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The Frequently Ask Questions (FAQ) files for all Scouting groups
are archived at the following sites:
  http://www.faqs.org/faqs/scouting/
  http://www.faqs.org/#FAQHTML

Please email me of any changes to this FAQ.
Many more Oaths and Promises from around the world can be found at:
http://www.usscouts.org/

Links to organizations affiliated with the WOSM can be found at:
http://www.scout.org

Links to organizations affiliated with the World Association of Girl Guides
and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) can be obtained at http://www.wagggsworld.org

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Subject: Scouting on the Air: Radio Amateur Scout Technical Info

Date: 15 Feb 93 16:05:59 PST
The information I have is that there are two International Scout Nets
operating regularly - the European one on 14.290khz on Saturdays at
0930 GMT and the World net on Saturdays on 21.360khz at 1800 GMT.  I
received this via JOTA in 1988 (I have been organizing a JOTA station
for the District for the last 8 years and have been an Amateur Radio
for the last year).

Date: 26 Apr 1995
SB SPCL ARL ARLX036 ARLX036
BSA Net/JOTA news

Boy Scouts of America is establishing a new net called BSA Net,
International. It will meet every Sunday at 2030 UTC on 14.290 MHz.
KB8OCC will act as net control.

Thanks to David Michelson, KB8OCC, for the preceding information.



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Subject: Scouting on the Air: JOTA (World Jamboree On The Air)

JOTA is an annual event in which Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts and Guides
from all over the world speak to each other by means of Amateur Radio.
Information, dates and time for JOTI and JOTA can be found at:
http://www.scout.org

As every year since 1993, a JOTI (Jamboree On The Internet) will be held
as off-stage event during the JOTA. To participate, connect to the
Internet Relay Chatter (IRC) by using the IRC client on your local
host or by telnetting to <host name to be supplied>. There will be
a channel named "Scouting" (I think) where JOTers will meet
during that time.

JOTA is a worldwide event.  Units may operate for 48 hours, from
Saturday 00.00 h until Sunday 24.00 h local time.  Due to the world's
time differences, this period is not the same for everyone.  To
determine the times at which you can most likely contact a certain part
of the world, calculate a time difference and ask your amateur radio
operator about the radio propagation prediction (a sort of weather
forecast for radio waves).

Any authorized frequency may be used to establish a contact.
Just call "CQ JAMBOREE", or answer Scout stations who are calling
to establish a contact. National radio regulations must be strictly
observed (in most countries, a licensed amateur radio operator must
be present and a logbook must be held).  To find each other easily,
listen on the agreed World Scout Frequencies listed below.

Another hint to improve your success rate: in the weeks preceding
the event, keep an eye on rec.Scouting for other stations and arrange
meeting times and frequencies with them in advance.


World Federation of Great Towers
================================
The World Federation of Great Towers (WFGT) is an organization in which
large towers all over the world co-operate for special activities.  It
was founded in 1989 with the aim to stimulate communication and
exchanges of all sort between the people of the world.

The WFGT invites Scouts to take part in the JOTA from the top of their
Towers.  Amateur radio stations will be installed on the towers and
professional communication facilities to contact the other towers will
be made available also.

The following towers are expected to take part: Centrepoint Tower in Sydney
(Australia), Donauturm in Vienna (Austria), CN Tower in Toronto
(Canada), Empire State Building in New York (USA), Tour Eiffel in Paris
(France), Euromast in Rotterdam (Netherlands), Ostankino Tower in Moscow
(Russia), Blackpool Tower in Blackpool (United Kingdom) and British
Telecom Tower in London (United Kingdom).

Some of these stations may use special call signs as well.  It is
usually planned to establish a television link between New York, Paris and
Moscow at some time during the weekend.  This will make it possible for
the Scouts at those towers to have a forum discussion.  Further details
are not yet known, but can be obtained from the World Bureau's radio
station HB9S during the JOTA.


