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Scout Troop Seventeen
Resources and topics for you as a Patrol Leader

Rate Yourself as a Patrol Leader!

The following questions are designed to help you evaluate the relationship between you and your patrol and to point out ways
in which you might improve.

Be honest with yourself in answering the questions --
they are intended to help you become a better Patrol Leader.

This evaluation is anonymous and not recorded anywhere.

You can wait until the end and receive your score and
       then review your responses all at once or
you can review them periodically as you go along...
the option yours -- whatever way you feel most comfortable.

1. Do you wear your complete Scout uniform to meetings?

Always
Usually
Sometimes
Never

2. Are you on time for Scout meetings and campouts?

Always
Usually
Sometimes
Never

3. How often do you participate in the camping activities?

Always
Most of the time
Sometimes
Never

4. How long has it been since you have earned a merit badge?

Three Months
Six Months
Nine Months
One Year

       Discuss questions (1) - (4) now?

5. How good is the attendance of your patrol at troop meetings?

Almost perfect
Most are there each week
Less than half
Just a couple besides me

6. How is attendance at your patrol meetings?

Excellent
Good
Fair
Poor

7. How often do your Scouts go on hikes and campouts?

A lot
Most of the time
Occasionally
Never

       Discuss questions (5) - (7) now?

8. How many of your Scouts advanced a rank in the last six months?

All of them
Most of them
Some of them
None of them

       Discuss question (8) now?

9. Do Scouts ever want to transfer out of your patrol?

Never
Occasionally
Yes - a lot
I don't know

       Discuss question (9) now?

10. Are you known as someone who keeps his word and/or promises?

Yes
No
I don't know

       Discuss question (10) now?

11. Do the Scouts in your patrol consider you a friend?

Yes
Some on them
No
I don't know

12. Do the Scouts in your patrol come to you first with their questions and problems?

Yes
Some on them
Never
I don't know

13. Are you usually aware when any of your Scouts are unhappy about something?

All of the time
Most of the time
Some of the time
Never

Discuss questions (11) - (13) now?

14. Have you ever offered encouragement to a Scout that has failed or is having difficulty?

Yes -- numerous times
Yes -- but I should more often
Occasionally
Never -- just never thought of it

15. When was the last time you complimented one of your Scouts for something they did right or did well?

Within the last week
Within the last month
Within the last six months
Never

Discuss questions (14) - (15) now?

16. How often do you hold patrol meetings?

At least 3 times a month
At least 2 times a month
At least once a month
Less than once a month

17. When you hold patrol meetings, do you have a plan of exactly what you want to accomplish that night?

Always
Usually
Occasionally
Never

Discuss questions (16) - (17) now?

18. Have you trained your Assistant Patrol Leader to take over when you're not there?

Yes and he's ready to become a PL
Yes but he's not ready yet
No I haven't gotten around to it yet
I don't have one

Discuss question (18) now?

19. Do you call your Scouts before every troop meeting to make sure they are coming?

Religiously -- every week
Most of the time
Off and on
Never

20 Do your Scouts ever miss getting the "word"?
(like showing up at the wrong time or not in summer uniform)

Never! -- I constantly remind them and check up
Occasionally -- it just happens
Frequently -- I can't keep up with it!
Almost always -- That's their problem, not mine!

Discuss questions (19) - (20) now?

21. Do you keep a Patrol Record Book with the phone #s and advancement status of your Scouts?

Yes -- and it is up-to-date
Yes but I have to complete it
I have one but haven't used it
No -- I don't even have one

Discuss question (21) now?

22. Do your Scouts get a chance to participate in deciding what to do?

Yes -- a lot
Yes -- but not often enough
Occasionally
Never

Discuss question (22) now?

23. Do you currently have both a patrol quartermaster and patrol scribe?

Yes, both of them
Only one right now
Have had them in the past
Never, don't need them

Discuss question (23) now?

24. When you make assignments or give out jobs,
do you explain it first? (and why)

Always
Most of the time
Occasionally
Never

Discuss question (24) now?

25. Do you always check to see that it was done right?

Always
Most of the time
Occasionally
Never

Discuss question (25) now?

26. How are the skills of the Scouts in your patrol?

Great!
Pretty Good
Average
Not too good

Discuss question (26) now?

27. Do you have difficult or unruly Scouts in your patrol?

Yes -- All of them
Most of them
One or two
None

Discuss question (27) now?

28. Do you keep a positive attitude even when you have problems?

Yes all the time
Most of the time
Occasionally
Never.. it's hard

Discuss question (28) now?

29. When you have a problem, do you look at yourself first or do you tend to blame others?

When things go wrong, I immediately blame others
Most of the time, other people are at the root of my problems
First, I try to see if it was something I did or didn't do that casued it
Discuss question (29) now?

30. Do you like being a patrol leader?

Yes
Most of time
There are good days and bad days
I hate it!

Discuss question (30) now?