Qualifications and Duties 1932 – Fall 1936

Clause 2 – Local Councils upon the recommendation of the Scoutmaster or Troop Committee, may issue warrants as Junior Assistant Scoutmasters to First Class Scouts who are 16 years of age or over. This ranking may be utilized to provide for Assistant Scoutmaster service to the Scoutmaster in cases where there are no men eligible for commissions as Assistant Scoutmasters were where there are not sufficient Assistant Scoutmasters. This office may also be used for the purpose of holding the interest of First Class Scouts, 16 years of age or over, as expert instructors or for other service to the Troop, but not the usual executive duties of Assistant Scoutmasters.
     This rank also may be utilized in cases where there are already one or more commissioned assistant scoutmasters having specified, assigned duties involving executive responsibility, and the desire to increase their number, but no held alone men are available. In such case, the duty should be clearly specified and the Junior assistant scoutmaster is next in rank to the assistant scoutmaster.
     The rank also offers an outlet for the older boys energy as special instructor, or some other definite service to the troop, but not as assistant scoutmaster. A special group may be so commissioned and put in charge of first aid work, cycling, signaling, etc. In this case the Junior assistant scoutmaster does not outrank the senior patrol leader. This rank in no way modifies patrol organization, or except in the first two cases mentioned, does the Junior assistant scoutmaster outrank the senior patrol leader, or modify his duties. There is no limit to the number of Junior assistant scoutmasters a true may have; they pay the same registration fees as other Scouts, and are registered on the same blanks, with a notation indicating their rank. The warrant issued by the local Council may be any simple written or printed certificate. Blanks may be procured at a nominal cost from the National Office. The insignia of this rank is three fold bars on the sleeve, below the first class badge, and the metal hat badge is a gold first-class pen superimposed on three full bars of green.