Scouting

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Scouting is a worldwide youth organization. Its aim is to develop young people physically, spiritually and mentally so that youth may take a constructive place in society. This is achieved through non-formal education with emphasis on practical activities in the outdoors, the so called Scout method. The Scout Movement was founded in 1907 by Robert Baden-Powell, a retired Lieutenant General in the British Army. He was also at that time a good friend of William Alexander Smith, Founder of the Boys' Brigade. Currently Scouting and Guiding have over 38 million members in 217 countries and territories represented through several different Scouting associations at the international level. The works of Ernest Thompson Seton and Daniel Carter Beard were very influential in the early development of the Scouting movement as well as the basis of the Traditional Scouting movement that has become very significant in the last several years.

Note: The S in the word Scout is always uppercase when it refers to Scouting activities.

The stone on Brownsea Island, Poole Harbour, England, commemorating the first Scout camp.

Origins

Lt-Gen. Sir Robert Baden-Powell founded the Scouting movement in 1907 in the United Kingdom. He also introduced the parallel movement for girls, the Girl Guides in 1910 with the aid of his sister Agnes Baden-Powell. The Guides are known as the Girl Scouts of the USA in the United States.

The seeds of the idea of Scouting began during the Siege of Mafeking, South Africa, during the Second Boer War of 1899–1902, where Baden-Powell served as the commanding officer. Baden-Powell defended the town against the Boers (later known as Afrikaners), who outnumbered his troops eight to one. Volunteer boys in the town were formed into the Mafeking Cadet Corps, to help support the troops, carry messages, freeing up men for military duties and keeping the boys occupied during the long siege. The boys acquitted themselves well, helping in the successful defence of the town (1899–1900) over several months. Each Cadet Corps member received a badge, a combination of a compass point and a spearhead. This logo was similar to the fleur-de-lis, which Scouting later adopted as its international symbol.

As a result of his status as a national hero, acquired as a result of his determined and successful defence of the town of Mafeking, Baden-Powell's military training manual, Aids to Scouting (written in 1899) became something of a bestseller and was used by teachers and youth organisations.

In 1906, Ernest Thompson Seton sent Baden-Powell a copy of his book entitled The Birchbark Roll of the Woodcraft Indians. Seton, a British-born Canadian living in the United States, subsequently met Baden-Powell and they shared ideas about youth training programs.

Baden-Powell was encouraged to re-write Aids to Scouting to suit a youth readership. By 1907 he had finished a draft called Boy Patrols. The same year, to test some of his ideas, he gathered together 21 boys of mixed social background and held a week-long camp, beginning August 1, on Brownsea Island in Poole Harbour, Dorset, England. His organizational method, now known as the Patrol System, a key part of Scouting training, allowed the boys to organize themselves into small groups with an elected patrol leader.

In the autumn of 1907, having his draft publication and a successful camp behind him, Baden-Powell went on an extensive speaking tour arranged by his publisher, Pearsons, to promote his forthcoming book. Beginning in January 1908 it initially appeared as six instalments in a boys' fortnightly magazine. The parts were subsequently published in book form as Scouting for Boys, now commonly considered the first version of the Boy Scout Handbook.

At the time Baden-Powell intended that the book would provide ideas for established organisations, in particular the Boys' Brigade in which he assisted their founder William A. Smith for some time. However, boys spontaneously formed Scout patrols and flooded Baden-Powell with requests for assistance. He encouraged them, and the Scouting movement developed by the weight of its own momentum. As the movement grew Sea Scout, Air Scout and other specialised units were added to the program options.

Baden-Powell could not singlehandedly advise all the youth who requested his assistance. To provide for adult leadership, proper training was required. The Wood Badge course was developed to recognize adult leadership training. In 1919 Gilwell Park near London was purchased as an adult training site and scouting campground. Baden-Powell also wrote a book for the assistance of Leaders entitled Aids to Scoutmastership, and others for the use of new sections that were formed later, such as Rovering to Success for Rover Scouts in 1922.

Early history

The members of a small number of Scout groups have the right to wear a green scarf/neckerchief in recognition of their membership of those groups founded in 1908.

Scouting began to spread throughout Great Britain and Ireland soon after the publication of Scouting For Boys. The Boy Scout movement swiftly established itself throughout the British Empire. The first recognized overseas unit was chartered in Gibraltar in 1908, followed quickly by Malta. Canada became the first overseas Dominion with a sanctioned Boy Scout program, followed by Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. Chile was the first country outside of the British Dominions to have a recognized scouting program. The first Scout rally was held at the Crystal Palace, London, in 1910. It attracted 10,000 boys, as well as a number of girls, who turned out for this exhibition of scouting. By 1910 India, Singapore, Sweden, Denmark, France, Russia, Finland, Germany, Norway, Mexico, Argentina, Greece and the United States had Boy Scouts.

Conceptual Influences

Many elements of traditional Scouting have their origins in Baden-Powell's own personal education and military training. But it has to be remembered that the ideas that he promoted were revolutionary in education in his time. He was unique, a retired army general at 55 years of age, able to inspire and enthuse thousands of young people, from all parts of society, to get involved in activities most of them had never contemplated. The only comparable organisation (in the English-speaking world), the Boys' Brigade, has never been able to match the development of the Scouting movement.

Some aspects of the Movement have been criticised as being too militaristic. Such things as military-style uniforms, badges of rank, flag ceremonies, and brass bands were commonly accepted in the early years because they were also a part of normal society, but many of those attributes have been watered down or abandoned in later times. Many other popular youth movements have also adopted similar attributes successfully.

Local influences have also been a strong part of the Movement. By adopting and modifying local ideologies the Scouting Movement has been able to find acceptance in a wide variety of societies. In America, for example, Scouting uses images drawn from the U.S. frontier experience. This includes not only its selection of animal badges for Cub Scouts, but the underlying assumption that American Indians are more closely connected with nature and therefore have special wilderness survival skills which can be used as part of the training program. British Scouting, by contrast, makes use of imagery drawn from the Indian subcontinent, because that region was a significant focus in the early years of the Scouting Movement. Baden-Powell's personal experiences in India led him to adopt Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book as a major influence for the Cub Scouts — for example, the name used for the Cub Scout leader is Akela (whose name was also appropriated for the Webelos) is that of the leader of the wolf pack from this book.

