The Scout Troop forms the senior section of Scout Groups. A full range of activities directly relevant to Sea Scouting is provided. Sea Scouts are the same as Scouts, except they do most of their program in and around water. Youth can join Scouts BSA if they have completed the fifth grade and are at least 10 years old, OR have earned the Arrow of Light Award and are at least 10 years old, OR are age 11 but have not reached age 18. Typically, these were for 11–17 year olds, although the exact ages varied between the countries and organisations. Adult leaders wear a shirt of a light khaki colour, described as "stone"; Sea Scout and Air Scout leaders wear a light blue shirt, with either a white-topped officer's peaked cap or a blue-grey beret respectively.[26]. In total, the minimum ratio of Scouters to youth members is … This is quite rare, as new Groups would be created in areas of large Scouting populations. [3], In 1942, a "Post-War Commission" established by Lord Somers, the Chief Scout, recommended separate provision for over 15 year-old Scouts, as it had been found to be difficult to keep older boys in the Scout Troop. [7], The training scheme was again revised in 1984,[8] and in 1990 the decision was taken for all sections to become co-educational allowing the first girls to join Scout Troops. [20] The Boy Scout uniform remained largely unchanged for the first 60 years, although the woggle began to replace the knot used to fasten the neckerchief from the early 1920s,[19] and in 1954, a beret was introduced as an alternative to the expensive and awkward hat, green for Boy Scouts and blue-grey for Air Scouts. [5], A further and more radical review called the Chief Scouts' Advance Party was formed in 1964 and published its findings in 1966. However, the Awards cover the same basic principles, and many Troops will have all new Scouts participate in the Membership Award, regardless of how they came to join the Section.
Gordon, Alan and Brooks, Peter (editors) 1982, "The Scout Association's Annual Report and Accounts 2013-2014", "News - More fun. Sea Scouts and Air Scouts are examples of specialist programme troops. Sea Scouting is an integral part of the Scout program. The age range was also amended to 11 to 16 years, due to the creation of the Venture Scout section which replaced Senior Scouts and Rover Scouts. Its recommendations for the Boy Scout section included a change of title to "Scout section", a revised Scout Law and Promise, a new uniform, replacing shorts with long trousers and a new three staged Progressive Training Scheme, intended to allow new entrants to advance more quickly. Air Scouts wear a light blue shirt and headgear is a blue-grey beret. Each Troop must have a minimum of two registered Scouters, both of which are 18 years of age or older and present at all times. [12] Each Challenge involves undertaking several tasks or taking part in activities related to a particular Programme Zone. The Boy Scout section was the first element of Scouting devised by Robert Baden-Powell, which he tested at an experimental camp on Brownsea Island in Dorset in 1907 and which was launched with the publication of Scouting for Boys in 1908. If you have a permanent physical or mental disability, or a disability expected to last more than two years, or beyond age 18, you may become an Eagle Scout by qualifying for as many required merit badges as you can and qualifying for alternative merit badges for the rest. They can also be supported by adult helpers or Young Leaders. The Scout section is the direct descendant of the original Scout Patrols which formed The Scout Association of the United Kingdom in 1908. The Scout Programme includes many other activities — too many to fully list. There are ten Challenge awards, covering the six Programme Zones or key areas of the Scout programme. they are normally around the age of 14 years of age but many Scout troops do vary which is very interesting in some aspects of modern Scouting life. [18] The original Boy Scout uniform consisted of a khaki shirt and shorts, a neckerchief or "scarf", campaign hat (known as a "B-P hat" in Britain) and a Scout staff. Initially, boys formed themselves into Boy Scout Patrols and then sought adult leadership, resulting in the formation of local Boy Scout Troops, each of several Patrols. express and respond to their own spiritual values and beliefs while showing concern for others, develop self-discipline and the skills of working cooperatively with others, cooperate in setting and achieving small group and personal goals. . The Membership Award is only actually received by young people new to Scouting, whereas those Scouts who have joined from a Cub Scout Pack will undertake the Moving-On Award. The Scout section follows on from the Cub Pack (8-10½ year olds) and Scouts will move onto the Explorer Scout section at the age of 14. [14], Activity badges are awarded for demonstrating skill or achievement in a particular subject which may be an existing hobby or a new area of knowledge.
[25], The present Scout uniform consists of a long-sleeved shirt of a blue-green colour, described as "teal", a neckerchief and woggle, and navy blue combat trousers, known officially as "activity trousers". [17] This in turn, seems to have been derived from the dress adopted by Baden-Powell in the Second Matabele War of 1896, influenced by his friend and colleague, Frederick Russell Burnham. Some Troops may also hold a position for a Senior Patrol Leader.