More Famous Scouts
As I’m sure you all know, the last couple of weeks, if not months have been very busy in the United States of America. With their Presidential Election and Inauguration, Barack Hussein Obama has become a very important man. And that’s an understatement. But before he became the first African-American President of the United States, and long before his trip to the top of politics, he was a Scout. He is one of 8 US Presidents to have formerly been involved in the Scouts Association, and was a Scout with Gerakan Pramuka, the Indonesian Scouting Association, as he grew up in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Other Presidents to have taken an oath both to become Scouts and
Presidents
include
John F Kennedy, 35th US President
Gerald Ford, Eagle Scout, 38th US President
Jimmy Carter, Scout Master, 39th US President
Ronald Reagan, 40th US President
Bill Clinton, 42nd US President
George W Bush, 43rd US President
Barack Obama, 44th US President
Many of their wives have gotten in on the game as well…
Hillary Clinton, Former First Lady of the US, Current Secretary of State
Nancy Reagan, Former First Lady of the US
Laura Bush, Barbara Bush; Former First Ladies of the US
Now here are some more famous people that you may have heard of…
Jamie Durie, Australian TV host
Dave O’Neil, Australian radio host
David Parkin, AFL footballer and coach
Adam Spencer, Australian media personality
Michael Parkinson, British talk show host
Jamie Oliver, British TV Chef
Queen Elizabeth II (and most other members of the British Royal Family)
Paul McCartney, member of the Beatles
Bill Gates, Founder of Microsoft
Michael Jordan, US Basketball player
JK Rowling, British Author (Harry Potter)
David Attenborough, British naturalist and TV personality
David Beckham, British footballer
Tony Blair, former British Prime Minister
Billy Connolly, British comedian
Another interesting fact for those of us from Victoria to be proud of is that the first Chief Scout to succeed Baden Powell (as the founder of Scouting, he automatically became the first Chief Scout) was also the Governor of Victoria prior to taking up the position of Chief Scout upon the death of BP. Arthur Somers Cocks, the 6th Baron Somers also has a town on the coast of Victoria named after the camp that he set up, Lord Somers Camp. This was originally a camp for teenage boys from different
backgrounds, but continues to this day as a camp for year 5 and 6 students from Primary Schools across Victoria.
Another thing to note is that although many of the above people were Scouts, some have also been Girl Guides, Girl Scouts, Brownies, or in other similar organizations, as Scouts has only allowed girls in for the past few decades, and in some countries, such as the USA, the two organizations are still run separately as Girl and Boy Scouts.
So strive on Scouts- you never know what you can achieve or become, the sky’s the limit!
Resources-
http://www.boyandgirlscouts.com/international/barack-obama-was-a-boy-scout/
http://johnscout.wordpress.com/2009/01/22/scout-in-chief/
http://www.scouts.org.uk/cms.php?pageid=1668
http://blog.nawbus.co.uk/?p=632
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Scouts
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Somers-Cocks,_6th_Baron_Somers
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boy_Scouts_of_America
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_F._Kennedy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_Ford#Scouting_and_athletics
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Carter
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Reagan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Clinton
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Bush
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillary_Clinton
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Reagan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Bush
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Bush
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Elizabeth_II
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamie_Oliver
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_McCartney
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Gates
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jordan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jk_rowling
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Attenborough
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Beckham
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Blair
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Connolly
www.flickr.com/photos/croatoan_found/1040969500/
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2006/07/12/1152383751637.html
www.fullpointsfooty.net/images/DParkinHaw.jpg
http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2007/09/30/2043933.htm
http://www.theage.com.au/news/tv-reviews/parkinson/2007/09/07/1188783474169.html
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Shane Jacobson
Shane Jacobson, who appeared in the movie Kenny,
was once a Scout with the Melbourne scout groups of
15th
Essendon, 1st Keilor, and Bundoora. He was a
scout
for 18 years, and participated in many Gang shows,
starting at the age of 8. |
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John Ravenhall, Chief Commissioner of Scouts Australia,
(2002-2009) grew up here in Strathmore and attended 2nd Strathmore
as a Cub and a Scout, then moving on to Venturers and
Rovers. He has earned his BP award, and is currently
helping out with 2nd Strathmore Cubs.
In the photo on the left he is seen with some of our
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