PatrolLeader10

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 leaders who is constantly overbearing, uses intimidation, and expects you to do 5o jobs at once. He is constantly yelling at the scouts, especially the new ones. I've told him before that they are just kids, only eleven, and many times they are talking about the things we are discussing. What irritates me is that he has only gotten on to me, while in the other New Scout Patrol, the scouts are dancing and jumping up, and in many patrols the guys are messing around, being completely off topic. Thank you all for your tips! I will be using many of them! It really helps to have your input!

Hello there! I am a patrol leader in my scout troop. I think I am a pretty good patrol leader, I work very hard to make sure my scouts get their rank advancements and I go above and beyond what most of the other patrol leaders do. Well, I am the patrol leader for the scouts who just crossed over. They tend to like to talk and play around. I do allow this when it is okay, however getting what needs to be done done, is my first priority. Lately I have had problems with my scouts talking while we are lined up for closing and opening. I usually tell them to stop and after the meeting I take them aside, and tell them not to talk. Well I still have a problem with some of them. Recently they were talking while an adult was talking, I got on to them, but a couple continued. Our SPL got onto me twice to make them stop, I did, but they continued to talk later. After the meeting, the SPl told me that he didn't think I could handle the position(which I have held for a year and a half) and that I couldn't control my scouts. He told me that if this happened again ,he would remove me from office and replace me with someone better. this offended me, because I have worked extremely hard to get a decent patrol, whipping them into to shape after their last patrol leader didn't really handle his patrol. Can the SPL remove me from office if this happen again? Hope I don't sound like a whiner, I just wanted to know if the SPL could do this. Thanks for reading, and I hope you voice your opinion on this matter!

Sincerely, PatrolLeader10