My most notable leadership experience was being elected Senior Patrol Leader of my Boy Scout Troop. The SPL is the leader of a Boy Scout Troop, ensures meetings and camps run smoothly, plans events, and works with other leaders in the troop. I ran against three other boys for the coveted job of SPL. Previous SPLs of the troop were not strong leaders, had difficulties running meetings, and did little to change the status quo. In the speech I gave to the troop before the voting, I vowed to change that. After some tense waiting for the votes to be tallied, it was announced I had won the election. A Boy Scout Troop is supposed to be boy-led, but unfortunatly, one adult leader did not understand this and did not let the SPL