Boy Scout Advancement Training for Patrol Leaders (Pathfinder Program)

Boy Scout Advancement Training for Patrol Leaders

(Pathfinder Program)

Introduction

The purpose of the this training is to provide Patrol Leaders with a resource to guide new scouts through rank advancements. The website is based on the week long Pathfinder program that is done at the Forest Lawn summer camp for the Los Angeles Area Council.

Background of Pathfinder Program

The Pathfinder program is a week long,

five period class given at Summer

Camp at the Los Angeles Area

Council’s Forest lawn Scout

Reservation. It covers basic scout skills

needed to achieve the Tenderfoot,

Second Class and First Class Ranks

Overview of Patrol leader Leadership Responsibility Rank Advancement is one of the

responsibilities of a Patrol Leader. Training new scouts in skills is a way for a Patrol Leader to demonstrate leadership and show their readiness for their own next rank advancement. A Patrol Leader should be able to guide a new Scout to Tenderfoot, Second Class, and First Class ranks.

When to work on Rank Advancements

The Patrol Meeting is a key place to

work on advancement. Troop

Outings is another place the Patrol

Leader can work on advancements of

his patrol members. One way to do

this is each month work on one skill.

Scout Skills Groups and Sample Patrol Meeting Schedule• First Aid- September

• Nature Observation- October( Fall Camporee

• Camping/Troop Activities-November

• Citizenship- December (Flag Ceremony as a Patrol)

• Cooking- January

• Knots and Ropes- February( Scout Skills Field Day)

• Compass and Orienteering-March

• Knife/Ax-April( Spring Camporee)

• Citizenship/Scouting Spirit-May

Overview of Skills

•The Scout Handbook is broken down

into 19 chapters. At summer camp

the Pathfinder Program introduces a

new scout to the skills needed to

achieve the Tenderfoot, Second Class

and First Class Ranks . These skills fall

into the following areas:

Overview of Skills (cont.)

First Aid Nature

Observation

Camping/Troop

Activities

Citizenship

Cooking Knots and

Ropes

Compass Knife/Ax

Scouting Spirit

Scout Skills and Scout Manual Cross Reference

The following pages provide a cross reference of the Scout Skills Categories and the Rank Advancement Requirement. This can be helpful in meeting planning

Skill Area - First AidChapter Chapter

Name Pages Requirement Rank Req.

# 17 First Aid p. 405-417 Show what to do for "hurry" cases of stopped

breathing, serious bleeding, and internal poisoning. Second Class 6a

17 First Aid p. 407-413 Tell the five most common signs of a heart attack. Explain the steps (procedures) in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).

First Class 8d

17 First Aid p. 416-417 Demonstrate the Heimlich maneuver and tell when it is used.

Tenderfoot 11a

17 First Aid p. 418-429 Demonstrate first aid for the following: 1) Object in the eye, 2) Bite of a suspected rabid animal, 3) Puncture wounds from a splinter, nail, and fish hook, 4) Serious burns (second degree), 5) Heat exhaustion, 6) Shock, 7) Heat stroke, dehydration, and hyperventilation.

Second Class 6c

17 First Aid p. 419-427 Show first aid for the following: 1) Simple cuts and scratches, 2) Blisters on the hand and foot, 3) Minor burns and scalds (first degree), 4) Bites and stings of insects and ticks, 5) Poisonous snake bite, 6) Nose bleed, 7) Frostbite and sunburn.

Tenderfoot 11b

17 First Aid p. 423, 434-436

Demonstrate bandages for injuries on the head, the upper arm, and collarbone, and for a sprained ankle.

First Class 8b

17 First Aid p. 428-429 Identify local poisonous plants; tell how to treat for exposure to them.

Tenderfoot 10

17 First Aid p. 437-439 Show how to transport by yourself, and with one other person, a person: 1) from a smoke-filled room, 2) with a sprained ankle, for at least 25 yards.

First Class 8c

Suggestion-First Aid

The First Aid Merit Badge Requirement #1 is as follows:

Satisfy your counselor that you have current knowledge of all first-aid requirements for Tenderfoot, Second Class, and First Class ranks.

Learning these skills during Patrol Meetinsg will help Scouts meet the requirements for this Eagle Required Badge. Summer Camp is also a good place to earn this Merit Badge

Skill Area Nature Observation

Chapter Chapter Name

Pages Requirement Rank Req. #

14 Observing Nature

p. 291-312 Identify or show evidence of at least 10 kinds of wild animals (birds, mammals, reptiles, fish, mollusks) found in your community.

Second Class 5

14 Observing Nature

p. 318-345 Identify or show evidence of at least 10 kinds of native plants found in your community.

First Class 6

Suggestion-Nature Observation

At every camping troop outing find some part of nature to observe as a patrol. Example; Plants, animal traces, etc. Summer Camp is another good place to work on this.

Skill Area -Camping/Troop Activity



1 Welcome to the

Adventure of Scouting!

p. 5-9 Repeat from memory and explain in your own words the Scout Oath, Law, and slogan.

Tenderfoot 6

2 Let's Go Camping!

p. 27-39 Present yourself to your leader, properly dressed, before going on an overnight camping trip. Show the camping gear you will use. Show the right way to pack and carry it.

Tenderfoot 1

2 Let's Go Camping!

p. 28-29 Prepare a personal first aid kit to take with you on a hike.

Second Class 6b

2 Let's Go Camping!

p. 33-34, 42-43

Spend at least 1 night on a patrol or troop campout. Sleep in a tent you have helped pitch on a ground bed you have prepared.

Tenderfoot 2

2 Let's Go Camping!

p. 42-49 On one of these campouts, select your patrol site and sleep in a tent that you pitched.

