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Boy Scouts
Lord Robert Baden-Powell developed a training method which resulted in the foundation of the Boy Scout Movement in 1907. Today, the Scouting Movement is a worldwide movement with the aim of supporting young people in their physical, mental and spiritual development so that they may play constructive roles in society.
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How old do you have to be to become a Cub Scout?
The age requirement for most boys to join Cub Scouts is between 6 and 10 years of age, or from American School-grades 1 through 5. Anyone younger than 6 needs special permission from the scouts.
Does being an Eagle Scout help get you into college?
Absolutely.
Colleges are looking for for people who got deeply involved in their chosen activities not just joined a bunch of thing to list on the applications. they also want to know that the applicant has perseverance, a good work effort, and can set and attain long term goals. Having the Eagle shows shows these and many other qualities that colleges find attractive.
When were females allowed to become scout leaders?
Girl Guides/Girl Scouts were started in 1910 by Lord Robert Baden-Powell (who also started Boy Scouts) and his sister, Agnes Baden-Powell.
Girls ages 14 to 20 were allowed to join special interest BSA Explorer Posts starting in 1969.
Where can you buy uniforms and equipment for the Boy Scouts of America?
You can buy from your local Scout Shop (sometimes called a trading post) or you can buy online from ScoutStuff.org[linked] To find a local Scout Shop, browse to ScoutStuff.org and use the Find a Location link in the top right.
If you have a financial hardship, contact your unit leader to see if they have a local uniform exchange. The BSA has requested that thrift stores such as Goodwill and Salvation Army donate uniforms to the local council and not place them for sale.
Camping gear may be purchased at most big box stores and online. Check with your unit leaders to see what activities your unit does and what gear you need.
When did Boy Scouts help the environment?
This question relates to requirement 1 for the Environmental Science merit badge:
Make a time line of the history of environmental science in America. Identify the contribution made by the Boy Scouts of America to environmental science. Include dates, names of people or organizations, and important events.
Which movement did Baden Powell start in 1908?
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Why does the World Scout Emblem have a Fleur de Lys?
The World Scout Emblem has a Fleur de Lis because when Lord-Baden Powell started awarding badges in the shape of the fleur-de-lis arrowhead to army scouts whom he had trained while serving in India in 1897. He later issued a copper Fleur de Lys to all the experimental camp on Brownsea Island in 1907.
That is a not an easy question to answer.
There were several scouting movements underway in the US such as the Woodcraft Indians and Sons of Daniel Boone as early as the late 1800's.
In 1907 Lord Baden Powell of Gilwell England took his first group of boys to Brownsea Island for what he termed an experiment in scouting. He wrote "Scouting for Boys" in 1908 and is commonly credited with starting the World Scouting Movement we know today. Different sources often list either 1907 or 1908 as the date.
William Boyce brought Powell's scouting ideas over to the US after encountering scouts in England and founded the BSA in 1910. The other scouting organizations already present in the US quickly folded into the new BSA.
The first Boy Scout troop in America was organized slightly before that in Pawhuska, Oklahoma (Osage County), in May 1909 by Reverend John F. Mitchell, a missionary priest from England sent to St. Thomas Episcopal Church by the Church of England. Rev. Mitchell, who had been associated in scout work with Lord Baden-Powell in England, organized the troop of Boy Scouts under English charter and equipped them with English uniforms, manuals, and badges.
No. He was a Scout as a youth and later did several advertisements for the BSA; he received the Silver Buffalo Award for service to youth.
How many boys and girls are there in Girl Guides Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts?
The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) claims to have over 10 million members in 145 countries world wide.
The World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) claims 31 million members world wide.
Each Scout unit is chartered by any non-profit , non-political organization that shares the same values and principle that Scouting does.
How can you contact scouts around the world?
You can log onto various websites about it and find people
It means good work in Hungarian. Usually deemed as the greeting exchanged by Hungarian Scouts. Superior officer states, "Jo munkát! (Good work)."
Response is, "Legy résen!(Be prepared)
I need the answers to the cit in the nation badge?
Citizen in the nation badge need to do to carry on to help improve our community, the nation, and the world.
Are boyscouts of America owned by Mormons?
No, no one owns the BSA as a national organization.
The individual units; troops, packs, crews, and ships (depending on the specific scouting organization) are franchises that are owned by sponsoring organizations. These organizations can be any group concerned with youth development including schools, The Knights of Columbus, Rotary clubs, religious groups and others. About 2/3 are owned by religious groups.
Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the "Mormon" church) are very active in the boyscout organization because they feel it is a great program for boys and a useful youth program for their organization.
