A Boy Scout is a member of a Scouting organization. There are thousands of national Scouting organizations or federations; these are grouped into six international Scouting associations with some non-aligned organizations. Many of these use Boy Scouts in their name, including:
- World Organization of the Scout Movement
- List of World Organization of the Scout Movement members
- World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts
- List of World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts members
- Union Internationale des Guides et Scouts d′Europe
- World Federation of Independent Scouts
- Order of World Scouts
- Confédération Européenne de Scoutisme
- List of non-aligned Scouting organizations
- Many Scouting organizations have a Boy Scouts section, or Scout section, see: Age groups in Scouting and Guiding
Famous quotes containing the words boy and/or scouts:
“The king said, -Divide the living boy in two; then give half to the one, and half to the other. But the woman whose son was alive said to the king -because compassion for her son burned within her - -Please, my lord, give her the living boy; certainly do not kill him! The other said, -It shall be neither mine nor yours; divide it. Then the king responded: -Give the first woman the living boy; do not kill him. She is his mother.”
—Bible: Hebrew, 1 Kings. 3:25-37.
Solomon resolves a dispute between two women over a child. Solomon’s wisdom was proven by this story.
“it pleaseth me when I see through the meadows
The tents and pavilions set up, and great joy have I
When I see o’er the campana knights armed and horses arrayed.
And it pleaseth me when the scouts set in flight the folk with
their goods;
And it pleaseth me when I see coming together after them an host of
armed men.”
—Bertrans De Born (fl. 12th century)