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Newsgroups: rec.scouting,rec.answers,news.answers
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Path: bloom-beacon.mit.edu!xlink.net!scsing.switch.ch!bernina!macman
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From: macman@bernina.ethz.ch (Danny Schwendener)
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Subject: rec.scouting FAQ #2: Scouting around the World
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Message-ID: <scouts-world_757480503@bernina.ethz.ch>
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Followup-To: poster
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Keywords: WOSM world brotherhood scout wolf cub pack troop faq
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Sender: macman@bernina.ethz.ch (Danny Schwendener)
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Supersedes: <scouts-world_754888503@bernina.ethz.ch>
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Organization: Pfadi Glockenhof, 8001 Zurich, Switzerland
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Date: Sun, 2 Jan 1994 03:15:10 GMT
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Approved: news-answers@uunet.uu.net
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Archive-name: scouting/2_scouting-around-the-world
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Last-Modified: 1993/11/12
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This file contains descriptions on how scouting organizations are
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set up around the world, and other worldwide information of interest.
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If you have been in a scouting organization that hasn't been described
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in this FAQ, or if you would like to add something to an existing
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description, please do all of us the favour. Write it up, post it
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on rec.scouting and send a copy to me so that it can be included in
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future issues of this FAQ.
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IMPORTANT NOTE: As I'm reaching the size limit for FAQ files, I had
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to edit the largest articles to reduce them to their essential parts.
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I also moved all references to local versions of the Scout Law & Promise
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to a single article at the end of this file.
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I saved the full original articles on ftp.ethz.ch in the directory
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rec.scouting/worldwide.
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This file is in digested format, like all FAQ files on this newsgroup.
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individual postings. In bn or rn, typing control-G should cause the
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There are nine FAQ files in the rec.scouting FAQ series. The FAQ files
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are posted in regular intervals (one file every three or four days)
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on rec.scouting, rec.answers and news.answers. They can also be
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retrieved through anonymous FTP from ftp.ethz.ch (path: rec.scouting/).
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This file or parts of it may be freely used, printed and re-distributed
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as long as you enclose this paragraph and keep the references to the
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respective contributors and to the maintainer (listed below) intact.
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-- Danny Schwendener macman@bernina.ethz.ch
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Wolfsmeute Nidau/Glockenhof, Sihlstr. 33, CH-8001 Zurich, Switzerland
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From: macman@bernina.ethz.ch (Danny Schwendener)
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Subject: Scouts worldwide - the figures
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Date: Tue, 12 May 1992 09:58:26 GMT
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I just went over the 92 figures of the WOSM, and thought that they
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might be of interest to this group. I think that they will amaze more
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than one here.
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Members of scouting organizations, regrouped by regions:
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Far East: 7'000'000
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North America: 4'200'000
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Europe: 2'000'000
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Africa: 500'000
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Middle East: 500'000
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South America: 300'000
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Australia/Oceania: 200'000
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Note: these figures cover member organizations of the World Organization
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of the Scouting Movement (WOSM) only.
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From: chick@hilbert.maths.utas.edu.au
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Subject: Scouting in Australia
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Date: Wed, 25 Mar 1992 05:55:18 GMT
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Here in Oz (alias Australia!) our Scouting system works as follows:
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_Section_ _Age Range_ _Oz Grade Range (approx.)_
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Joey Scouts 6 - 8 Kindergarten/Preparatory-Grade 2
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Cub Scouts 8 - 11 Grade 2 - Grade 5
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Scouts 10.5 - 15 Grade 5 - Grade 9/10
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Venturer Scouts 14.5 - 18 Grade 9 - Grade 11/12
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Rover Scouts 18 - 26 Adult (University +)
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Joey Scouts is new for us - the children don't wear full uniform,
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just the scarf of their local group (all our sections are mixed
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boys/girls now ... if the leaders of the local troop/unit/group
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(Oz name) so decide, although males are still in the majority).
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All the other sections have been around for quite a while, and
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are fully uniformed. Adult leaders may obtain their "Warrant"
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(basic qualification for leadership) after they are 18.
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Most of the local groups will have a Cub Scout and a Scout section
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at the very least (depending on the size of the area), Venturer
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units are the next most likely, followed by Joey mobs (in Australia
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a joey is a baby kangaroo, and the collective noun for kangaroo
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is "mob") and then Rover crews. (This is roughly how it is in
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Tasmania, at any rate.) Some groups are big enough to support
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a couple of Cub packs, but this is about the only area in which
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doubling up occurs. A number of groups make up a district (there
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are 9 or 10 groups in our district), and a district is usually a
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(reasonably) well-defined geographical area. A few districts will
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make up a region, and in little ol' Tassie it takes three regions
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to fill the state.
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From: oakes@rtsg.mot.com (Ronald Oakes)
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and smh@cbnewsm.cb.att.com (s.m.henning)
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Subject: Scouting in the USA (BSA)
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Date: Wed, 25 Mar 1992 19:28:25 GMT
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_Section_ _Age Range_ _U.S. Grades_ _Unit/Program_
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Tiger Cubs (6) 1st Pack/Cub Scout
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Wolf Cubs (7) 2nd Pack/Cub Scout
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Bear Cubs (8) 3rd Pack/Cub Scout
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Webelos (9-10) 4th and 5th Pack/Cub Scout
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Boy Scouts (10.5)-17 6th - (12th) Troop/Boy Scout
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Varsisity 14-17 (9th - 12th) Troop (Team)/Boy Scout
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Venture 14-17 (9th - 12th) Troop/Boy Scout
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Career Awareness
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Exploring (14-16) 9th or 10th Post/Explorer
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Explorers 14-20 (9th - Adult) Post/Explorer
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Sea Explorers 14-20 (9th - Adult) Ship/Explorer
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Air Explorers obsolete
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Adults 18- (Adult) Any (not Scoutmaster
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until 21)
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Tiger Cubs are eqivlent to the Australian Joey's. They are a highly
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parent/son orinteated activity. The Tiger's do meet with the cub pack.
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Wolf and Bear dens make up the "traditional" cub scout program.
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Webelos are a transition from Cubs to Scouts (Webelos means "We'll
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Be Loyal Scouts).
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About 3 years ago the Boy Scout (10.5-18) program was rearranged to
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incude Varsitity teams and Venture crews within the troop for the
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older boys. The varisty program emphisizies sports, the Venture
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emphisizes High Adventure. Both of these programs are supposed to
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be more Boy run than even the normal troop. Varsity Teams may also
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be indepentant (I think).
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Explorers is normally emphasized towards carreers. However, a number
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of "High Adventure," and hoby posts exists. The Sea Explorers has
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seperate positions and awards and uses sailing. Air Explorers appears
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to be the flying equivlent to Sea Explorers (I only know they exist
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from looking through my Insigana Guide the other day).
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At this time Girls may only join Explorer type units. However,
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unregistered girls may participate in Venture and Varsity activities.
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Also, no adult position is restricted by Sex. Personally, I suspect
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that girls will be allowed in all levels of scouting sometime in the
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next 10 years.
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In addition to the normal program, scouts may be elected to become
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a member of the Order of the Arrow, an honor camping orginazation.
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These activities should be in addition to normal troop, team or post
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activities. The Order of Arrow is primarily a service organization.
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Unfortunately many boys and adults join for the honor and forget the
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obligation to service.
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Alpha Phi Omega is an service fraternity orginazation that is closely
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associated with scouting. See the separate message for more information.
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Any boy with special needs can be placed in any program at any age and
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stay in that program as long as it is appropriate to his ability.
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We also have a new program called Learning For Life which is fully coed
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and is designed to be used in schools. It primarily uses lesson plans
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the are related closely to life skills for disadvantaged students.
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It does not use rank, uniform or anyting labeled scouting.
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Traditional scout programs can also be used in schools during class
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room time, but they only register the boys unless the students are
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over 14. Career Awareness Exploring is an in school program which
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brings speakers into the school to describe various career choices.