The name "Scouting" seems to have been inspired by the important and romantic role played by military scouts performing reconnaissance in many of the wars of the time. In fact, Baden-Powell's original military training book, Aids To Scouting, was written because he saw the need for improved training of British military enlisted scouts, particularly in the areas of initiative, self-reliance and observation skills. The book's popularity with young boys surprised him. So when he adapted the book for youth in Scouting For Boys, it was natural the movement took up the names Scouting and Boy Scouts.

Scout uniform and distinctive insignia

The Scout uniform is a specific characteristic of the Scouting movement, in the words of Lord Baden-Powell at the 1938 World Jamboree, "it covers the differences of country and race and make all feel that they are members one with another of one World Brotherhood". The original uniform, which has created a familiar image in the public eye, consisted of a khaki shirt, shorts and a broad-brimmed "Smokey Bear" hat. Baden-Powell himself wore shorts as being dressed like the youth contributed to reducing distances between the adult and the young person. Nowadays, uniforms are frequently blue, orange, red or green, and shorts are replaced by long pants in areas where the culture calls for modesty, and in winter weather.

Distinctive insignia for all Scout uniforms, recognized and worn the world over, include the Wood Badge and the World Membership Badge.

World Membership Badge

The Scout World Membership Badge

Individual national or other emblems may be found on the individual country's Scouting article, and/or at Gallery of Scout and Guide national emblems.

The world membership badge is part of the official uniform of Scouts in all parts of the world, whose national organization is a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement. It is a purple, circular badge with a fleur-de-lis in the center, surrounded by a piece of rope tied with a reef knot (also called a square knot). The fleur-de-lis is an ancient symbol, originally used by Baden-Powell for the enlisted scouts of the British Army and subsequently adopted and modified for the Scout Movement. The arrowhead represents the North point on a compass, and is intended to point Scouts on the path to service and unity. The three points on the fleur-de-lis represent the three duties, to God, self and others. The two five-point stars stand for truth and knowledge, with the ten points representing the ten points of the Scout Law (see below). The bond at the base of the fleur-de-lis shows the family of Scouting. The encircling rope symbolises the unity and family of the World Scout Movement. Historically in the United States, the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) used this symbol as an award called the World Crest. It was given to Scouts and Scouters who had participated in an international Scouting event, such as a World Jamboree. In 1991, the BSA made it part of the uniform for all Scouts. [1]

The swastika was also used as an early symbol by the Boy Scouts in Britain, and worldwide. According to "Johnny" Walker, [2] the earliest Scouting use was on the first Thanks Badge introduced in 1911. Lord Baden-Powell's 1922 Medal of Merit design added a swastika to the Scout fleur-de-lis as good luck to the person receiving the medal. Like Rudyard Kipling, he would have come across this symbol in India. During 1934, many Scouters requested a change of design because of the use of the swastika by the National Socialist German Workers Party. A new British Medal of Merit was issued in 1935.

Scouting around the world

Main article: Scouting around the world

Following its foundation in the UK, the Scouting movement started to spread around the globe. Today the World Organization of the Scout Movement is the governing body for the mainstream of the Scouting Movement. In addition to being the governing policy body it organizes the World Scout Jamboree every four years.

Today, there are over 28 million registered Scouters around the world, participating from 216 different countries and territories.

Top 15 countries with Scouting, sorted by membership. Full table on List of World Organization of the Scout Movement members.

Scout Promise (or Oath), Law, Motto, and Slogan

Since the birth of Scouting in 1907, all Scouts around the world have taken a Scout Promise or oath to live up to ideals of the movement, and subsribed to the Scout Law.

The form of the promise and laws have varied slightly from country to country and over time, but must fulfill the requirements of the World Organisation of the Scout Movement to qualify a National Scout Association for membership.

Scout Motto

Be Prepared

Scout Slogan

Do a good turn daily

Breakaway and nonaligned organisations

Scouting is first and foremost an educational game, one that benefits any youth that would learn from its method. Between the first publication of Scouting for Boys and the creation of the first supranational Scout organization, WOSM, fifteen years had passed and millions of copies of the appealing handbook had been sold in dozens of languages. By that point, Scouting was the purview of the world's youth, no longer containable by any one school of thought.

Many groups have formed since the original formation of the Scouting "Boy Patrols." Some are a result of groups or individuals who refuse to follow the original ideals of Scouting but still desire to participate in Scout-like activities. Others maintain that the WOSM of today is far more political and less youth based than ever envisioned by Lord Baden-Powell. They believe that Scouting in general has moved away from its original intent, because of political machinations that happen to longstanding organizations, and seek to return to the earliest, simplest methods.

There are at least 520 separate national or regional Scouting associations in the world. Most have felt the need to create international Scouting organizations to set standards for Scouting and to coordinate activities among member associations. Six international Scouting organizations serve 437 of the world's national associations, and the largest two organizations, WOSM and WAGGGS, count 362 national associations as members, encompassing the vast majority of the world's Scouts.

Breakaway and nonaligned organizations can be divided into four categories:

Scouts-in-Exile

See article on Scouts-in-Exile.

Scouts-in-Exile groups formed overseas from their native country as a result of war and changes in governments. For the Scouts-in-exile groups, serving the community outside their homelands, there is resentment that they were not recognized during their nations totalitarian periods. These groups often provided postal delivery and other basic services in Displaced Persons Camps.

Independent Scouts and Scout organizations

The first schism within Scouting occurred during November 1909, when the British Boy Scouts (later the Brotherhood of British Scouts, and known internationally as the Order of World Scouts) was formed, initially comprising an estimated 25 percent of all Scouts in the United Kingdom, but rapidly declining from 1911 onward. The organisation was formed by Sir Francis Vane because of perceptions of bureaucracy and militaristic tendencies in the mainstream movement. With several smaller organisations, such as the Boy's Life Brigade Scouts they formed the National Peace Scouts federation. The British Girl Scouts were the female counterpart of the British Boy Scouts.

