BOY SCOUTS MOVEMENT BEGINS: 24JAN1908

[Hagar]

Does anyone know where the Sea Scouts came into this?

No - but I do now. The Internet is a wonderful resource for information on almost any subject you can think of.

http://pressinfo.co.uk/seascouts/what_is_sea_scouting.htm

Sea Scouting has been a part of Scouting since the Movement started. The founder, Lord Baden-Powell, makes many references in "Scouting for Boys" to Sea Scouting, and to his adventures with his brother Warington, who, he relates was "both a sailor and a boy at heart". In his message to Scouts in "Sea Scouting and Seamanship for Boys", Warington Baden-Powell makes this important observation: "A Sea Scout must be a Scout; therefore I take it that you know the Scout Promise, Law and Regulations. Sea Scouting is simply a branch of Scouting"

[Omag 2.0]

I was a boyscout for about 2 years. Never knew there was a philosophy behinde it back than. For me it was all about rough games in the woods, annoying the leaders, droppings and the first contact with the opposite sex.  Oh well, I had my share of fun, but I don't think it changed my way of life or attitude... Only later I read about Baden-Powel and the origin of scouting...    8)

[Hagar]

[quote]I was a boyscout for about 2 years. Never knew there was a philosophy behinde it back than. ...........
Only later I read about Baden-Powel and the origin of scouting...

[Felix/FFDS]

Yeah true.....
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Does anyone know where the Sea Scouts came into this?

A.

I believe that (at least in the US)  there have been outgrowths of the Boy Scouts into "specialized" fields such as Explorer Posts, and at one time "Sea Scouts".

In the US, you find Explorer posts associated with police and fire departments, for example.

[Omag 2.0]

This rather surprises me Omag. I know very little about it myself although my daughter was once a Girl Guide. I would have thought a basic knowledge of the history & aims of the movement would be part of being a Scout & taught from the moment you joined the organisation. I think it is here in the UK. This might depend on the country.

It was more like a christian based youth-organisation. Don't take the christian part to serious..

[Woodlouse2002]

Having watched the Sea Scouts sailing I can only say that they are the least nautical group of people i've ever met.

I had a friend who went to scouts and one time it was decided that it would be a good idea if the scouts and the sea scouts got together for some sailing. In the end a race was planned so naturally the sea scouts thought that as they were the SEA scouts they would win easily. What they didn't realise is that my friend and one other take sailing seriously (they'll be at the olympics in 2008) and so the sea scouts got completely trashed at their own game.



That story sounded both good and relevent in my head....