Leadership positions

Leadership positions record who does what in your troop: your Senior Patrol Leader, Quartermaster, Scoutmaster, Treasurer and so on.

A position doesn't change what someone can do in MyTroop. That's still set by their role.

Assigning a Scout's positions

1. Go to Admin > Scouts and tap the Scout.
2. Expand Leadership positions and tick each one they hold.
3. Tap Save Changes.

Scout positions are available to Scouts BSA troops. Admins and Leaders can assign them.

The positions are grouped into Troop positions and Patrol positions. Patrol positions, such as Patrol Leader and Assistant Patrol Leader, are held within the Scout's patrol. If the Scout moves to another patrol, their patrol positions are cleared. Tick them again if they hold the same job in the new patrol.

You can also assign patrol positions from the patrol itself. See Patrol leadership.

Assigning an adult's positions

1. Go to Admin > Users and open the adult.
2. Tap Edit, expand Leadership positions, and tick each one they hold.
3. Save your changes.

Only Admins can assign adult positions. Doing so doesn't change the adult's role.

Adding your own positions

There's no fixed list of what a troop can have. To add one, go to Admin > Settings, find Leadership Positions, add a Scout or adult position, and tap Save Positions. You can add up to 20 of each, with names up to 40 characters.

• A Scout position is either a Troop position or a Patrol position. Choose Patrol for a job that each patrol fills, like Grubmaster or Patrol Quartermaster. Each patrol's page lists it, and it's cleared when the Scout changes patrol. A position can't be both. If your troop has a troop-level and a patrol-level version of a job, give them different names, the way Senior Patrol Leader and Patrol Leader are different.
• Renaming a position changes its mailing list address.
• Removing a position takes it away from everyone who holds it and removes its mailing list.

Mailing lists

Each position gets its own list once someone holds it, such as spl@… or treasurer@…. There are also youth-leaders@… and adult-leaders@… lists for everyone holding a position.

• Scout position lists go to the Scout's parents. If your troop has turned on Scout email, you can include the Scout too, and parents still get a copy.
• Adult position lists go to the adults who hold the position.

When someone new takes over, the list follows them. If nobody holds a position for a while, its list stays in place with its settings. Members who email it are told that nobody holds that position right now.