In 1916 a group of Scoutmasters in Cambridge, led by Ernest Westlake and his son Aubrey, who believed that the movement had moved away from its early ideals and had lost its woodcraft character, founded the Order of Woodcraft Chivalry. The order survives to this day in England.

In the years following the First World War, the Commissioner for Camping and Woodcraft John Hargrave, broke with what he considered to be the Scouts' militaristic approach and founded a breakaway organisation, the Kibbo Kift, taking a number of similar-minded Scoutmasters and troops with him. This organisation was the direct antecedent of the Woodcraft Folk.

Baden-Powell Scouts were formed in 1970, initially in the United Kingdom but now also elsewhere, when it was felt that the "modernisation" of Scouting was abandoning the traditions and intentions established by Baden-Powell. Another modern breakway group is the American Heritage Girls, formed in 1995 in response to the perceived growing liberalism in the Girl Scouts of the USA.

In Canada and to some extent in the United States, there is a Traditional Scouting movement, seeking to take Scouting back to the way it was in Baden-Powell's days.

Other independent multinational Scout organizations include

    • Confédération Européenne de Scoutisme
    • Union Internationale des Guides et Scouts d’Europe
    • World Federation of Independent Scouts

Among independent single-country Scout associations are the Éclaireurs Neutres de France.

Scout-like youth organizations

There are also some similar organisations linked to movements such as organised churches, such as Adventism's Pathfinders, the Nazarene Caravan and the pentecostal Royal Rangers. Other groups such as the Camp Fire USA, YMCA, YWCA, Sokol, Boys' Brigade and Girls' Brigade also have similarities with Scouting, although some of those actually predate the foundation of Scouting. The Future Farmers of America and 4-H are also sometimes seen in that light.

South Africa's Voortrekkers are an Afrikaner youth movement founded in 1931 as the Dutch Africans found it difficult to belong to a movement founded by their Boer War opponent, Lord Baden-Powell.

Totalitarian and political youth organizations

Scouting has been banned and currently is banned in certain nations. Some of these governments have their own youth movements that are not considered part of the Scouting movement; whereas some of them totally banned Scouting. Currently, there are no Scouting organizations in Cuba, North Korea, Laos, Myanmar, and the People's Republic of China (except Hong Kong and Macau, which each have a Scouting organization). Andorra, which is a parliamentary democracy, also does not currently have Scouting, but it is not banned there.

Prior to World War II, the Soviet Union, Germany, Italy, Japan, Hungary and Romania disbanded Scouting. Germany created the Hitler Jugend (Hitler Youth) organization; Mussolini had a fascist youth organization, the Balilla; and Romania under the Iron Guard had the Străjeria. In parts of Europe existed the socialist Red Falcons.

The Communist Young Pioneers still exist in some fashion in the People's Republic of China, Cuba, North Korea and Vietnam, and have been turned into a nationalist movement in Tajikistan; the King Somoni Inheritance. Other politically based youth movements still in exsistence include Fianna na hÉireann, an Irish republican youth movement.

Hierarchy

There are a number of positions in the Scouting hierarchy, some youth positions (for the Scouts themselves) and others for the Scout leaders. Note these positions are those of the British Scout Association and do not reflect all organizations worldwide.

Cub Scout leader positions These are named after characters in The Jungle Book. Akela is stable, Bagheera appears in most packs, others do not appear to exhibit

  • Akela, pack leader. In American Cub Scouts, the pack leader is refered to as the cubmaster, and any adult leader is "Akela".
  • Bagheera, deputy pack leader

Cub Scout youth positions

  • Senior Sixer
  • Sixer (leader of a six)
  • Seconder (deputy leader of a six)

Scout leader positions

  • Chief Scout, the position held by Baden-Powell
  • "Skipper" ("skip") is the title often given to the leader of a Scout troop. In the Boy Scouts of America, the leader of a troop is called the Scoutmaster.

Scout youth positions

  • Senior patrol leader
  • Assistant Senior patrol leader (American)
  • Patrol leader (leads a patrol, usually between four and ten Scouts, six is a common number)
  • Assistant patrol leader

Scout shop

The Scout shop was created out of the Scouting movement as a new kind of store to sell both uniforms and camping equipment. Scout shops sprang up all over England because Scouting was so popular. As boys could not buy Scout uniforms in department stores, they went to Scout shops. Locations in the world where Scouting was not as popular had far fewer Scout shops. Most countries had at least several. Scout shops still exist in numerous countries around the world. When the Scouting movement spread to the United States, Scout shops were also opened there. They were called "Scout Outfitters". There were not as many Scout shops in America as in England, however, because early in the Scouting movement uniforms were available in mail order catalogs. Both Sears and Montgomery Ward offered Scout uniforms as did J.C. Penney later. Scout shops sell equipment, clothes, books and other material related to Scouting. They usually are located at the office of the local branch of scout organisation in a city. Local Scouts buy uniforms and badges at the shop. Many foreign Scouts, from different countries, are also like to buy these badges and local specials in the shop for souvenir and collection.

Controversy

Main article: Controversies about the Boy Scouts of America.

Coeducation and accessibility

At the international level, there are two separate umbrella organisations for coeducational and boys-only organisations, the (World Organization of the Scout Movement), and for organisations for girls only, the (World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts). Historically, the early success of the Boy Scouts attracted girls, but the mores of the times did not allow a coeducational programme. Scouting for girls was started by Baden-Powell in the form of the Guide movement, with the aid of his sister Agnes who was the first Guide Commissioner. Later, his wife Olave took the leading role and became the Chief Guide of the World.

Worldwide there have been different approaches to coeducation. Some countries (such as the USA) have maintained separate Scouting organisations for boys and girls. In other countries (mainly in Europe), Scouting and Guiding have merged, and there is a common organisation for boys and girls, which is a member of both WOSM and WAGGGS. In still others, the national Scout association has opted to admit both boys and girls, while the national Guide association has remained as a separate girls-only movement. Where a national Scout association admits both girls and boys, local groups may or may not be co-educational.

In the UK, The Scout Association has been co-educational at all levels for many years, but this has been on an opt-in basis for individual sections or groups. Since 2000 any new sections that have opened have been required to offer provision for female Scouts. The Scout Association in the UK have decided that all Scout Groups should become coeducational by 1 January 2007 - Scouting's centenary.

