Social:Chief scout

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A chief scout is the principal or head scout for a military unit, colonial administration or an exploration expedition or the head adult of some organizations in the Scout Movement or, in performing or creative arts, particularly sport, the term may refer to an organization's senior talent scout.

Historically, a chief scout or chief of scouts was the person in charge of intelligence and reconnaissance in the English Navy and armies or for expeditions. The title was popularly used in colonies or frontiers such as in the Americas and southern Africa during the colonial period[1] although the title dates back as far as English Civil War.[2] Frederick Russell Burnham, was chief scout of the British South Africa Company and chief of scouts to Field Marshal Lord Roberts during the Boer War.[3]

In Sport

In sport, a chief scout can be the principal talent scout seeking new players or a tactical scout. [4][5] [6][7][8][9][10][11]

In the Scout Movement

Following the popular development of the boy and girl Scout Movement around 1907, emulating frontier scouts, a number of organizations formed, with chief scouts as their heads. Later, Robert Baden-Powell formed his Boy Scouts Association in 1910 and made himself The Boy Scouts Association's Chief Scout and chairman for life, holding both positions until his death in 1941. As part of the arranged closing ceremony of the 1st World Scout Jamboree, run by Baden-Powell's organization in 1920, his organization proclaimed him to be Chief Scout of the World. Use of the title Chief Scout of the World lapsed after his death in 1941.[12]

Some organizations in the Scout Movement, such as The Scout Association in the United Kingdom and Scouts Ireland and one Polish Scout organization still use the title Chief Scout for the head uniformed official of their organization. Some branches of The Scout Association, such as Scouts Australia[13] and Scouts Aotearoa,[14] have appointed the Governor-General of Australia and Governor-General of New Zealand respectively as their organization's Chief Scout. The Scout Association's Scouts Canada branch[15] and Scouts Victoria branch[16] have used popular figures like survival expert, filmmaker and musician Les Stroud and actor Shane Jacobson in efforts to promote their organizations to wider audiences. In both scenarios the Chief Scout performs ceremonial functions while the day-to-day operation of the organizations is headed by another official, often known as a Chief Commissioner.

See also

  • Chief Scout's Award
  • Chief Scout Executive for a similar position in the Boy Scouts of America

References

  1. ↑ Baden-Powell of Gilwell, Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell; Boehmer, Elleke (2005). Scouting for boys: a handbook for instruction in good citizenship (1. publ. in paperback ed.). Oxford: Oxford Univ. Press. ISBN 9780192802460. 
  2. ↑ "The Cromwell Museum - Soldiers | Cromwell". https://www.cromwellmuseum.org/cromwell/civil-war/soldiers. 
  3. ↑ James West; Peter Lamb (1932). He-who-sees-in-the-dark; the Boys' Story of Frederick Burnham, the American Scout. New York: Brewer, Warren and Putnam; Boy Scouts of America. p. 132. 
  4. ↑ "Celtic talent scout John Park leaves his position at Parkhead 10 years after being head hunted by Bhoys". Daily Record. 14 October 2016. http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/celtic-talent-scout-john-park-9047544. "Celtic's chief scout John Park is leaving Parkhead" 
  5. ↑ "Scandinavian Scouting Agency". http://www.scan-scout.com/. "Scandinavian scouting agency chief scout Øyvind Johansen together with Mohammed Abdellaoue... Scandinavian scouting agency chief scout Øyvind Johansen together with Patrick Vieira... Scandinavische scouting bureau, chief scout Øyvind Christoffer Johansen samen met Ruben Yttergård Jenssen." 
  6. ↑ Kempson, Russell (20 February 2013). "Real Football: Sampling the hectic life of a chief scout". English Football League. http://www.efl.com//news/article/real-football-sampling-the-hectic-life-of-a-chief-scout-1755848.aspx. 
  7. ↑ "Week 2 - How do Professional Clubs Scout?". http://www.freewebs.com/thebootroom/Week%202%20-%20How%20do%20Professional%20Clubs%20Scout.pdf. "The Chief Scout (CS) is usually a full time employed member of the staff and is responsible for liaising with the club's technical staff (Technical Director, Academy Director, Manager etc) and setting the scouting assignments for the clubs network of other scouts." 
  8. ↑ "Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino 'very disappointed' by chief scout Paul Mitchell decision to leave club.". 11 August 2016. http://talksport.com/football/tottenham-boss-mauricio-pochettino-very-disappointed-chief-scout-paul-mitchell-decision. 
  9. ↑ Beesley, Chris (9 October 2016). "Chief scout Atkins quits Everton for Aston Villa". Liverpool Echo. http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/chief-scout-atkins-quits-everton-12000714. 
  10. ↑ Amako, Uche (3 October 2016). "Manchester United send chief scout to watch winger: Three Premier League clubs also keen". Daily Express. http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/717084/Man-Utd-Transfer-News-scout-Genk-winger-Leon-Bailey. 
  11. ↑ Daly, V (21 October 2016). "Celtic move closer to appointing new chief scout". https://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/other/celtic-move-closer-to-appointing-new-chief-scout/ar-AAjdquR. 
  12. ↑ "Scouting’s History | WOSM" (in en). World Organization of the Scout Movement. https://www.scout.org/who-we-are/scout-movement/scoutings-history. 
  13. ↑ "Scouts Australia Welcomes New Chief Scout" (in en-AU). Scouts Australia. 17 April 2025. https://scouts.com.au/blog/2025/04/17/scouts-australia-welcomes-new-chief-scout/. 
  14. ↑ "The Scout Association of New Zealand Annual Report 2024.pdf". Scouts Aotearoa. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DK9YaqiMS0x7u5PDXaysAMP1Y64O_Sb1/view. 
  15. ↑ "Chief Scout". Scouts Canada. https://www.scouts.ca/about/leadership/chief-scout.html. 
  16. ↑ "Our People Scouts Victoria | Australia" (in en). Scouts Victoria. https://scoutsvictoria.com.au/about-us/our-people/. 



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