Frequently Asked Questions

The troop goes camping at various locations once a month. The girls help plan the activities and meals for the campouts and come home with new skills and fun stories.
Every summer, scouts attend a one week overnight summer camp.
In the summer of 2021, a group of scouts went to Florida Sea Base, a High Adventure Camp in Islamorada, Florida, where they SCUBA dived in the Florida Keys for a week.
In the summer of 2023, a group of older scouts went backpacking in New Mexico for a week at Philmont Scout Ranch, another High Adventure Camp. Some other scouts also attended the National Jamboree the same week

Troop 192 meets every Tuesday from 7:00-8:30 pm at Baldwin United Methodist Church at 921 Generals Highway, Millersville, MD 21108. The Patrol Leaders' Council (PLC) and Troop Committee meet every few weeks to discuss plans for the troop in the upcoming months.

A Court of Honor is a ceremony where troop members are recognized for rank advancement, earned merit badges, and other special awards. Courts of Honor occur about every 3 months. Scouts wear their full Class A uniform (including their merit badge sash!) and families are invited to attend these ceremonies to honor their scout(s).

"Class A" (worn for courts of honor, winter meetings, and traveling to campsites) consists of:

• Tan BSA uniform shirt with earned patches sewn/ironed on

• Green BSA uniform pants/shorts

• BSA belt

• Tie-dyed Troop 192 neckerchief and slide

• Green BSA socks

• Comfortable close toed shoes

• Optional: BSA hats

"Class B" (worn for work projects, sports/games, summer meetings, campouts, or elsewhere when Class A's might get damaged):

• A Troop 192 shirt, Scout shirt/sweatshirt, blank shirt/sweatshirt

• Gray/khaki/tan/brown shorts or pants (no athletic shorts, sweatpants or blue jeans)

• Comfortable close toed shoes

Every scout is required to have a Class A uniform. She will also need a Scout Handbook to track her rank advancements and reference information for important scout skills. These materials can be purchased at a nearby Scout Store.
Additional things might be needed for special events like camping. A list of what a scout will need can be found on the Resources Page of the website. Adults and other scouts are willing to share or provide extra equipment if needed.

A patrol is a smaller unit of scouts within the overall troop. We currently have 3 patrols, consisting of 7-9 Scouts in each.  It is lead by a Patrol Leader, with help from an Assistant Patrol Leader. Each patrol comes up with their own name, cheer, flag, and patch. Every year, Troop 192 forms new patrols with new leaders  and members for different scouts to get leadership experience. Patrols work together to cook at campouts, do team building activities, and help one another with advancement.

There are seven ranks in the Scouts BSA program. The first four are focused on Scout skills and the basics of Scouting. These are:

• Scout

• Tenderfoot

• Second Class

• First Class

The next three are tougher to achieve, but are worth it because they teach scouts about Service, Leadership, and more.  They are:

• Star

• Life 

• Eagle

Summer Camp is where scouts in the troop travel to a camp and sleep in canvasback tents, go to merit badge classes, partake in fun activities, and spend time together as a troop. Scouts tell stories from the week for years to come and it is an experience they will never forget. 
Troop 192 has been to three summer camps since it was formed. The camps we've gone to include Rodney Scout Reservation, Hawk Mountain Scout Reservation, and Goshen Scout Reservation. 

PLC stands for Patrol Leaders Council, and it is where youth leaders in the troop meet with one another to plan out upcoming events for the troop.  The Senior Patrol Leader (SPL) leads the meeting, which occurs about every month. Patrol leaders, assistant patrol leaders, assistant senior patrol leaders, troop guides, and quartermasters also attend the meeting to represent their patrol and add input. Not all Scouts are in leadership positions, and those that are not don't need to attend these. Depending on the troop, time and place of PLCs can vary.

Absolutely! So far, 6 scouts have achieved the rank of Eagle in our troop!

 Additionally,  there are several Life Scouts who are working hard to achieve the rank of Eagle.