Scout may refer to:

Youth movement

Scout (Scouting) A Scout, Boy Scout, Girl Scout or, in some countries, a Pathfinder is a participant in the Scout Movement, usually aged 10–18 years, who engage in learning scoutcraft and outdoor and other special interest activities. Some Scout organization ...

, a child, usually 10–18 years of age, participating in the worldwide Scouting movement **

Scouts (The Scout Association) Scouts, often referred to as the Scout section to differentiate itself from the wider movement and its parent organisation, is a section of Scouting run by The Scout Association for ten and a half to fourteen year old young people. The section ...

, section for 10-14 year olds in the

United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of European mainland, the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...

Scouts BSA Scouts BSA (known as Boy Scouts until 2019) is the flagship program and membership level of Scouting America Scouting America is the largest scouting organization and one of the largest List of youth organizations, youth organizations i ...

, section for 11 to 17 year olds in the

United States of America The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 contiguo ...

** Scouts (Baden-Powell Scouts' Association), section is open to both boys and girls between the ages of 10–15 years, and are now formed into local Scout Troops *

Scouting Scouting or the Scout Movement is a youth social movement, movement which became popularly established in the first decade of the twentieth century. It follows the Scout method of informal education with an emphasis on practical outdoor activi ...

, Scouting Movement or Scout Movement **

Traditional Scouting Traditional Scouting is "old-fashioned" or "back to basics" Scouting in some form, often with an emphasis on woodcraft and scoutcraft activities. As a pluralist movement, there is no one set definition for the term, but most traditionalists share ...

, a trend to return Scouting to traditional style and activities **

World Organization of the Scout Movement The World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM ) is the largest and, after the Order of World Scouts (formed in 1911), is the second-oldest international organization in the Scout Movement, having been established in 1922. It has 176 members. ...

, the international body for Scout organisations **

The Scout Association The Scout Association is the largest organisation in the Scout Movement in the Scouting in the United Kingdom, United Kingdom. Following the rapid development of the Scouting, Scout Movement from 1907, The Scout Association was formed in 1910 ...

, the national scout organisation for the United Kingdom * ''Scouting'' (magazine), a publication of Scouting America

Military uses

*Scout, to perform

reconnaissance In military operations, military reconnaissance () or scouting is the exploration of an area by military forces to obtain information about enemy forces, the terrain, and civil activities in the area of operations. In military jargon, reconnai ...

Units

United States

Blazer's Scouts Blazer's Scouts was a Scout Dragoon unit of the Union Army during the second half of the American Civil War. They were particularly active in tracking down and confronting Confederate States Army Partisan (military), partisans and guerrillas in We ...

, a unit who conducted irregular warfare during the American Civil War * United States Army Indian Scouts, Native Americans who were active in the American West in the late 19th–early 20th centuries **

Apache Scouts The Apache Scouts were part of the United States Army Indian Scouts. Most of their service was during the Apache Wars, between 1849 and 1886, though the last scout retired in 1947. The Apache scouts were the eyes and ears of the United States mil ...

, part of the United States Army Indian Scouts, who performed most of their service during the Apache Wars *

Cavalry scout Cavalry Scout is the job title of someone who has achieved the military occupational specialty of 19D Armored Reconnaissance Specialist in the Combat Arms branch of the United States Army. As with all enlisted soldiers in the United States Caval ...

, a reconnaissance specialist in the United States Army *

Philippine Scouts The Philippine Scouts ( Filipino: ''Maghahanap ng Pilipinas''/''Hukbong Maghahanap ng Pilipinas'') was a military organization of the United States Army from 1901 until after the end of World War II. These troops were generally Filipinos and ...

, a military organization of the United States Army from 1901 to 1948 *

South Pacific Scouts The South Pacific Scouts were a jungle warfare unit formed during World War II from Fijians and Solomon Islanders. They participated in the American landings at New Georgia in 1943.Jackson, Ashley ''The British Empire and the Second World War'' ...

, a jungle warfare unit formed during World War II from Fijians and Solomon Islanders *

Scout Sniper United States Marine Corps Scout Sniper ( MOS 0317, formerly 8541) was a secondary MOS (Military Occupational Specialty) designator of U.S. Marine Corps infantrymen and reconnaissance Marines that have graduated from a U.S. Marine Corps Scout Sn ...

, a reconnaissance specialist in the U.S. Marine Corps

United Kingdom and Commonwealth

Lovat Scouts The Lovat Scouts was a British Army unit first formed during the Second Boer War as a Scottish Highland yeomanry regiment. They were the first known military unit to wear a ghillie suit, and were renowned for their elite reconnaissance capabili ...

