What is Commissioner Service?
Commissioners are your unit's first line of help in Scouting. They work to get you the answers to your Scouting questions. There are a number of different types of Commissioners. Each unit (pack, troop, and crew) should have a Unit Commissioner. Your Unit Commissioner should be your unit's best friend as they help your unit be its best. There are also Roundtable Commissioners. These Commissioners develop and present the program and training at your district's monthly roundtable. To support the Unit Commissioners and Roundtable Commissioners, there is the Assistant District Commissioner (ADC). Each ADC provides support and backup help to the other Commissioners. The leader of the ADC's, the Unit Commissioners and the Roundtable Commissioners is the District Commissioner. The District Commissioner is your district's leader of the Commissioner Staff and with the ADC's, work to make sure your unit has the best possible Commissioner to help your unit's program. The District Commissioner is also one of your district's Key 3 (District Commissioner, District Committee Chair, and District Executive).

There are also council level Commissioners. The Council Commissioner works with the Council Committee for creating council level support through the total Commissioner Staff. This is done through the Assistant Council Commissioners that are assigned duties to support the Commissioners in the districts through providing Commissioner Training and Support.

An important note about Commissioners: Commissioners do not lead your unit (that's your job as a unit leader). They are a resource that you can call on to help you solve your Scouting issues and concerns in delivering the Scouting program to your unit's youth. If your Commissioner does not know the answer to your question, they know who to ask to get the answer for you as quickly as possible.