Quarter Master badge
Scout proficiency badge

Quarter Master

Look after the Group's or a camp's equipment: care of ropes, tents, tools and stoves, record-keeping, menus and storage.

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  • Syllabus page 31

What you need to do

To gain the badge you must complete all the requirements in one of the following alternatives.

Alternative A — Group or Troop Quartermaster

  1. Have assisted the Group or Troop Quartermaster effectively for a period of six months.

  2. Understand and be prepared to demonstrate:

    1. The care of ropes, for example whipping, splicing, hanking, coiling, inspection and storing.
    2. The care of tentage, for example guyline repairing, simple tear repairing, reproofing, inspection and storing.
    3. The care of tools, for example sharpening, resetting, re-hafting, cleaning, inspection and storing.
    4. The care of cooking equipment, for example repairing, cleaning, inspection and storing.
  3. Understand and demonstrate how to keep simple and efficient records, including issue and return of Group or Troop equipment.

  4. Understand and be prepared to demonstrate:

    1. Storage of Cub Scout equipment.
    2. Storage of Cub Scout handicraft material.
    3. A simple system for the replenishing of Cub Scout handicraft material.
  5. Understand the care and storage of Group visual aid equipment, for example projector, wall charts, drawing materials, drawing paper and special visual aids.
  6. Understand how to deal practically with depreciation of all equipment.
  7. Understand that general tidiness is the secret of good quartermastering. Explain how this is achieved in your own Troop or Group.

Alternative B — Camp Quartermaster

  1. Have assisted the Camp Quartermaster at a Troop Camp or Pack Holiday of at least five days duration.

  2. Understand and be prepared to demonstrate the care of all equipment in camp:

    1. Ropes, for example coiling and hanking, inspection and storing.
    2. Tentage, for example emergency guyline repairing, emergency tear repairing, inspection.
    3. Tools, for example sharpening and cleaning, inspection and storing.
    4. Cooking equipment, for example cleaning, inspection and storing.
  3. Understand and demonstrate how to keep simple efficient records in camp including issue and return of all equipment.
  4. Understand and be prepared to demonstrate how to care for all other special equipment in camp, for example uniform, hiking kit, climbing kit and canoes.
  5. Produce a set of menus covering 48 hours in camp. Be prepared to discuss them with the examiner.
  6. Describe how you would deal with storage of food in camp.
  7. Submit to the examiner a list of tools you would take to camp to effect emergency repairs of all equipment. Justify your inclusion of each item in the list.
  8. Understand that general tidiness is the secret of good quartermastering. Explain how this was achieved in the camp at which you helped the Quartermaster.