Be an ASM

Register Using the BSA Adult Application - if you have already done this for another position you do not need to do it again.

Complete Youth Protection Training if you have already done this for another position you do not need to do it again.

Assemble Your BSA Uniform Same as for Scouts, but no merit badge sash (sorry!)

Complete "Position Trained" Training - 5 online modules, 74 minutes total

Complete "Intro to Outdoor Leader Skills" Training - a camping weekend; reach out to our training chair to find out when this will be held.

Attend every troop meeting (to the extent you can), in uniform.
- You’re making yourself visible to the scouts, and letting them get to know you as a resource
At each troop meeting assist with activities and advancement.
- There should always be an older scout, prepared to actually teach the scout skill and help scouts complete the requirement–You should mainly be supervising, supporting the older scout, and exercising quality control, but you may need to step in if something prevents the older scout from attending the meeting.
Now, help the scouts record their completion of that requirement in their book as well as in Scoutbook.
- It’s the same process that you use as a parent, but you’ll have permission to record completions for all scouts, and to approve them as well.

Attend campouts when you can
- Should you wear your uniform? Maybe: It doesn’t make sense to wear it, except that it helps scouts remember that you’re an ASM
Use the “Camping Gear” page to help you pack for a campout
- Adults never tent with scouts, even their own children.
What Will You Eat?
- Adults In Troop 21 coordinate meals between them, dividing cooking and cleaning responsibilities between them.
Will There Be Coffee? Yes, of you coordinate it.

Be an Assistant Scoutmaster