Patrol Leadership Skills
Monmouth Council B.S.A. is conducting the PATROL LEADERSHIP SKILLS (PLS) training course again for all of your boy leaders. It will be held the weekend of November 11 -13 2011 at Quail Hill Scout Reservation. The course provides Scouts with an introduction to leadership fundamentals in the troop, plus the opportunity to learn new outdoor skills and to sharpen up old ones.
PLS is conducted as a multi-troop course where the participants form patrols in several Troops and function throughout the weekend as normal Scout Troops. Each patrol cooks their own meals from food provided. Discussion groups are held on the jobs and responsibilities of the Patrol Leader, Troop Guide, and Senior Patrol Leader. In addition, they learn how to conduct Patrol Meetings and how to run a campfire. A portion of the weekend is spent participating in a Scout Skills Show & Do which covers five outdoor skills. Each patrol ends the weekend by competing in a Scout Skills Rally, using the Scout Skills covered in the Show & Do. The weekend concludes with a mandatory meeting of course participants with their home Troop Scoutmaster to discuss the course and further training. This mandatory meeting occurs on Sunday morning at 11:00 am, and is preceded by a mandatory meeting of all home Troop Scoutmasters with the Course Director at 9:00 am.
The course is intended for new leaders and potential leaders between the ages of 11 and 14. The course provides you with a convenient opportunity to introduce your boy leaders to some of the basic skills of troop leadership and expose them to several Scouting outdoor skills. The course also provides your Scouts the growth experience of working together with other Scouts from outside the Troop.
Plan now to send all of your young Scouts who will benefit from this first exposure to Scout leadership and outdoor skills training. The fee for the course is $40 per Scout if paid by October 22 and $50 if paid after October 22, 2011.
All the required forms are available on the course website (see below). Simply download, print and fill out the registration form and return it to the Monmouth Council office with the full payment. Please note any dietary or health restrictions as soon as possible. Also available is a suggested personal invitation letter and an equipment checklist for your participating Scouts.
Don't miss this opportunity to provide your Scouts with an experience that could benefit them and your Troop.
If you have any questions, please call the 
Monmouth Council Service Center at 732-536-2347
Download the PLS Flyer here
Download the PLS registration form here
Download the PLS Equipment List form here
Download the PLS Scout Nomination form here
Download the PLS Manual here
Register Online for PLS - coming soon
Bruce Kaplan
2010 Patrol Leadership Skills Course Director
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732-577-1186