Scout Promise
Since the publication of Scouting for Boys in 1908, all Scouts and Girl Guides around the world have taken a Scout (or Guide) promise or oath to live up to ideals of the movement, and subscribed to a Scout Law. The wording of the Scout Promise (or Oath) and Scout Law have varied slightly over time and from country to country. Some national organization promises are given below. Although most Scouting and Guiding organizations use the word "promise", a few such as the Boy Scouts of America tend to use "oath" instead. Typically, Scouts and Guides will make the three-fingered Scout Sign when reciting the promise.
Original 1908 text
In his original book on Boy Scouting, Baden-Powell introduced the Scout Promise, as follows:[1]
Before he becomes a scout, a boy must take the scout's oath, thus:
On my honour I promise that---
- I will do my duty to God and the King.
- I will do my best to help others, whatever it costs me.
- I know the scout law, and will obey it.
While taking this oath the scout will stand, holding his right hand raised level with his shoulder, palm to the front, thumb resting on the nail of the digitus minimus (little finger) and the other three fingers upright, pointing upwards:---
This is the scout's salute.
World Organization of the Scout Movement requirements
The form of the promise has varied slightly from country to country and over time, but must fulfill the requirements of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) to qualify a National Scout Organization for membership. Together with clarifying its Scout Law, the Constitution of WOSM states:[2]
Article II, paragraph 2: "Adherence to a Promise and Law"All members of the Scout Movement are required to adhere to a Scout Promise and Law reflecting, in language appropriate to the culture and civilization of each National Scout Organization and approved by the World Organization, the principles of Duty to God, Duty to others and Duty to self, and inspired by the Promise and Law conceived by the Founder of the Scout Movement in the following terms:
The Scout Promise
On my honour I promise that I will do my best—
To do my duty to God and the King (or to God and my Country)
To help other people at all times and
To obey the Scout Law.
In order to accommodate many different religions within Scouting, "God" may refer to a higher power, and is not specifically restricted to the God of the monotheistic religions. The WOSM Constitution explains "Duty to God" as "Adherence to spiritual principles, loyalty to the religion that expresses them and acceptance of the duties resulting therefrom."
The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS), which is a sister organization to WOSM, has the very same wording in their constitution (Part I, Article 2: Original Promise),[3] and follows similar policies.
Alternative promises
Although the Constitution of WOSM states that the Promise should include a reference to Duty to God,[2] Scouting founder Lord Baden-Powell approved the use of promises with reference to a higher ideal, higher truth, an optional reference to God, or without a reference to God, for Belgium, Czechoslovakia, France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and Finland.[4] Three of these countries still offer this alternative promise (France, the Netherlands and Czech Republic). WOSM stated in 1932 that no new exceptions would be made and expressed the hope that the few remaining countries would stop using a promise without any reference to Duty to God.[4]
The Israeli Scouts, though founded in 1919/1920, and joining WOSM in 1951 and WAGGGS in 1963, also have no 'duty to God' or apparent equivalent in their promise.[5]
In 1969, the Eclaireuses et Eclaireurs israélites de France decided to discontinue using the reference to God due to its inconsistency with religious beliefs and practices from a Jewish perspective. Use of the word God (Dieu), derived from Zeus, can be seen as an inappropriate pagan reference in Jewish texts or education.[6][7]
Non-WOSM Scouting
Scout sections that follow traditional Scouting, such as Baden-Powell Scouts within the World Federation of Independent Scouts, use several promises including the original Scout promise above that includes the reference to God.[8] Some, however, for example the 1st Tarrant Scout Group in Fort Worth, Texas use a blend of the original promise[9] and the "Outlander Promise" which, "according to tradition", B-P wrote for Scouts that had to omit the reference to God or a monarch for reasons of conscience.[10]
National Scout/Guide organization promises
Many of these are translations from the native languages of a particular organization and translations of the same words by different people can vary.
Australia
Scouts Australia
I promise to do my best
To love my God
And be helpful
On my honour
I promise that I will do my best
To do my duty to my God, and
To (the Queen of) Australia
To help other people, and
To live by the Cub Scout Law
On my honour
I promise that I will do my best
To do my duty to my God, and
To (the Queen of) Australia
To help other people, and
To live by the Scout Law
- The reference to the Queen can be omitted at the option of the individual[11]
Guides Australia
I promise that I will do my best
To be true to myself and develop my beliefs
To serve my community and Australia
And live by the Guide Law.
