Honor Patrol Requirements within Troop 475

On Sunday, December 16, 2001, the Troop 475 Patrol Leaders' Council met to discuss requirements associated with the Honor Patrol Award within the Troop. The PLC considered a variety of alternatives and settled on changes to Honor Patrol requirements identified below. In summary, as of December 17, 2001, the PLC has instituted Patrol participation minimums on three of the requirements associated with earning Honor Patrol. The requirements will be applied to events that occur after December 16, 2001.

NATIONAL HONOR PATROL AWARD

The National Honor Patrol Award is given to patrols whose members make an extra effort to have the best Patrol possible. Your Patrol can earn the award by doing the following over a period of three months:

• HAVE A PATROL NAME, FLAG, AND YELL. (Put your Patrol design on equipment, and use your Patrol yell. Keep Patrol records up to date.)
• HOLD TWO PATROL MEETINGS EVERY MONTH. (Must have a minimum of 5 Patrol members attend each Patrol meeting to count towards the award.)
• TAKE PART IN AT LEAST ONE HIKE, OUTDOOR ACTIVITY, OR OTHER SCOUTING EVENT. (Must have a minimum of 5 Patrol members attend to count towards the award.)
• COMPLETE TWO GOOD TURNS OR SERVICE PROJECTS APPROVED BY THE PATROL LEADERS' COUNCIL. (Must have a minimum of 5 Patrol members attend each event to count towards the award.)
• HELP TWO PATROL MEMBERS ADVANCE ONE RANK.
• WEAR THE FULL UNIFORM CORRECTLY (at least 75 percent of the Patrol's membership).
• HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE ATTEND AT LEAST THREE PATROL LEADERS' COUNCIL MEETINGS.
• HAVE EIGHT MEMBERS IN THE PATROL OR INCREASE PATROL MEMBERSHIP OVER THE PREVIOUS THREE MONTHS.