Stosh Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 The "something you're missing" is the sarcasm aimed at the hypocrisy of the scouting of today. The BSA tries really hard to avoid the image of the boys being a para-military organization, yet use terminology related to it on a routine basis. Even the whole concept of the original scout program instituted by BP was designed around a military operation where a small patrol of self-sufficient scouts were to infiltrate enemy territory, live off the land and return back to report what they saw. Today, those dynamics are pretty much absent in the program, but the terminology lingers on as if its a bad taste in their mouths. The marketing to correct this would be detrimental to the program. Stosh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cm289 Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 Apologies for being 5 to 16 years late to this party, but I just wanted to add my 2¢. I own several BSA campaign hats, dated from the 40s on up. The oldest ones are quite floppy. Some have the fleur de lis ribbon hatband, some are plain ribbon, and my latest one has a leather band with the BSA logo pressed into it. Also, the older ones are a brownish-green color, a few from the 60s are OD, and my “newest” one is brown; the thickness of each varies greatly, with the stiffest brims belonging to the hats with the thinnest felt. I prefer to wear the floppier ones, as I like the brim to swoop down like Don Johnson’s in the movie “Pursuit of Honor”. I’m the resident nerd/history buff in my district, and I’m always on the lookout for wearable vintage uniforms. My favorite look thus far is the breeches/puttees (or stockings)/jacketed look from the 1910s-30s. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Latin Scot Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Boy. I would give ANYTHING for an adult Scouter's jacket like that in my size ... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmcmillin Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 Can you tell me what the colors of the knee sock tossles signified? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValleyBoy Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 45 minutes ago, rmcmillin said: Can you tell me what the colors of the knee sock tossles signified? Green was Boy Scouts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeS72 Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 58 minutes ago, ValleyBoy said: Green was Boy Scouts. Cub - yellow Boy Scout - green Explorer - red I was not a big fan of the knee socks/garter combo. You had to have it tight enough to keep the socks from sagging, which meant it was fairly uncomfortable. They also produces the dreaded 'camp staff tan'. By the end of the summer we all had a tan line of about 4 inches! Bottom of the uniform shorts to the top of the sock and nothing else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmcmillin Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 We used to call that the 'National tan'. Most everyone who did Philmont, Maine, or Northern Tier had that tan stripe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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