It was originally:
I promise that I will do my best to do my duty to God To serve my Queen and my country To help other people and to keep the Guide Law
(It was changed mid 2012)
Austria
Pfadfinder und Pfadfinderinnen Österreichs
Ich verspreche bei meiner Ehre, |
I promise on my honour |
Bangladesh
Bangladesh Scouts
On my honour I promise that, I will do my best to do my duty
To God and my country,
To help other people at all times and
To obey the Scout law.
Belgium
FOS Open Scouting
I promise, on my honour, to try:
To be loyal to a higher ideal, our group and democracy
To obey the guides/Scouts law
To help where possible
Europascouts en Gidsen — België
I promise, on my word of honour,
With Gods mercy and to best capacity,
To serve God, Church, King, country and Europe,
To help my fellow man in all circumstances,
To obey the Scouts law.
Scouts en Gidsen Vlaanderen
I am a Scout/Guide, among Scouts and Guides in the world
So I hope for something more than what I see.
I hope that what I do is not for nothing,
I believe that what we do has meaning,
I promise that it is not momentarily.
Brazil
União dos Escoteiros do Brasil
Prometo pela minha honra |
I promise on my honour |
Federação de Bandeirantes do Brasil
I promise, under my word of honour, to do my best to:
Be loyal to God and my country,
Help others at any occasion and
Obey the Guiding Law.
Canada
Scouts Canada
On my honour
I promise that I will do my best
To do my duty to God and the Queen
To help other people at all times,
And to carry out the spirit of the Scout Law.
Girl Guides of Canada
I promise to do my best,
To be true to myself, my beliefs and Canada.
I will take action for a better world
And respect the Guiding Law
Baden-Powell Service Association
The promise as made by all members of B-PSA Federation of Canada over the age of 11 years is as follows:
On my honor I promise that I will do my best -
To do my duty to God and my country
To help other people at all times,
To obey the Scout Law[1]
- ^ "BPSA in Canada". Bpsa-canada.org. Retrieved 2016-07-17.
The more secular Baden-Powell Service Association US uses this same promise, but allows its Scouts to substitute the words "to my conscience" in place of the words "to God."
Chile
Asociación de Guías y Scouts de Chile
Por mi honor prometo |
I promise on my honour |
Colombia
Asociación Scouts de Colombia
Yo ______ por mi honor y con la Gracia de Dios, |
I ______, by my honour and with God's Grace, |
Asociación de Guías Scouts de Colombia
Con las gracias de Dios, yo ______ prometo, |
With God's graces, I ______ promise, |
Costa Rica
Asociación de Guías y Scouts de Costa Rica
Por mi honor y con la ayuda de Dios, |
By my honour and with God's help, |
Czech Republic
Junák - český skaut, z.s.
Slibuji na svou čest, jak dovedu nejlépe: |
On my honor I promise that I will do my best: |
- The reference to God is optional in the Czech Republic. See introduction above for explanation.[12]
Denmark
De Gule Speijdere i Danmark
On my honor I promise to do my best
To be faithful to my country,
Be helpful at all times
And to keep the Scout Law.
Egypt
الأتحاد العام للكشافة و المرشدات
أعد بشرفي، أن أبذل كل جهدي
في أن أقوم بواجبي نحو الله و الوطن
و أن أساعد الناس في جميع الظروف
و أن أعمل بقانون الكشافة
Finland
Suomen Partiolaiset
Lupaan parhaani mukaan rakastaa Jumalaani, |
I promise, with my best effort, to love my God, |
France
Due to the huge number of different Scout associations in France, there is no common Scout Promise in France.
Éclaireuses et Éclaireurs de France
Je promets sur mon honneur (les croyants ajoutent : et devant Dieu) de faire tous mes efforts pour servir mon pays et l'amitié entre les hommes, servir en toutes occasions, vivre notre loi et notre régle d'or. |
On my honor (the believers add : and before God), I promise to do my best to serve my country and friendship between men, to serve in any circumstance, to live our law and our golden rule. |
Scouts et Guides de France
With the assistance of the Lord and all the troop, I am ready to live according to the law of Scouts of the whole world.
