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A '''Boy Scout''' is a [[boy]], usually 11 to 17 years of age, participating in the worldwide [[Scouting]] movement. This movement began in 1907, when [[Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell|Lt. General Robert Baden-Powell]] held the [[Brownsea Island Scout Camp|first Scout camp]] on [[Brownsea Island]], [[South England]]. To advance his ideas, Baden-Powell wrote the book, ''[[Scouting for Boys]]'', which targeted boy readership, and described the [[Scout method]] of using outdoor activities to develop character, citizenship, and personal fitness qualities among youth. | |||
Boy Scouts are organized into [[troop]]s averaging twenty to thirty Scouts under guidance of a [[Scout leader]]. Troops subdivide into [[patrol]]s of about six Scouts and engage in outdoor and special interest activities. Troops may affiliate with national and international organizations. Some national Scouting associations have special interest programs such as [[Air Scouts]], [[Sea Scouts]], outdoor high adventure, Scouting bands and rider scouts. Some troops, especially in [[Europe]], have been [[co-education]]al since the 1970s, allowing boys and girls to work together as Scouts. |