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It is supplemented with traditional explorer posts that concentrate
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in more detail on careers.
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Address for further information:
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Boy Scouts of America
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National Office
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Irving, Texas 75015-2079
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Check your phone book for the local Council Office
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From: millard@acsu.buffalo.edu
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Also-From: dmahoney@eniac.seas.upenn.edu
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Also-From: oconnell@rye.cs.unm.edu
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Subject: Scouting in the USA (BSA) - General Organizational & ethical Info
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Scouting began as a world-wide movement that was established in all parts of
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the world, and attempts to further the education, moral standards, and ethics
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of young people around the globe. The scouting movement does much, much more
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than educate boys about the outdoors and camping. It provides a learning
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institution in which a young man can acquire such things as leadership skills,
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public speaking abilities, and the techniques needed to run a large scale
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organization in cooperation with several other people.
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Boy Scouts of America is primarily involved in character-building and
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values-training. So, unfortunately, this often can limit the extent of
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their focus on backcountry activities or environmental information.
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Different troops are different. Find the best ones.
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A large part of scouting has emphasis on the outdoors. Many of our themes,
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and the skills that we teach are centered on the theme of camping, and the
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respect for mother nature. We educate these boys about such things as knots,
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cooking, and firebuilding, and we also instruct them on ideals such as low
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impact camping (which is being practiced more and more) basic backpacking,
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and canoeing to name a few.
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In order to let many troops experience the outdoors, there are
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thousands of camps located through-out the country. The majority of these
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are run by local councils (many troops in one area constitute a council, and
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there are many councils in a state); however, there are a few larger camps
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which are run by the national office. One of the most popular of these
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is Philmont Scout Ranch located in Cimarron, New Mexico. This is an area of
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land that has hundreds of miles of backpacking trails which runs semi-guided
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trips for troops all over the nation and world. This is typically a
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wonderful experience since it promotes low impact backpacking. The scouts
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are taught about the proper equipment to use such as boots,stoves,packs,etc.
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There are several other National High Adventure Bases located around the
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country, such as the Florida Sea Base, the Robert Service Canoe Base, located
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near the Minnesota boundary waters.
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Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts are unfortunately and strangely distant from each
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other. Only Scouts and Explorers can attend the "High Adventure" bases.
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Eventually, the increasing number of women Scoutmasters (they do exist)
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will ask why they, their son and husband can receive what their daughter can't.
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Some quasi-merger or cooperation agreement is likely in the future.
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Quite recently, scouting as a national organization has come into the
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media concerning several court cases involving moral, as opposed to
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environmental issues. Specifically the evidence about discrimination in
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various circumstances have come into question. There are cases pending
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in court about the dismissal of a gay scoutmaster, the refusal of the
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regional headquarters to admit a young girl into cub scouts, and the issue
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of religious influence on scouting.
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From: naraht@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu (Randy Finder)
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Subject: Alpha Phi Omega (USA)
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Date: Fri Jan 22 1993 19:02:22 GMT
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Alpha Phi Omega is a National Service Fraternity whose cardinal
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principles are Leadership, Friendship and Service. Out program of service
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is directed to four areas: Campus, Community, Nation, and Fraternity.
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We were founded by former Boy Scouts who wanted to contine Scouting ideals
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in the college setting.
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We have about 350 active chapters in the United States and more than 225,000
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students have chosen Alpha Phi Omega. There are about 150 chapters of Alpha
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Phi Omega, Phillipines and we are interested in extending to other countries.
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We were founded in 1929, until 1967 membership was only former Boy Scouts,
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however today membership is now open to any college student, male or female.
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We are not a social fraternity. We have no selective or exclusive membership
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requirements and there is absolutely no hazing.
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We maintain strong ties to its scouting roots. HOWEVER, the BSA does not
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finance or govern the fraternity in any way. Examples of Service to Scouting
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include sponsoring Scout troops, staffing camporees and other functions,
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cleaning up Scout camps and assisting in fundraising.
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Address for further information:
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Alpha Phi Omega National Office
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14901 E. 42nd St.
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Independence, MO 64055-9932
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From: szafrans@copper.ucs.indiana.edu (Pam Furlong Backstrom)
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Subject: Scouting in the USA (GSUSA)
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Date: 2-APR-1992
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ORG: The Girl Scouts of the United States of America (GSUSA)
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830 Third Avenue
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New York, NY 10022
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Break down of Program Age Levels (Girl Scouting is for Girls only)
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Daisy Girl Scout 5-6 yo K
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Brownie Girl Scout 6-8 yo 1-3 grade
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Junior Girl Scout 8-11 yo 3-6 grade
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Cadette Girl Scout 11-14 yo 6-9 grade
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Senior Girl Scout 14-17 yo 9-12 grade
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Girl Scout Motto: Be Prepared
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Girl Scout slogan: Do a Good Turn Daily
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[Girl Scout Promise & Law: see separate article at the end of this FAQ -- Ed.]
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From: db14@hp825.bih.no (Vegard Engen)
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Subject: Scouting in Norway.
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Date: 26 Mar 92 13:03:44 GMT
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[Note: Jan Pharo <jan.pharo@euronetis.no> has posted more information
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on the administrative and organizational parts of NSF. I have stored
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this article on ftp.ethz.ch in the directory rec.scouting/countries.]
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In Norway we have several scout-associations, NSF, YMCA and YWCA.
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However, they are cooperating well, I think (At least so in this town,
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Bergen). NSF (Norges SpeiderForbund = Norwegian Scout Association) is
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mixed boys and girls, they were two separate associations, but joined
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their forces in '78. YMCA (KFUM in Norwegian) is only men, as the name
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suggests, however I think they are closely linked with YWCA nowadays,
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and there may be exceptions, such as female scoutmasters. YWCA is the
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female counterpart.
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I will after this speak about NSF only, since that's the organisation
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I'm a member of. Most of it will apply for the other assications too,
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though, at least the major parts.
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NSF is divided into 4 age-groups:
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6-7: Bever scouts (this one is fairly new, not so many have them yet).
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8-10: Cub scouts.
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11-16: Scouts (I really have no other name for them. :-))
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16+ : Rovers.
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The lower age for a scoutmaster is 17 years, however it is possible
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to become an assistant scoutmaster from the age of 16 years.
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Many scoutmasters are also rovers, and scoutmasters and rovers are
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often two names of the same group of scouts. There IS no official
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higher age for rovers, but the natural limit is somewhere around
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22-23 years, when one often go away, get married or simply get
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other interests.
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In Norway we belive that scouting is outing, and try to do as much
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of our activities as possible in the nature. We have national camps
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every 4th year, and regional camp every 4th year, in such a way
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there will be two years between every major camp. In addition the
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groups have camps of their own, and there is also arranged national
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camps for rovers in particular, since they will often have other
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interests than younger scouts. A typical size for a national camp
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nowadays is 19.000 scouts, and the last regional camp in Bergen
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counted 650 scouts. This was with guests, though, there is always
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guest from other countries at our camps, and even at our last
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regional camp we had 150 foreign guests, some even from so far
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away as Spain.
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Last, a little tip for all those who leave their group for studies:
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In Norway we have own scout-groups for students in the larger towns,
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so those who want to continue with scouting when they leave town
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can join those groups. I know they have a lot of fun, and at least
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the one in Trondheim is a large resource when it comes to arranging
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national evenements. However, I guess Bjoern Arne can tell you more
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about that (arneberg@idt.unit.no).
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From: dtchn@sage.cc.purdue.edu (Dih!-ty / Dicksen Tanzil)
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Subject: Scouting in Indonesia
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Date: 26 Mar 92 15:19:04 GMT
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The Scouting Movement of the Republic of Indonesia has a membership
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of about 15 million people (out of a population of 190 million) which
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is PROBABLY the largest in the world. It is open to both sex
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and is organized as follow:
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Siaga (Cub Scout/Brownie) ................ 6-10 yr old
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Penggalang (Boy/Girl Scout)............... 11-15 yr "
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Penegak (Venture Scout) .................. 16-.... (I forgot)
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Pandega (Rover Scout) .................... (Also forgot)
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Indonesia Scout groups is also open to all religions and, in fact,
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MAY NOT have any religious affiliation even though when it is
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sponsoured by a church or a mosque.