Eclaireuses et Eclaireurs israélites de France
I engage with living the law of the EEIF
Association des Guides et Scouts d'Europe
On my honor, with the grace of God, I engage:
To serve my better God, the Church, my fatherland and Europe
To help my next in all circumstances
To observe the Scout law
Scouts unitaires de France
On my honor, with the grace of God, I engage:
To serve my better God, the Church and the fatherland
To help my next in all circumstances
To observe the Scout law
Germany
Due to the huge number of different Scout associations in Germany, there is no common Scout Promise in Germany. For details on the individual promises, see Scouting and Guiding in Germany.
Greece
Scouts of Greece
Υπόσχομαι στην τιμή μου, |
On my honour, I promise |
The original promise for the cub-scouts (λυκόπουλα) is
Υπόσχομαι |
I promise to |
Guatemala
Asociación de Scouts de Guatemala
Por mi honor prometo |
By my honour I promise |
Hong Kong
The Scout Association of Hong Kong
我願以信譽為誓,竭盡所能; |
On my honour, I promise that I will do my best |
Hong Kong Girl Guides Association
我願盡所能; |
I promise to do my best |
- *choose either the word God or the word faith according to her personal convictions
Hungary
Magyar Cserkészszövetség
Én, ... fogadom, hogy híven teljesítem kötelességeimet, |
I, ... promise that I'll do my duties |
Iceland
Bandalag íslenskra skáta
Ég lofa að gera það sem í mínu valdi stendur |
I promise to do all in my power: |
- Although God traditionally being capitalized in Icelandic the spelling in the Scout law is spelled with a lower-case g, giving way to other monotheistic religions.
India
The Bharat Scouts and Guides
"On my honour, I promise that I will do my best
To do my duty to God* and my country,
To help other people and
To obey the Scout/Guide Law"
- *The word "Dharma" may be substituted for the word "God", if so desired.
Indonesia
Gerakan Pramuka
Demi kehormatanku, aku berjanji dan bersungguh-sungguh: |
On My Honour, I promise that I will do my best: |
Ireland
Scouting Ireland
(The promise can be taken through English, the Irish version is not a direct translation, for reasons of flow.)
Ar m’onóir go ndéanfaidh mé mo dhícheall, |
On my honour I promise that I will do my best, |
I promise to do my best;
To be a good Beaver Scout,
To love God, and to love one another.
On my honour I promise that I will do my best,
to do my duty to God*,
to serve my community**,
to help other people and
to live by the Cub Scout Law.
On my honour I promise that I will do my best,
To do my duty to God*,
To serve my community**,
To help other people and to live by the Venture Scout Law.
Rover Scouts
On my honour I promise that I will
do my best,
to do my duty to God*,
to serve my community**,
to help other people and
to live by the Rover Scout Law.
On my honour I promise that I will do my best,
To do my duty to God,*
To serve my community,**
To help other people and to live by the Scout Law,
And by thought, word and deed, to be a positive influence to young people in Scouting.
- *The reference to God, in the Scouting Ireland promises, can be replaced by
mo thuiscint agus mo ghlacadh den en Réaltacht |
To further my understanding and acceptance of a Spiritual Reality, |
**The term "community" refers to Gasóga na hÉireann as an all-Ireland body existing in two jurisdictions.
Irish Girl Guides
The Irish Girl Guides cover the Republic of Ireland and are part of the Council of Irish Guiding Associations along with Catholic Guides of Ireland.
- In all versions the word "God" can be replaced by the word "faith" according to one's spiritual beliefs.
Ladybirds
"I will try to do my best, to love my God* and help other people."
Brownies
"I promise to do my best, to do my duty to my God* and my country, to help those at home everyday, and to obey the Brownie Guide Law".
Guides
"I promise on my honour to do my best,
To do my duty to my God* and my country,
To help other people at all times,
And to obey the Guide Law".
Rangers
Rangers make the Guide Promise but add: "My special responsibility as a Ranger Guide is to render service by taking this promise out into the wider world."
Catholic Guides of Ireland
The Catholic Guides are international and cover both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Cygnet
I [insert name] promise to love God and to love other people
Brigini
On My Honour With the Grace of God I [insert name] Promise to do my best to serve God and His Church, to help other people at all times, and to keep the Brigini Law.
Guides
On my Honour, With the help of God I [insert name] promise to do my best to serve God and His Church, to be a responsible member of the community, to help other people at all times and to keep the Guide Law.