In the United States, the youngest levels, Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts, are still male only, however, the oldest levels, Venturing and Explorer programs are coeducational. Staff and adult leadership posistions are open to both men and women.

Extension Scouting

Extension Scouting is a section for handicapped youth in many national organizations, in compliance with Baden-Powell's mandate that Scouting should be "open to all." Sometimes constituted in special units, under the sponsorship of specialized institutions, young handicapped Scouts may also join standard units. In recent years, local and national Scout camps have been making their facilities and campsites more accessible toward this goal.

Scouting in film and the arts

As a facet of culture throughout most of the 20th century, Scouting has been portrayed in numerous films and artwork. It is especially prevalent in the United States, where Scouting is tied closely to the ideal of Americana. The works of painters Norman Rockwell and Joseph Csatari and the 1966 film Follow Me, Boys! are prime examples of this idealized American ethos. Scouting is often dealt with in a humorous manner, as in the 1989 film Troop Beverly Hills, and is often fictionalized so that the audience knows the topic is Scouting without there being any mention of Scouting by name.


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Cub Scout leader positions These are named after characters in The Jungle Book. Beginning in 2001 and continuing through the 2005 season, questions have arisen as to whether Favre was going to retire. Note these positions are those of the British Scout Association and do not reflect all organizations worldwide. Brett Favre had an average season with over 3,000 yards for a record fourteenth consecutive time, but he also led the league in interceptions with one shy of 30. There are a number of positions in the Scouting hierarchy, some youth positions (for the Scouts themselves) and others for the Scout leaders. Third-year wideout Antonio Chatman saw some major playing time along with his normal special teams duties. Other politically based youth movements still in exsistence include Fianna na hÉireann, an Irish republican youth movement. Rookie, Nigeria-native Samkon Gado rushed for over a hundred yards three times before being lost for the rest of the season in game 14 due to a torn MCL, and veteran receiver Donald Driver excelled in the flanker position after replacing the injured Javon Walker.

The Communist Young Pioneers still exist in some fashion in the People's Republic of China, Cuba, North Korea and Vietnam, and have been turned into a nationalist movement in Tajikistan; the King Somoni Inheritance. With all of the team's injury problems, a few unknown players rose up to try and help Favre lead the team. In parts of Europe existed the socialist Red Falcons. Third-string running back Tony Fisher, slot receiver Robert Ferguson and starting tight end Bubba Franks also missed playing time. Germany created the Hitler Jugend (Hitler Youth) organization; Mussolini had a fascist youth organization, the Balilla; and Romania under the Iron Guard had the Străjeria. Second running back Najeh Davenport was lost for the season after breaking his ankle. Prior to World War II, the Soviet Union, Germany, Italy, Japan, Hungary and Romania disbanded Scouting. The Packers' misfortunes didn't end there.

Andorra, which is a parliamentary democracy, also does not currently have Scouting, but it is not banned there. This bad luck was followed by the loss of running back Ahman Green, and rookie wide receiver Terrence Murphy. Currently, there are no Scouting organizations in Cuba, North Korea, Laos, Myanmar, and the People's Republic of China (except Hong Kong and Macau, which each have a Scouting organization). All-Pro wide receiver Javon Walker, Favre's favorite target, went down with a season-ending knee injury in the first game. Some of these governments have their own youth movements that are not considered part of the Scouting movement; whereas some of them totally banned Scouting. Green Bay's 2005 season was a disappointment right from the beginning. Scouting has been banned and currently is banned in certain nations. However, it is not yet known if he will continue to play after the 2005-06 season.

South Africa's Voortrekkers are an Afrikaner youth movement founded in 1931 as the Dutch Africans found it difficult to belong to a movement founded by their Boer War opponent, Lord Baden-Powell. The deal made Favre the first $100 million player in NFL history. The Future Farmers of America and 4-H are also sometimes seen in that light. Since March 2001, Favre has been signed to a "lifetime" contract with the Packers, the first in team history. Other groups such as the Camp Fire USA, YMCA, YWCA, Sokol, Boys' Brigade and Girls' Brigade also have similarities with Scouting, although some of those actually predate the foundation of Scouting. Green Bay would go on to lose that game 26-24. There are also some similar organisations linked to movements such as organised churches, such as Adventism's Pathfinders, the Nazarene Caravan and the pentecostal Royal Rangers. With a 17-yard pass to running back Ahman Green on September 18, 2005, in a game against the Cleveland Browns, Favre became only the third quarterback in NFL history to throw for 50,000 yards or more, along with Dan Marino and John Elway.

Among independent single-country Scout associations are the Éclaireurs Neutres de France. Favre won an ESPY Award for his Monday Night Football performance. Other independent multinational Scout organizations include. He then went to his father's funeral in Pass Christian, Mississippi and returned in time to lead the Packers to a dominant 31-3 victory over the Denver Broncos, which resulted in the 2003 NFC North championship when the division-leading Minnesota Vikings dropped a heartbreaking 18-17 game to the Arizona Cardinals that same day. In Canada and to some extent in the United States, there is a Traditional Scouting movement, seeking to take Scouting back to the way it was in Baden-Powell's days. But I know he was watching tonight." He was named NFC Offensive Player of the Week. Another modern breakway group is the American Heritage Girls, formed in 1995 in response to the perceived growing liberalism in the Girl Scouts of the USA. It's meant a great deal to me, to my dad, to my family, and I didn't expect this kind of performance.

Baden-Powell Scouts were formed in 1970, initially in the United Kingdom but now also elsewhere, when it was felt that the "modernisation" of Scouting was abandoning the traditions and intentions established by Baden-Powell. I love him so much and I love this game. This organisation was the direct antecedent of the Woodcraft Folk. Afterwards, Favre said, "I knew that my dad would have wanted me to play. In the years following the First World War, the Commissioner for Camping and Woodcraft John Hargrave, broke with what he considered to be the Scouts' militaristic approach and founded a breakaway organisation, the Kibbo Kift, taking a number of similar-minded Scoutmasters and troops with him. Favre elected to play and passed for four touchdowns in the first half, and 399 yards in a 41-7 destruction of the Raiders on international television (receiving applause from the highly partisan "Raider Nation"). The order survives to this day in England. The day before, his father, Irvin Favre, died suddenly of a heart attack.

