Scottish Scout Troop Visits U.S.

[An t-Ileach]

Some weeks ago there was some discussion in a thread about kilt-wearing and scouting.

I didn't write it at the time, because I wanted to check if my memory was correct - and it's been a bit difficult to get to that part of London owing to various committments, but there's a statue of B-P outside the Scout HQ in Queen's Gate (South Kensington) and I'm sure he's wearing the kilt. (I still haven't been able to get there to verify - can someone do it for me?).

[Archangel]

Some weeks ago there was some discussion in a thread about kilt-wearing and scouting.

I didn't write it at the time, because I wanted to check if my memory was correct - and it's been a bit difficult to get to that part of London owing to various committments, but there's a statue of B-P outside the Scout HQ in Queen's Gate (South Kensington) and I'm sure he's wearing the kilt. (I still haven't been able to get there to verify - can someone do it for me?).

Google "Baden-Powell statue" in image search will give a couple of pictures, I'd link them but it's hard to tell whether they're shorts or a kilt. Googling "Baden-Powell statue kilt" didn't give any web info either. I'd assume shorts.

[macwilkin]

Here an interesting article that has a couple of pictures of Scouts in kilts:

http://histclo.com/youth/youth/org/s...o/scoutsco.htm

Cheers,

Todd

[Nick]

My brother went to the National Jamboree, when he got home he said there was a Scottish troop there and all were kilted.

[Andrew Breecher]

There weren't any girls in my Boy Scout troop in England! Granted, that was nearly twenty years ago, and I'm sure things may change. At least in England, they have the Girl Guides, just as there are the Girl Scouts in the U.S.. That photo above is interesting - it mentions that normally they wear green shirts (which is what I wore in the English Scouts, and the photo of Scouts in the above article shows two Scottish Scouts in green shirts) but here he's wearing a khaki shirt, which is what the U.S. Scouts wear, along with a non-U.S. neckerchief (it's not red).

Andrew.

[tomcherv]

See - I knew that my Cub Scout Pack meeting would be a good place to wear my kilt. It's coming up soon, too - November 17.

I'd better get to work and finish my alterations. (As soon as I finish my 2 sons halloween costumes.)

[Nick]

It doesn't look like it's got a collar, though, and US uniforms do now. How dark are Scottish uniforms? The monitor might be screwing with the color.