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My Scout Group is affiliated to a Church but not to Christianity.....
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From: hung@octel.com (Hung Le)
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Subject: Scouting experiences in Vietnam
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Date: Wed, 1 Apr 1992 14:52:09 GMT
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My name is Hung Le, and I'm a former cub scout, boy scout,
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venturer, rover scout and scouter of BSVN (Boy Scout of Vietnam).
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Currently, I'm with the Santa Clara County Council, BSA
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as a unit commissioner.
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I would like share with all fellow scouts out there on the Net-
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work some personal experiences that I have had with the scout or-
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ganizations, especially with the BSVN. These experiences are so
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valuable to my life and my children as well... When I joined the
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Boy Scouts of Vietnam, my country was torn apart by the war.
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Everywhere I went, there were always fighting leftovers. It was
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dangerous to travel, abeit going camping, but even so, we managed
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to have wonderful times, troop leaders were very creative in
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finding places for kids to camp, to have a meeting location.
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Scout meeting was always outdoors, in the open air. A lot of
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times we went camping without a scoutmaster because of the mili-
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tary draft. During my 6 years as a boy scout, I had three scout-
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masters and their average age was about 19 years old.
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I remember taking my Panther patrol (yes, a Blank Panther), on a
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trek to a remote waterfall. Each member had to be separated by a
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distant of 10 meters, so that a bobby trap grenade would not de-
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cimate the whole patrol. I learned valuable survival skills from
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the boy scouts, during the war, not only to help myself, but help
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to my family and other beings as well. Beside learning knots and
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semaphores, we also learned camouflaging, how to recognize booby
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traps, different type of ordnance (by default), and servicing re-
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fugee camps. Servicing refugee camps was a constant activity for
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the troops and the posts. Sometimes the pack would chip in their
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help in making greeting lines for some big shots who come and
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visited refugee camps. During the Tet offensive of 1968, my ex-
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plorer post managed a makeshift refugee camp in Dalat province
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for more than 3 months. This included security for people in the
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camp (A lot of problems came from rowdy bands of government sol-
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diers trying to intimidate the female refugees, but when they saw
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the scouts, they thought another military unit was handling the
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refugee camp). This also included searching for food (mostly, by
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contacting GI units and the government in the area) for refugees.
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Sanitation was always the biggest task of the day: Talk about
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cleaning the out-houses for refugees!!! At times we organized
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'dare-devil' teams to go into battle areas to retrieve civilian
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and, sometimes, military bodies to bury or to take back to the
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city morgue. The morgue was always full during those days. In the
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city, there was another youth group organized by the Red Cross,
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and we competed with them in collecting the wounded and the dead,
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along with other war trophies. One time we collected a "broken"
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bomb and decorated it as a gate for our refugee camp. It was
|
|
quite a deterrent for those who passed through that gate.
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|
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The war also took a personal toll in my life. My very first cub-
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|
master was blown up in his Jeep from an ambush. I went to his
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|
funeral without seeing his face since there were nothing left to
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|
see. The second cubmaster was killed and left behind his pregnant
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|
wife and two small girls. The third cubmaster spent almost ten
|
|
year in the re-education camps. My first patrol leader volun-
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|
teered for Airborne division at the age of 17, and came back in a
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|
light casket. His mother told me that after he was killed in the
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|
DMZ area, he had to wait for a few months for transport of his
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|
body back home... There were so many Vietnamese scouts in my
|
|
area that I know never made it to 18th year birthday. Frankly,
|
|
without scouting, it would be very hard for me to find solace for
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|
those senseless killings. Looking back, I admired all of my scout
|
|
leaders. They were true men (unfortunately, I never had any fe-
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|
male leaders, even at cub age) of their word, who lived up to
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|
scout promises and scout laws. At times, they weighed their
|
|
lives light as a feather, but sometimes, as heavy as the biggest
|
|
mountain in the north. At that time, deserting from the Army was
|
|
rampant, but I rarely saw or heard of scouts were deserters.
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|
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|
Even in that bloody environment, I had a blast when I was in
|
|
scouting. I had so much opportunities to learn about myself and
|
|
about other people. Nowhere else in life have I found such deep
|
|
and emotional relationships. It was not unusual that my whole pa-
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|
trol attended Christmas mass with one Catholic member, although 6
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|
out 7 members were Buddists. My favorite patrol member was a
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|
Chinese who came to the scout meeting with Chinese goodies from
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|
his father. Many times my patrol went camping near the National
|
|
Military Academy so that at night times, we could look at the
|
|
sky, watching the yellow flares in searching for communist in-
|
|
truders. During teen age, I traveled up and down the coast of
|
|
Vietnam, hitch hiking with two other scouts to the Delta areas.
|
|
We spent two days in a notorious, scary Cambodia village near the
|
|
border with Vietnam, and had a chance to observe how people were
|
|
trafficking at the border. A few times, my troop went camping out
|
|
of town by trekking to the military airstrip. We got in there be-
|
|
cause we knew well the soldiers at the entry post. Besides I
|
|
heard that the American Senior Military Advisor there was also a
|
|
former eagle scout. We waited for the next empty cargo plane,
|
|
asked the pilot where is his next stop, then asked for a ride.
|
|
Many times we had to camp at the dirt spot nearby. It was adven-
|
|
turous and a lot of fun, and a lot of disapointment too.
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|
|
|
During the Spring offensive of 1972, I went to the national jam-
|
|
boree with more than 10,000 scouts camping in one of the very hot
|
|
spots near Saigon. The GI Star and Stripes newspaper called it
|
|
the "Warboree". Every night, there were skirmishes between two
|
|
ranger batailons and the local communists from the neighborhood
|
|
village.(It was possible that some of the local boys also parti-
|
|
cipated in the Jamboree). The opening night was festooned with
|
|
"Fire Dragons" tracers, shot from C-47 aircraft circulating
|
|
ahead. Laying their backs on a green grass field, the scouts
|
|
tried to decifer beautiful colors from different flares, or
|
|
'pfuff pfuff' noise from different types of gunship helicopters.
|
|
Unforgettable experiences!!
|
|
|
|
The Boy Scouts of Vietnam Association, ceased officially to exist
|
|
as a member of the World Scout Bureau when the communists took
|
|
over the South in 1975, but thousands of Vietnamese still join
|
|
scout organizations in the country they resided in. Many scout
|
|
units were formed in the refugee camp in Philippine, Malaysia,
|
|
Singapore, Thailand and Hong Kong. I believe in France, there is
|
|
an official Vietnamese Scout Association operating under the
|
|
Scout Federation of France. It is estimated that there are more
|
|
than 3000 Vietnamese scouts in Vietnamese scout units world-wide.
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|
|
|
In 1990, we had the Third International Vietnamese Jamboree in
|
|
Cutter Camp, Boulder Creek, California, with more than 700 Viet-
|
|
namese scouts from 6 countries. The event was also to commemorate
|
|
the 60th anniversary of the Boy Scout of Vietnam.
|
|
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|
From: macman@bernina.ethz.ch (Danny Schwendener)
|
|
Subject: Scouting in Switzerland and Liechtenstein
|
|
Date: Wed, 25 Mar 1992 12:38:55 GMT
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|
_Branch_ _Age Range_ _Uniform_
|
|
Wolves (Cub Scouts) 6 - 12 blue
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|
Scouts 10 - 18 beige
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|
Rover/Ranger Scouts 17 - 25+ dark red
|
|
Leaders 18 - 30+ dark green
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|
|
|
The reason why the age groups overlap is because we move a kid to the
|
|
next level according to his/her maturity, not his/her age.
|
|
|
|
Our organization is mixed at all levels. The only thing that still
|
|
reminds of the old separation between girl and boy scouts is that girl
|
|
Rovers are (still) called Rangers.