In 1916 a group of Scoutmasters in Cambridge, led by Ernest Westlake and his son Aubrey, who believed that the movement had moved away from its early ideals and had lost its woodcraft character, founded the Order of Woodcraft Chivalry. One of the defining moments of Favre's career, and his greatest game ever, took place on December 22, 2003, in a Monday Night Football game against the Oakland Raiders. The British Girl Scouts were the female counterpart of the British Boy Scouts. Players and fans from around the league were highly critical of the play, and comedian Jimmy Kimmel even lampooned the episode in a skit during FOX NFL Sunday shortly after, depicting a "Strahan" and a "Favre" in an elegant ballet that culminated in "Strahan" sweeping "Favre" up off his feet and gently laying him on the ground. With several smaller organisations, such as the Boy's Life Brigade Scouts they formed the National Peace Scouts federation. The Packers were winning the game handily—and did win 34-25—and Favre's offensive line had relegated Strahan to a non-factor for most of the game. The organisation was formed by Sir Francis Vane because of perceptions of bureaucracy and militaristic tendencies in the mainstream movement. Favre claimed he'd changed the play at the line of scrimmage, but the rest of the team appeared to run a different play than Favre's.

The first schism within Scouting occurred during November 1909, when the British Boy Scouts (later the Brotherhood of British Scouts, and known internationally as the Order of World Scouts) was formed, initially comprising an estimated 25 percent of all Scouts in the United Kingdom, but rapidly declining from 1911 onward. It was Strahan's lone sack of the game and gave him the NFL's single-season sack record of 22.5, which topped Mark Gastineau's record of 22 set in 1984. These groups often provided postal delivery and other basic services in Displaced Persons Camps. Favre was the target of controversy at the end of 2001 when, in the regular-season finale against the New York Giants at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., Favre rolled to his right and slid down at the feet of hard-charging Giants defensive end Michael Strahan. For the Scouts-in-exile groups, serving the community outside their homelands, there is resentment that they were not recognized during their nations totalitarian periods. The streak ended in 2005, with the Packers finishing 4-12 overall. Scouts-in-Exile groups formed overseas from their native country as a result of war and changes in governments. Through the 2004 season, the Packers had the longest streak of non-losing seasons (13) in the NFL, despite an 8-8 record under coach Ray Rhodes, a 9-7 season under coach Mike Sherman, and no playoff berths in either 1999 or 2000.

See article on Scouts-in-Exile.. However, Favre and the Packers continued posting positive results through the next few seasons. Breakaway and nonaligned organizations can be divided into four categories:. Favre took the loss to the Broncos hard, and considered retirement in the offseason. Six international Scouting organizations serve 437 of the world's national associations, and the largest two organizations, WOSM and WAGGGS, count 362 national associations as members, encompassing the vast majority of the world's Scouts. Green Bay fought their way to Super Bowl XXXII but lost to John Elway and the Denver Broncos by the score of 31-24 at Jack Murphy Stadium in San Diego. Most have felt the need to create international Scouting organizations to set standards for Scouting and to coordinate activities among member associations. Favre was named co-MVP of the league with Detroit Lions running back Barry Sanders, his third straight award.

There are at least 520 separate national or regional Scouting associations in the world. Favre and the Packers continued their dominance of the NFC the next season. They believe that Scouting in general has moved away from its original intent, because of political machinations that happen to longstanding organizations, and seek to return to the earliest, simplest methods. Favre threw two touchdown passes over 50 yards and scored another touchdown rushing, and the Packers won the Vince Lombardi Trophy and Super Bowl XXXI over the New England Patriots, 35-21. Others maintain that the WOSM of today is far more political and less youth based than ever envisioned by Lord Baden-Powell. Green Bay compiled an NFL-best regular season record of 13-3, dispatched San Francisco 49ers and Carolina at Lambeau Field in the playoffs, and advanced to Super Bowl XXXI at the Louisiana Superdome, a short drive from Kiln. Many groups have formed since the original formation of the Scouting "Boy Patrols." Some are a result of groups or individuals who refuse to follow the original ideals of Scouting but still desire to participate in Scout-like activities. Favre then led the Packers to their greatest season in 30 years in the 1996-97 season, winning his second consecutive MVP award in the process.

By that point, Scouting was the purview of the world's youth, no longer containable by any one school of thought. He remained in rehab for 46 days. Between the first publication of Scouting for Boys and the creation of the first supranational Scout organization, WOSM, fifteen years had passed and millions of copies of the appealing handbook had been sold in dozens of languages. He went public with his problem in May 1996, and immediately sought rehabilitation after a press conference admitting his problem. Scouting is first and foremost an educational game, one that benefits any youth that would learn from its method. While being treated for various injuries, Brett Favre developed an addiction to painkillers. Do a good turn daily. Eventually he learned Holmgren's system and became one of the league's top quarterbacks, winning the first of three MVP awards in 1995, a season in which the Packers made it to the NFC Championship Game, upsetting the San Francisco 49ers to go further in the playoffs than any Packer team since the Vince Lombardi era.

Be Prepared. In the early years under head coach Mike Holmgren, Favre struggled to keep his game under control, often making high-risk throws that resulted in many interceptions. The form of the promise and laws have varied slightly from country to country and over time, but must fulfill the requirements of the World Organisation of the Scout Movement to qualify a National Scout Association for membership. The 2003 season was just one chapter in the story of Favre's toughness. Since the birth of Scouting in 1907, all Scouts around the world have taken a Scout Promise or oath to live up to ideals of the movement, and subsribed to the Scout Law. Even more impressive was the fact that he tossed a league leading 32 touchdown passes. Full table on List of World Organization of the Scout Movement members.. After the bye week, in spite of the fracture in his throwing thumb, he led the Packers to a 10-6 record in the regular season and a victory over the Seattle Seahawks in the playoffs.

