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Rank Advancement Process & Guidelines

Troop 815

Danville, CA

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Advancing patrols (Years 1-3) should have 1-2 meetings a month.��In-person meetings should follow all COVID-19 safety protocols. Patrol Leaders should work with Patrol Advisors to ensure proper safety measures are followed.��Virtual meetings can be held using Zoom, Google Meet, or other platforms.�

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�Two Patrol Advisors should attend (“two deep” rule for scout safety).��Patrol Leaders should invite an older scout to the meeting: � 4th year and above� Star rank� Completed SLT training��The older scout will teach rank requirements using the EDGE method.��Patrol Advisors observe the process and provide guidance as needed.�

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Sign Offs:��In-person meetings � => the older scout signs the scout handbook directly.��Virtual meetings � => the older scout communicates to the Patrol Advisors which requirements were completed. �=> Patrol Advisors enter the completed requirements into Troopmaster using the mobile app.

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Guidelines for Virtual Meetings

Not all rank requirements can be completed in a virtual setting

Requirements that involve explaining and discussing work well

Others like cooking and knots are up to the discretion and best judgment of the older scout and Patrol Advisors

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Using Zoom

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Downloading Zoom: The Zoom app for Mac OS or Windows can be downloaded from here: ​https://zoom.us/support/download. Alternatively it can be downloaded on smartphones from the App Store or Google Play Store.

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Hosting a Meeting:

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For Computers:

  1. Open Zoom.
  2. Make sure you are logged in. You can make a Zoom account here: https://zoom.us/signup
  3. In the drop-down menu below "New Meeting" check "Use My Personal Meeting ID (PMI)" and "Start with video."
  4. Click "New Meeting." A camera view will pop up with an options bar at the bottom. Click "Manage Participants" and on the right of the video a list of participants will pop up. Click "Mute All" (recommended) and then click "Invite." Send your invitation to the intended participants via email.
  5. On the same option bar that you clicked "Manage Participants" you will see "Record" and "Chat." For meetings with more than 4 people it is recommended that only the host speaks and that other participants use the "Chat" feature in order to avoid crippling lag.

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Using Zoom

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For Smartphones:

  1. Open Zoom.
  2. Make sure you are logged in. You can make a Zoom account here: https://zoom.us/signup
  3. Click "New Meeting," check "Use My Personal Meeting ID (PMI)" and "Video On."
  4. Click "Start a Meeting." 
  5. A camera view will pop up with an options bar at the bottom. Click "Participants" and a list of participants will pop up. Click "Mute All" (recommended) and then click "Invite." "Copy URL" and send it to intended participants via email or text.
  6. On the same option bar that you clicked "Participants" you will see "Record" and "Chat." For meetings with more than 4 people it is recommended that only the host speaks and that other participants use the "Chat" feature in order to avoid crippling lag.