Figure 1.--I believe this photograp shows English BP Cubs or Beavers in their new style uniforms. Notice the old style Wolf Cub badge the boy on the right is wearing.

The uniforms of the different BP Scout levels have various destinctive features. The uniform adopted in the 1970s was worn for three decades. Beavers wore red garter tabs. Cubs from 8 to 11 years wore a green cap with yellow piping, Group scarf and woggle, green jumper, grey shorts, grey knee-length socks with green garter tabs and black or brown shoes or boots. Scouts from 11 to 15 years wore the full traditional unifrom that Baden-Powell designed, except they wear berets instead of the Smokey Bear (lemon squeezer) hat. The boys wear a green beret, Group scarf and woggle, khaki short-sleeved shirt and shorts, brown leather belt with brass Scout emblem buckle, khaki knee-length socks with green garter tabs and black or brown shoes or boots. They also wore white lanyards with the scarf/neckerchief. Senior boys from 15 to 18 year wear a similar uniform with a maroon beret and garter tabs and maroon epaulettes. The older Rover Scouts 18 year and older wear green epaulettes. Major changes were made to the uniform in 2000.

Baden Powell Scout Uniforms (1960-2000)

As part of being the country’s leading proponent of traditional Scouting, the BPSA has remained faithful to the uniform and badges in place in 1959 (the last uniform review before APR), which had developed from the original designs of Baden-Powell over the intervening 40 years. We believevthis uniform was worn through the 1990s. One Baden Powell scout master stressed that his troop still wears short pants. They believe that scouting should be run the old way like Baden Powell wanted so they still to this day wear the uniform that Baden Powell set out. The BP uniforms above uniforms are pretty much standard although there are some variations - e.g. blue shorts instead of grey or khaki etc. Some Groups also have Beavers (5 to 8 year olds. The Beavers wear a green cap with yellow piping, Group scarf and woggle, grey jumper, shorts and knee-length socks with green garter tabs, black or brown shoes or boots. This section is not strictly traditional, however, so a lot of Groups don’t have them.
Beavers: Beavers wear red garter tabs.
Wolf Cubs: Cubs from 8 to 11 years wear a green cap with yellow piping, Group scarf and woggle, green jumper, grey shorts, grey knee-length socks with green garter tabs and black or brown shoes or boots.
Boy Scouts: Scouts from 11 to 15 years wear the full traditional unifrom that Baden-Powell designed, except they wear berets instead of the Smokey Bear (lemon squeezer) hat. The boys wear a green beret, Group scarf and woggle, khaki short-sleeved shirt and shorts, brown leather belt with brass Scout emblem buckle, khaki knee-length socks with green garter tabs and black or brown shoes or boots. They also wear white lanyards with the scarf/neckerchief.
Senior Scouts: Senior boys from 15 to 18 year wear a similar uniform with a maroon beret and garter tabs and maroon epaulettes.
Rover Scouts: The older Rover Scouts 18 year and older wear green epaulettes.

New Uniform

The BP Scouts appear have made some uniform changes in the 2000s. We have few detils, however about the new unifor,.