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Subject: Scouting on the Net during JOTA (World Jamboree On The Air)

Information, dates and time for JOTI and JOTA can be found at:
http://www.scout.org

A. JAMBOREE ON THE IRC (JOTIRC or JOTI)

IRC stands for Internet Relay Chat.  IRC is devoted to just "type-talking"
with other users around the world.  You join what they call a channel
(similar to AOL's rooms, if you're familiar) and type words which appear on
the channel.  Everyone on that channel receives your words and can respond.
The software needed is basically a client.  Clients can be obtained from many
ftp sites.  See Scott Yanoff's "Internet Services" list on
alt.internet.services for public IRC clients, or find out if your own system
has the client installed by typing the following from your UNIX prompt:

    irc
    /join #Scouting

For more information on IRC, anonymous FTP to:
cs.bu.edu:/irc/support/tutorial*

Jamboree on the Internet will be held on the same weekend as JOTA. JOTA
and JOTI should be conducted together when possible. For questions on the
Jamboree on the Internet send E-mail to:[e-mail]
or go to: http://www.scout.org

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From: Allan Fineberg <[e-mail]>
Subject: Scouting Esperanto
Date: Mon, 24 Apr 95 16:49:46 EDT

[Note: a more complete version of this FAQ is posted as separate file
 once a month on rec.Scouting and may be retrieved through anonymous FTP
 from ftp.ethz.ch:/rec.Scouting/faq ]

What is Esperanto?

Esperanto is the easy-to-learn language devised by Dr. L.L. Zamenhof, of
Warsaw, Poland, at the end of the 19th Century. Zamenhof saw the need
for the peoples of the world to be able to transcend the barriers of
language.  Esperanto is used as a second language for communication
between language communities.

Is Esperanto supposed to replace the national languages?

No.  It is a neutral bridge-language between people of different
language communities.

What is the connection between Scouting and Esperanto?

In his book, "Scouting for Boys," Sir Robert Baden-Powell, Scouting's
Founder, recommends the use of Esperanto as a "secret language" among
Scouts.  The first steps to create the Skolta Esperanto-Ligo (Scout
Esperanto League) took place in 1918, after the appearance of Alexander
William Thompson's booklet proposing such an organization.  Since then,
SEL has held its own international camp-outs, and participated in World
Scout Jamborees. For the World Jamboree in August in the Netherlands, an
international group of SEL  activists is organizing an activity in which
participants will learn the basics of  Esperanto using a space-age
learning tool, "Esperanto-Elektro."

Why is Esperanto called a "neutral" language?

It is neutral in the sense that it has no political, cultural or
national/ethnic "baggage" that it carries with it. This cannot be said
for the various national languages, each of which carries with it its
won particular agenda, be it political, cultural, religious, commercial
or otherwise. The only agenda Esperanto has is to serve as a
bridge-language between all peoples.

Who can give me information about Skolta Esperanto-Ligo?

La Skolta Mondo, the official publication of SEL, appears four times a
year. The editor of La Skolta Mondo (Scout World) is Anna Margareta
Ritamaki.  Her e-mail address is:   [e-mail] until
June. As of June 1st, her e-mail address will be: [e-mail]
By prior agreement with her, telefaxing is available.

The General Secretary of SEL is Hector Campos Grez.  His snail-mail
address: Casilla 331, Curico, Region 7, Chile. Fax: [phone].

How can I learn Esperanto?

Get the SEL textbook "Jamborea Lingvo," by J.L. Hammer, illustrated by
the noted Netherlands graphic artist Melle Hammer. It is available from:
SEL, Postbus 433, NL-1500 EK Zaandam, the Netherlands. Cost: 6 Netherland
Guilders + postage/handling This book is also available through many
Esperanto book services, such as that of Esperanto League for North
America ([e-mail]). In many countries, SEL runs special courses
just for Scouts. Or, get an Esperanto textbook at a public library or
bookstore. Find out if an Esperanto course is being offered in your
area. Take the Free Esperanto Course that is available by e-mail. The
Administrator of the FEC is Marko Rauhamaa. He can be contacted at:
[e-mail] The same course is available by snail-mail,
from several national Esperanto associations. A wealth of information
about Esperanto is available at the follo>

Transfer interrupted!