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|
|
|
The young age of our leaders is a tradition. Even members of the
|
|
district or national committees are rarely older than 30. The result:
|
|
more freedom at the unit level, no discrimination, and a very important
|
|
experience in leadership for young people.
|
|
|
|
Special scout units include Sea Scouts around the major lakes and PTA
|
|
scouts for handicapped kids (PTA means "scouts despite all" in german).
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|
|
|
The mandatory parts of our uniform are the shirt, the tie, any kind of
|
|
good hiking boots, a firelighter and a swiss army knife. Optional parts
|
|
are belt, scout jeans, hat, dagger, etc. A kid receives his/her tie and
|
|
vulgo (scout name) from his unit leader in an initiation ceremony.
|
|
|
|
Troops, patrols and packs meet every saturday afternoon for 3-4 hours.
|
|
We spend 98% of our time outside in the woods or in the field. I get
|
|
inside with my cubs three or four times a year, when the weather is
|
|
clearly unbearable (temperature below -25 Celsius or snowstorm).
|
|
Otherwise, we're outside.
|
|
|
|
The Swiss Scouting Movement is a member of J+S, a governmental
|
|
institution which promotes sports among youths. Camps for kids in the
|
|
12-18 age range are subsidized by J+S, and we also receive some basic
|
|
material (tents, denim square units, ropes) from J+S for these
|
|
occasions. J+S is also deeply involved in leader training (because
|
|
unit leaders are basically special youth sport trainers).
|
|
|
|
A major challenge for the national committees (and every nationwide
|
|
company) is that Switzerland is divided in four language areas. As a
|
|
result, there's not too much documentation available from National.
|
|
There's no national scouting handbook per se. There's a handbook on
|
|
scouting techniques which is edited by our council and has become the
|
|
de facto reference book distributed by National. This book however
|
|
is purely technical and does not handle the human and ethical
|
|
aspects of scouting.
|
|
|
|
Every 'ordinary' scouting event is embedded into a story over here.
|
|
And the emphasis on story embedding is even higher for cub scouts, the
|
|
idea being for the kids to live an adventure instead of watching them
|
|
on TV. We end up doing the standard scouting activities out in the
|
|
woods, but the reason why we do these activities and the results they
|
|
lead to relate to pure fantasy. So when we mounted a giant eight-side
|
|
"Berliner" tent out of 62 x 62" tent units, it was because we needed a
|
|
flying saucer to escape from the planet Gorgonzola, and when we built
|
|
a hang-bridge over the river, it was the gate between the spacelab and
|
|
the station Mir, with millions of miles of empty space around us.
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
From: per@aber.ac.uk (Peter David Roberts)
|
|
Subject: Scouting in the UK
|
|
Date: 3 Apr 92 11:27:34 GMT
|
|
|
|
Scouting in the UK still follows many of the ideas of the origional
|
|
movement Over the years the age ranges and training awards have
|
|
varied and in the last 18 months the Scout Association has agreed
|
|
that if sections wish to be co-ed they may be. The Girl Guide
|
|
movement is separate and I shall leave someone else to post on
|
|
their format. UK Scouting is divided into 5 sections which I
|
|
consider in turn
|
|
|
|
Beavers
|
|
age range 6-8
|
|
no specific training program aimed at fun and companionship and
|
|
organised soley by the leaders. Lodge based.
|
|
|
|
Cub Scouts
|
|
age range 8-10.5
|
|
three stage training program(can't remember full details as it
|
|
changed recently) also a diverse range of proficiency badges.
|
|
Run by the leaders but with inputs from the sixers in a sixers
|
|
council. Six based
|
|
|
|
Scouts
|
|
age range 10.5 - 15.5
|
|
The main training section with 4 stages of training leading up to the
|
|
Chiefs Scout Award. Again a wide range of proficiency badges available.
|
|
Program is decided by the patrol leaders council and put into practice
|
|
by the PL's with the help and expertise of the leaders. Patrol based
|
|
with emphasis on cooperation.
|
|
|
|
Venture Scouts
|
|
age range 15.5 - 20
|
|
The final of the training sections only two awards available the
|
|
highest being the training award in scouting the Queens Scout Award.
|
|
Emphasis is on self developement and community help. The unit is run
|
|
by an executive of its members and the main task of the leader is as
|
|
an advisor and keeping everything legal.
|
|
|
|
Scout Fellowship
|
|
age range 20+
|
|
Section usualy at the district level available to anyone who wishes to
|
|
stay involved in scouting but without taking out a leadership warrent.
|
|
Generaly more social than scouting but offering a very good source of
|
|
experience for scouters in need of specific help.
|
|
|
|
Link
|
|
age range 20+
|
|
Similar to Scout fellowship only orgainsed by the Guide association
|
|
Link also tend to be more active with social events. Link is an
|
|
international organisation.
|
|
|
|
SSAGO (Student Scout and Guide organisation)
|
|
Based around Universities and colleges, these cater for Students.
|
|
Programmes are both active and social much like a Venture Scout or
|
|
Ranger Guide unit.
|
|
|
|
The last three sections take part in major organised scout events
|
|
(Competition hikes etc.)
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
From: bcockburn@acorn.co.uk (Bruce Cockburn)
|
|
Subject: Scouting in the UK - F.S.E.
|
|
|
|
ORG: F.S.E. (Fe`de`ration du Scoutisme Europe`en) of Great Britain.
|
|
|
|
The F.S.E. is a very small traditional Scout organisation and has
|
|
nothing to do with the mainstream organisation "The Scout
|
|
Association". The F.S.E. of GB is a member of an organisation
|
|
called C.E.S. (Confederation of European Scouts), a pan-european
|
|
organisation which binds traditional Scouting organisations together
|
|
across Europe.
|
|
|
|
National Commissioner:
|
|
Mr Richard Hyde,
|
|
68 Glebe Road,
|
|
Deanshanger,
|
|
Milton Keynes,
|
|
England, MK19 6LU
|
|
|
|
Section: Wolf Cubs
|
|
Wolf Cubs (often shortened to just Cubs, but never referred to
|
|
as Cub Scouts) is for boys and girls between the ages of seven and
|
|
ten and a half years. Cubs are organised into "Sixes", with a Sixer
|
|
and a Second. The Cub syllabus is as follows:
|
|
|
|
Tenderpad, tests to be passed before Investiture.
|
|
First star, Second star, Proficiency Badges, Wolf Cub Award.
|
|
Leaping Wolf, only Wolf Cub badge to worn on the Scout uniform.
|
|
|
|
[Wolf Cub Law and Promise: see separate article at the end of this FAQ -- Ed.]
|
|
|
|
Section: Scouts
|
|
Scouts is for boys and girls between the ages of ten and sixteen years.
|
|
Scouts are organised into Patrols each patrol has a Scout as the Patrol Leader
|
|
and the Assistant Patrol Leader. The Scout syllabus is as follows:
|
|
|
|
Tenderfoot, tests to be passed before Investiture.
|
|
Second Class, First Class, Proficiency Badges, Explorer Cord.
|
|
Baden-Powell Award, the only Scout Badge worn on the Rover or
|
|
Leader's uniform.
|
|
|
|
[Scout Law and Promise: see separate article at the end of this FAQ -- Ed.]
|
|
|
|
Section: Rovers
|
|
Rovers is the section for boys and girls over the age of 16, there
|
|
is no upper age limit. The Rover syllabus is as follows;
|
|
|
|
Ramblers Badge, Project Badge.
|
|
|
|
Rovers use and live by the same Law and Promise as the Scout
|
|
section.
