Investiture ceremony
A short simple and solemn ceremony within the
troop that makes a boy a Scout. The boy makes Scout promise in the presence of
Scouts and the scout master of the troop and becomes one of them. The Scout
master arranges for the ceremony when the recruit fulfills the condition set in
APRO. It is the prerogative of the Scoutmaster to conduct the ceremony himself
and should not surrender this responsibility to others who may be even so
highly placed. Parents of the recruit may be invited. One ceremony for one
recruit produces good effect. The ceremony is not done on a mass scale. Group
leader will be there as head of the family.
Preparation:
All members in uniform. Troop is formed in a
horseshoe. Scoutmaster faces the horseshoe, left of the flag. Assistant
Scoutmaster stands behind the S.M., Group leader other Scouters and invitees
stand in line left to ASM. Troop leader/ASM with Scout flag stands on SM’s left
to one side, facing the flag in formation. Recruit wearing Scout shirt, pant,
belt, shoes and socks stands close to the right of his patrol second.
Scoutmaster briefly describes significance of
the occasion. Then he calls on Patrol leader to bring out recruit to be
invested. P.L. brings recruit to within two paces of S.M., salutes, introduces
the recruit, then takes a step back.
CEREMONY
S.M:
“Do you know what your honour means?”
Recruit:
“ Yes sir, I Do”
S.M:
Can I trust you, on your honour, to do your best, to do your duty to God and
The Country, to help Other people and to obey the Scout
law?
Recruit:
“yes Sir”
The TL/ASM then moves up and holds the Troop Flag between the SM
and the recruit,SM: “Troop, Alert, Scout Sign.”All invested and the circuit do soS.M: “place your left hand on the flag
“The S.M and the recruit do so.S.M: Repeat
after me….
“On my honour I promise
that I will do my best to do my duty to God, and my Country,
to help other people and to obey the Scout Law.”
The Scout Master delivers the promise slowly in a way that the recruit follows well. At the end of promise S.M and recruit let go the flag. Troop leader/ASM raises the flag. All come down from Scout sign with the S.M and stand alert.S.M then shakes new scout by left hand and says: “I trust you, on your honour to keep the promise You are now a Scout in the World Wide Brotherhood of scouts”Note: if the boy has got invested previously, the words should be… “ you are now a member of the World Wide Brotherhood of Scouts”S.M: Troop…. Stand at ease S.M then hands the recruit his membership badge with brief explanation of their meaning. Scout quietly displaces them in to his pocket.
The Scout Master delivers the promise slowly in a way that the recruit follows well. At the end of promise S.M and recruit let go the flag. Troop leader/ASM raises the flag. All come down from Scout sign with the S.M and stand alert.S.M then shakes new scout by left hand and says: “I trust you, on your honour to keep the promise You are now a Scout in the World Wide Brotherhood of scouts”Note: if the boy has got invested previously, the words should be… “ you are now a member of the World Wide Brotherhood of Scouts”S.M: Troop…. Stand at ease S.M then hands the recruit his membership badge with brief explanation of their meaning. Scout quietly displaces them in to his pocket.
Group leader then comes forward to
welcome the new Scout. If the occasion demands he also places the group scarf
around the neck of the scout and fixes it with a woggle ASM then hands the new scout his beret cap,
investiture card and welcomes him.
SM: “About turn – Salute the troop “
New scout salutes.
SM:
“Troop Salute.” Troop salutes.SM:
“As you were”. They obey the command.
SM: “To your patrol quick march”The new scout marches behind the patrol leader to their patrol. Patrol leader makes the new scout stand to the right side of the patrol second and goes back to his position.
SM: “To your patrol quick march”The new scout marches behind the patrol leader to their patrol. Patrol leader makes the new scout stand to the right side of the patrol second and goes back to his position.
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