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Troop Structure
A Boy Scout troop is made up of patrols of six to eight boys led by a senior Scout who is the Senior Patrol Leader (SPL). The Assistant Senior Patrol Leader (ASPL) aids him. The Scoutmaster, Assistant Scoutmasters, and Junior Assistant Scoutmaster(s) help oversee the troop meetings. The SPL and ASPL are elected by the Scouts in the troop. Each patrol also elects a Patrol Leader (PL). Other leadership positions your son may hold are: Troop Scribe, Historian, Quartermaster, Librarian, Chaplain's Aid, and Bugler. He may also be selected to work with a Cub Scout Pack as a Den Chief. The SPL, ASPL, Scribe, and Patroll leaders meeet once a month to plan the troop meetings and campouts.