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The St. George's Award is the highest youth award achievable in the Senior Scouts section of the Baden-Powell Scouts' Association.

Senior Scouts or Seniors is a section of the Baden-Powell Scouts' Association for 14- to 18-year-olds. The aim of the section is to provide a flexible and active Scouting programme for adolescents, with an emphasis on personal challenge and adventure. Members of this section wear maroon berets and shoulder tabs.

Baden-Powell Scouts Association

The Baden-Powell Scouts' Association (B-PSA) is a worldwide youth organisation originating in the United Kingdom, with friendly relationships with similar traditional scouting organisations in various countries. Baden-Powell Scouting focuses on the importance of tradition in the scout movement.

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The St. George's Award, like the Queen's Scout Award, is conferred on the recipient; you are not awarded the St. George's Award, you become a St. George's Scout. The Award is named for St. George, the patron saint of Scouting, and marks the completion of many requirements met during their time in the Baden-Powell Scouts' Association. The St. George's Award needs to be completed before the Senior Scout's 18th birthday.

Queens Scout

A Queen's Scout is a Scout who has attained the Queen's Scout Award. The Queen's Scout Award is the highest youth award achievable in the Scouting movement in the Commonwealth realms, including the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, where Scouts operate under the patronage of Queen Elizabeth II. Whether the award recipient is a Queen's or King's Scout depends on who is the current Monarch of the Commonwealth realms.

Requirements

The St. George's Award is the culmination of the B-PSA Scout training scheme. In order to become a St. George's Scout, the young person is required to have completed several prior awards, including:

The Senior Scout is required to:
1 Complete an adventure journey as a member of a Patrol in which they play a leading part. The journey, which may be short in length, must include at least 5 ‘incidents’ such as rescues from fire or heights, compass work, or signalling over distance.
2 Be reasonably proficient in 2 of the following. Each of the 2 must be selected from different groups, as under:
(A) Boxing, Fencing, Wrestling, Judo.
(B) Rowing, Riding, ice-skating, sailing, gliding.
(C) Swimming, Diving.
(D) Gymnastics, Tumbling.
(E) Rock climbing, Rope Spinning, Caving.
(F) Athletics, Field events, Cross country events.
(G) Rifle Shooting, Archery.
3 Be able to perform 2 of the following:
(A) Climb a tree to a height of 9m.
(B) Vault a fence two-thirds of your height.
(C) Swim 20m wearing clothes.
4 Make a journey of at least 32 km. on foot, with not more than 2 other Senior Scouts. Route must be one with which the Senior Scout is not familiar and should, if possible, include stiff country. Sleep out, using only the gear carried in a rucksack. Maximum weights 14 kg (which must include food). The Examiner may set the candidate 1 or 2 tasks that require a specific report and a general log of the journey is required.
The Senior Scout is required to hold the Bushman's Thong, or Braid, which is a plaited leather braid worn on the right breast. [1] In order to gain the Bushman's Thong the Senior Scout is required to have reached First Class Scout and have completed the Venturer Badge (above) and two proficiency badges from either Astronomer, Camp Warden, Forester, Hiker, Master Cook, Meteorologist, Naturalist, Senior Pioneer, or Survival. They are also expected to have camped for 30 nights as a member of their group. The final part of the Award involves the Scout making their own leather braid.
The standards for this award follow current St. John's literature. [2] The examiner for this badge must be a qualified doctor, RGN, SRN or an Instructor in First Aid to one of the bodies listed above or have passed a B-PSA course in the aspects of First Aid.
The Senior Scout is required to complete three public service badges, chosen from Conservation, [3] Crime Watch, [4] Dispatch Rider, [5] Fireman, [6] Handyman, [7] Interpreter, [8] Leading Signaller, [9] Pathfinder, [10] Pilot, Public Health, [11] Quartermaster, [12] Rescuer, [13] Senior Explorer, [14] or Camp Warden. [15] An alternative is for the applicant to hold the Senior Scout Instructor badge. [16]
The Senior Scout is required to have camped for 40 nights as part of the Group.
Complete an interview with the Commissioner for Senior Scouts, in which they are required to show that they have been providing an example of "the Scout Way of Life".

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Chief Scouts Award (Scouts Canada)

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Pathfinder Scouts Association

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Beaver Scouts (Baden-Powell Scouts Association)

Beaver Scouts, usually referred to as Beavers, is the youngest section of Scouting operated by the Baden-Powell Scouts' Association. The core age range for Beaver Scouts is five to eight years, though exceptions can be granted. Individual sections of Beaver Scouts, known as a Colony, are run by the local Scout Group. After reaching the age of eight, a Beaver Scout will then move on to Wolf Cubs.

Wolf Cubs, usually referred to as Cubs, is the second youngest section of Scouting operated by the Baden-Powell Scouts' Association, following on from the Beaver Scouts section. The core age range for Wolf Cubs is eight to eleven, though exceptions can be granted. Individual sections of Wolf Cubs, known as a Pack, are run by the local Scout Group. After reaching the age of ten and a half, a Wolf Cub may move on to Scouts.

As with Scouts in The Scout Association, the Scout section of the BPSA is the direct descendant of the original Scout Patrols which formed in the United Kingdom in 1908. The section is open to both boys and girls between the ages of 10–15 years, and are now formed into local Scout Troops.

Rover Scouts (Baden-Powell Scouts Association)

Rover Scouts or Rovers is the final section of the Baden-Powell Scouts' Association for adults aged 18 and over. There is no upper age limit for Rover Scouts and both genders are admitted. The aim of the section is "to facilitate the growth of young adults". Rover Scouts are guided to train themselves, in body, mind and spirit, to become responsible members of their community.

References

  1. ↑ Bushman's Thong details. Inquiry.net (22 December 2011). Retrieved on 6 January 2012.
  2. ↑ Ambulance Award details
  3. ↑ Senior Conservation details
  4. ↑ Crime Watch details
  5. ↑ Despatch Rider details
  6. ↑ Senior Farmer details
  7. ↑ Senior Handyman details
  8. ↑ Senior Interpreter details
  9. ↑ Leading Signaller details
  10. ↑ Senior Pathfinder details
  11. ↑ Senior Public Health details
  12. ↑ Senior Quartermaster details
  13. ↑ Senior Rescuer details
  14. ↑ Senior Explorer details
  15. ↑ Senior Camp Warden details
  16. ↑ Senior Scout Instructor Award details
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