Belgium FSC Boy Scout Uniforms

Note: Information available on FSC is in French. I used the Altavista translater, but it produced only a poor translation.

Historical Background

Structure

Uniforms

In order to show the membership of a same movement through its passage in various sections and to contribute to a better comprehension of the teaching pillars, each one, whatever the branch to which it belongs (and which is identified

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by the colors of pulls/chemises), carries the badges indicating the same concepts to the same places of its uniform: Membership, integration and participation (on the right) Engagement, progression and function (on the left).

The uniform common to each member includes/understands the badges of membership as of its input in the movement, each one has the right to carry them and to keep them through the various sections: the world badge woven white zone (on the right " pocket "), the tape of unit (high of the right sleeve), the badge of area (under the tape of unit). The bottom of the uniform is also common: of blue color, the skirt or the shorts (or trousers mainly for the most 16 years) out of velvet fines coasts will be however likely to see its texture varying according to the internal choice with the section (bearing choice on the jean, for example). gray " socks ". Lastly, each one carries a scarf... (around the neck and held by Nœud " head of Turkish "), that of the unit (in theory, a bottom of color and a tape of 3 cm another tone) or function.

Various uniforms

Each section is identified (it is a very old choice of the movement) by a shirt or a sweater of different color. has each section also correspond of the particular badges concerning integration (I), the progression (p) and engagement (E). (let us note, with the passage, that the badge of promise of the Moslem scouts of our movement is different from the potencée cross !).
Wandering entertainers: Navy blue sweater badge "path of the wandering entertainers" on the chest, on the left (instead of the badge of promise of the others).
Wolf cubs: Bottle green sweater. Wolf of color (i) on the right side (under the world badge) (or, if one carries it in the section, on the cap). Badges (p) on the left sleeve. Potencée cross woven on green bottom (E), the chest, on the left. Also on the left sleeve, the triangle of sizaine and, if necessary, tapes of sizenier.
Scouts: line blue cobalt. totem (i) on the right (either Nœud of shoulder, or embroidered totem on reduction right pocket, or distinguished on right sleeve, or...). badges (p) on the left sleeve. Potencée cross woven on blue or metal bottom on gray lollipop (e) (on the left). the choice of one or the other badge is done within each section where all carry the same one. also on the left, Nœud of shoulder of patrol (= function of patrouillard) and, if necessary, on the left pocket, the tapes of CP.
Older pioneers-scouts: line red. the promise (e) scoute made with the continuous troop indicate same manner (with the same single choice). has the end of its first year in the station, each one is invited to carry out its "engagement elder pioneer-scout" which is ndicated by the brown lollipop. has the end of the T1, gave of a white lollipop.

Uniform, behaviour and elements optional

The uniform defined above is what one carries in the strong moments of animation, when one has to visualize our common membership or that one shows with the " public ". other practices, very largely spread, exist in the movement. They are initially behaviours (lighter and on which one does not carry badges) like the tee-shirts with the colors of the various branches or the sports shirt wolf cubs or " frameworks " but also of the blue sweater for all the most 12 years. In addition, of the optional elements can supplement the uniform. in addition to the belt, they are the well-known cover-chiefs for the wolf cubs (cap), the scouts-scouts (cap) and the scouts marine, it acts also henceforth of a Norwegian bonnet for the wandering entertainers and of an " American " cap red for the 16/18.

The Belgium badge

Usable starting from the troop, it is however optional (choice within the section) but goes indeed above the right pocket when one goes the abroad this one is superfluous for the regional and federal frameworks considering the existance of the federal tape (and of the federal scarf).

Badges of participation

They are of course optional that they relate to activities of section, area, connects or movement, they are related to the sleeve (pocket for the federal frameworks) right, by the members having taken part in a given activity, which wish it. the wisdom of each one will lead it has to avoid the display of a collection of badges going up with the 50e anniversary of the FSC: the badge of the camp of 93 substitute that of camp 92, etc.

Signs of function

Essentially, it is about: the dove into pendentive for the organizers with the faith the garnet-red node of shoulder for the organizers the green node of shoulder for the organizers responsible.