Expectations
You forgot you'll be absent from tonight's meeting. Who should you notify, and when?
Notify your Patrol Leader or SPL (if PL/ASPL) at least 2 days in advance whenever possible
What should every scout always have while hiking or moving around camp, regardless of distance?
A buddy
Which patrol position keeps attendance for their patrol? And what do they do with it?
The Patrol Scribe keeps attendance who will then send it to the Troop Scribe for documentation.
How often should you check slack?
At LEAST once a day
You accidentally make a camp staff member uncomfortable with a nickname. (But you are not really sure if they actually are uncomfortabl eas they aren't saying anything other than "its fine" but the seem uncomfortable.) What should you do?
Stop using the nickname immediately.
During a meeting, another person is speaking. What should everyone else be doing?
Listening respectfully and allowing them to finish.
Your buddy wants to relax and rest while you want to keep doing an activity. What should you do?
Stay together, never leave your buddy. Both of you should come to a conclusion together, it is important to be mindful of other people's time and energy.
Which patrol position takes photos of what their patrol is doing at campouts and meetings and works with the patrol scribe who writes messages for those photos?
Patrol Historian
Who should generally lead troop communication?
Scouts
How often can meals be repeated per patrol?
Every six months
A guest visits your troop meeting. How should you treat them?
Welcome them, be respectful, use good manners, and represent Troop 72 positively.
You realize you're lost on a hike. What should you do first?
Before every campout, what three things should the Patrol Quartermaster send to the #quartermaster-channel?
Meal planning pictures, Grubmaster confirmation, Who is taking the chuck box home
When messaging on Slack, who should always be included?
Two adults (and preferably parents of all scouts in the message)
Your patrol finishes eating before everyone else. What should you do?
Help clean up and complete your patrols assigned wash line duties. (As in your own dishes)
A scout has a question about the campout. What is the preferred way for that scout to learn the answer?
Scout looks to see if a message has recently been posted, then they will reach out to their PL who will check recent PLC communications or the Planning document, then the PL will reach out to the ASPL, who if needed will ask the SPL.
Why do we stay on durable surfaces whenever possible?
To protect nature and reduce environmental impact (Leave No Trace). (Bonus can anyone say the Leave No Trace Principles in order?)
Can the same person always take home the chuck box?
No. It should rotate so everyone gets a turn before someone repeats. Even if that means someone who isn't going to the campout is cleaning it
You have a question for the SPL. What is the preferred communication path?
Scout → Patrol Leader → APL → SPL.
What are at least two reasons scouts should respond to Slack messages promptly?
Possible answers: Helps with planning, meal planning, attendance, transportation, purchasing food, campout logistics, shows responsibility
If someone tells you to stop doing something or to do a certain task to help, when do you do it?
Immediately, and if it is to stay quiet, then stay quiet until it is respectful to start talking/whispering again
You notice someone using equipment or doing something unsafe. What should you do?
Tell the scout how to do it correctly and use the EDGE method to to teach them. Or if you feel like aren't comfortable telling them, ask your ASPL/SPL or a ASM/SM to help immediately.
What information should every meal plan include?
Grubmaster, Cooks, Wash line, Chuck box cleaner, Return date
When should you confirm your attendance and put down your tent buddy and car taking you to and from a campout?
At LEAST 2 weeks before the campout
Your patrol is preparing for a campout. One scout hasn't replied on Slack, no meal plan has been posted, no grubmaster is confirmed, and nobody knows who is taking home the chuck box. As Patrol Leader, what should happen before the meeting ends?
Confirm attendance, finalize meal plan, post meal plan in Slack, confirm with patrol QM the grubmaster, chuck box cleaner, and washline people. Check with Scribe and historian that they have submitted their information, and follow up with missing scouts.