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Scouts in uniform during the First National Jamboree in Washington, D.C. in 1937. Early Boy Scout uniforms were copies of the U.S. Army uniforms of the time. Scouts generally wore knickers with leggings, a button-down choke-collar coat and the campaign hat. Adults wore a Norfolk jacket with knickers or trousers.
The Boy Scouts of America ( BSA, colloquially the Boy Scouts) is one of the largest scouting organizations and one of the largest youth organizations in the United States, with over 1 million youth, including 176,000 female participants. [2] The BSA was founded in 1910; about 130 million Americans have participated in its programs.
The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) was inspired by and modeled on The Boy Scouts Association, established by Robert Baden-Powell in Britain in 1908. In the early 1900s, several youth organizations were active, and many became part of the BSA (see Scouting in the United States ). The BSA was founded in 1910 at the "first encampment" in Silver Bay ...
Square knot insignia are embroidered cloth patches that represent awards of the Scout associations throughout the world. The Scout Association of the United Kingdom uses a "figure-eight" knot and many Scouting organizations of the Commonwealth countries follow suit. The World Organization of the Scout Movement uses military-style ribbons.
Scouts BSA (Until 2019 previously known as Boy Scouts) is the flagship program and membership level of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) for boys and girls between the ages of typically 11 and 17. It provides youth training in character , citizenship , and mental personal fitness and leadership and develop the skills necessary to become ...
Order of the Arrow. The Order of the Arrow ( OA ), previously known as Wimachtendienk Wingolauchsik Witahemui ( WWW) is the honor society of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA), [4] composed of Scouts and Scouters who best exemplify the Scout Oath and Law in their daily lives as elected by their peers.
Alpha Phi Omega ( ΑΦΩ ), commonly known as APO, [4] but also A-Phi-O [5] [6] and A-Phi-Q, [7] is a coeducational service fraternity. It is the largest collegiate fraternity in the United States, with chapters at over 350 campuses, an active membership of over 25,000 students, and over 500,000 alumni members. There are also 250 chapters in ...
Wood Badge (Boy Scouts of America) Wood Badge in the United States is an advanced level leadership training available to adult Scout leaders. The first Wood Badge course was presented in England by the founder of Scouting, Baden-Powell, and he introduced the program into the United States during a visit in 1936.