 Pagxoj (Esperanto Yellow Pages/in Esperanto)
ftp://ftp.cs.chalmers.se/pu/users/martinw./fla-pa/flavaj pagxoj.html

Yellow Pages (Esperanto Yellow Pages/in English)
ftp.netcom.com/pub/el/elna/Yellow Pages

What does Esperanto look like?

Esperanto estas neutrala ponto-lingvo. D-ro Zamenhof kreis Esperanton
por helpi al internacia, intergenta komunikado. Bela, facila, Esperanto
estas la racia solvo al la monda lingvo-problemo.

Scouting Terms..........Skoltisma Terminaro
Scout                   Skolto
Girl Guide/Scout        Skoltino
Cub Scout               Lupido
Scout Leader            Skoltestro
Camp                    Tendaro
Be Prepared!            Estu Preta!
Thinking Day            Interpensa Tago

[Thanks to Anna Margareta Ritamaki, Editor of La Skolta Mondo, who
provided much of the material upon this FAQ is based.]

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Subject: World Scouting Census Figures

One indication (certainly not the only indication) of the strength of a national
Scouting organization might be the size of the per capita percentage.  Per capita
percentage, for this purpose, is the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM)
membership numbers divided by the population of the country.

As of June 1998 there are 150 countries with WOSM recognized National Scout
Organizations. The countries that had population figures are listed below.

Membership: The membership which is shown in these countries represents only the
members (youth and adults) of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM),
which in most countries includes boys and girls. In some countries - mostly in Europe -
the national organization is larger than indicated here because it includes girls
who are members of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS).
The only organization included in the numbers from the USA is the BSA, the GSUSA
is not included in the numbers on this page since they are part of WAGGGS not WOSM.

Sources:
WOSM Membership figures from http://www.scout.org except for BSA figures
which are from BSA National's publication ProSpeak as of 12/31/98 (WOSM numbers were
about 1 million more).  BSA numbers do not include Learning for Life which does
not have WOSM members.  Country population figures are from:
U.S. Bureau of the Census, International Data Base and The World Factbook, 1997.

