Scouting Information

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Former Scouts who became well-known leaders:

• John Major (Prime Minister and Leader of the Conservative Party in UK in 1991 to 1997)
• Bobby Robson (Led the England Football Team to the 1990 World Cup Semi-finals)
• Lord Hunt (Led the expedition to ascend Everest)
• Neil Armstrong (Led the first walk on to the moon)
• Jacques Chirac (President of France)
• Ryutaro Hashimoto (Japan's Former Prime Minister)
• Datuk Yong Teck Lee (The past Chief Minister of Sabah)
• John Glenn (Senator and first man to go outer space twice)

• Paul McCartney (Singer/Songwriter, former member of the Beatles)
• Rolf Harris (Australian entertainer)
• Simon Mayo (BBC Radio One DJ and television Confessions presenter)

The word woggle was used by Baden-Powell in the 14th edition of Scouting for Boys in 1929....“it (the scarf) may be fastened at the throat by a knot or woggle, which is some form of ring made of cord metal or bone, or anything you like”.

Previous edition refer only to as a "ring".

Click here if you want to learn to make your own woggle.

Source : Scouting magazine, UK

• There are about 25 millions Scouts, youth, adults, boys and girls in 216 countries and territories (WOSM, 1999).
• Some countries for instance France, Denmark and Germany have more than one Scout Association.
• Scout Movement founder Lord Baden-Powell (pic) was a national war hero in the Boer War (1899-1900) between the British and the Dutch in South Africa.
• Baden-Powell's sister and wife founded the Girl Guide movement in 1910.
• The original Scout uniform was adopted from that of the South African constabulary.
• The Scouts' motto “Be Prepared” actually reflects the initials of founder Lord Baden-Powell.
• Any amendments in the Malaysian Scouting code of rules need to be done through the Parliament. The Scout movement in Malaysia was formed under their own Act of Parliament.
• "Jamboree" is a large camp with only Scouts and leaders, "Camboree" is a mixture of Scouts and Cub-Scouts while "Corroboree" is only for Cub-Scouts and held indoors in Malaysia.

World Map of Scouting

Scouting language

The difference of American and English words (Such as Airplane and Aeroplane, cookie and biscuit, icebox and refrigerator, etc.) also applies in Scouting. For instance a necker is a scarf, a slide is a woggle and a patch is a badge. And if you are thinking of swapping scouting items with them they would usually say a trade, not swap. And get ready a flashlight, not a torch!