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Other Scouting organizations have a single voluntary religious merit badge or none.

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The Scout Method has been adapted to specific programs such as Air Scouts, Sea Scouts, Rider Guides, and Scouting bands.

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The Cadet Corps performed well, helping in the defense of the town (1899–1900), and were one of the many factors that inspired Baden-Powell to form the Scouting movement.

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Religion in Scouting and Guiding is an aspect of the Scout method which has been practiced differently and given different interpretations over the years.

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Baden-Powell held the view that God was central to the Scouting method, although he did not demand adherence, nor allow discrimination, based on any particular faith.

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Scouting movements are generally divided into sections by age or school grade, allowing activities to be tailored to the maturity of the group's members.

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The Scout uniform is a specific characteristic of Scouting.

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Following its foundation in the United Kingdom (UK), Scouting spread around the globe.

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Scouting for Boys first appeared in England in January 1908 as six fortnightly installments, and was published in England later in 1908 in book form.

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Local influences have also been a strong part of Scouting.

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T-Shirts and other more casual wear have also replaced the more formal button-up uniforms in many Scouting regions.

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In America, Scouting uses images drawn from the U.S. frontier experience.

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Gilwell Park near London was purchased in 1919 on behalf of The Scout Association as an adult training site and Scouting campsite.

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By adopting and modifying local ideologies, Scouting has been able to find acceptance in a wide variety of cultures.

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In 1922, the WOSM started as the governing body on policy for the national Scouting organizations (then male only).

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A Boy Scout is a boy, usually a teenager, participating in the worldwide Scouting movement founded in 1908 by Robert Baden-Powell.

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The Scout Association decided that all Scout groups and sections should become co-educational by January 2007, the year of Scouting's centenary.

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The Boy Scout movement swiftly established itself throughout the British Empire soon after the publication of Scouting for Boys.

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The badge's logo was similar to the fleur-de-lis that Scouting later adopted as its international symbol.

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Baden-Powell wrote a book, Aids to Scoutmastership, to help Scouting Leaders, and wrote other handbooks for the use of the new Scouting sections, such as Cub Scouts and Girl Guides.

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Religion and spirituality is still a key part of the Scouting method.

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Many organizations also have a program for members with special needs, usually known as Extension Scouting or Scoutlink (UK).

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Other worldwide Scouting groups include the Crown Scout (Belgium), Pramuka Garuda (Indonesia), King Scout (Thailand), and Chief Scout's Award (Canada).

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Chile was the first country outside the British dominions to have a recognized Scouting program.

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Activities at these events include games, scoutcraft competitions, Scouting memorabilia collecting, aquatics, woodcarving, archery, and rifle and shotgun shooting.

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Scouting organizations are run according to the Scout method, which is designed to instill character, citizenship, leadership, and personal fitness through a structured program of outdoor activities.

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Worldwide there have been different approaches to co-educational Scouting.

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By contrast, British Scouting makes use of imagery drawn from the Indian subcontinent, because that region was a significant focus in the early years of Scouting.

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Aspects of Scouting practice have been criticized as too militaristic.

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Important elements of traditional Scouting have their origins in Baden-Powell's experiences in education and military training.

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When asked where religion came into Scouting and Guiding, Baden-Powell replied, It does not come in at all.

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All Scouting associations have a highest rank that require mastering scoutcraft, leadership, and performing community service.

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Neckerchiefs and Woggles (slides) are still quite common, but some Scouting associations do not use them.

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Scouting was originally developed for adolescents—youths between the ages of 11 and 17.

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Countries such as the USA have maintained separate Scouting organizations for boys and girls.

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Scouting organizations are free to interpret the method as laid down by the founder.

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All Scouting organizations have an advancement program whereby the Scout learns scoutcraft, community service, and leadership and explores areas of interest to him at an increasingly difficult level.

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The principles of Scouting describe a code of behavior for all members, and characterize the movement.

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In 1928, the WAGGGS started as the equivalent to WOSM for the then female-only national Scouting/Guiding organizations.

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The lower ranks focus mostly on basic Scouting skills.

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The name "Scouting" seems to have been inspired by the important and romantic role played by military scouts performing reconnaissance in the wars of the time.

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When creating the Scouting method, Baden-Powell was adamant that there was a place for God within it.

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Scouting organizations that do not allow the participation of atheists, agnostics, or homosexuals have been publicly criticized.

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The Scout Law and Oath embody the joint values of the Scouting movement worldwide, and bind all Scouting associations together.

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