Scout
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A scout is a soldier performing reconnaissance
and other support duties.
Scout may also refer to:
Reconnaissance
Reconnaissance is the military term for exploring beyond the area occupied by friendly forces to gain information about enemy forces or features of the environment....
and other support duties.
Scout may also refer to:
Aircraft
- Scout (aircraft)Scout (aircraft)The term scout, as a description of a class of military aircraft, came into use shortly before the First World War, and referred to a light reconnaissance aircraft, initially unarmed. "Scout" types were generally adaptations of pre-war racing aircraft – although at least one was specifically...
, pre-1920s (British) terminology for a single-seat fighter - Scout planeScout planeThe term scout plane refers to a type of surveillance aircraft, usually of single-engined, two/three seats, shipborne type, and used for the purpose of discovering an enemy position and directing artillery...
, post-1920s/modern usage for reconnaissance or surveillance aircraft. - AD ScoutAD Scout|-See also:-References:NotesBibliography*Bruce, J.M. War Planes of the First World War: Volume One Fighters. London:Macdonald, 1965.*Lewis, Peter. The British Fighter since 1912. London:Putnam, Fourth edition, 1979. ISBN 0-370-10049-2....
British naval aircraft - Aeronca KAeronca K|-References:NotesBibliography* Simpson, Rod. Airlife's World Aircraft: The Complete Reference to Civil, Military and Light Aircraft. Shrewsbury, UK: Airlife Publishing, 2001. ISBN 1-84037-115-3....
Scout - American Champion Scout
- IAI ScoutIAI Scout|-References:This article contains material that originally came from the web article by Greg Goebel, which exists in the Public Domain....
, an unmanned air vehicle used by the Israel Defense Forces during the 1982 Lebanon War. - Westland ScoutWestland ScoutThe Westland Scout was a general purpose military light helicopter developed by Westland Helicopters. It was closely related to the Westland Wasp naval helicopter.-Design and development:...
British helicopter - Aeryon Scout, a micro UAV
Professions
- a domestic assistant at Oxford University: see bedderBedderThe term "bedder" is short for "bedmaker" and is a housekeeper in a college of the University of Cambridge and the University of Durham. The equivalent at the University of Oxford is known as a "scout"...
- ReconnaissanceReconnaissanceReconnaissance is the military term for exploring beyond the area occupied by friendly forces to gain information about enemy forces or features of the environment....
- Scout (sport)Scout (sport)In professional sports, scouts are trained talent evaluators who travel extensively for the purposes of watching athletes play their chosen sports and determining whether their set of skills and talents represent what is needed by the scout's organization...
, a professional sports talent-scout - Scout.comScout.comScout.com is an integrated sports publishing company that produces both an Internet and print product. Scout has more than 2.1 million visitors...
, a sports-publishing company
Ships
- HMS ScoutHMS ScoutTwelve ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Scout: was a 10-gun bark launched in 1577 and condemned in 1603. was a 6-gun sloop launched in 1648 and captured in 1649 by the Royalists. was a 6-gun advice boat launched in 1694 and sold in 1703. was a 16-gun brig-sloop launched in 1780 after...
, the name of various British Royal Navy ships - USS ScoutUSS ScoutUSS Scout is a name used more than once by the United States Navy, and may refer to:, a patrol boat in commission from 1917 to 1919, a patrol boat in commission in 1917, a minesweeper in commission from 1944 to 1947 and from 1951 to 1954., a mine countermeasures ship in commission since 1990...
, the name of various United States Navy ships
Youth movement
- A Scout is a member of a ScoutingScoutingScouting, also known as the Scout Movement, is a worldwide youth movement with the stated aim of supporting young people in their physical, mental and spiritual development, that they may play constructive roles in society....
organization. There are thousands of national Scouting organizations or federations; these are grouped into six international Scouting associations with some non-aligned organizations:- Confédération Européenne de ScoutismeConfédération Européenne de ScoutismeKnown in English as the Confederation of European Scouts, the Confédération Européenne de Scoutisme was formed in Brussels, Belgium on November 12, 1978, and is based in Belgium. CES stresses the European dimension of their Scouting program and that CES provides the "authentic Scouting of...
- Order of World ScoutsOrder of World ScoutsThe Order of World Scouts founded in 1911, was the first international Scouting organisation. It is headquartered in England, with the administration headquarters in Italy...
- Union Internationale des Guides et Scouts d′Europe
- World Federation of Independent ScoutsWorld Federation of Independent ScoutsThe World Federation of Independent Scouts is the non-governmental international organization which governs 82 affiliated Scout Organizations in 41 countries, with an estimated 200,000 members in 3562 Scout Groups...
