Youth Leadership Troop 5 is a “Scout-run” organization.  The Senior Patrol Leader and their Assistant Senior Patrol Leader(s) actively lead the Troop meetings and outings. The Scouts elect these youth leaders in the Troop each year in May. The Troop 5 Scouts also elect the patrol leaders. The other leadership positions (Warrant Officers), such as Quartermaster, Librarian, Scribe, Historian, Webmaster, Troop Guide, Troop Instructor, and Chaplain’s Aide, are chosen by the Senior Patrol Leader from written applications submitted by the Scouts who wish to fill these positions. The Senior Patrol Leader, the Assistant Senior Patrol Leader, the Patrol Leaders, and the other Warrant Officers make up the Troop Leaders’ Council, or TLC.  The TLC meets briefly after every weekly troop meeting to evaluate the program for that meeting and to review any upcoming trips and meetings.  TLC also meets monthly for a more detailed planning or training meeting.  Every June, the newly elected TLC meets to plan the calendar for the following year, choosing the camping trips and the monthly themes for the troop meetings.  Every summer, TLC members attend a formal training program. Adult Advisors Troop 5’s Adult Advisors are registered with and have passed background checks by the Scouting America.  All have been trained by the BSA in youth protection and receive additional training throughout the year. Many have passed both Red Cross and Boy Scout first aid requirements. Some leaders are parents of Scouts, some parents of former Scouts, some are former Scouts (even from Troop 5!).