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• What is Scouting?

    For more than 100 years, Scouting programs have instilled in youth the values found in the Scout Oath and Scout Law. Today, these values are just as relevant in helping youth grow to their full potential as they were in 1910. Scouting helps youth develop academic skills, self-confidence, ethics, leadership skills, and citizenship skills that influence their adult lives.

"The Mission of Scouting is to contribute to the education of young people, through a value system based on the Scout Promise and Law, to help build a better world where people are self-fulfilled as individuals and play a constructive role in society."

Scouting can play a vital role in developing the career and building the character of a student through which students can practice becoming successful leaders and contribute a lot to society. Scouting helps the students increase interaction, gain experience, and focus on themselves to perform well in professional life and get exposure.

The main goal of Scouting is to develop children, and adolescents as citizens of the family, society, country, and world by developing physical, mental, moral, intellectual, and social qualities. Some of the key features of the Scout program are noteworthy: learning hands-on work; Working in small-group systems; Job recognition through the badge system; Performing work on the pearl, saluting the three-finger salute and wearing a right hand, wearing scout clothing, scarves, and badges, and always obey scout laws and promises.

The scouts are required to become members of the scout movement through practice, affidavit, and initiation according to the rules set by the movement's founder, Lord Baden Powell. The scouts have the motto: Cub - to try their best; Scout - always ready; And Rover- Serve. Scouts are Service: Weekly classes, camps and hiking, Comdeca and large rallies such as Campure (Cub Scout), Jamboree (scouts), and Moot (rovers) are organized at national, regional, district or upazila level (they are international).

• Scouting in Bangladesh

    The Bangladesh Scouts (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ স্কাউটস]) is the national Scouting organization of Bangladesh. Scouting was founded in 1914 in East Bengal now Bangladesh as part of the British Indian branch of The Scouts Association and continued as part of the Pakistan Boy Scout Association until the country's divided sections split in 1971 during the Bangladesh Liberation War. Following its independence, in 1972, the Bangladesh Boy Scout Association was officially formed as the successor of the Pakistan Boy Scouts Association. Bangladesh became independent of the World Organization of Scout Movement in 1974. The organization changed its name to "Bangladesh Scouts" in 1978. The organization has 1,474,460 members as of 2015.

In keeping with the principles and ideals of Scouting, Scouting is universally recognized as a co-educational program in addition to general education to develop the children and youth of the country as good citizens. Through the practical continuous training of scouting, boys, and girls get the opportunity to establish themselves in their personal and social life as a result of proper guidance from an early age. Scouts have been able to get the support of the country's government and common people by playing a leading role in the society to create an illiterate and drug-free society, a beautiful environment, and to serve and support the marginalized people.

Scouts are moving forward with an indomitable passion to create an information technology-based digital Bangladesh. According to the strategic plan of Bangladesh Scouts, volunteer leaders, and professional scout executives are working to implement 6 priority activities.

Organizational activities of scouting are being conducted in 64 administrative districts, 5 metropolitan areas, and 489 upazilas (including newly formed upazilas) of the entire Bangladesh. Rover, Railway, Naval, and Air are the four special zones extending only to the district level. There are a total of 156 District Scouts including 64 Administrative Districts, 5 Metropolitan Districts, 64 Rover Districts, 13 Railway Districts, 6 Air Districts, and 6 Naval Districts covered by the Regions. Currently, the number of regions under Bangladesh Scouts is 13.

• Air Scouting

Major Baden Baden-Powell

With the coming to power of the Nazi Party in Germany in 1933, Britain like other countries began to re-arm to counter the threat. Part of this was promoting ‘air-mindedness’ amongst the youth in essence building a base of skills in flying and engineering. Both Air Commodore Chamier who would later form the Air Defence Cadet Corps (later the Air Training Corps) and Major Baden Baden-Powell introduced gliding into Scout activities. This provided an opportunity for Scout Groups to build a glider which they could then learn to fly at considerably lower costs compared with powered aircraft.

Scouts learning to fly Gliders

Second World War

With the advent of the Second World War and particularly the Battle of Britain in which the Royal Air Force suffered from a shortage of trained pilots, new schemes were initiated to address this situation. In 1941 the Air Training Corps was formed and on 29 January, the Air Scouts Branch was formally created. Both organizations were coordinated with boys aged 11 to 18 years old joining Air Scout units and boys aged 16 would be able to join the Air Training Corps. Air Scout Groups could be attached to ATC Squadrons to benefit from training and facilitate Scouts becoming ATC Cadets when they reached the required age.

