Figure 1.--One major development was in 1969 when the British Scout Assoociation decided to adopt a long pants uniform. One consequence was the formation of the Baden Powell Scout assocition which was committed to a more traditional version of Scouting. These Baden Powell Scouts were photographed in 1980. Notice the boys' long hair styles in contrast to the traditional hair styles.

The world Scouting movement began in 1906 with Baden Powell's English Scouts. The movement quickly not only crossed the Channel onto the Continent, but by 1910 had reached America where Scout-like groups had already begun forming. The early uniforms were mostly quite similar to the original English uniforms, but differences soon began to appear. The Americans opted for knickers rather than short pants. The Europeans folloed the English lead with short pants, but began adopting destictive national uniforms. This was in part facilitated by the tendency in many Eiropean countries to establishvarious Scout associations rather than one single national comprehensive national association. Images collected over time show how the Scout uniform has evolved around the world over time. One major development was in 1969 when the British Scout Assoociation decided to adopt a long pants uniform.

Chronologies

HBC will archive here information about Scouting decade by decade. At this time we have only begun to collect information. The world Scouting movement began in 1906 with Baden Powell's English Scouts. The movement quickly not only crossed the Channel onto the Continent, but by 1910 had reached America where Scout-like groups had already begun forming. The early uniforms were mostly quite similar to the original English uniforms, but differences soon began to appear. The Americans opted for knickers rather than short pants. One major development was in 1969 when the British Scout Assoociation decided to adopt a long pants uniform.

National Scout Chronologies

HBC plans to develop chronologies for each national Scout association. At this time we only have information on the U.S. Scouts. We only have information at this time on the U.S. Scouts, but we plan to develop chronologies on other national Scout groups as well. The Europeans folloed the English lead with short pants, but began adopting destictive national uniforms. This was in part facilitated by the tendency in many European countries to establishvarious Scout associations rather than one single national comprehensive national association. Images collected over time show how the Scout uniform has evolved around the world over time.

U.S. Scouts

The first American Scout uniforms were based on U.S. Army uniforms. There since have been only three major changes in the uniform (1922, 194?, and 1981). For long periods boys have worn the same styles with only minimal changes. The uniforms have always been various changes of khaki, green, and tan. Details on the evolution of the U.S. Scout uniform are archived here.

Other groups

No chronologies have been developed for other national Scout associations at this time.