SCOUT MOTTO, SCOUT SIGN AND SALUTE AND SCOUT WAR DANCE

Scout Motto

The Scout Motto is : BE PREPARED

Which means you are always in a state of readiness in mind and body to your DUTY.

Be prepared in Mind by having disciplined yourself to be obedient to every order and also by having thought to before hand any accident or situation that migh occur, so that you know the right thing to do at the right moment and are willing to do it.

Be Prepared in Body by making yourself strong, active and able to do the right thing at the right moment and do it.

Scout Sign and salute

                                   The Scout Sign is made by raising your right hand palm to the front, thumb resting on the nail of the little finger and the other fingers upright, pointing upwards. The three fingers remind a Scout of the three parts of the Scout Promise. The Scout Sign is given at the making of the Promise or as a greeting. When the hand in this way is raised to the forehead, it is the scout Salute. All wearere of the Scout Badge salute each other once a day. The first to see the other Scout is the first to salute, irrespective of rank. Scout will always salute as token of respect, at the hoisting of the flag; at the playing of the National Anthem; to the uncased. When in uniform a Scout salutes whether he is wearing hat or not with one exception, namely at religious services when all Scout must stand at the alert instead of saluting.

Scout War Dance

            The war dance of the Young men of the Kikuyu tribe in Africa Provided the inspiration for the Scouts’ “ War dance”.

            

                           Scout form up in one line with leader infront, each holding his staff in the right hand, and his left on the next man’s shoulder. Leader sings the Eengonyama song. Scout sing chorus and advance a few steps at a time, stamping in unison on the log notes.At the  scond time of singing they step backwards. At the third, they turn to the left, still holding each others shoulders, and move round in a large circle, repeating the chorus until they have completed the circle. They then form into a wide circle, into the centre of which one steps forward and carries out a war dance, representing how he tracked and fought with on eof his enemies. He hoes through the whole fight in dumb show, until he finally kills his foe. The Scouts meantime sing the Eengonyama chorus and dance on their own ground. As soon as he finishes’ the fight, the leader starts the “Be prepared” chorus , which they repeat three times in honour of the Scout who has just danced.