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The Scout troop is the fundamental unit of Scouts, Boy Scouts, Girl Guides and Girl Scouts that usually meet weekly. Girl Guides often use Unit or Company instead. This is the section a Scout joins and via which he or she participates in Scouting activities, such as camping, backpacking, and canoeing. The troop leadership, youth and adult, organizes and provides support for these activities. The troop size can vary from as few as a half-dozen Scouts to several dozen. Troops work on badges and awards together, and arrange activities, events, and camping trips together. A key component of the Scout method is that troops are run by the Scouts under the advice and guidance of adult leaders.^[1] Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Polish Boy Scouts fighting in the Warsaw Uprising Boy Scouts originally denoted the organization that developed and rapidly grew up during 1908 in the wake of the publication by Lord Robert Baden-Powell of his book Scouting for Boys. ... A Girl Guide is a girl, usually 11 to 17 years of age, participating in the worldwide Scouting movement. ... NY NJ Port Authority Police Department Badge. ... An award is something given to a person or group of people to recognize excellence in a certain field. ... Car camping is camping in a tent, but nearby the car for easier access and for supply storage. ... The Scout method is the principal method by which all Scouting organizations operate their units. ...

Each troop is divided into patrols of six to ten Scouts. A patrol's independence from the troop varies among troops and between activities. For instance, a troop typically holds ordinary meetings as a unit. Patrols' autonomy becomes more visible at campouts, where each patrol may set up its own cooking area. However, on a high adventure trip which only a small part of the troop attends, divisions between patrols may disappear entirely. Patrols may hold meetings and even excursions separately from the rest of the troop, but this is more common in some troops than in others.^[2]

In many countries a local organisation called a Scout Group, combines a Scout troop with other groups of different age levels together in a single body. For example, a Beaver Scout Colony, a Cub Scout Pack, a Scout troop, a Venture Scout Crew and a Rover Scout Crew together might form a Scout Group. In other countries, the different sections are independent of each other, although they might be sponsored or chartered by the same organisation, such as a Church. The Scout Group is the local organisation for Scouting in many of the countries where it is active. ... Official brand logo of the Beaver Scouts section Beaver Scouts (shortened to Beavers) are a section of The Scout Association in the United Kingdom for 6 to 8 year old boys and girls. ... Cub Scouts in uniform from Hong Kong A Cub Scout is a member of the section of the worldwide Scouting movement for young persons normally aged 8–10. ... A Venture Scout in Singapore is a Scout between the age of 16 and 18. ... Rover Scouting is a service division of Scouting for young men, and in some countries, women. ...

See also

Scouting Portal

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