Ranking Country              Membership Country Pop.Per Capita
   1    Indonesia              9,896,357 212,941,810    4.65%
   2    Philippines            2,888,265  77,725,862    3.72%
   3    Kiribati                   1,798      83,976    2.14%
   4    Thailand               1,050,365  60,037,366    1.75%
   5    United States          4,583,569 270,311,758    1.70% (BSA Only)
   6    Dominica                   1,100      65,777    1.67%
   7    Maldives                   4,543     290,211    1.57%
   8    Liechtenstein                496      31,717    1.56%
   9    Ireland                   51,903   3,619,480    1.43%
   10   Luxembourg                 5,853     425,017    1.38%
   11   Barbados                   3,041     259,025    1.17%
   12   Fiji                       9,205     802,611    1.15%
   13   Grenada                    1,052      96,217    1.09%
   14   United Kingdom           630,954  58,970,119    1.07%
   15   Denmark                   53,258   5,333,617    1.00%
   16   New Zealand               33,673   3,625,388    0.93%
   17   Belgium                   92,691  10,174,922    0.91%
   18   Canada                   272,070  30,675,398    0.89%
   19   Gambia                    11,056   1,291,858    0.86%
   20   Brunei Darussalam          2,617     315,292    0.83%
   21   Sweden                    71,033   8,886,738    0.80%
   22   Hong Kong (P.R.C.)        53,049   6,706,965    0.79%  (July 1998 est.)
   23   San Marino                   193      24,894    0.78%
   24   Finland                   38,132   5,149,242    0.74%
   25   Qatar                      5,096     697,126    0.73%
   26   Malta                      2,772     379,563    0.73%
   27   Belize                     1,643     230,160    0.71%
   28   Cyprus                     5,013     748,982    0.67%
   29   Australia                124,424  18,613,087    0.67%
   30   Iceland                    1,692     271,033    0.62%
   31   Bangladesh               784,054 127,567,002    0.61%
   32   Suriname                   2,601     427,980    0.61%
   33   Kenya                    168,021  28,337,071    0.59%
   34   Bahamas                    1,644     279,833    0.59%
   35   Korea, Republic of       263,796  46,416,796    0.57%
   36   St. Vincent/Grenadine        676     119,818    0.56%
   37   Trinidad & Tobago          6,210   1,116,595    0.56%
   38   Portugal                  52,208   9,927,556    0.53%
   39   Swaziland                  4,994     966,462    0.52%
   40   Poland                   187,022  38,606,922    0.48%
   41   Malaysia                  93,449  20,932,901    0.45%
   42   Tunisia                   40,920   9,380,404    0.44%
   43   Switzerland               31,553   7,260,357    0.43%
   44   Norway                    18,956   4,419,955    0.43%
   45   Comoros                    2,200     545,528    0.40%
   46   Oman                       9,495   2,363,591    0.40%
   47   Netherlands               61,196  15,731,112    0.39%
   48   Israel                    21,920   5,643,966    0.39%
   49   Slovenia                   7,301   1,971,739    0.37%
   50   Czech Republic            35,610  10,286,470    0.35%
   51   Saint Lucia                  516     152,335    0.34%
   52   Taiwan                    72,927  21,908,135    0.33%
   53   Pakistan                 441,677 135,135,195    0.33%
   54   Botswana                   4,660   1,448,454    0.32%
   55   Togo                      15,759   4,905,827    0.32%
   56   Jordan                    14,238   4,434,978    0.32%
   57   Gabon                      3,835   1,207,844    0.32%
   58   Kuwait                     6,061   1,913,285    0.32%
   59   Singapore                 10,392   3,490,356    0.30%
   60   Bahrain                    1,820     616,342    0.30%
   61   Uganda                    65,152  22,167,195    0.29%
   62   Saudi Arabia              54,994  20,785,955    0.26%
   63   Panama                     7,111   2,735,943    0.26%
   64   Mauritius                  2,998   1,168,256    0.26%
   65   United Arab Emirates       5,824   2,303,088    0.25%
   66   Lebanon                    8,450   3,505,794    0.24%
   67   Chile                     35,180  14,787,781    0.24%
   68   Spain                     89,256  39,133,996    0.23%
   69   Libyan Arab Jamahiriy     12,902   5,690,727    0.23%
   70   Central African Repl.      7,000   3,375,771    0.21%
   71   Mongolia                   5,311   2,578,530    0.21%
   72   Italy                    115,449  56,782,748    0.20%
   73   Austria                   16,455   8,133,087    0.20%
   74   France                   117,531  58,804,944    0.20%
   75   Japan                    244,827 125,931,533    0.19%
   76   Hungary                   19,809  10,208,127    0.19%
   77   Monaco                        62      32,035    0.19%
   78   Benin                     11,587   6,100,799    0.19%
   79   Macedonia                  3,500   2,009,387    0.17%
   80   Germany                  133,942  82,079,454    0.16%