, a Scottish Highland yeomanry regiment of the British Army in the Second Boer War *

Grey's Scouts Grey's Scouts were a Rhodesian mounted infantry unit raised in July 1975 and named after George Grey, a British soldier and governor. Based in Salisbury (now Harare) it patrolled Rhodesia's borders during the Rhodesian Bush War, and then became a ...

, a Rhodesian mounted infantry unit raised in 1975 *

Selous Scouts The Selous Scouts was a special forces unit of the Rhodesian Army that operated during the Rhodesian Bush War from 1973 until the reconstitution of the country as Zimbabwe in 1980. It was mainly responsible for infiltrating the black majority ...

, a special forces regiment of the Rhodesian Army from 1973 to 1980

India

Ladakh Scouts The Ladakh Scouts is a mountain infantry regiment of the Indian Army, nicknamed as the "Snow Warriors" or "Snow Leopards". The regiment specializes in cold-weather warfare and mountain warfare, long-range penetration, maneuver warfare, raiding w ...

, an Indian Army high mountain and border security regiment specialized for the Ladakh region *

Arunachal Scouts The Arunachal Scouts is a mountain infantry regiment of the Indian army based in Arunachal Pradesh. This unit specializes in cold-weather warfare and mountain warfare, counterinsurgency, jungle warfare, long-range penetration, maneuver warfare, r ...

, an Indian Army high mountain regiment specialized for the state of Arunachal Pradesh *

Sikkim Scouts The Sikkim Scouts is a regiment of the Indian Army based in and recruited from the state of Sikkim. Raised in 2013 and made operational in 2015, it is the newest Indian Army regiment. The regiment was formed along the lines of the Ladakh Scou ...

, an Indian Army regiment specialized for the state of Sikkim

Pakistan

Gilgit Baltistan Scouts The Gilgit−Baltistan Scouts are a federal paramilitary force in Pakistan, tasked with internal security in the nominally autonomous territory of Gilgit-Baltistan and border guard duties. The force was formed in 2003 under the control of the ...

, an internal security and border force in Pakistan * Bajaur Scouts * Chitral Scouts

Equipment

*Scout (aircraft), pre-1920s (British) terminology for a single-seat fighter *Scout plane, a type of shipborne surveillance aircraft *Scout rifle, a class of general-purpose rifles **Steyr Scout, a modern scoped bolt-action rifle manufactured by Steyr Mannlicher *AD Scout, a fighter aircraft designed to defend Britain from Zeppelin bombers during World War I *IAI Scout, an unmanned air vehicle used by the Israel Defense Forces during the 1982 Lebanon War *Westland Scout, British military helicopter *HMS Scout, HMS ''Scout'', the name of various British Royal Navy ships *USS Scout, USS ''Scout'', the name of various United States Navy ships *Ajax (armoured vehicle), formerly Scout SV, an armoured fighting vehicle

Occupations

* Scout (association football), attends football matches to collect intelligence * Scout (sport), a professional sports talent-scout * Scout or bedder, a domestic assistant at Oxford University

Transportation

Aircraft

*Aeronca K Scout, an American light airplane first marketed in 1937 *Aeryon Scout, a small reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) designed and built in Canada *American Champion Scout, a two-seat, high-wing, single-engined airplane that entered production in the U.S. in 1974 *Eagles Wing Scout, an American powered parachute *Tennessee Propellers Scout, an American powered parachute design

Other transportation

*Scout (autonomous boat), an autonomous boat designed to complete a transatlantic crossing *Scout (train), ''Scout'' (train), a passenger train of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, inaugurated in 1916 * Scout Motor Services, absorbed into Ribble Motor Services, both former bus operators in North West England *International Scout, an off-road vehicle which was produced from 1961 to 1980 *Scout (automobile), a planned electric vehicle brand owned by Volkswagen Group

Arts and entertainment

* Scout (1987 film), ''Scout'' (1987 film), a 1987 British television film by Frank McGuinness in the anthology series ''ScreenPlay'' * Scout (comics), ''Scout'' (comics), a comic book series by Timothy Truman, first published in 1985 * Scout, a playable class type in the 2007 video game ''Team Fortress 2#Offense, Team Fortress 2''

Other uses

* Scout (name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name ''Scout'' * Scout (operating system), at the University of Arizona * Scout (rocket family), American launch vehicles designed to place small satellites into orbit around the Earth * Scout (travel website), a travel website * Scout.com, a sports publishing company * Mars Scout Program, a U.S. initiative to send a series of small, low-cost robotic missions to Mars * Scout, an education toy line of LeapFrog Enterprises * Scout (Dutch parliament), an appointed role following a Dutch parliamentary election to assist in the formation of a new government