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Annual Service Plan

What Is an Annual Service Plan?

The Annual Service Plan is used to guide units towards having activities that foster a great Scouting program resulting in the unit qualifying for the Quality Unit Award.

The recommended plan follow the normal yearly cycle of unit life and covers adding new members, purchasing uniforms, preparing for summer camp, unit program planning, and replacing adult leadership.

The Annual Service Plan has the following elements.

1. Membership Inventory: Usually this conducted in December and again just a few weeks before the unit’s charter renewal meeting.

2. Uniform Inspection: This is held in the fall for Cub Scout Packs and in both the Spring and Fall for Scout Troops.

3. Quality Unit Measurement: This is usually conducted by the Unit Commissioner during the first month of the new charter year. The local Council reports the results to the National Office by December 31 each year.

4. Unit Leadership Inventory: This is conducted by the Unit Commissioner and Unit Committee by April 30 each year.

5. Charter Presentation Ceremony: The Unit Commissioner should present the unit and Chartered Partner with the charter within 30 days after the renewal of the charter.

6. Unit Program Planning: This should be completed by August 31.

7. Youth Protection Training: This is best conducted in the fall of each year.

8. Other Commissioner Functions: These are ongoing all year. This involves helping the unit to solve problems and unit meetings, promoting Roundtable, and providing other help and resource information as needed.

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1.	Membership Inventory: Usually this conducted in December and again just a few weeks before the unit’s charter renewal meeting.
2.	Uniform Inspection: This is held in the fall for Cub Scout Packs and in both the Spring and Fall for Scout Troops.
3.	Quality Unit Measurement: This is usually conducted by the Unit Commissioner during the first month of the new charter year. The local Council reports the results to the National Office by December 31 each year.
4.	Unit Leadership Inventory: This is conducted by the Unit Commissioner and Unit Committee by April 30 each year.
5.	Charter Presentation Ceremony: The Unit Commissioner should present the unit and Chartered Partner with the charter within 30 days after the renewal of the charter.
6.	Unit Program Planning: This should be completed by August 31.
7.	Youth Protection Training: This is best conducted in the fall of each year.
8.	Other Commissioner Functions: These are ongoing all year. This involves helping the unit to solve problems and unit meetings, promoting Roundtable, and providing other help and resource information as needed.