   81   Greece                    17,378  10,662,138    0.16%
   82   India                  1,591,083 984,003,683    0.16%
   83   Costa Rica                 5,688   3,604,642    0.16%
   84   Jamaica                    4,133   2,634,678    0.16%
   85   Sierra Leone               7,963   5,080,004    0.16%
   86   Haiti                      9,859   6,780,501    0.15%
   87   Sri Lanka                 25,288  18,933,558    0.13%
   88   Tanzania                  40,809  30,608,769    0.13%
   89   Congo                     62,842  49,000,511    0.13%
   90   Burundi                    6,661   5,537,387    0.12%
   91   Yugoslavia                12,080  10,526,135    0.11%
   92   Egypt                     74,598  66,050,004    0.11%
   93   Nepal                     24,889  23,698,421    0.11%
   94   Argentina                 35,633  36,265,463    0.10%
   95   Burkina Faso              10,165  11,266,393    0.09%
   96   Bolivia                    6,859   7,826,352    0.09%
   97   Liberia                    2,418   2,771,901    0.09%
   98   Uruguay                    2,841   3,284,841    0.09%
   99   Namibia                    1,378   1,622,328    0.08%
  100   Slovakia                   4,510   5,392,982    0.08%
  101   Croatia                    3,865   4,671,584    0.08%
  102   Honduras                   4,319   5,861,955    0.07%
  103   El Salvador                4,180   5,752,067    0.07%
  104   Estonia                    1,016   1,421,335    0.07%
  105   Mauritania                 1,779   2,511,473    0.07%
  106   Rwanda                     5,479   7,956,172    0.07%
  107   Belarus                    7,050  10,409,050    0.07%
  108   Syria                     11,073  16,673,282    0.07%
  109   Madagascar                 8,857  14,462,509    0.06%
  110   Senegal                    5,882   9,723,149    0.06%
  111   Mexico                    59,531  98,552,776    0.06%
  112   Guatemala                  7,247  12,007,580    0.06%
  113   Armenia                     2035   3,421,775    0.06%
  114   Papua New Guinea           2,599   4,599,785    0.06%
  115   Iraq                      12,000  21,722,287    0.06%
  116   Angola                     6,000  10,864,512    0.06%
  117   Colombia                  20,973  38,580,949    0.05%
  118   Venezuela                 12,371  22,803,409    0.05%
  119   Nicaragua                  2,298   4,583,379    0.05%
  120   South Africa              21,323  42,834,520    0.05%
  121   Peru                      12,276  26,111,110    0.05%
  122   Guinea                     3,470   7,477,110    0.05%
  123   Ecuador                    5,536  12,336,572    0.04%
  124   Zimbabwe                   4,817  11,044,147    0.04%
  125   Cameroon                   6,535  15,029,433    0.04%
  126   Morocco                   12,304  29,114,497    0.04%
  127   Nigeria                   46,701 110,532,242    0.04%
  128   C⌠te-d,Ivoire              6,436  15,446,231    0.04%
  129   Lithuania                  1,500   3,600,158    0.04%
  130   Guyana                       294     707,954    0.04%
  131   Sudan                     13,550  33,550,552    0.04%
  132   Dominican Republic         3,200   7,998,766    0.04%
  133   Yemen                      6,481  16,387,963    0.04%
  134   Chad                       2,850   7,359,512    0.04%
  135   Moldova, Republic of       1,540   4,457,729    0.03%
  136   Brazil                    58,493 169,806,557    0.03%
  137   Latvia                       801   2,385,396    0.03%
   1    Algeria                   10,000  30,480,793    0.03%
   2    Zambia                      3031   9,460,736    0.03%
   3    Paraguay                   1,240   5,291,020    0.02%
   4    Romania                    4,930  22,395,848    0.02%
   5    Georgia                    1,063   5,108,527    0.02%
   6    Tajikistan                 1,100   6,020,095    0.02%
   7    Lesotho                      371   2,089,829    0.02%
   8    Turkey                    11,252  64,566,511    0.02%
   9    Ghana                      3,186  18,497,206    0.02%
   10   Niger                      1,230   9,671,848    0.01%




NOTES:

The figures represent total membership numbers compared to total population.
The figures do not represent the total population of 'Scout age' youth in each
country nor the populations within each organization broken down by age, since
the information is not available to the author.  This problem is compounded by
the fact that different organizations, some within the same country, have different
beginning and ending ages for their programs.

The reader should take into account that Scouting is run differently in different
countries.  In the Philippines, for example, which shows the second highest level
of "market penetration" the scouting program is run as an in-school program with
paid scoutmasters.  Compared to that of Hong Kong, for example, where there is
an all-volunteer program without the support of the current government.




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