|
|
--------------------------------
|
|
From: rickcl@POGO.WV.TEK.com, rcraig@library.carleton.ca
|
|
Subject: Scouting in Canada
|
|
Also-From: Patrick De Gagne, Peter Choi, Bill Hately
|
|
Date: 29 Sep 93 23:55
|
|
|
|
Beavers 4-7
|
|
|
|
Well, Beavers are the youngest members of Scouting. They're being
|
|
introduced to the movement thru games and fun. Their Moto is "Sharing
|
|
Sharing Sharing". Adult members take care of all the work. Colony
|
|
leaders are responsible for delivering the program including taking the
|
|
youth members on camps. Parents are usually encouraged to participate
|
|
in the program and are required at camp outings.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wolf Cubs 8-11
|
|
|
|
The Canadian Cub program is similar to Cubbing in the UK.
|
|
(They are not subdivided as in the US. Cubs play games and perform
|
|
activities that involve more instruction than what is offered in the
|
|
Beaver program.
|
|
|
|
The program, through its motto encourages youth to "do their best" and to
|
|
be responsible for what they do and say. Members of the pack participate
|
|
in choosing program activities through "Sixer Councils". The program is
|
|
on the most part run by the Pack Leaders with some help from the youth.
|
|
Cubs camp more often, in tents during Fall, Spring and Summer, but only in
|
|
cabins during Winter and extreme cold weather at other times of the year.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Scouts 11-14
|
|
|
|
Most of their activities are geared towards badge work, instruction and
|
|
camps. They still play, but not much. Scouts camp quite often and
|
|
almost always in tents or in shelter. As well, the Scouts are
|
|
responsible with the duties of camp. Scouts participate in small group
|
|
activites through which values of team work and the importance of each
|
|
member is taught.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Venturers 15-17
|
|
|
|
Venturers are young men and women who are challenged to democratically
|
|
plan and run their own activities. The group is accountable to an
|
|
Advisor who does just that...he advises. The Company is a group of
|
|
typically 5-10 teens (co-ed), The size varies having an executive
|
|
consisting of (but not all) President, Vice-President, Secretary,
|
|
Treasurer and a Quartermaster.
|
|
|
|
The Venturers Motto is "Challenge". Meetings vary in the operation from
|
|
"executive meetings" similar to that of a board of directors to "social
|
|
meetings" such as games or activities nights. They do all their planing
|
|
themselves, they plan trips, camps, fund raisers, social events... The
|
|
advisor is there to provide guidance and assistance and to ensure that
|
|
Scouting and legal obligations are met.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rovers 18-26
|
|
|
|
The oldest youth members of Scouting (not counting leaders of course!).
|
|
Their Moto is "Service". Individually or in small teams, Rovers pursue
|
|
service activities contributing to personal development. Crews are
|
|
provided guidance through an Advisor who assists and ensures that Scouting
|
|
and legal obligations are met. Rovers participate in social camping
|
|
activites called Moots. A moot is a gathering of their peers for camping,
|
|
fun and friendship.
|
|
|
|
|
|
In November of 1993, the National Council of Scouts Canada officially
|
|
made Scouts Canada a fully co-ed organization. For years, Venturers and
|
|
Rovers have been Co-ed and for the past three years,(since 1989), the
|
|
other sections have been co-ed on an experimental basis.
|
|
|
|
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|
|
From: snippala@toty.joensuu.fi (Satu Nippala)
|
|
Subject: Scouting in Finland
|
|
|
|
[Note: This article has been edited, leaving only the essential
|
|
parts. The full article can be retrieved from ftp.ethz.ch
|
|
in the directory rec.scouting/countries -- Danny]
|
|
|
|
GUIDING AND SCOUTING IN FINLAND
|
|
|
|
Guiding and Scouting were established simultaneously in Finland
|
|
in 1910. The two separate Unions were merged to form a single
|
|
National Organization in 1972. The assosiation is called The Guides
|
|
and Scouts of Finland (Suomen Partiolaiset - Finlands Scouter ry)
|
|
and consists of 18 Member Districts, one of which is swedish-
|
|
speaking (Finlands Svenska Scouter rf - The Swedish-speaking
|
|
Guides and Scouts in Finland). The organization is affiliated to
|
|
the World Organisation of the Scout Movement (WOSM) as well as to
|
|
the World Assosiation of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS).
|
|
|
|
The membership figure including all age-groups is around 80,000.
|
|
The members belong to about 850 local troops of 20 to 300 members,
|
|
which form the Districts (at 10 to 140 troops per district) .
|
|
There are Guides and Scouts from the southernmost tip of the country
|
|
to far beyond the Artic Circle.
|
|
|
|
GUIDING / SCOUTING PROMOTES :
|
|
*a positive attitude towards religion
|
|
*loyalty to one's country
|
|
*international understanding
|
|
*the ideal of service
|
|
*respect for the convictions of others
|
|
*responsability for one's own life and the environment
|
|
*involvement in social activities
|
|
*a healthy way of life
|
|
|
|
THE WAYS AND MEANS BY WHICH GUIDING AND SCOUTING WORKS :
|
|
*Ideals and Promise
|
|
*the Patrol System
|
|
*a Program that advances by progressive stages
|
|
*training for Leadership duties at different levels
|
|
*teamwork
|
|
*learning by doing
|
|
*the use of creative imagination
|
|
*games and activating projects
|
|
*outdoor activities
|
|
*activities with international and/or religional emphasis
|
|
|
|
LEVELS
|
|
|
|
(7)-10 years : Wolf Cubs ("Sudenpentu")
|
|
|
|
Wolf cubs meet in packs of 10-20 kids. Some of the packs are mixed,
|
|
the boys and girls sharing all activities at all stages. A Sudenpentu
|
|
Leader is over 16, with a required training and experience background.
|
|
The programme is sub-divided into five progressive stages:
|
|
*Welcome
|
|
*Pikkuhukka (pet name for a wolf cub)
|
|
*Hukka (pet name of folk origin for a wolf)
|
|
*Susi (wolf in finnish)
|
|
*Transition stage
|
|
|
|
The Finnish Sudenpentu-members participate in traditional Guiding and
|
|
Scouting activities: outings, camps in the summer, crosscountry skiing
|
|
and skating in the winter, games, excursions, day or weekend trips,
|
|
competitions, handicrafts etc. The children also take part in various
|
|
service projects.
|
|
|
|
10-14 years : Scouts ("Vartioik{inen")
|
|
|
|
Translated, Vartioik{inen means "at Patrol age". The Programme for this
|
|
age-group is diversified -- the way it is carried out depends on the
|
|
interests of each patrol.
|
|
Programme and Pins:
|
|
The programme for the Vartioik{inen - level is divided into three
|
|
progressive stages: the Third Class, the Second Class and finally
|
|
the First Class. There is also a number of interest badges.
|
|
The badges are made of metal. The third class badge is the symbol
|
|
of Scout movement, the second one is simply with the text :
|
|
Be Prepared and the First one is the Finnish lion - our states
|
|
symbol on the scoutflower.
|
|
The Patrol leader is called Vartionjohtaja, or VJ for short.
|
|
Their programme is divided into five sectors:
|
|
*Guide and Scout ideology, their ideal of service
|
|
*outdoor and camping skills
|
|
*knowledge of Guiding and Scouting and Society
|
|
*nature and its conservation
|
|
*handicrafts, skills
|
|
|
|
over 15 years of age : Rangers & Rovers ("Vaeltaja")
|
|
|
|
Vaeltaja operate in groups of varying sizes. Their leader is often
|
|
of the same age as the eldest members in his or her group. The group
|
|
plans its own programme. All Vaeltaja activities are based on developing
|
|
a positive attitude towards service. Hobbies are also very important. The
|
|
programme is based on six ideals:
|
|
*knowledge of Guiding and Scouting and Society
|
|
*service
|
|
*outdoor activities, physical exercise
|
|
*hobbies
|
|
*nature and its conservation
|
|
*Guide and Scout ideals
|
|
The ideal of service can be realized e.g. by participating in
|
|
voluntary rescue service teams. International activities
|
|
are also an important aspect of Guiding and Scouting, especially at
|
|
this level.
