Patrols



Patrol Method

Patrols are the building blocks of a Boy Scout troop. A patrol is a small group of boys who are similar in age, development, and interests. Working together as a team, patrol members share the responsibility for the patrol's success. They gain confidence by serving in positions of patrol leadership. All patrol members enjoy the friendship, sense of belonging, and achievements of the patrol and of each of its members.

Lord Baden Powell



“The patrol system is not one method in which Scouting can be carried on. It is the only method.”

—Lord Baden-Powell, Scouting’s founder




Patrol Campsites

In the Patrol Method the patrols work, camp, cook and eat together. The illustration to the right demonstrates how a Troop campsite can be arranged to allow the patrols to function as individual units while on a troop activity.

Camping as Patrols