 and 17. I was this patrol leader for a year. At the last elections, our scoutmaster appointed me to serve as patrol leader for the new scouts. Their last patrol leader( who I feel should have been removed, or given a patrol that didn't require as much work) did a poor job, and hardly attended trips( usually I stepped in, to help them). The boys respect me, and they see me more as a friend than as someone who is constantly bossing them around. At the last elections, we elected our current SPL. He is one of those patrol