Short, practical guides for the things people ask about most. Plain words, no jargon, and a troubleshooting list on every one.
If you cannot sign in, this is the place to begin.
New to the troop? Seven things to do, in the order that saves you the most trouble later.
Read the guide → Signing inFind your troop, sign in, and get in even when all you have is your email address — no password needed.
Read the guide → Your accountKeep your contact details right, sign in with your face instead of a password, and put troop events in your own calendar.
Read the guide →The things you will do most weeks.
Say whether you are coming, answer for your whole family at once, and use the email link that needs no password.
Read the guide → AdvancementRead the rank trail, see what has been signed off and by whom, and follow a merit badge from Active to Earned.
Read the guide → EagleWhat has to be finished before the eighteenth birthday, where to watch it, and how to fill in the application yourselves.
Read the guide → On your phonePut it on your home screen, learn the bar along the bottom, and find out what still opens when there is no signal.
Read the guide → CampoutsRead the travel times, sign up, download the paperwork, offer a ride, and see how camping nights get credited.
Read the guide → PeopleLook somebody up in the troop roster, narrow a long list with the filters, and find a phone number or an email address.
Read the guide → PhotosFind the galleries, add your own, and see exactly who can view each one — including what a public gallery shows the world.
Read the guide → GearBrowse the tents, stoves and books the troop owns, find out who has what, and see how borrowing actually works.
Read the guide → MoneyRead your balance, pay an event fee from the troop's money, and claim back what you paid for yourself.
Read the guide →Jobs somebody in the troop has to do, whoever that is this year.
Mark who turned up in one tap each, and record the camping nights, hiking miles and service hours that go with it.
Read the guide → Merit badgesSign off requirements with or without a troop account, using the access link a leader can send you.
Read the guide → MistakesCtrl-Z works here — on members, advancement and equipment. What it covers, and the things it cannot put back.
Read the guide → AdultsWhere to find it, how to read it, and why letting Safeguarding Youth Training lapse stops you emailing the Scouts.
Read the guide → CommunicationsChoose between an announcement, an email broadcast and the newsletter — and see how parents are copied in automatically.
Read the guide → Youth leadersThe agenda tool and the year plan, for the Senior Patrol Leader — including what a youth leader can and cannot change.
Read the guide → PermissionsWhy one person sees a button and another does not, how positions grant it, and how to look up what any member actually has.
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