Scout Motto , Left Handshake and Salute

MOTTO :
    The Scout motto is “ Be Prepared”. This has to be achieved by being physically strong, mentally awake and morally straight.

SIGN :
 The Scout sign is given by raising the right hand in level with the shoulder, palm to the front with three fingers stretched together and the thumb closing on the little finger.

SALUTE :
 The Scout Salute is given by raising the right arm smartly to the level of the shoulder, palm to the front with three fingers stretched together, the first touching the forehead above the centre of right eye brow and thumb closing on the little finger. After salute the arm is smartly brought down. If a stick or thumb stick is carried, it must be passed to left hand or kept under left arm pit. When a staff is carried the salute is given with left forearm bent at right angle at elbow with three fingers open, thumb closing on the little finger palm down wards, the first finger touching the staff. When hands are occupied, the salute is given by eyes left or right as the case may be. 

Guides Promise,Law,Left Hand shake,Sign ,Motto...as per APRO PART 3

The Promise for the Guide is 

“On my honour, I promise that I will do my best to do my duty to “God” and my country, to help other people and to obey the Guide law.”

The word “Dharma” may be substituted for the word ‘God’ if so desired.

The Law for the Guide is

(i) A Guide is trustworthy. 
(ii) A Guide is loyal. 
(iii) A Guide is a friend to all and a sister to every other Guide.
(iv) A Guide is courteous.
 (v) A Guide is a friend to animals and loves nature. 
(vi) A Guide is disciplined and helps protect public property. 
(vii) A Guide is Courageous. 
(viii) A Guide is thrifty. 
(ix) A Guide is pure in thought, word and deed.

Motto : 

The Motto of the Guide is “Be prepared”. This has to be achieved by being physically strong, mentally awake and morally straight.

Sign : 

The Guide sign is given by raising the right hand in level with the shoulder, palm to the front with  fingers stretched together and the thumb closing on the little finger.

Salute : 

The Guide Salute is given by raising the right arm smartly to the level of the shoulder, palm to the front with three fingers stretched together, the first touching the forehead above the right eyebrow and thumb closing on the little finger. After salute the arm is smartly brought down. If a stick or thumb stick is carried, it must be passed to left hand or kept under left arm pit. When a staff is carried the salute is given with left forearm bent at right angle at elbow with three fingers open, thumb closing on the little finger palm downwards, the first finger touching the staff. When hands are occupied, the salute is given by eyes left or right as the case may be.

Good Turn Diary Format

GOOD TURN DIARY FORMAT

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SIGNATURE OF THE SCOUTMASTER: …………………………….

Scout Uniform with Models

SCOUT UNIFORM : 

A Scout shall wear uniform as follows :-
(i) Shirt : A steel Grey shirt with two patch pockets with shoulder straps with Half or rolled up sleeves, sleeves may be turned down in cold weather.

(ii) Shorts or Trousers : Navy blue shorts or trousers shall be worn. But at the time of Rashtrapati Scout Testing camp and Rashtrapati Award Rally-Trousers are compulsory. Trousers shall neither be loose fitting nor tight fitting and shall have two side pockets and one back pocket.

(iii) Head- Dress : Dark blue beret cap with the official cap badge supplied by the National Association. A Sikh may wear a blue turban with the official cap badge Head Dress is compulsory during ceremonies.

(iv) Belt : Grey Nylex belt with official buckle of the Bharat Scouts & Guides supplied by the National Association.

(v) Scarf : A triangular scarf of the Group colour other than green, purple or yellow and pattern approved by the Local or District Association as the case may be, shall be worn round the neck over the collar and shoulder straps with the Group woggle, other than Gilwell woggle. Each of the two sides of scarf shall have a minimum length of 70cms and a maximum of 80cms.

(vi) Shoulder badge : A shoulder Badge of 6 to 8 cms x 1.5 cm with white background and red border the serial number and name of the Group in red letters shall be worn on both the shoulders immediately below the seam with a little curve.

          Note : Members of the Group which consists of Sea Scouts or Air Scouts shall not include on shoulder badge the words “Sea Scout “or “Air Scout” instead, a white slip with the words “ Sea Scout “ or Air Scout” in red colour supplied by the National Association shall be worn on shoulder straps on both sides.

