8 July 2008
The Boy Scouts of Iraq
Posted by admin under: International .
Of course, we all know that Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts is an international movement. I was wondering what happened to the attempt to restart the Boy Scouts and Girl Guides in Iraq back in 2004. Apparently, it’s still going strong. There’s a nice history of the restart and the previous history of Scouting in Iraq on Wikipedia. I know. Many people think Wikipedia is unreliable, but my opinion is there’s a lot of good stuff on there and if you stay away from the political subjects it tends to be quite accurate.
For the uninitiated (that’s me just a few years ago), just about everywhere in the world Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts are combined in one organization. Here in the USA they are actually separate entities. One of the weird things at the World Jamboree last year was knowing that boys and girls were camping together at that event. More on that at another time.
So, restarting Scouting in Iraq has restarted both Boy Scouts and Girl Guides (they call them guides instead of Scouts) in Iraq. You can follow the progress of Scouting in Iraq at http://greenzonecouncil.blogspot.com/. I like the camping article and the news that Trails End Popcorn, which does fundraising with Boy Scouts, donated $25,000 worth of popcorn to the Iraqi scouting program. They even had a pinewood derby in May! I love the news that Scouting is helping to develop character and leadership in Iraq as well as our own country and that the United States of America was instrumental in getting their program back on its feet.
- New Iraq Scouting Service Square Knot
- Army Major Talks About Her Iraq Scouts Volunteer Work
- Victory Base Gets an Overhaul
- Another Iraq Council Created by U.S.A.
- More Iraq Scouting News
5 Comments so far...
SFC Ron Burke Says:
27 March 2009 at 4:28 am.
You can see the latest story on the Iraqi Scouts here: http://www.dvidshub.net/?script=news/news_show.php&id=31576
Have a good one!
Jim Says:
11 July 2009 at 2:14 am.
I bought some patches from a Medical Service Corps officer who was connected with the Iraqi Boy Scouts, but I’ve misplaced his contact information. I’d like to buy more patches. If someone can give me a shout I’ll get a check in the mail.
AL Says:
29 September 2009 at 6:15 pm.
Jim,
Did you get an answer about the POC for the patches?
I got back from Philmount and folks are looking for information to help.
AL
Lieutenant-Colonel Otha Thornton Promotes Boy Scouts in Iraq | BoyandGirlScouts.com - News, Opinion, Advice Says:
16 May 2010 at 7:08 pm.
[...] that has been represented by all those in Iraq rescuing the Scouting program from its lost way. In 2004, Green Zone service personnel tried to give Iraqi children a refuge from people who wanted to turn [...]
Dale Clay Says:
28 July 2011 at 6:57 pm.
I am an Eagle Scout/Commissionner I am here in Camp Taji is scouting still going on here. I would love to volunteer my time..