Rangers
On My Honour With the help of God I [insert name] Promise to do my best o serve God and His Church, to help other people at all times and to keep the Guide Law.
Israel
Hitachdut Hatsofim Ve Hatsofot Be Israel
אני מבטיח הבטחה שלמה |
I promise to do my best |
Italy
Associazione Guide e Scout Cattolici Italiani
Con l’aiuto di Dio, prometto sul mio onore di fare del mio meglio: |
With God's help, I promise on my honour to do my best |
Corpo Nazionale Giovani Esploratori Italiani
Prometto sul mio onore di fare del mio meglio per: |
I promise on my honour to do my best |
Japan
Scout Association of Japan
I swear on my honor to uphold the following three practices:
To act in good faith towards God and my country, and uphold the [Scout] law.
To always help other people.
To strengthen my body, to make sound my mind, and to cultivate virtue.
Girl Scouts of Japan
I promise to:
Do my duty to God,
Be responsible for my community,
My country and the world;
Try to be helpful to other people;
and
Live by the Girl Scout Law.
Kenya
On my honour
I promise that I will do my best
To do my duty to God, and
To my country (Kenya),
To help other people at all times, and
To obey the Scout Law.
Malaysia
Persekutuan Pengakap Malaysia
Bahawa dengan sesungguhnya saya berjanji dan bersetia, yang saya dengan seberapa daya upaya saya, akan: |
On my honour I promise that I will do my best, |
Persatuan Pandu Puteri Malaysia
On my honour I promise that I will do my best
to God, King, and my Country Malaysia
to help people at all times
and to obey the guide laws.
Malta
The Scout Association of Malta
Fuq l-unur tieghi, inwieghed li naghmel hilti
Biex naqdi dmiri lejn Alla u Art Twelidi
Biex nghin lil haddiehor kull hin
Li nobdi l-ligi tal-iScouts.
Mexico
Asociación de Scouts de México, Asociación Civil
Yo, prometo por mi honor |
By my honor I promise |
The Netherlands
Scouting Nederland
I promise to do my best
(with the help of God)
to be a good Scout
to search for and encourage the good consciously,
to help everyone where I can
and to live by the Scouts law.
You can count on me.
- The reference to God is optional in the Netherlands. See introduction above for explanation.
New Zealand
Scouting New Zealand
On my honour,
I promise to do my best,
To do my duty to my God,
To the Queen and my Country,
To help other people,
And to live by the Scout Law.
GirlGuiding New Zealand
I promise to do my best,
To be true to myself and develop my beliefs,
To live by the Guide Law
And take action for a better world.
Nigeria
Nigerian Boy Scouts
On my honour,
I promise to do my best,
To do my duty,
To God and my Country,
To help other people at all times,
And to obey the Scout Law.
Nigerian Girl Guides
On my honour,
I promise to do my best,
To do my duty,
To God and my Country,
To help other people at all times,
And to obey the Guide Law.
Norway
Norges Speiderforbund
Jeg lover etter beste evne å være åpen for Gud, |
I promise to do my best to be open for God, |
Alternatively:
Jeg lover etter beste evne å tjene Gud, |
I promise to do my best to serve God, |
Norges KFUK-KFUM-speidere
I tro på Guds hjelp lover jeg: |
In faith of God's help i promise to: |
Pakistan
Scouts Association Mission
The mission of Scouting is to contribute to the education of young people, through a value system based on the Scout Promise and Law, to help build a better world where people are self-fulfilled as individuals and play a constructive role in society.
Pakistan Scouts Associations
Currently PBSA has Ten provincial associations, namely:
- Punjab Boy Scouts Association
- Sindh Boy Scouts Association
- Khyber Pukhtunkhwa (formerly Northwest Frontier Province) Boy Scouts Association
- Balochistan Scouts Association
- Gilgit-Baltistan Boy Scouts Association
- Azad Jammu and Kashmir Boy Scouts Association
- Islamabad Boy Scouts Association
- Federally Administered Tribal Areas Boy Scouts Association
- Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Boy Scouts Association
- Pakistan Railways Boy Scouts Association
Scout Promises
Urdu
میں وعدہ کرتا ہوں کہ اللہ تعالی، محمد رسول [صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم] اور پاکستان کے عائد کردہ فرائض کی ادائیگی, دوسروں کی مدد, اور سکائوٹ قانون کی پابندی میں پوری کوشش کروں گا
English
On my honor, I will do my best
To do my duty to Almighty Allah, Muhammad (Peace be upon him) and Pakistan,
To help other people,
And to obey the Scout Law.