(vii) Shoulder stripes : Two Shoulder stripes indicative of the colour and name of the patrol as shown in Scouting for Boys, each 5 cms long and 1½ cms wide stitched horizontally, each 2 cms apart on a square shape steel grey cloth. This patch shall be worn at the top of the left sleeve immediately below the Shoulder Badge. Note : If there is Ambulance man badge then, Shoulder stripes shall be worn below the Ambulance man badge.

(viii) Membership Badge : A Cloth badge with green background and Fleur- de - lis in yellow superimposed 32 Aims, Policy, Rules & Organisation Part - II by the Trefoil with Ashoka Chakra also in yellow in the centre shall be worn in the centre of the pleat of the left pocket of the shirt.

(ix) Socks or Stockings : Black Socks or Stockings may be worn, Stockings should be rolled down below the knees with green garter tabs 1.5cm visible outside Stockings will be worn with shorts only.

(x) World Scout Badge : World Scout Badge should be worn in the centre of the pleat of the right pocket of the shirt.

(xi) Footwear : “ Black shoes (leather or canvas) with laces may be worn”.

(xii) Over Coat, Blazer or Jacket : A navy blue overcoat or navy blue Blazer or navy blue wind cheater may be worn in the winter season only.

(xiii) Metal Badge : In mufti, a metal badge of the Bharat Scouts & Guides may be worn.

(xiv) Lanyard : Grey lanyard worn round the neck with a whistle tucked in the left pocket of the shirt. Knotting rope of 3 mtrs. of standard size shall be worn in the uniform.

Guides Uniform Model

Guide Uniform : 

A Guide shall wear Uniform as given below: (a) Compulsory :

(i) An overall : Deep sky blue overall made of plain nontransparent material with two top patch pockets and two side pockets from underside, half sleeves 8 cm above the elbow with turned up and stitched down cuffs 4 cm wide and open sports collar with epaulettes on both shoulders. The overall shall not be tight-fitted.
                                            OR Salwar, Kameez and Dupatta : A deep sky blue Salwar and Light blue Kameez of plain non-transparent material. The length of the Kameez shall be up to the knees. The Kameez shall have two patch pockets and two side pockets, half sleeves 8 cm. above the elbow with turned up and stitched down cuffs. 4 cm. wide, open sports collar with epaulettes on both shoulders. The Salwar and Kameez shall not be tight-fitted. The Dupatta shall be deep sky-blue in colour made of plain non-transparent material.
                                          OR Midi Skirt and Blouse : Midi in deep sky-blue made of plain non-transparent material with side pockets and a slit at the back. The length of the skirt will be up to the half distance between knee and ankle. A white blouse of plain non-transparent material with two patch pockets half sleeves 8 cm. above the elbow with turned up and stitched down cuffs 4 cm. wide, open sports collar with epaulettes on both the shoulders. The length of the blouse shall be 8 cm. below the waistline. The skirt and blouse shall not be tight-fitted.

(ii) Belt: Brown nylex belt with the official Brass buckle of the Bharat Scouts & Guides supplied by the National Association.

(iii) Scarf: A scarf of the group colour and pattern other than green, purple and yellow as approved by the Local or District Association shall be worn round the neck and over the collar and epaulettes with the group woggle. The shape of the scarf shall be triangular with a base and two sides, each of the two sides shall have a minimum length of 70 cm. and maximum of 80 cm.

(iv) Socks : White Colour.

(v) Footwear : Black leather or Black canvas closed shoes stripe with buckle.

(vi) Hair Ribbon : Black plain ribbon or black plain hair band (without any design only for short hair).

(vii) Membership Badge : A cloth badge with green background, with Fleur-de-lis in yellow Superimposed by the Trefoil with Ashoka Chakra also in yellow in the centre shall be worn in the middle of the left sleeve.

(viii) Shoulder Badge : A shoulder badge 6 to 8 cm. length and 1.5 cm. width with white background and red border, the serial number, (optional) and the name of the Group/District/State in red letters shall be worn on the both shoulders just below the seam with a little curve.

(ix) World Guide Badge : World Guide Badge shall be worn in the middle of the right sleeve.

(x) Patrol Emblem : Every Guide shall wear Patrol emblem, it shall be embroidered on black background with green border, 4 cm. in diameter. It shall be worn in the centre of the top of the sash.

(xi) The Name Stripe containing “The Bharat Scouts & Guides” supplied by National Headquarters may be worn above the right pocket on the blouse or kameez. The size of the stripe should be 11 cm. x 2 cm. the right corner of which would be tri-colour of National Flag of the size of 3cm. x 2 cm. and rest for the Title “The Bharat Scouts & Guides” Chapter-II, Guide Section 31

(xii) Cardigan : When worn it shall be black without any design. Sleeveless according to the season allowed.