|
|
|
|
|
|
SPECIAL SCOUT UNITS include Sea-, Handicap- ("Sisu") and Radio Guiding
|
|
and Scouting units.
|
|
|
|
SPECIAL PROGRAMMES include the promotion of international understanding
|
|
and the Child and Youth Political Programme ("Nuopo").
|
|
|
|
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|
|
From: rusa@diku.dk (Bjarne Steensgaard)
|
|
Subject: Scouting in Denmark
|
|
|
|
In Denmark we have several Scout associations; the major ones being
|
|
The Danish Guide and Scout Association (Danish: Det Danske
|
|
Spejderkorps = DDS), YMCA Scouts, and YWCA Scouts. Minor
|
|
organizations are The Baptist Scouts of Denmark (Danish: Dansk Baptisk
|
|
Spejderkorps) and The Yellow Scouts (I do not know if these still
|
|
exist!). There is one additional uniformed organization called
|
|
FDF/FPF, but they insist on NOT being scouts (they originate from the
|
|
British Boy's Brigade) even though they have a program that resembles
|
|
the scout programs very much. They do however insist more on
|
|
involving the whole family.
|
|
|
|
DDS is mixed boys and girls. There used to be two separate
|
|
organizations, but they merged in 1973. The YMCA Scouts is for both
|
|
boys and girls, but I believe there is still a majority of boys. The
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YWCA Scouts is only for girls. FDF/FPF is mixed.
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The uniform of DDS Scouts is dark blue. The uniform of YMCA/YWCA
|
|
scouts are dark green. All three organizations supplement the uniform
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|
with a neckerchief according to the groups choice. The uniform of
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|
FDF/FPF is light blue without a neckerchief.
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|
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I believe that there around 25.000 members of each of the three major
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|
scouting organizations out of a population of 5.000.000 people in
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|
Denmark. FDF/FPF have a similar membership figure as far as I recall.
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|
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|
DDS is (I believe) the only Danish scout organization that does not
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|
require religion to be a part of scouting. The only requirement being
|
|
that the scouts "Find their own faith and respect others'" (part of
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|
the Scout Law). All the other associations are based on Christianity.
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|
|
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DDS use the following age division guidelines:
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6-8: Micro Scouts
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8-10: Mini Scouts
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10-12: Junior Scouts
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12-16: Scouts
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16-23: Senior Scouts
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|
The age-divisions are only suggestions. Approximately one-fourth of
|
|
the groups does not distinguish between mini and junior scouts and
|
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have both age groups in the same pack.
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|
|
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The other Scouting organizations have slightly different age divisions
|
|
and generally use more inspiring names. In general the youngest
|
|
scouts are around 6 and the oldest are above 20.
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|
|
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All Scouting organizations in Denmark are based on groups. A group is
|
|
usually a combination of a unit from each of the age groups. It is
|
|
normal to stay in the same group in all of your scouting life.
|
|
Leaders move from group to group, but scouts seldom do.
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|
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In DDS, the groups are organized in districts (divisions) that must
|
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have at least 500 scouts. The districts are combined in areas. I
|
|
cannot remember how many areas there are, but a guess would be between
|
|
5 and 10.
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|
|
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Leaders are from almost all age groups. It is not unusual that a unit
|
|
have leaders of quite different age. Leaders are both old scouts and
|
|
parents. I believe there is a majority of non-parents. It is not a
|
|
tradition that parents follow their kids through the different age
|
|
groups; instead they tend to stay in the same unit a number of years.
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|
|
|
There is no notion of ranks (like Star, Life, Eagle in the BSA) in any
|
|
of the major scouting organizations in Denmark. A few groups
|
|
implement something on their own, but the general emphasis is not on
|
|
advancement. There are merit badges for mini scouts, junior scouts,
|
|
and normal scouts, but in many places these are not very used. In my
|
|
pack, the cub scouts (mini AND junior scouts) rarely have more than 5
|
|
merit badges, of which one is the "knife award" that they have to take
|
|
before they are given a scout name.
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|
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From: rickc@POGO.WV.TEK.com
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|
Subject: Cub Scouting in Canada
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This is from "Scouting Try It!" published by Scouts Canada. It talks about
|
|
all their levels of Scouting. I will just type the sections on Beavers and
|
|
Wolf Cubs. The text in brackets are my notes. Their address for more
|
|
information is:
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Scouts Canada
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National Council
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1345 Baseline Rd
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|
PO Box 5151, Stn. F
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|
Ottawa, Ont CANADA
|
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K2C 3G7
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|
|
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Beavers (5-7 years)
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|
|
|
[From Stevie] "In my neighbourhood most activites are for older kids so when
|
|
my best friend Ross told me about Beavers I ran home from school and asked
|
|
Mom to sign me up right away. The first meeting was strange because all the
|
|
other kids had vests and hats with tails on them. Now I don't think it's so
|
|
strange, actualy it's really neat! We do tail slaps, make crafts, go on
|
|
outings and best of all, Ross and I are in the same lodge."
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|
|
|
Wolf Cubs (8-10 years)
|
|
|
|
[From Ryan] "When I was little my Dad would tell me stories about when he was
|
|
young. His favourite story is about the time he went to a Cub camp and the
|
|
Cubs in his six [den] thought they had tricked Akela [Cubmaster] into taking
|
|
them on a late night hike to watch for UFO's. When they got to the lookout
|
|
the other leaders were there with hot chocolate and cookies. All along Akela
|
|
had planned it anyway. So when I went to my first Cub camp I wasn't
|
|
surprised when our Akela woke us up at midnight. But I didn't expect to be
|
|
introduced to the Scouts from our group [One unit from each age is in a
|
|
group. This way the Scouts feed into the next old unit.] who were set up in
|
|
the next valley ready to give us a great campfire and sing song. Cubbing is
|
|
fun, I already have 2 stars."
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|
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|
From: michell@canada.hp.com
|
|
Subject: Scouting on the Air: Radio Amateur Scout Technical Info
|
|
Date: 15 Feb 93 16:05:59 PST
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|
|
|
The information I have is that there are two International Scout Nets
|
|
operating regularly - the European one on 14.290khz on Saturdays at
|
|
0930 GMT and the World net on Saturdays on 21.360khz at 1800 GMT. I
|
|
received this via JOTA in 1988 (I have been organizing a JOTA station
|
|
for the District for the last 8 years and have been an Amateur Radio
|
|
for the last year). I have tried listning in to the World net a few
|
|
times with no luck, I would like to know if it is still on.
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|
|
|
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|
|
From: macman@bernina.ethz.ch (Danny Schwendener)
|
|
Subject: Scouting on the Air: JOTA (World Jamboree On The Air)
|
|
Also-From: David Miller, Peter Swynford
|
|
Date: 3 Mar 93 10:23:38
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|
|
|
|
|
JOTA is a yearly worldwide scout jamboree (meeting) on radio-amateur
|
|
frequencies. The event takes place on the third weekend of October.
|
|
In 1993, it is scheduled on October 16-17.
|
|
|
|
As a first for 1993, a JOTI (Jamboree On The Internet) will be held
|
|
as off-stage event during the JOTA. To participate, connect to the
|
|
Internet Relay Chatter (IRC) by using the irc client on your local
|
|
host or by telnetting to <host name to be supplied>. There will be
|
|
a channel named "Scouting" (I think) where JOTers will meet
|
|
during that time.
|
|
|
|
JOTA is a worldwide event. Units may operate for 48 hours, from
|
|
Saturday 00.00 h until Sunday 24.00 h local time. Due to the world's
|
|
time differences, this period is not the same for everyone. To
|
|
determine the times at which you can most likely contact a certain part
|
|
of the world, calculate a time difference and ask your amateur radio
|
|
operator about the radio propagation prediction (a sort of weather
|
|
forecast for radio waves).
