"Great question.  I have not thought about this question from the scouts' point of view.  Here are some habits that help a troop grow towards a boy run program.

1. Have a PLC meeting every week.  About 30 minutes before the troop meeting works well.  I know that BSA suggests a PLC meeting once a month, but of all the habits our troop developed toward a boy run program, the weekly PLC was the most significant.  Scouts cannot keep up with the weekly business of a troop on a monthly basis.  Weekly issues need to be addressed on a weekly basis to maintain control at a youth level.  Holding meetings only once a month either requires the SPL to spend a lot of time on the phone each night or the adults will takeover much of the responsibility, neither of which is a good thing for a boy run troop.

2. No matter what his age or experience, the SPL runs the PLC meetings.  And the meeting should only have one adult participating, the SM.  Often, adults of new troops have told me that they will wait until their scouts are mature enough to take the responsibility to run meetings.  But all scouts to some degree can run a meeting.  The more the adults take responsibility for troop management, the harder it becomes for them to hand that responsibility back to the scouts.

3. The PLC and SM must look at troop activities and meetings and ask, "If the adults weren't here, could this part of the program still run with only scouts?"  When you say no, it's time for the SM to work with the PLC to develop habits that would bring the troop to that point.  It's a slow process; every change takes months or years to develop, not days or weeks.

4. The SPL runs the troop, so there is no reason for an adult to assume the role for any reason.  Any concerns by adults should be addressed through the SM and SPL.

5. All behavior, good or bad, is the scouts' responsibility.  Most boy run programs have very few behavior problems where adults need to get involved.  That's because each scout is held responsible by all the other scouts.  Until safety becomes an issue, the PLC should be held responsible for taking care of bad behavior.  The PLC should report misbehavior to the SM so he can talk with the scout if needed.  Bad behavior should be seen as an indicator of a scout needing guidance, not an embarrassment for the troop of the scout.  Too many adults see bad behavior as an indicator of the quality of their troop.

6. Adults should never lead a group of scouts.  I am always amazed watching adults lead their troops around at summer camps and camporees.  Scouts are the leaders, so let them lead.  I can't imagine anytime where the adults should take the lead.  If you can't trust the scouts, then something needs to change.  The adults' place is well behind the scouts.

Good luck in your goal for a boy run troop.  A boy run program requires a lot of work from both the adults and scouts, but the rewards are worth bragging about.  Your goal should be that every scout goes home saying, 'I like myself when I am with the troop'.  I love this Scouting stuff."