Second Class 2e

7 8

Let's Go Hiking!;

Finding Your Way

p. 175-177; p. 209-211

Explain the rules of safe hiking, both on a highway and cross-country, during the day and at night. Explain what to do if you are lost.

Tenderfoot 4

Skill Area -Citizenship



19 Democracy p. 457-462, 483-485

Visit and discuss with a selected individual approved by your leader (elected official, judge, attorney, civil servant, principal, teacher) your constitutional rights and obligations as a U.S. citizen.

First Class 5

19 Democracy p. 473-475, 477-478

Demonstrate how to display, raise, lower, and fold the American flag.

Tenderfoot 5

19 Democracy p. 473-478 Participate in a flag ceremony for your school, religious institution, chartered organization, community, or troop activity.

Second Class 3

Skill Area -CookingChapter Chapter


# 4 Campfires

and Camping Stoves

p. 83-88 Use the tools listed above to prepare tinder, kindling, and fuel for a cooking fire.

Second Class 2c

4 Campfires and Camping

Stoves

p. 89-92 Light the cooking fire. Assist with the meal preparation and cleanup.

Second Class 2d

5 Cooking in Camp

p. 84-92, 98-125

On one campout, serve as your patrol's cook. Prepare a breakfast, lunch, and dinner menu that requires cooking; secure ingredients; supervise your assistants in fire building; and prepare the meals. Lead your patrol in saying grace at the meals, and supervise cleanup.

First Class 4

Skill Area –Knots and RopesChapter Chapter


# 6 Rope, Knots,

and Splices p. 129-130 Demonstrate how to whip and fuse the ends of a

rope. Tenderfoot 3a

6 Rope, Knots, and Splices

p. 134-136 Demonstrate tying the bowline (rescue) knot and how it's used in rescues.

First Class 8a

6 (2)

Rope, Knots, and Splices;

(Let's Go Camping!)

p. 137-138; (p. 43)

Demonstrate you know how to tie the following knots and what their uses are: two half hitches and the tautline hitch (use to pitch a tent).

Tenderfoot 3b


p. 139-140, 149-152

Demonstrate tying the timber hitch and the clove hitch and their use in square, shear, and diagonal lashings by joining two or more poles or staves together.

First Class 7a


p. 152-155 Use lashing to make a useful camp gadget. First Class 7b

Skill Area –CompassChapter Chapter


# 8 Finding Your

Way p. 181-185,

187-192 Demonstrate how a compass works and how to orient a map. Explain what map symbols mean.

Second Class 1a

8 Finding Your Way

p. 193-195 Using a compass and a map you've drawn, take a 5-mile hike (or 10 miles by bike) approved by your adult leader and your parent or guardian.

Second Class 1b

8 Finding Your Way

p. 196-197, 203-205

Using a compass, complete an orienteering course that covers at least 1 mile and requires measuring the height and/or width of designated items (tree, tower, canyon, ditch, etc.)

First Class 2

8 Finding Your Way

p. 206-209 Demonstrate how to find directions during the day and at night without using a compass.

First Class 1

Skill Area –Knife/Ax



3 Using Wood Tools

p. 63-76 On one campout, demonstrate proper care, sharpening, and use of knife, saw, and ax.

Second Class 2b

Suggestion-Knife Ax

• At one camp out have an adult

leader work with your patrol on knife

and ax skills to earn their toten-chip

card.

Skill Area – Scouting Spirit



24 The Spirit of Scouting

p. 549-561 Demonstrate scout spirit by living the Scout Oath (Promise) and Scout Law in your everyday life.

Second Class First Class

9 10

Know your patrol name, give the patrol yell, and describe your patrol flag.

Tenderfoot 7

Participate in an approved (minimum of 1 hour) service project.

Second Class 4

Since joining, have participated in five separate troop/patrol activities (other than troop/patrol meetings), two of which included camping overnight.

Second Class 2a

Since joining, have participated in ten separate troop/patrol activities (other than troop/patrol meetings), three of which included camping overnight.

First Class 3

Skill Area – SwimmingChapter Chapter


# 11 27

Let's Go Swimming!;

Advancement in Scouting

p. 229-230; p. 598

Explain why we use the buddy system in Scouting. Tenderfoot 8

11 Let's Go Swimming!

p. 229-236 Tell what precautions must be taken for a safe swim. Demonstrate your ability to swim 50 yards using two different strokes.

Second Class 7

11 Let's Go Swimming!

p. 231-236 Demonstrate your ability to swim 100 yards using one resting stroke and two other strokes, and to float (rest) as motionless as possible for 1 minute.

First Class 9

Suggestion– Swimming

Have your Patrol Members work on the Swimming Merit Badge at Summer Camp. There are rank advancement related requirements in this merit badge.

• Second Class rank requirements 7a through 7c

• First Class rank requirements 9a through 9c

Summary

• Use Patrol Meetings and Troop Outings to work on advancements

• Have a plan for each Patrol meeting to work on a skill/requirements. Spend a month if needed to work on a skill area. Have team competitions practice skills.

• Sign off on requirements as they are completed .

• If you have any questions ask your Patrol Advisor or Senior Patrol Leader for guidance

Click on the link bellow to view video on Troop Meeting Planning( requires Real Audio)

• http://uopedtc560.tripod.com/plc.ram

http://uopedtc560.tripod.com/plc.ram

http://uopedtc560.tripod.com/plc.ram

Junior Leader References

http://www.scouting.org/forms/34425.pdfTroop Meeting Planner- BSA National Council Forms Website

http://www.scouting.org/forms/34118.pdfFirst Class Tracking Sheet-BSA National Council Forms Website

http://www.scouting.org/forms/34425.pdf



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