2017
NATIONAL SCOUT JAMBOREE
16-28 JULY
Get ready for the 2017 National Jamboree!
ALAMO AREA COUNCIL IS LOOKING FOR ADULT LEADERS FOR THE TROOP CONTINGENTS TO THE
NATIONAL SCOUT JAMBOREE.
THREE TROOPS HAVE BEEN RESERVED BY THE ALAMO AREA COUNCIL FOR THE 2017 NATIONAL
SCOUT JAMBOREE AT THE SUMMIT BECHTEL RESERVE. EACH TROOP IS MADE UP OF FOUR ADULTS
(ONE OF WHICH IS AT LEAST 18, BUT NOT YET 21, BY THE END OF THE JAMBOREE) AND 36 SCOUTS.
REGISTRATION OF SCOUTS WILL START IN AUGUST 2015.
IN ORDER TO APPLY FOR AN ADULT LEADER POSITION YOU MUST MEET THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA:
 Must have a current BSA membership with a Boy Scout troop.
 Scoutmasters, First and Second Assistant Scoutmasters must be at least 21 years of age by the first day
of the Jamboree.
 Third Assistant Scoutmasters must be at least 18 years of age by the first day of the Jamboree but not yet
21 years of age by the last day of the Jamboree.
 Scoutmaster applicants must be currently serving as a Scoutmaster.
 Assistant Scoutmasters must be currently serving in any adult troop position.
 All applicants must have completed Scoutmaster Specific Training prior to the Jamboree.
 All adult leaders must complete the BSA Youth Protection training within one year of the last day of the
Jamboree.
 Promote the Jamboree experience before and after the 2017 National Scout Jamboree.
 Commit to recruit and retain a Jamboree Troop.
 All adult leaders must meet the medical and body mass index requirements.
 All adult leaders must be approved by the Alamo Area Council.
 Attend Council Jamboree Committee meetings.
 Commit to attend the entire Jamboree including any pre or post Jamboree tour.
 Commit to hold Jamboree Troop meetings on a regularly scheduled basis.
 All adult leaders must participate in a pre-Jamboree training experience.
 All fees must be paid to the Alamo Area Council per the payment schedule.
DESCRIPTIONS OF EACH LEADERSHIP POSITION ARE PROVIDED BELOW.
TO APPLY, FILL OUT THE ATTACHED APPLICATION AND SUMBIT TO THE ALAMO AREA COUNCIL NO
LATER THAN 31 AUGUST 2015. APPLICATIONS CAN BE MAILED TO LARRY PEABODY OR SCANNED
AND E-MAILED TO LARRY PEABODY AT: lpeabody@bsamail.org
INTERVIEWS WILL BE HELD SATURDAY, 12 SEPTEMBER 2015 AND THURSDAY, 17 SEPTEMBER 2015.
YOU WILL BE NOTIFIED OF YOUR SPECIFIC INTERVIEW TIME.
If you have questions please contact Larry Peabody, 210-341-8611 x120, or Julie Heitzman, Jamboree
Committee Chairman, Julie.heitzman@att.net
ADULT LEADERSHIP DESCRIPTIONS
Scoutmaster
The personal leadership of the Scoutmaster is one of the most important factors in effective
administration of the jamboree. Good judgment and sensible controls will help make many camp
regulations unnecessary.
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Serves as the executive officer of the troop
Maintains policies and coordinates efforts of Assistant Scoutmasters
Assists in conducting Jamboree promotion rallies and in recruiting individual Scouts to attend the
Jamboree
Leads their participants in pre-Jamboree training
Works through their Assistant Scoutmasters, senior patrol leaders and patrol leaders to ensure
fulfillment of their duties
Accompanies their troop to and from the Jamboree
Is personally responsible for the health, safety and morale of their troop
By their example, serves as a role model for others to follow
Is responsible at all times for the proper behavior and conduct of the members of their troop
Receives a report from their senior patrol leader on bed check each evening after taps and reports
those present, accounted for, or missing to the designated sub-camp staff member
Cooperates with sub-camp leadership at all times
First Assistant Scoutmaster (Troop Activities)
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Serves as the troop leader in the absence of the Scoutmaster
Assists in conducting Jamboree promotion rallies and in recruiting individual Scouts to attend the
Jamboree
Participates in pre-Jamboree training
Works with the assistant senior patrol leader in administering troop operations
Is responsible to the Scoutmaster for program and activities for the troop
Is responsible for troop paperwork
Controls and administers medications for scouts
Second Assistant Scoutmaster (Physical Arrangements)
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Assists in conducting Jamboree promotion rallies and in recruiting individual Scouts to attend the
Jamboree
Participates in pre-Jamboree training
Responsible to the Scoutmaster for the troop’s physical arrangements
Works with the troop quartermaster in the issuance of supplies
Arranges directly with the sub-camp repairs and maintenance officer for supplies
Working through and with the quartermaster and senior patrol leader, trains and oversees the troop’s
tasks of drawing food and food supplies, preparation and serving of food, and clean up
Consults regularly with troop cooks on the most effective ways to prepare daily food selections
Meets daily with the troop cooks, giving briefings on food preparation and safety precautions
Oversees clean up operations after each meal
Is responsible for the care and neat appearance of all equipment
Is responsible for transportation of personal baggage to and from the Jamboree
Third Assistant Scoutmaster (Scheduling and Records)
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Assists in conducting Jamboree promotion rallies and in recruiting individual Scouts to attend the
Jamboree
Participates in pre-Jamboree training
Works with the troop scribe in the handling of troop records and the scheduling of troop participation
in Jamboree activities
Encourages Scout news correspondents to send news to their hometowns
Maintains a relationship with the Jamboree “Media Experience”
Responsible for troop first aid and contacts the sub-camp medical officer on serious cases
Maintains the general morale of the troop, including the distribution of mail and other
communications