|
|
|
|
Any authorized frequency may be used to establish a contact.
|
|
Just call "CQ JAMBOREE", or answer Scout stations who are calling
|
|
to establish a contact. National radio regulations must be strictly
|
|
observed (in most countries, a licensed amateur radio operator must
|
|
be present and a logbook must be held). To find each other easily,
|
|
listen on the agreed World Scout Frequencies listed below.
|
|
|
|
Another hint to inprove your success rate: in the weeks preceding
|
|
the event, keep an eye on rec.scouting for other stations and arrange
|
|
meeting times and frequencies with them in advance.
|
|
|
|
|
|
World Scout Frequencies
|
|
Band SSB (phone) CW (morse)
|
|
80m 3.740 & 3.940 MHz 3.590 MHz
|
|
40m 7.090 MHz 7.030 MHz
|
|
20m 14.290 MHz 14.070 MHz
|
|
17m 18.140 MHz 18.080 MHz
|
|
15m 21.360 MHz 21.140 MHz
|
|
12m 24.960 MHz 24.910 MHz
|
|
10m 28.990 MHz 28.190 MHz
|
|
|
|
Also worth listening to in the UK
|
|
2m 144.325 MHz SSB
|
|
2m 145.325 MHz FM
|
|
|
|
World Federation of Great Towers
|
|
================================
|
|
The World Federation of Great Towers (WFGT) is an organization in which
|
|
large towers all over the world co-operate for special activities. It
|
|
was founded in 1989 with the aim to stimulate communication and
|
|
exchanges of all sort between the people of the world.
|
|
|
|
The WFGT invites Scouts to take part in the JOTA from the top of their
|
|
Towers. Amateur radio stations will be installed on the towers and
|
|
professional communication facilities to contact the other towers will
|
|
be made available also.
|
|
|
|
The following towers are expected to take part: Centrepoint Tower in Sydney
|
|
(Australia), Donauturm in Vienna (Austria), CN Tower in Toronto
|
|
(Canada), Empire State Building in New York (USA), Tour Eiffel in Paris
|
|
(France), Euromast in Rotterdam (Netherlands), Ostankino Tower in Moscow
|
|
(Russia), Blackpool Tower in Blackpool (United Kingdom) and British
|
|
Telecom Tower in London (United Kingdom).
|
|
|
|
Some of these stations may use special call signs as well. It is
|
|
usually planned to establish a television link between New York, Paris and
|
|
Moscow at some time during the weekend. This will make it possible for
|
|
the scouts at those towers to have a forum discussion. Further details
|
|
are not yet known, but can be obtained from the World Bureau's radio
|
|
station HB9S during the JOTA.
|
|
|
|
|
|
--------------------------------
|
|
From: chris@scout.demon.co.uk (Christopher T Wilkinson)
|
|
Subject: Network Russia
|
|
|
|
After the downfall of the USSR, scout units are emerging again in all
|
|
the former Soviet republics. Scout UK has launched several programs to
|
|
help the development of scouting in Russia. One of the visible products of
|
|
this project is a publication called Network Russia.
|
|
|
|
Network Russia's goal is to encourage assistance to Russian Scouting
|
|
and to ease relations and exchanges. You can get at least 3 copies of the
|
|
printed edition each year by sending 2-50 to Network Russia, Oxfordshire
|
|
County Scout Association, 22nd Oxford Scout HQ, Meadow Lane, Donnington,
|
|
Oxford OX4 4BJ. To get a copy of the premium issue, ftp to ftp.ethz.ch and
|
|
look in the directory /rec.scouting/misc/ for the file "network-russia-9306".
|
|
--------------------------------
|
|
From: johnw@psychnet.psychol.utas.edu.au (John Wanless)
|
|
Also-From: Bob Kenyon, Jan Pharo, Pam Backstrom, Bruce Cockburn, Dr J R Stockton et al.
|
|
Subject: Re: Laws and Promises around the world
|
|
Date: 12 Nov 1993 (update)
|
|
|
|
Fellow Scouters,
|
|
|
|
These are a listing of the Promise and Laws that have been posted to
|
|
me and Rec.Scouting with corrections as at 1/11/93 [Plus additions
|
|
as of 93/11/12 -- Ed.]
|
|
|
|
Again I apologise in advance for any further mistakes and ask for
|
|
copies of any variations that you can send me which I will post up in
|
|
addition to these given. You can email me direct direct or post to
|
|
Rec.Scouting.
|
|
|
|
I am also missing the following, can anyone email these to me please,
|
|
Australian Browie & Guide Laws & or promises
|
|
Canadian Scout Laws
|
|
Czech Scout Laws
|
|
Finland Scout Laws
|
|
Greek Scout Laws
|
|
|
|
*** Australian Cub Promise (8-10 yrs)
|
|
On my honour,
|
|
I promise that I will do my best
|
|
to do my duty to my God, and
|
|
to the Queen of Australia
|
|
to help other people, and
|
|
to live by the Cub Scout Law
|
|
|
|
*** Australian Scout Promise (10-14 yrs)
|
|
(as from September 1st 1989)
|
|
On my honour,
|
|
I promise that I will do my best,
|
|
to do my duty to my God, and
|
|
to the Queen of Australia
|
|
to help other people, and
|
|
to live by the Scout Law
|
|
|
|
*** Canadian Beaver Promise (5-7 yrs)
|
|
I promise to love God
|
|
and to help take care of the world
|
|
|
|
*** Canadian Cub Promise (8-10 yrs)
|
|
I promise to do my best
|
|
to love and serve God
|
|
to do my duty and to the Queen
|
|
to keep the the law of the Wolf Cub pack
|
|
and to do a good turn for someone every day
|
|
|
|
*** Canadian Scout Promise (11-13 yrs)
|
|
On my honour,
|
|
I promise to do my best
|
|
to love and serve God,
|
|
my Queen, my country, and my fellow man,
|
|
and to live by the Scout Law.
|
|
|
|
*** Canadian Venturer Promise (14-17 yrs)
|
|
On my honour
|
|
I promise to develop myself so that I may better
|
|
* love and serve God,
|
|
* respect and help my fellowman,
|
|
* honour and render service to my country.
|
|
|
|
*** Canadian Rover/Scouter Promise
|
|
On my honour,
|
|
I promise to do my best
|
|
To do my Duty to God and the Queen,
|
|
To help other people at all times,
|
|
And to carry out the spirit of the Scout Law.
|
|
|
|
*** Chile Scout Promise
|
|
I promise on my honor
|
|
to do all that I can
|
|
to do my duty to God and my Country,
|
|
to help others at all times,
|
|
and to obey the Scout Law.
|
|
|
|
*** Czech Promise
|
|
On my honour, I promise that I will do my best,
|
|
to love my country, Republic of Czechoslovakia,
|
|
and serve it faithfully in all times,
|
|
to fulfil all my duties and keep the Scout Law,
|
|
day & night to be ready to help my fellow men
|
|
(God might help me to do so)
|
|
|
|
*** Finland Promise
|
|
I will love,
|
|
my God and my fellowmen,
|
|
my country and mankind,
|
|
in my life I will carry out Scout ideals.
|
|
|
|
*** Greek Promise
|
|
On my honour I promise,
|
|
to do my duty to God and the country,
|
|
to help every person at all times,
|
|
and to obey the Scout Law. .
|
|
|
|
*** Norwegian Scout Promise
|
|
I promise to do my best to serve God,
|
|
help others and live according to the Scout Law.
|
|
|
|
*** South African Promise
|
|
On my honour, I promise that I will do my best,
|
|
to do my duty to God and my country,
|
|
to help other people at all times,
|
|
and to obey the Scout Law.
|
|
|
|
*** Swedish Scout Promise
|
|
we have a scout promise that says (in english transation)
|
|
I promise to do my best to follow the scout law.