(xiii) Sash : Deep sky blue Sash with 10 cm. width should be worn on left shoulder across the chest so, that the lower end of the sash will come up to just below the hip level on the right side with Proficiency Badges earned in accordance to the girls programme in the ascending order.

 

3 FLAGS

National Flag :-

The National Flag of India is a horizontal rectangular tricolour of India saffron, white and India green; with the Ashoka Chakra, a 24-spoke wheel, in navy blue at its centre. It was adopted in its present form during a meeting of the Constituent Assembly held on 22 July 1947, it is designed by Pingali Venkayya. proportion = 2:3

Saffron denotes renunciation or disinterestedness.  The white the path of truth to guide our conduct. The green shows our relation to soil, our relation to the plant life here. The "Ashoka Chakra" in the centre of the white is the wheel of the law of dharma. Truth or satya,

World Scout Flag 

The world scout flag consists of the world scout badge in a white encircled by a white reef knot.  It is set on purple back ground, the size of the flag will be in the ratio of 3:2.  Purple is the international colour and stands for the service oriented nature of scouting.  The knot is the symbol of the scout brotherhood.

The flag was approved in 1951 at the 8 the world conference held in Lisbon.

Bharat Scouts And Guides Flag

The Bharat Scouts and Guides Flag shall be in dark blue color, the emblem in yellow colour shall be in the center of the flag with Ashoka Chakra in blue color. The size of the flag shall be 180 cms. In length and 120 cms. in width, the emblem will be 45 cms by 30 cms. The size of the Group Flag, which is the same as above, shall be 180 cms X 120 cms. with proportionate emblem. The name of the group shall be written in a yellow color below the emblem in straight line. The Fleur-de-lis the International emblem of Scouting and Ashoka Chakra is meant to emphasize the all-India character of the Movement. The super imposed trefoil represents the guide wing of the B.S.&G.

3 Songs

National Anthem :

THE NATIONAL ANTHEM The anthem, composed originally in Bengali by Rabindranath Tagore, was adopted in its Hindi version by the Constituent Assembly as the National Anthem of India on 24 January 1950. It was first sung 27 December 1911 at the Calcutta session of the Indian National Congress. The complete song consists of five stanzas. Playing time of the full version of the National Anthem is approximately 52 seconds. A short version consisting of first and last lines of the stanza (playing time approx. 20 seconds) is also played on certain occasions. The lyrics were rendered into English by Tagore himself.

 Jana gana mana adhinayaka, jayahe

Bharata bhagya vidhata

Punjab sindhu Gujarata maratha

Dravida utkala ganga

Vindhya himachala Yamuna ganga

Uchala jaladhi taranga

Tava shubha name jage

Tava shabha ashish maange

Gahe tava jaya gatha

Jana gana mangala dayaka jaya he

Bharata bhagya vidhata

Jaya he, jaya he, jaya he

Jaya jaya , jaya, jaya he!

Scout/Guide Prayer Song :

Daya kar dan bhakti ka

Hamen pareamathma Dena,

Daya karana hamari atma

Men suddhata Dena.

Hamare dhyan men aoo

Prabhu ankho men bas jao.

Andheri dill men aakar ke

Param jyothi jaga Dena.

Bahado prem ki ganga

Dilon men prem ka sagar,

Hamen apas me miljulkar

Prabhu rehna sikha Dena.

Hamara kaarm ho seva,

Hamara dharm ho seva,

Sadai man ho seva ho

Sevakchar Bana Dena.

Vatan ke vaste jeena,

Vatan ke vastes marna,

Vatan per jan Fida karma

Prabhuy hamko sikha Dena.

Written by : Veerdeva veer LT/s Former SOC, Haryana, one of the freedom fighter.

BS&G FLAG SONG :

“Bharat Scout Guide Ka Jhanda
  Uncha Sada Rahega
  Uncha Sada Rahega Jhanda
  Uncha Sada Rahega
  Neela Rang Gagan Ka Visrit
  Bhratru Bhav Phailata
 Tridal Kamal Nit Teen Pratignaon Ki Yaad Dilata
 Aur Chakra Kehta Hai Pratpal Age Kadam Badega
 Uncha Sada Rahega Jhanda
 Uncha Sada Rahega”

WRITTEN BY DAYASHANKAR BUTT