Philippines
Boy Scouts of the Philippines
Boy and Senior Scouts
On my honor, I will do my best
to do my duty to God and my country,
The Republic of the Philippines,
And to obey the Scout Law.
To help other people at all times,
To keep myself physically strong,
mentally awake and morally upright
KAB Scouts
On my honor, I will do my best
to love God and my country,
the Republic of the Philippines,
to do a good turn daily
and to obey the Scout law
Filipino/Tagalog
Sa ngalan ng aking dangal
ay gagawín ko ang buóng makakaya;
Upang tumupád sa aking tungkulin sa Diyós at sa aking Bayan,
ang Republiká ng Pilipinas
at sumunód sa Batás ng Iskawt;
Tumulong sa ibáng tao sa lahát ng pagkakataón;
Pamalagiing malakás ang aking katawán,
gisíng ang isipan at marangál ang asal.
Senior Scout Code
As a Senior Scout,
I will live by
the Scout Oath and Law and the
Senior Scout motto and slogan.
I will be familiar with the Constitution
of the Philippines especially my
rights and obligations as a Filipino
citizen.
I will share in my responsibilities to
my home, school, church, neighborhood,
community and country.
I will deal fairly and kindly with
my fellowmen in the spirit of the Scout
Law.
I will work to preserve our Filipino
heritage aware that the privileges
I enjoy were won by hard work, sacrifice, clear
thinking and faith of our forefathers.
I will do everything in my power to
pass a better Philippines to the next
generation.
Lyka Vision
To be the leading provider of progressive outdoor-based non-formal education
committed to develop morally straight, disciplined, concerned, self-reliant
citizens in the best tradition of World Scouting.
Mission
To inculcate in our Scouts love of God, country and fellowmen;
To prepare the youth for responsible leadership; and
To contribute to nation-building according to the ideals, principles and program of Scouting.
Girl Scouts of the Philippines
On my honor i will do my duty
To God & my country
To help other people at all times
& to live by the Girl Scout Law
Portugal
Associação dos Escoteiros de Portugal
Prometo por minha Honra fazer o meu melhor por:
|
On my honor I promise to do my best to:
|
Corpo Nacional de Escutas
Prometo pela minha honra e com a graça de Deus, fazer todos os possíveis por:
|
I promise on my honor and with the grace of God, do everything possible to:
|
Poland
Związek Harcerstwa Polskiego
Mam szczerą wolę całym życiem |
It is my sincere wish |
Związek Harcerstwa Rzeczypospolitej
Mam szczerą wolę, całym życiem, |
Romania
Organizatia Nationala Cercetasii Romaniei
Promit, pe onoarea mea, sa fac tot posibilul |
i promise to do my duty to do my best to god and my country to help other people and to obey the law of the pack |
Singapore
Singapore Scout Association
On My honour, I promise that I will do my best;
To do my duty to God and the Republic of Singapore,
To help other people;
And to keep the Scout Law.
Girl Guides Singapore
I promise to do my best,
To do my duty to God,
To serve my country
and help other people,
and to keep the Guide Law
South Africa
South African Scout Association
On my honour, I promise that I will do my best -
To do my duty to God, and my Country;
To help other people at all times;
To obey the Scout Law.
Girl Guide Association of South Africa
I promise to do my best
To do my duty to my God
And to my country
To help other people
And to keep the Guide Law
South Korea
Korea Scout Association and Girl Scouts Korea
나는 나의 명예를 걸고 다음의 조목을 굳게 지키겠습니다 |
On my honour, I will keep the following: |
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Scout Association
என்னால் கூடுமான வரையில்,
என் சமயத்திற்கும் என் தேசத்திற்கும் என் கடமைகளைப் புரிவேனெனவும்
எக் காலத்திலும் பிறருக்கு உதவி புரிவேனெனவும்
சாரண விதிகளுக்கு அமைந்து பணிந்து நடப்பேனெனவும்
என் கௌரவத்தின் மீது நான் சத்தியம் செய்கின்றேன்.
On my honor, I promise to do my best,
to do my duty to religion and country,
to help other people at all times
and to obey the Scout Laws..