|
|
|
|
*** Swiss Scout Promise:
|
|
I promise that I will do my best to live by the Scout Law.
|
|
|
|
(optional addendum for religious scouts:
|
|
I ask god and my friends to help me reach this goal).
|
|
Important note: None of the two texts play an important role in
|
|
the life of a swiss scout. A scout promise is considered as something
|
|
very special. It is only meaningful if you really, really, really
|
|
plan to keep that promise.
|
|
It's a good guideline for the scout leader, though.
|
|
In day-to-day life, a swiss scout learns to live by the law in a
|
|
very natural way, by following the example of his/her leader and
|
|
his/her companions.
|
|
|
|
*** UK Scout Promise (B-P's original)
|
|
On my honour I promise that I will do my best,
|
|
to do my duty to God and the King,
|
|
to help other people all the time,
|
|
to obey the Scout Law.
|
|
|
|
*** UK Scout Promise (current)
|
|
On my honour,
|
|
I promise that I will do my best
|
|
to do my duty to God
|
|
and to the Queen,
|
|
to help other people
|
|
and to keep the Scout Law.
|
|
|
|
*** UK (?) Scout Promise (F.S.E.)
|
|
(a European scouting body in Great Britain)
|
|
On my honour I promise that I will do my best,
|
|
to do my duty to God, the Queen,
|
|
my country and Europe,
|
|
to help other people at all times,
|
|
and to obey the Scout Law.
|
|
|
|
*** UK (?) Wolf Cub Promise (F.S.E.)
|
|
I promise to do my best, To do my duty to God, the Queen,
|
|
my Country and Europe, To keep the law of the Wolf Cub
|
|
Pack, And be helpful each and every day.
|
|
|
|
*** USA Promise (Boy Scouts of America)
|
|
On my honor, I will do my best, to do my duty,
|
|
to God and my country, and to obey the Scout Law,
|
|
to help other people at all times,
|
|
to keep myself physically strong ,
|
|
mentally awake, and morally straight.
|
|
|
|
*** USA Promise (Girl Scouts of the USA)
|
|
On my Honor, I will try to serve God and my country
|
|
to help people at all times and to live by the Girl Scout Law
|
|
|
|
*** Australian Cub Scout Laws
|
|
Cub Scouts are loyal and obedient
|
|
Cub Scouts do not give in to themselves
|
|
|
|
*** Australian Scout Laws
|
|
A Scout is trustworthy
|
|
A Scout is loyal
|
|
A Scout is helpful
|
|
A Scout is friendly
|
|
A Scout is cheerful
|
|
A Scout is considerate
|
|
A Scout is thrifty
|
|
A Scout is courageous
|
|
A Scout is respectful
|
|
A Scout cares for the environment
|
|
|
|
*** Chile Scout Law
|
|
The Scout places his honor in being worthy of trust.
|
|
The Scout is loyal.
|
|
The Scout is useful and helps others, without thinking of compensation.
|
|
The Scout is a friend to all and a brother to any Scout.
|
|
The Scout is courteous and gentlemanly.
|
|
The Scout loves Nature and protects animals and plants.
|
|
The Scout smiles and sings in difficult times.
|
|
The Scout is obedient.
|
|
The Scout is thrifty.
|
|
The Scout is clean and pure in thought, word and deed.
|
|
|
|
*** Norwegian Scout Law
|
|
A Scout is open to God and His word;
|
|
A Scout accepts responsibility for himself and others;
|
|
A Scout is helpful and conciderate;
|
|
A Scout is a good friend;
|
|
A Scout is honest and thrustworthy;
|
|
A Scout knows and protects the Nature;
|
|
A Scout thinks and acts independently, and tries to understand other people;
|
|
A Scout does his best in difficulties and troubles;
|
|
A Scout is thrifty;
|
|
A Scout works for peace and understanding between people.
|
|
('himself' also means 'herself')
|
|
|
|
*** South African Scout Law
|
|
Our actual laws are based on an abbreviated version of the British laws:
|
|
1. A Scout's Honour is to be trusted
|
|
2. A Scout is loyal.
|
|
3. A Scout's duty is to be useful and to help others
|
|
4. A Scout is a friend to all and a brother to every other Scout
|
|
5. A Scout is courteous
|
|
6. A Scout is a friend to animals
|
|
7. A Scout obeys orders
|
|
8. A Scout smiles and whistles under all difficulties
|
|
9. A Scout is thrifty
|
|
10. A Scout is clean in thought, word and deed.
|
|
|
|
We use a rhyme to remember the laws:
|
|
"Trusty, loyal, helpful,
|
|
Brotherly, courteous, kind,
|
|
Obedient, Smiling, Thrifty,
|
|
Clean in body and mind"
|
|
|
|
*** Swiss Scout Law (english translation, with no warranties)
|
|
A scout is honest towards him-/herself and the others
|
|
A scout stands to his/her belief [whichever it is]
|
|
and respects the belief of others.
|
|
A scout takes care of the nature and all living beings
|
|
A scout helps wherever he/she can
|
|
A scout is a good companion
|
|
A scout keeps his/her self-control
|
|
A scout can integrate him-/herself in the community
|
|
A scout overcomes difficulties with humor
|
|
A scout can renounce
|
|
A scout is ready [willing] to take responsibility.
|
|
|
|
*** UK Scout Law
|
|
1. A Scout is to be trusted.
|
|
2. A Scout is loyal.
|
|
3. A Scout is friendly and considerate.
|
|
4. A Scout belongs to the world-wide family of Scouts.
|
|
5. A Scout has courage in all difficulties.
|
|
6. A Scout makes good use of time and is careful of
|
|
possessions and property.
|
|
7. A Scout has self-respect and respect for others.
|
|
|
|
*** UK Cub Law
|
|
Cub Scouts always do their best, think of others
|
|
before themselves and do a good turn every day.
|
|
|
|
*** UK (& other?) Cub Law (F.S.E.)
|
|
The Cub honours his parents and obeys his leaders,
|
|
Always does his best and is a friend to all.
|
|
|
|
*** UK (& other?) Scout Law (F.S.E.)
|
|
1. A Scout's honour is to be trusted.
|
|
2. A Scout is loyal to his Queen, his Country, his
|
|
Scouters, his Parents, his Employers, and those under him
|
|
3. A Scout's duty is to be useful and to help others.
|
|
4. A Scout is a friend to all, and a brother to every other
|
|
Scout, no matter to what country, class or creed the other belongs.
|
|
5. A Scout is courteous.
|
|
6. A Scout is a friend to animals and to all other created things.
|
|
7. A Scout obeys the orders of his parents, Patrol Leader,
|
|
or Scout Master without question.
|
|
8. A Scout smiles and whistles under all difficulties.
|
|
9. A Scout is thrifty.
|
|
10. A Scout is clean in thought, word and deed.
|
|
|
|
*** USA Scout Law (Boy Scouts of America)
|
|
A Scout is...
|
|
Trustworthy,
|
|
Loyal,
|
|
Helpful,
|
|
Friendly,
|
|
Courteous,
|
|
Kind,
|
|
Obedient,
|
|
Cheerful,
|
|
Thrifty,
|
|
Brave,
|
|
Clean, and
|
|
Reverent.
|
|
|
|
*** USA Scout Law (Girl Scouts of the USA)
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I will do my best:
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to be honest
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to be fair
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to help where I am needed
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to be cheerful
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to be friendly and considerate
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to be a sister to every Girl Scout
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to respect authority
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to use resources wisely
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to protect and improve the world around me
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to show respect for myself and other through
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my words and actions
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*** Rover Prayer
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By the spirits of the just,
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Made perfect in their suffering,
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Teach us in our turn Oh Lord,
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To serve thee as we aught,
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To give and not to count the cost,
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To fight and not to heed the wounds,
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To toil and not to seek for rest,
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To labour and not to seek for any reward,
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Save that of knowing that we do thy will.
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