Rovers

[scoutldr]

The Rovers are back!

Who Are the Rovers?

The Rovers are a group of young adults aged 21-34 with a passion for the outdoors, giving back to the community, and hanging out with like minded peers.

Our Goal

Our goal is to provide a community for young adults who would have previously “aged out” of other Scouting programs. You don’t stop learning and growing when you turn 21, so we want to continue fostering the values of Scouting as young adults.

The Benefits of Rovers

The Rover program benefits the entire Scouting community. Other Scouting programs will have access to younger adult volunteers. Rovers will have the opportunity to give back and to participate in outdoor adventures without feeling like they are taking time away from other activities. As Rovers grow, we also hope to support career building, higher education, vocational workshops, and more.

For anyone looking for a good place to stay involved in Scouting while having your own adventures, look no further!

[scoutldr]

Just announced by the Council I was affiliated with.  No further details at this time.  

[OaklandAndy]

18 minutes ago, scoutldr said:

a group of young adults aged 21-34

I was afraid the time would finally come when I wouldn't be considered a young adult anymore.

[RememberSchiff]

39 minutes ago, scoutldr said:

The Rovers are back!

Who Are the Rovers?

The Rovers are a group of young adults aged 21-34 with a passion for the outdoors, giving back to the community, and hanging out with like minded peers.

 

Not to be confused with the Rovers (age 18+) scouting program of the Outdoor Service Guides ? 

Outdoor Service Guides (OSG),  was formed in the U.S. in 2006 as an independent scouting association, Baden Powell Service Association, BPSA. The name was officially changed in 2021 to Outdoor Service Guides.

Rovers are the adult section of Outdoor Service Guides, intended for adults (18+) of all genders. There is no upper age limit for scouting with us, and adults can have fun scouting together and earning badges, too.

Rovers are organized into self-governing crews as part of an overall scout group. Most Rovers serve as scout leaders for the younger sections and manage the functioning of the larger group, but not all. Scouting for adults does not have to be about taking care of kids in the woods.

The Rover motto is simply “Service,” and it is put into practice both in the group and the community.

Rovers commit to following the Scout Law which is our guide to being a good Rover and a good member of our community.

The Scout Law

• A scout’s honor is to be trusted.
• A scout is loyal.
• A scout’s duty is to be useful and help others.
• A scout is a friend to all and a sibling to every other scout, no matter to what class, country, or creed the other may belong.
• A scout is courteous.
• A scout is kind to animals.
• A scout obeys orders.
• A scout smiles and whistles under all difficulties.
• A scout is thrifty.
• A scout is clean in thought, word and deed.

[Eagle94-A1]

15 minutes ago, RememberSchiff said:

Not to be confused with the Rovers (age 18+) scouting program of the Outdoor Service Guides ?  ...

I wonder who will sue who over the term Rovers. I know BSA used it in the past, but I do not  think they have legally defended the term, and thus may have given up rights as a result.

[skeptic]

Rover Scouts were used for a period in the thirties and forties, mostly fo special groups such as staffs and, in one case here, a place for some long cruise Sea Scouts to have like an alumni group of those that made trips to the Arctic from our area.  I discovered the two units buried in our records, one for camp staff of our local camp, and the other the Sea Scout group.  Cards and charters in a file and now in archives.