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  2. Scout troop - Wikipedia

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    The initial organization unit in the Scout Movement was a patrol of about 6 to 8 Scouts. Where there were a number of patrols, they could form a Scout troop. [2] Scout troops are composed of boys and/or girls usually aged 10 to 18 years. Some Scout organizations have senior Scout patrols within Scout troops or senior Scout troops for the older ...

  3. Scouting America - Wikipedia

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    The purposes of the corporation are to promote, through organization, and cooperation with other agencies, the ability of boys to do things for themselves and others, to train them in scoutcraft, and to teach them patriotism, courage, self-reliance, and kindred virtues, using the methods that were in common use by boy scouts on June 15, 1916.

  4. Leadership in the Boy Scouts of America - Wikipedia

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    In the Boy Scouts of America, a Scout leader refers to the trained leaders (men or women) of a Scout unit. Adult leaders are generally referred to as "Scouters," and the youth leaders are referred to by their position within a unit (e.g. Den Chief, Patrol Leader, Boatswain). In all Scouting units above the Cub Scout pack and units serving ...

  5. Boy Scouts of America is rebranding. Here's why they're now ...

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    The Girl Scouts of the USA — a separate organization from the Boy Scouts of America — had taken issue with the Boy Scouts opening its doors to girls throughout the ranks, and had filed a ...

  6. Scout method - Wikipedia

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    Scouts are organised in small groups (about five to seven Scouts) because this is the natural way boys work together. [a] : 18 These patrols are therefore more important than the Scout troop . Patrols must be kept intact under all circumstances, including working, tenting, learning, cooking, and surviving together.

  7. Scouts BSA - Wikipedia

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    Boy Scout, 1969. Scouts BSA is focused on developing four skills: Character, Citizenship, Personal Fitness, and Leadership. [10] These qualities are promoted through the eight methods of Scouting: scouting ideals (as exemplified by the Scout Oath, the Scout Law, the Scout Motto, and the Scout Slogan); the patrol method; advancement; adult association; participation in outdoor programs ...

  8. Wood Badge - Wikipedia

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    All course participants are introduced to the 1st Gilwell Scout group or Gilwell Scout Troop 1 (the latter name is used in the Boy Scouts of America and some other countries). In the Boy Scouts of America, they are also assigned to one of the traditional Wood Badge "critter" patrols. Instructors deliver training designed to strengthen the patrols.

  9. Joey Scouts - Wikipedia

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    A patrol may have a patrol leader, usually an older Joey and an Assistant Patrol Leader, who are only nominal leaders as the 5 to 7 year olds Joeys take on very little of the leadership. Each patrol wears a distinctive colour band on their scarf, choosing from red, yellow, green, orange, blue, black, white, grey, tan, and purple.