In August 1942 saw the first National Air Scout Camp was held at Avington Park in Hampshire where all Air Scouts could join together and share experiences. Later that year an Air Scout Exhibition was held at Dorland House in London, the event was used to launch the first Air Scout Handbook. The Fleet Air Arm hosted a camp for the Air Scouts with Lt Lawrence Olivier (later Lord Olivier, famous actor) as the Naval representative to them.

Air Scouts climbing on a Fairey Albacore with Lord Olivier

Post War

In 1950 an agreement was made with the Air Ministry that Air Scout Troops could apply for Royal Air Force recognition on similar lines to the Sea Scouts and the Royal Navy. Provided that the Troop passed an inspection they would be issued with a certificate and badges for the Air Scouts to wear on their uniform. They would have increased access to Royal Air Force equipment, and training and be authorized to fly in-service aircraft. By 1981, at least 82 Air Scout Groups had participated in the scheme in this country and abroad.

Air Scouts with Boeing Stratocruiser

In order to provide a dedicated air activities center for Air Scouts, a lease for up to 12 acres at Lasham Airfield in Hampshire was made in June 1963. At Lasham Air Scouts could participate in gliders, balloons,s, and parascending. Unusually the Centre was given two airliners by Dan-Air for use as hostels for Air Scouts staying at Lasham! They were Avro York G-ANTK (preserved at Imperial War Museum Duxford) and de Havilland Comet G-APDK (scrapped in 1980). The Centre closed on 21 March 1980 and due to high costs, no replacement has been acquired.

• Air Scouting in Bangladesh

Bangladesh Scouts, Air Region

Air Region Est- April 1977. This declaration took place at the 3rd National Scout Rally in the National parliament house Dhaka. On the same year 28 august, Air scouts started their activities as Air regional scouts of Bangladesh. It was the 8th region of Bangladesh scouts. Under the presidency of the chief of the air staff, Bangladesh Air Force, Air Vice Marshal A.G. Mahmud TBt, psa.Along with the regional commissioner, Gp, capt Nurul Islam TBt, Regional Secretary, 3 District Commissioners (OC. Admin, Air Force Bases), and their officer in Charge air scouts, the regional executive committee came into being.

Air Scouts are members of the international Scouting movement with a particular emphasis on an aviation-themed program and/or flying-based activities. Air Scouts follow the same basic Scouting program as regular Scouts, but they devote certain amounts of time focused on their air activities.

Air Scouts often wear a slightly different uniform from the other scouting movement and/or may have different badges/insignia.

Most air activities are ground-based like visits to airports and air museums, radio-controlled model flights, aero modeling, and camping on airfields. Depending on age group, country, and Scout group the activities can also include parachuting or flights in light aircraft or helicopters.

-- Bangladesh Air Scouts was first founded in 1977. Now Bangladesh Air Scout has divided 6 (Six) Districts.

• DHAKA District Air
• KURMITOLA District Air
• JESSORE District Air
• CHITTAGONG District Air
• PAHARKANCHANPUR District Air
• MOULOVIBAZAR District Air.

All the Scout Districts are operated by the Bangladesh Air Force Bases.

• The benefits of scouting

Scouting can play a vital role in developing the career and building the character of a student through which students can practice becoming successful leaders and contribute a lot to society. Scouting helps the students increase interaction, gain experience, and focus on themselves to perform well in professional life and get exposure.

Being a Scout allows a person to spend a lot of time outside while learning new skills, which is one of the benefits. As they learn to make new friends, person`s self-confidence is likely to increase, and they'll be pleased with the badges they acquire. They will gain fortitude and a growing attitude. They will discover the advantages of teamwork and the value of deliberating while taking into account the opinions of others.

• The benefits of joining Air Scouts

• Acquiring specialized knowledge about aircraft-related activities and the Bangladesh Air force.
• Opportunities to participate in various national and international gatherings, journalism, workshops, and jamborees of the country.
• An opportunity to develop yourself as an honest, civil, and willing person.
• Developing the career and building the character of a student through proper discipline.
• Learn practical skills through different activities.

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