බාලදක්ෂ පොරොන්දුව
මාගේ ආගම හා රට කෙරෙහි යුතුකම් ඉටුකිරීමට ද
සැම කල්හී ම අනුන්ට උපකාර කිරීමට ද
බාලදක්ෂ නීතියට කීකරුවීමට ද
මාගේ අවංක විශ්වාසය උඩ සම්පූර්ණ උත්සාහය යෙද වීමට පොරොන්දු වෙමි.
Sweden
Svenska Scoutrådet
Jag lovar att efter bästa förmåga följa scoutlagen. |
I promise to do my best to keep the Scout law. |
Switzerland
Swiss Guide and Scout Movement
With your help and happily I Promise to do my best:
or
With the help of God, with your help and happily I promise to do my best:
To study in detail the values of our Scout Law
To search for the meaning of my life
To be involved in the community where I live
Taiwan
Scouts of China
憑我的榮譽,我願盡力,遵守童軍規律,終身奉行下列三事: |
On my honor, I promise that I will obey the Scout Law, and all my life do my best |
Girl Scouts of Taiwan
憑我的真誠,我願對上蒼和我的國家盡我的本份, |
On my honor, I promise that I will do my best: |
Thailand
The National Scout Organization of Thailand
On my honour I promise
that I will be loyal to the Nation,
the Religion and the King;
help other people at all times;
and obey the Scout Law.
Turkey
Türkiye Izcilik Federasyonu
On my honour, I will promise,
To do duties to God and my country,
To help others at all time
To obey the Scouting laws,
To be physically strong, mentally awake and morally strong.
Uganda
The Uganda Scouts Association
On My honour, I promise that I will do my best;
To do my duty to God, and my Country,
To help other people at all times;
To obey the Scout Law.
Ukraine
National Organization of the Scouts of Ukraine (National WOSM member)
On my honor I promise to the best of my abilities to do my duty to God and Ukraine,
help others at all times, and obey the Scout Law.
United Kingdom
The Scout Association
The promise as made by all members of The Scout Association over the age of 10½ years old is as follows:
On my honour, I promise that I will do my best,
To do my duty to God and to the Queen,
To help other people,
And to keep the Scout Law.
Beaver Scouts (The Scout Association)
I promise to do my best,
To be kind and helpful,
and to love God.
Cub Scouts (The Scout Association)
I promise that I will do my best,
to do my duty to God and to the Queen,
to help other people
and to keep the Cub Scout Law.
The Scout Promise in Welsh (Addewid y Sgowtiaid)
Ar fy llw,
Addawf i wneud fy ngorau
i wneud fy nyletswydd i Dduw ac i'r Frenhines
i helpu pobl eraill
ac i gadw Cyfraith y Sgowtiaid.
- Variations to the wording are allowed in order to accommodate those with "no affirmed faith" (from January 2014), of different religious obligations or national allegiances.[13][14]
Girlguiding UK
I promise that I will do my best:
To be true to myself and develop my beliefs,
To serve the Queen and my community,
To help other people
and
To keep the (Brownie) Guide Law.
Baden-Powell Scouts' Association
The promise as made by all members of Baden-Powell Scouts' Association over the age of 11 years is as follows:
On My Honour, I promise that I will do my best,
To do my Duty to God and to the Queen,
To help other people at all times,
And obey the Scout Law.
Beaver Scouts (Baden-Powell Scouts' Association)
I promise to do my best,
To obey my Leaders and parents
And to be a good Beaver.
Wolf Cubs (Baden-Powell Scouts' Association)
I promise to DO MY BEST.
To do my duty to God, and to the Queen,
To keep the Law of the Wolf Cub Pack,
and to do a good turn to somebody every day.
European Scout Federation (British Association)
The Otter promise is as follows:
Otters try to keep the Otter Law,
learn about God and look after their world.
The Wolf Cub promise is as follows:
I promise to do my best to do my duty to God, the Queen,
my Country and Europe.
To keep the law of the Wolf Cub Pack,
and be helpful each and every day.
The Scout promise as made by all Scouts, Rovers, and Leaders is as follows:
On my honour, I promise, that I will do my best:-
To do my duty to God, the Queen, my Country and Europe.
To help other people at all times, and
To obey the Scout Law.
United States
Boy Scouts of America
The Cub Scout Promise was replaced by the Scout Oath in mid-2015.[15] The Venturing Oath will be replaced by the Scout Oath in late 2013 or early 2014.