- World Association of Girl Guides and Girl ScoutsWorld Association of Girl Guides and Girl ScoutsThe World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts is a global association supporting the female-oriented and female-only Scouting organizations in 145 countries. It was established in 1928 and has its headquarters in London, England. It is the counterpart of the World Organization of the Scout...
- World Organization of the Scout MovementWorld Organization of the Scout MovementThe World Organization of the Scout Movement is the Non-governmental international organization which governs most national Scout Organizations, with 31 million members. WOSM was established in 1920, and has its headquarters at Geneva, Switzerland...
- List of non-aligned Scouting organizations
- Confédération Européenne de Scoutisme
Military units
- Traditional Apache scoutTraditional Apache scoutThe phrase traditional Apache scout refers to members of the Apache tribe who engaged in scouting, either for game or during time of war. Only Lipan, Chiricahua and Mescaleros had scout societies. The scouts' original purpose was to protect the clanspeople from enemies, and to locate game and new...
- United States Army Indian Scouts
- Lovat ScoutsLovat ScoutsThe Lovat Scouts were a British Army unit. The unit was first formed during the Second Boer War as a Scottish Highland yeomanry regiment of the British Army and is the first known military unit to wear a ghillie suit...
- Philippine ScoutsPhilippine ScoutsThe Philippine Scouts was a military organization of the United States Army from 1901 until the end of World War II. Made up of native Filipinos assigned to the United States Army Philippine Department, these troops were generally enlisted and under the command of American officers, however, a...
- South Pacific ScoutsSouth Pacific ScoutsThe 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. -External links:**...
- Scout SniperScout SniperScout Sniper is a secondary MOS designator of U.S. Marine Corps infantrymen and reconnaissance Marines that have successfully graduated from a USMC Scout Sniper School. Scout Snipers provide close reconnaissance and surveillance to the infantry battalion...
- Grey's ScoutsGrey's ScoutsGrey's Scouts were a Rhodesian mounted infantry unit raised in July 1975 and named after George Grey, a prominent soldier in the Second Matabele War. Based in Salisbury , they were known for their participation in the Rhodesian Bush War...
- Selous ScoutsSelous ScoutsThe Selous Scouts was a special forces regiment of the Rhodesian Army, which operated from 1973 until the introduction of majority rule in 1980. It was named after British explorer Frederick Courteney Selous , and their motto was pamwe chete, which, in the Shona language, roughly means "all...
- Cavalry ScoutCavalry ScoutThe Cavalry Scout is a job title and a reconnaissance specialist in the United States Army. Cavalry Scouts work to obtain, distribute and share vital combat and battlefield information on the enemy and on combat circumstances and environmental conditions. The role originated with the United States...
Other
- Scout Taylor-ComptonScout Taylor-ComptonScout Taylor-Compton is an American actress and singer. She has appeared in numerous small television roles and in feature films that range from dramas to those in the horror genre....
- Scout (comics)
- Scout (operating system)Scout (operating system)Scout is a research operating system developed at the University of Arizona. It is communication-oriented and designed around the constraints of network-connected devices like set-top boxes....
- The Scout, a book by Steven PlautSteven PlautSteven Plaut is an American-born Israeli associate professor of Business Administration at the University of Haifa and a writer. Plaut is a member of the editorial board of the Middle East Quarterly, a publication of the Middle East Forum think tank....
- The Scout (film), a 1994 film
- The Scout, a speedy, baseball loving class in the team-based game Team Fortress 2Team Fortress 2Team Fortress 2 is a free-to-play team-based first-person shooter multiplayer video game developed by Valve Corporation. A sequel to the original mod Team Fortress based on the Quake engine, it was first released as part of the video game compilation The Orange Box on October 10, 2007 for Windows...
- "Scout", the nickname of Jean Louise Finch, the main character in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird
- Toy Scouts, an all-female regiment in the Army of Toy Soldiers, the fan club of musician and Internet personality Doctor SteelDoctor SteelDoctor Steel , is a self-published American musician located in Southern California, prominent in the Steampunk, Goth, and Rivethead scenes. He has performed on rare occasions with a "backup band", claiming that a fictitious robot band had malfunctioned...
- Scout Toys, an education toy line of LeapFrog EnterprisesLeapfrog EnterprisesLeapFrog Enterprises Inc is an educational entertainment company based in Emeryville, California. LeapFrog designs, develops and markets technology-based learning products and related content for the education of infant through grade school children at home and in schools internationally.- History...
- Scout, a subsidiary of Ribble Motor ServicesRibble Motor ServicesRibble Motor Services was a large regional bus operator in the North West of England, based in Preston. The company was started in 1919, and grew to be the largest operator in the region, with a territory stretching from Carlisle to south Lancashire...
. In later years (mid 1970's onwards) the computing services bureau of the company. - Scout, a slang term at the University of OxfordUniversity of OxfordThe University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
for a college servant or waiter