Top 15 countries with Scouting, sorted by membership. At the time the Packers were holding a record of 3-4 going into the bye week. Today, there are over 28 million registered Scouters around the world, participating from 216 different countries and territories. The next week's game against the Pittsburgh Steelers began the longest consecutive starts streak for a quarterback in NFL history, a number that continues to grow despite numerous injuries, including a broken thumb on his right (throwing) hand that he suffered in week 7 against the Rams during the 2003 season. In addition to being the governing policy body it organizes the World Scout Jamboree every four years. Favre was so thrilled that he nearly forgot that he was supposed to be the holder on the extra point try. Today the World Organization of the Scout Movement is the governing body for the mainstream of the Scouting Movement. Favre was summoned from the bench and proceeded to lead the team to a comeback victory, throwing the game-winning touchdown pass to Kitrick Taylor with 13 seconds remaining.

Following its foundation in the UK, the Scouting movement started to spread around the globe. He has started every Green Bay Packers game after September 20, 1992, when Don Majkowski went down injured against the Cincinnati Bengals. Main article: Scouting around the world. Favre caught the deflection, but went down for a loss of 7 yards. A new British Medal of Merit was issued in 1935. Starting the game in the second half, Favre's pass attempt was deflected by Ray Seals. During 1934, many Scouters requested a change of design because of the use of the swastika by the National Socialist German Workers Party. Favre's first NFL completion was to himself on September 13, 1992, in a game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Like Rudyard Kipling, he would have come across this symbol in India. The hip condition was not listed among the reasons, which were:. Lord Baden-Powell's 1922 Medal of Merit design added a swastika to the Scout fleur-de-lis as good luck to the person receiving the medal. On September 5, 2005, in an episode of The Top 5 Reasons You Can't Blame... series, ESPN Classic examined why the Falcons cannot be blamed for trading Favre. According to "Johnny" Walker, [2] the earliest Scouting use was on the first Thanks Badge introduced in 1911. Wolf overruled them and the Packers would never be the same. The swastika was also used as an early symbol by the Boy Scouts in Britain, and worldwide. According to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel and other sources, during the physical after the trade, Favre was diagnosed with avascular necrosis, the same degenerative hip condition that ended Bo Jackson's career, and doctors recommended he be failed.

[1]. The trade is regarded as one of the most lopsided in NFL history, but nearly didn't happen. In 1991, the BSA made it part of the uniform for all Scouts. (Wolf, while general manager of the New York Jets, had intended to take Favre in the 1991 NFL draft, but Favre was taken by the Falcons on the pick previous to the Jets.). It was given to Scouts and Scouters who had participated in an international Scouting event, such as a World Jamboree. The Packers general manager Ron Wolf traded a first round pick (17th overall) for Favre during the following offseason. Historically in the United States, the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) used this symbol as an award called the World Crest. Favre won the bet and Jerry Glanville paid him the money.

The encircling rope symbolises the unity and family of the World Scout Movement. His most notable accomplishments, aside from going 0 for 5 passing with two interceptions that year, were missing the team photo (he'd been out the night before), for which he was fined, and making a $100 bet with Jerry Glanville that he could throw the ball into the upperdeck of Fulton County Stadium. The bond at the base of the fleur-de-lis shows the family of Scouting. He got into repeated clashes with head coach Jerry Glanville. The two five-point stars stand for truth and knowledge, with the ten points representing the ten points of the Scout Law (see below). In Atlanta, he was a third-string quarterback with unremarkable numbers and an affinity for partying. The three points on the fleur-de-lis represent the three duties, to God, self and others. Favre was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the second round, 33rd overall in the 1991 NFL Draft.

The arrowhead represents the North point on a compass, and is intended to point Scouts on the path to service and unity. An autopsy done the following day showed that Irvin Favre died of a sudden heart attack. The fleur-de-lis is an ancient symbol, originally used by Baden-Powell for the enlisted scouts of the British Army and subsequently adopted and modified for the Scout Movement. Joe Gazzo of the Mississippi State Highway Patrol: "It didn't appear that the accident was serious enough to cause him to be unconscious, so that leads us to believe that a medical condition was what caused him to go off the road." Irvin Favre went off the road at 5:23 p.m., according to eye-witness reports, and was pronounced dead at 6:15 p.m. It is a purple, circular badge with a fleur-de-lis in the center, surrounded by a piece of rope tied with a reef knot (also called a square knot). Said Sgt. The world membership badge is part of the official uniform of Scouts in all parts of the world, whose national organization is a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement. Coincidentally, on Sunday, December 21, 2003 Irvin Favre ran into a ditch near Kiln, where years earlier Brett Favre nearly died.

Individual national or other emblems may be found on the individual country's Scouting article, and/or at Gallery of Scout and Guide national emblems.. I just know that on that day, Brett Favre was larger than life.”. Distinctive insignia for all Scout uniforms, recognized and worn the world over, include the Wood Badge and the World Membership Badge. Alabama coach Gene Stallings said, “You can call it a miracle or a legend or whatever you want to. Nowadays, uniforms are frequently blue, orange, red or green, and shorts are replaced by long pants in areas where the culture calls for modesty, and in winter weather. On September 8, Favre led Southern Miss to a comeback victory over Alabama. Baden-Powell himself wore shorts as being dressed like the youth contributed to reducing distances between the adult and the young person. Doctors would later remove 30 inches of Favre's small intestine.

The original uniform, which has created a familiar image in the public eye, consisted of a khaki shirt, shorts and a broad-brimmed "Smokey Bear" hat. “All I kept asking [her] was ‘Will I be able to play football again?’” Favre recalled later. The Scout uniform is a specific characteristic of the Scouting movement, in the words of Lord Baden-Powell at the 1938 World Jamboree, "it covers the differences of country and race and make all feel that they are members one with another of one World Brotherhood". On the way there, inside of the ambulance, his mother was sitting with him. So when he adapted the book for youth in Scouting For Boys, it was natural the movement took up the names Scouting and Boy Scouts. Only after his brother smashed the window with a golf club could he be evacuated to the hospital. The book's popularity with young boys surprised him. It flipped three times in the air, crashed into a tree and got stuck there.

