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In the years following the establishment of the 1st Glasgow company, others were rapidly formed throughout [[Scotland]] and the rest of the United Kingdom leading to a movement comprising thousands of boys: in the early 20th century there were about 2,200 companies connected with different churches throughout the United Kingdom, the British Empire, and the United States, with 10,000 officers and 160,000 boys. Each company is normally affiliated to a battalion encompassing several nearby companies, which in turn are organized at a district and then national level, although in Scotland each company is attached to a local district, which is attached to a battalion. | In the years following the establishment of the 1st Glasgow company, others were rapidly formed throughout [[Scotland]] and the rest of the United Kingdom leading to a movement comprising thousands of boys: in the early 20th century there were about 2,200 companies connected with different churches throughout the United Kingdom, the British Empire, and the United States, with 10,000 officers and 160,000 boys. Each company is normally affiliated to a battalion encompassing several nearby companies, which in turn are organized at a district and then national level, although in Scotland each company is attached to a local district, which is attached to a battalion. | ||
Being the earliest of all youth organizations, a simple rosette was worn as an identifying uniform, shortly being replaced by the simple use of a belt, [[haversack]], and [[pillbox hat|pillbox cap]] (a popular military cap of the day) worn over the boys' everyday clothing. The pillbox cap was used into the 1960s, long after it had fallen out of use in the | Being the earliest of all youth organizations, a simple rosette was worn as an identifying uniform, shortly being replaced by the simple use of a belt, [[haversack]], and [[pillbox hat|pillbox cap]] (a popular military cap of the day) worn over the boys' everyday clothing. The pillbox cap was used into the 1960s, long after it had fallen out of use in the British Army, when it was replaced with a [[field cap]]. | ||
The movement also pioneered camping for leisure in Britain, previously rarely used outside the military. Early admirers of the Brigade included [[Robert Baden-Powell]] who as Vice President of the Boys' Brigade used it alongside initiatives in schools, particularly [[Eton College|Eton]], to promote the idea of scouting and outdoor pursuits based on those of the military for boys. At the time, he did not originally intend that any individual organization would later arise from this aim in the form of the various [[Scouting|Boy Scouts]] movements. Early examples of Scouting were seen in Boys' Brigade Scouting awards and even specialised '''Boys' Brigade Scout''' sections who wore a blue uniform with shorts and the distinctive ''Smokey Bear hat'' traditionally identified with Scouts, and still worn today by drill sergeants in the [[United States Army]]. However, nowadays there is a certain friendly rivalry between the two groups. | The movement also pioneered camping for leisure in Britain, previously rarely used outside the military. Early admirers of the Brigade included [[Robert Baden-Powell]] who as Vice President of the Boys' Brigade used it alongside initiatives in schools, particularly [[Eton College|Eton]], to promote the idea of scouting and outdoor pursuits based on those of the military for boys. At the time, he did not originally intend that any individual organization would later arise from this aim in the form of the various [[Scouting|Boy Scouts]] movements. Early examples of Scouting were seen in Boys' Brigade Scouting awards and even specialised '''Boys' Brigade Scout''' sections who wore a blue uniform with shorts and the distinctive ''Smokey Bear hat'' traditionally identified with Scouts, and still worn today by drill sergeants in the [[United States Army]]. However, nowadays there is a certain friendly rivalry between the two groups. | ||