Cub Scouting
I ________ promise to do my best
To do my duty to God and my country,
To help other people, and
To obey the Law of the Pack.
Boy Scouting
On my honor I will do my best
To do my duty to God and my country
and to obey the Scout Law;
To help other people at all times;
To keep myself physically strong,
mentally awake, and morally straight.
Venturing
As a Venturer, I promise to do my duty to God and help strengthen America, to help others, and to seek truth, fairness, and adventure in our world.
Girl Scouts of the USA
On my honor, I will try:
To serve God* and my country,
To help people at all times,
And to live by the Girl Scout Law.
- * The word "God" can be interpreted in a number of ways, depending on one's spiritual beliefs. When reciting the Girl Scout Promise, it is acceptable to replace the word "God" with whatever word your spiritual beliefs dictate.
Baden-Powell Service Association
As BPSA's policy is open and inclusive, all members of the Baden-Powell Service Association US beginning with the Timberwolf section (age 8)—including those with no professed religion or belief in God—make one of the following promises:
On my honor I promise that I will do my best -
To do my duty to God and my country
To help other people at all times,
To obey the Scout Law[1]
- ^ "Resources | BPSA". Bpsa-us.org. Retrieved 2016-07-17.
or
On my honor, I promise that I will do my best
To render service to my country.
To help other people at all times.
To obey the Scout Law.[1]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
bpsa-us.org
was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
Vietnam (the Republic of Vietnam)
Tôi xin lấy danh dự, hứa sẽ cố gắng hết sức: |
On my honor, I promise to do my best: |
Zimbabwe
Girl Guides Association of Zimbabwe
Shona
Ndinovimba kuita zvandinogona
Kuita basa rangu rakafanira kuna Mwari
Kushandira nyika yangu nekushandira vamwe vanhu
Nokuchengetedza mirawo yamaGaidhi
Ndebele
Ngiyathembisa ukuthi ngizakwenza okuhle ngokwedlulisayo
Ukwenza imfanelo yami kuNkulunkulu
Ukusebenzela ilizwe lami la banye abantu
Lokugcina imitemo yamaGayidi
English
I promise that I will do my best
To do my duty to God,
To serve my country and other people
and to keep the Guide Law
See also
References
- ↑ Baden-Powell, C.B., F.R.G.S., Lieut.-General R. S. S. (1908). Scouting for Boys (Part I ed.). Windsor House, Bream's Buildings, London E.C.: Horace Cox. p. 40.
- 1 2 "WOSM Constitution and By-Laws" (PDF). World Scout Bureau. Retrieved 10 March 2007.
- ↑ "WAGGGS Constitution and Bye-Laws" (PDF). WAGGGS World Bureau. Retrieved 10 March 2007.
- 1 2 WOSM and WAGGGS (June 13, 2001). "Report on the Discussion on the Fundamental Principles of WAGGGS and WOSM" (PDF). pp. 7–8. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
- ↑ "FRIENDS OF ISRAEL SCOUTS: ABOUT THE TZOFIM'S OATH & COMMANDMENTS". Israelscouts.org. Archived from the original on 4 December 2007. Retrieved 25 August 2009.
- ↑ "Promesses des éclaireuses et éclaireurs israélites de France". Fr.scoutwiki.org. Retrieved 25 August 2009.
- ↑ "Paracha Ki Tétsé 576 : Dieu ou Bon Dieu ?". Eeif.org. Retrieved 25 August 2009.
- ↑ "BP Scouting". BP Scouting. Retrieved 10 March 2007.
- ↑ "B-P Scouts Introduction". 1st Tarrant Baden-Powell Scouts. Retrieved 10 March 2007.
- ↑ "B-P Law & Promise". Inquiry Net. Retrieved 10 March 2007.
- ↑ Policy and Rules of the Scout Association of Australia, Scouts Australia, 2005
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 February 2006. Retrieved 2006-02-01.
- ↑ "Rule 1.1: Variations to the wording of the Promises". The Scout Association. Retrieved 23 December 2009.
- ↑ "The revised Fundamentals of Scouting". Members.scouts.org.uk. 2014-01-01. Retrieved 2016-07-17.
- ↑ Wendell, Bryan (17 October 2012). "BSA to Use Scout Oath and Scout Law for All Programs". Bryan on Scouting. Scouting.