In fact, Baden-Powell's original military training book, Aids To Scouting, was written because he saw the need for improved training of British military enlisted scouts, particularly in the areas of initiative, self-reliance and observation skills. When going around a bend a few tenths of a mile from his parents' house, Favre lost control of his car. The name "Scouting" seems to have been inspired by the important and romantic role played by military scouts performing reconnaissance in many of the wars of the time. Favre's college career was turned upside down on July 14, 1990, when he was in a near-fatal car accident. Baden-Powell's personal experiences in India led him to adopt Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book as a major influence for the Cub Scouts — for example, the name used for the Cub Scout leader is Akela (whose name was also appropriated for the Webelos) is that of the leader of the wolf pack from this book. Favre capped off a six-and-a-half-minute drive with the game-winning touchdown pass with 23 seconds remaining. British Scouting, by contrast, makes use of imagery drawn from the Indian subcontinent, because that region was a significant focus in the early years of the Scouting Movement. Favre led the Golden Eagles to a big upset of Florida State, then ranked sixth in the nation, September 2, 1989.

This includes not only its selection of animal badges for Cub Scouts, but the underlying assumption that American Indians are more closely connected with nature and therefore have special wilderness survival skills which can be used as part of the training program. He took over in the second half against Tulane on September 19, 1987 and led USM to a comeback victory with two touchdown passes. frontier experience. Favre wanted to play under center instead and clawed his way up from the seventh string to the backup job and then to the starting position just three games into his freshman year. In America, for example, Scouting uses images drawn from the U.S. It was from nearby Southern Miss—which wanted him to play defensive back. By adopting and modifying local ideologies the Scouting Movement has been able to find acceptance in a wide variety of societies. Favre received only one scholarship offer after high school.

Local influences have also been a strong part of the Movement. Irvin Favre would later consider his son's Super Bowl victory in New Orleans against the New England Patriots among the best events of his life. Many other popular youth movements have also adopted similar attributes successfully. "But I thought I did a good job in that what I was doing was in the best interest of the team.". Such things as military-style uniforms, badges of rank, flag ceremonies, and brass bands were commonly accepted in the early years because they were also a part of normal society, but many of those attributes have been watered down or abandoned in later times. "If I had wanted to showcase my son, I could have let him throw," Irvin Favre said later. Some aspects of the Movement have been criticised as being too militaristic. So, for the three years Brett was on the team, Irvin Favre lead a run-oriented offense, called the wishbone.

The only comparable organisation (in the English-speaking world), the Boys' Brigade, has never been able to match the development of the Scouting movement. Irvin Favre said that he knew his son had a great arm but also knew that the school was blessed with good running backs. He was unique, a retired army general at 55 years of age, able to inspire and enthuse thousands of young people, from all parts of society, to get involved in activities most of them had never contemplated. He played quarterback, strong safety, placekicker and punter in a primarily option, run-oriented offense coached by his father, Irvin Favre. But it has to be remembered that the ideas that he promoted were revolutionary in education in his time. Kiln, a small town, had no stop lights or paved roads. Many elements of traditional Scouting have their origins in Baden-Powell's own personal education and military training. Favre went to Hancock North Central High School in Kiln, Mississippi (pronounced Kill).

By 1910 India, Singapore, Sweden, Denmark, France, Russia, Finland, Germany, Norway, Mexico, Argentina, Greece and the United States had Boy Scouts. . It attracted 10,000 boys, as well as a number of girls, who turned out for this exhibition of scouting. He is of French and Choctaw ancestry; one of his paternal grandparents was a Choctaw Native American [1]. The first Scout rally was held at the Crystal Palace, London, in 1910. He has won three League MVP awards, and has proven himself to be both a most durable and loyal professional athlete as he is the only player in the history of modern professional sports to start every single game played by his team for nearly sixteen straight seasons. Chile was the first country outside of the British Dominions to have a recognized scouting program. He is considered by many to be one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time.

Canada became the first overseas Dominion with a sanctioned Boy Scout program, followed by Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. Brett Lorenzo Favre (pronounced "Färv") (born October 10, 1969 in Gulfport, Mississippi) has been the starting quarterback for the Green Bay Packers American football team in the National Football League since 1992. The first recognized overseas unit was chartered in Gibraltar in 1908, followed quickly by Malta. Interceptions: 255 (George Blanda holds the record of 277). The Boy Scout movement swiftly established itself throughout the British Empire. Third all-time in career wins as a starting QB: 139 (Elway holds the record with 148, and Marino is 2nd with 147). Scouting began to spread throughout Great Britain and Ireland soon after the publication of Scouting For Boys. Second all-time in record by a starting quarterback: 139-82 (John Elway holds the record with 148-82-1).

The members of a small number of Scout groups have the right to wear a green scarf/neckerchief in recognition of their membership of those groups founded in 1908. Second all-time in pass attempts: 7,610 (Marino holds the record at 8,358). Baden-Powell also wrote a book for the assistance of Leaders entitled Aids to Scoutmastership, and others for the use of new sections that were formed later, such as Rovering to Success for Rover Scouts in 1922. Second all-time in pass completions: 4,678 (Marino holds the record at 4,967). In 1919 Gilwell Park near London was purchased as an adult training site and scouting campground. Second all-time in Passing yards: 53,615 (Marino holds the record with 61,361). The Wood Badge course was developed to recognize adult leadership training. Second all-time in Passing Touchdowns: 396 (Marino holds the record of 420).

To provide for adult leadership, proper training was required. Longest touchdown pass: 99 yards (to Robert Brooks, 1995) (tied with several others). Baden-Powell could not singlehandedly advise all the youth who requested his assistance. Most consecutive starts by a quarterback: 221 (241 including playoffs). As the movement grew Sea Scout, Air Scout and other specialised units were added to the program options. Most NFL MVP awards: 3. He encouraged them, and the Scouting movement developed by the weight of its own momentum. Most consecutive NFL MVP awards: 3 (1995, 1996, 1997 [co-MVP with Barry Sanders]).

