Once Boy Scout, Always a Boy Scout
My career in the Scout Movement begins in the year 2002 through my then history teacher who along with other classmates of the school that I studied and they attended of the scout group. My teacher was the Scoutmaster and director of the group and one day he invited me to attend the group meeting that always did on Saturday morning.
My first impression and idea I had of the Boy Scout Movement was hitherto as a group of children who had only as task camping weekend (this vision that is very common in cartoons and movies). But I was wrong. There I saw kids yes, but also adolescents, adults and also seniors who gladly participated and helped the group's activities, giving instructions about us, building camping tents and other activities related to preparation camps and guidance in the forest.
The script of a Boy Scout meeting is always the same: The boss or adult responsible for the group plays the whistle, each patrol (which are groups of children and adolescents 4 to 6 components each with a leader) are presented with their flags to this adult. After presenting the adult asks everyone to give back behind the mast forming a horseshoe facing the flag (it always sounded strange for me, never liked the fact to greet the national flag, but always I respected this while participated of the Boy Scout Movement).
After the salute to the flag, the young people sing some songs and after they are released by the Scoutmaster, each for their activities. In these activities I learned things I never imagined I could learn or do some day. We learned to make useful things not only for camping, but also for our everyday life. I met the moral code of the Boy Scouts is "The Boy Scout Law" composed of 10 articles that were written by Baden Powell, the founder of the movement and that is very interesting.
I learned orientation by compass, sun position and looking at the pointers of my wristwatch (hard I lose myself 😎 ), make fire of various types and sizes using wooden sticks, cooking (I can cook very well 😇 ), provide first aid in common accidents to aircraft accidents, prevent and perform rescues in fires, survival in the forest without many resources, looking for food and water in order to keep me. The lessons were amazing and for sure I take forever in my life.
I could develop myself very personally in the Scouting Movement. I had the recognition by the whole group with respect to the easy absorption of the instructions that were passed me and I managed to win many certificates, awards and badges that signified the fulfillment of each task successfully. But what fascinated me most were the experience and the great friends I made there that certainly contributed and much to my learning.
Our camps were always party motives and always very funny. Several were the track activities, such as one in which the challenge to go to the forest only with what we had in the pocket and spent two days walking without stopping to rest and without a drop of water to take, crazy. We down also abseiling, where we went down rocky cliffs 50 to 200 meters high and games that we held in the forest during the weekend and all served much in order to face in a simple form of living our everyday life in the city.
Today, almost 15 years later no longer actively participate in the scout group due to various commitments, the direction that my life has taken, as well as some differences of opinion with respect to the Scout movement in my country. Added to that, my belief in social freedoms today are very different from what is taught in the Scout movement. Despite that, I am eternally grateful to the Scout movement for all learning that we got and the human being I am today, how to be more understanding of the limitations of each other, tolerant, helpful and always with the spirit of service and make available.
Always and after all, I have in mind the words of Baden Powell, founder of the Scout Movement:
"Once Boy Scout, always a Boy Scout."
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Been a Scout for 30 years. Eagle Scout for 22 years.
Many adults play the whistle. However that is best done by the Senior Patrol leader in the right balanced group.
It's a great experience relative to the shared experience and knowledge.
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Awesome, man! Good for you!
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