As a new Jr. Leader in the scout troop I really didn’t know what to expect at the training.I just knew I was expected to show up to the training in my complete scout uniform at 8:00 AM and to be down in our scout room.

The training started with us saying the pledge of allegiance, Scout Law and Scout Oath and a prayer. Then we were off and running. We played a game called the Leadership game. Here we had to match up the different Jr. Leader position (SPL, ASPL, PL, APL, Scribe, Quartermaster etc.) with the responsibilities of the positions. I found this very useful in learning what the different leadership positions are to be doing. Then we learned about what is Leadership, how to prepare my patrol for an overnight, what does respecting others really mean, how do you gain respect from your fellow scouts, how to prepare for a demonatration, teaching the EDGE method, how to plan a troop meeting, how to run a PLC Meeting, how do we promote scout spirit, patrol spirit and troop spirit, then we learned the step of planning a troop campfire, and then we played several team building games. These games were great fun and I look forward to playing them with the entire troop.

All in all it was a very long day but I believe it will help me to be a better Jr. leader for my scout troop. I hope the rest of the scouts who were there feel the same way.

Last but not least we were each challenged by Mr. Howell to recruit one new scout. Mr. Howell said we were the best recruiters the scout troop could have. The scouts in the troop.