However, boys spontaneously formed Scout patrols and flooded Baden-Powell with requests for assistance. Most 3,000-yard passing seasons: 14. Smith for some time. Most consecutive 3,000-yard passing seasons: 14 (1992-2005). At the time Baden-Powell intended that the book would provide ideas for established organisations, in particular the Boys' Brigade in which he assisted their founder William A. Most consecutive seasons with 20 or more touchdown passes: 12 (1994-2005). The parts were subsequently published in book form as Scouting for Boys, now commonly considered the first version of the Boy Scout Handbook. Most seasons with 30 or more touchdown passes: 8 (1994-1998, 2001, 2003-2004).

Beginning in January 1908 it initially appeared as six instalments in a boys' fortnightly magazine. He won the NFL's sexiest man competition run by Fox Sports on January 22, 2006. In the autumn of 1907, having his draft publication and a successful camp behind him, Baden-Powell went on an extensive speaking tour arranged by his publisher, Pearsons, to promote his forthcoming book. Appeared as himself in the 1998 comedy film There's Something About Mary. His organizational method, now known as the Patrol System, a key part of Scouting training, allowed the boys to organize themselves into small groups with an elected patrol leader. Is a partner in a Green Bay restaurant, 'Brett Favre's Steakhouse'; operation has a sister location, 'Brett Favre's Two Minute Grill,' in the Lambeau Field Atrium. The same year, to test some of his ideas, he gathered together 21 boys of mixed social background and held a week-long camp, beginning August 1, on Brownsea Island in Poole Harbour, Dorset, England. Established the 'Brett Favre Fourward Foundation’ in 1996; in conjunction with his annual golf tournament, celebrity softball game and fundraising dinners, foundation has donated more than $2 million to charities in his home state of Mississippi as well as to those in his adopted state of Wisconsin.

By 1907 he had finished a draft called Boy Patrols. 10) in 1993. Baden-Powell was encouraged to re-write Aids to Scouting to suit a youth readership. The school previously had retired his jersey (No. Seton, a British-born Canadian living in the United States, subsequently met Baden-Powell and they shared ideas about youth training programs. His high school, Hancock North Central (Kiln, Miss.), honored him in May 2004 by renaming its field, ‘Brett Favre Field,’ and unveiling a life-sized statue of the quarterback at the stadium’s entrance. In 1906, Ernest Thompson Seton sent Baden-Powell a copy of his book entitled The Birchbark Roll of the Woodcraft Indians. Men's Health Magazine voted Favre the "Toughest Person in America" in 2003.

As a result of his status as a national hero, acquired as a result of his determined and successful defence of the town of Mafeking, Baden-Powell's military training manual, Aids to Scouting (written in 1899) became something of a bestseller and was used by teachers and youth organisations. According to Sports Illustrated, he was named a sports enemy of four states: North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota (each of them home mainly to Minnesota Vikings fans), and Illinois (home mainly to Chicago Bears fans). This logo was similar to the fleur-de-lis, which Scouting later adopted as its international symbol. Louis Rams on Monday Night Football. Each Cadet Corps member received a badge, a combination of a compass point and a spearhead. That night, the Packers defeated the St. The boys acquitted themselves well, helping in the successful defence of the town (1899–1900) over several months. Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle declared November 29, 2004 as Brett Favre Day to honor Favre's 200th consecutive NFL regular season start.

Volunteer boys in the town were formed into the Mafeking Cadet Corps, to help support the troops, carry messages, freeing up men for military duties and keeping the boys occupied during the long siege. Favre has been selected to play in the Pro Bowl eight times in his career. Baden-Powell defended the town against the Boers (later known as Afrikaners), who outnumbered his troops eight to one. He is the only NFL player to have done this. The seeds of the idea of Scouting began during the Siege of Mafeking, South Africa, during the Second Boer War of 1899–1902, where Baden-Powell served as the commanding officer. Favre has won the National Football League's Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award a record three times, all in consecutive years (1995, 1996, and 1997; the last shared with Barry Sanders). The Guides are known as the Girl Scouts of the USA in the United States. Favre wanted a trade, and it could be argued that former Packers coach Mike Holmgren, himself a former quarterback, turned Favre from a good college quarterback without much of a pro future into a Hall of Fame pro quarterback.

He also introduced the parallel movement for girls, the Girl Guides in 1910 with the aid of his sister Agnes Baden-Powell. 1. Sir Robert Baden-Powell founded the Scouting movement in 1907 in the United Kingdom. Favre was terrible when the Falcons actually put him into one exhibition game and one regular-season game. Lt-Gen. 2. . Favre was a party animal who drank too much, though he later quit drinking as part of treatment for an addiction to painkillers in 1996.

Note: The S in the word Scout is always uppercase when it refers to Scouting activities. 3. The works of Ernest Thompson Seton and Daniel Carter Beard were very influential in the early development of the Scouting movement as well as the basis of the Traditional Scouting movement that has become very significant in the last several years. He was a casual person on a flashy Falcons team, with a flashy coach, and Favre and Glanville never got along. Currently Scouting and Guiding have over 38 million members in 217 countries and territories represented through several different Scouting associations at the international level. Favre didn't fit in. He was also at that time a good friend of William Alexander Smith, Founder of the Boys' Brigade. 4.

The Scout Movement was founded in 1907 by Robert Baden-Powell, a retired Lieutenant General in the British Army. Favre was a little-known player from a little-known college (his surname was even mispronounced "Favor" at the NFL Draft), whose preseason bragging about soon becoming the starter quickly wore thin. This is achieved through non-formal education with emphasis on practical activities in the outdoors, the so called Scout method. 5. Its aim is to develop young people physically, spiritually and mentally so that youth may take a constructive place in society. Scouting is a worldwide youth organization.

Assistant patrol leader. Patrol leader (leads a patrol, usually between four and ten Scouts, six is a common number). Assistant Senior patrol leader (American). Senior patrol leader.

In the Boy Scouts of America, the leader of a troop is called the Scoutmaster. "Skipper" ("skip") is the title often given to the leader of a Scout troop. Chief Scout, the position held by Baden-Powell. Seconder (deputy leader of a six).

Sixer (leader of a six). Senior Sixer. Bagheera, deputy pack leader. In American Cub Scouts, the pack leader is refered to as the cubmaster, and any adult leader is "Akela".

Akela, pack leader. World Federation of Independent Scouts. Union Internationale des Guides et Scouts d’Europe. Confédération Européenne de Scoutisme.

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