The Scoutmaster conference is the opportunity for the adult leadership in the Troop to gauge the advancement of the Scout and ensure he is participating in and benefiting from his experience. In Troop 642, we have a tradition of checking that certain Scout-ology is learned and retained. Listed here are the things that our Troop puts value in for the scout to learn. So, use this as a study guide for your next Scoutmaster conference but, remember, use your Scout Book as the ultimate source of information. You should remember all the requirments for you rankandall previous ranks.
Know these things... (All Ranks) Click the links for more information
- Scout Sign
- Scout Salute
- Scout Oath
- Scout Law
- Scout Motto
- Scout Slogan
- Describe the shape of the badge
- It points where?
- What are the three parts of the Scout Oath?
- What do the two stars stand for?
- What about the eagle and shield?
- Describe the scroll.
- Describe the knot.
(Check your rank in the Scout Book for which ones you need to know)(Animated knots)
- Square Knot
- Two Half Hitches
- Taut-line Hitch
- Sheet Bend
- Bowline
- Timber Hitch
- Clove Hitch
First Aid (Check your rank in the Scout Book for what you need to know)
- Know the “Hurry Cases” and how to treat. The information is hidden in clear text on pages 292-302 of your scout manual.
- What are the five common signs of a heart attack?
- How do you perform the Heimlich maneuver? When the victim is lying down?
- What is the first thing you want to do when you are the first one to recognize a “Hurry Case?”
- What is CPR?
- How do you perform CPR?
- When should you and should you not perform CPR?
- Once started, when do you stop CPR?
- What is and how do you treat Shock?
- How do you treat Hypothermia?
- What is the difference between heat exhaustion and heat stroke?
- How do you treat heat exhaustion?
- How do you treat heat stroke?
- How do you treat a snake bite?
- How do you treat a small cut or abrasion?
- How do you get a splinter out of a finger?
- How do you remove something from your eye?
- How do you treat a blister?
- How do you remove a fish hook?
- What do you do to treat poison ivy?
Try this cool First Aid Quiz
US Flag Trivia (All Ranks)
- How do you raise a flag?
- How do you lower a flag?
- When is it OK to fly a flag at half mast?
- How do you raise a flag to half mast?
- How do you lower a flag from half mast?
- When is it OK to fly a flag upside down?
- When is it OK to fly a flag at night?
- When is it OK to fly a flag in bad weather?
- What is the proper way to address a flag?
- Where does a US flag sit on a stage or in front of a room?
- What side of a color guard is a US flag carried?
- What state flag is OK to fly at the same height as a US Flag? (trick question)
- How many stars?
- What do the stars represent?
- How many stripes?
- What do the stripes represent?
- What is the area of the flag that contain the stars called?
- What is the name of the ornament on the top of a flag pole?
- What is the rope called?
- What is the name of the thing that you tie the rope too on the pole?
One last thing. Don’t rely on this to be the complete and only list. Each Scout Master has his own personal favorite thing to check your knowledge of. Review all the things you did to reach this advancement – cooking, chain game, lashing, etceteras. You might be asked what method you would use to judge the width of a river…
