Scottish Scout Troop Visits U.S.

[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.

[Andrew Breecher]

I think it has a collar, he's just wearing the necker over it. The green of the British uniforms are the colour of the necker - a forest green. If you click on the link to the other story, you'll see two Scouts in the British green shirts.

Andrew.

[Sherry]

While Cubscouts & Webelos have certain neckerchiefs as a set part of the uniform, US Scouts wear neckerchiefs in various colors. Usually, the troop decides what they want to wear. My oldest son's troop wore navy blue with a silvery-gray overlocked hem & back corner BSA embroidery. At his Eagle ceremony, he recieved one in white trimmed in red, with a 3-color eagle design on the back. The BSA catalog carries several different color neckerchiefs in stock, & custom designs can be ordered, as shown here:



This pic is from http://www.chiefneckerchief.com/

I think it is traditional to wear the neckerchief over the collar, but my son's scoutmaster insisted on them wearing it under the collar.

Sherry

[Shay]

Found this:
http://histclo.hispeed.com/youth/you...uni/ss-uni.htm

(Wow- I was just made a Brownie troop leader, and found that other than a strongly recommended sash or vest, there is no 'uniform' for Brownies- I'm kinda glad I don't have to buy all that stuff and can spend the money on crafts and lessons instead! :-P )

[Andrew Breecher]

When my sister was a Brownie Guide in England, not only did she have a clothing uniform, but part of her uniform consisted of a number of items (string, ten pence for a phone call, and other useful items) that she had to keep in her pocket. I think that's sort of clever, and part of the "always prepared" aspect of Scouting.

Andrew.

[Richland]

As I recall, the Scout shirts in the 70s had no collar so there was not too much fabric in the neck area, Since the Neckerchief was was worn over the collar. "Never liked it much."
Close inspection of the above photo shows a collar hidden under the neckerchief.
There was an old Scottish scout-master in our area who was kilted on formal ocasions. Can't remember the tartan.
Proper wearing of the neckerchief was Over the collar
when wearing short pants in summer, we also wore high sox with garters and Flashes. I'm going to see if my dad has any of my old scout stuff I will certainly wear my old the flashes with my kilt. As i recall they were high quality, woven, tapered, and wrapped. Not just cut ribbon like I see alot of today with kilts.

[Frank McGrath]

I taught uniforming for Cub Scout Leader Basic Training. I told leaders that Whatever they decided was okay as long as all matched. Neckerchief under or over the collar.......Style of pants were optional as long as they were blue. I kept two uniform shirts...1 for dress functions and one for training functions. The training shirt was the most fun. I, too, saw kilted scouts at the Jamboree in A.P. Hill, Virginia. Was good to see.

Frank