Scout may refer to:

Youth movement

Scout (Scouting) A Scout (in some countries a Boy Scout, Girl Scout, or Pathfinder) is a child, usually 10–18 years of age, participating in the worldwide Scouting movement. Because of the large age and Developmental psychology, development span, many Scoutin ...

, 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 Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...

Scouts BSA Scouts BSA (previously known as Boy Scouts, the official name until 2019) is the flagship membership level of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) for boys and girls between the ages of typically 11 and 17. It provides youth training in moral char ...

, section for 11 to 17 year olds in the

United States of America The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territo ...

Scouts (Baden-Powell Scouts' Association) As with Scouts in The Scout Association, the Scout section of the BPSA is the direct descendant of the original Scout Patrols which formed in the United Kingdom in 1908. The section is open to both boys and girls between the ages of 10–15 years ...

, 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, also known as the Scout Movement, is a worldwide youth movement employing the Scout method, a program of informal education with an emphasis on practical outdoor activities, including camping, woodcraft, aquatics, hiking, backpacking ...

, 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 international Scouting organization. WOSM has 173 members. These members are recognized national Scout organizations, which collectively have around 43 million participants. WOSM ...

, the international body for Scout organisations **

The Scout Association The Scout Association is the largest Scouting organisation in the United Kingdom and is the World Organization of the Scout Movement's recognised member for the United Kingdom. Following the origin of Scouting in 1907, the association was form ...

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

Military uses

*Scout, to perform

reconnaissance In military operations, reconnaissance or scouting is the exploration of an area by military forces to obtain information about enemy forces, terrain, and other activities. Examples of reconnaissance include patrolling by troops (skirmisher ...

Units

United States

Blazer's Scouts Blazer's Scouts was a unit of the Union Army during the second half of the American Civil War. They were particularly active in tracking down and confronting Confederate partisans and guerrillas in West Virginia and Virginia; especially those of ...

, a unit who conducted irregular warfare during the American Civil War *

United States Army Indian Scouts Native Americans have made up an integral part of U.S. military conflicts since America's beginning. Colonists recruited Indian allies during such instances as the Pequot War from 1634–1638, the Revolutionary War, as well as in War of 1812. ...

, 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, 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'' p. ...

, 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) is 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 Snipe ...

, 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 of the British Army. They were the first known military unit to wear a ghillie suit and in 1916 formally became the British ...

, 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 an infantry regiment of the Indian Army, nicknamed the "Snow Warriors" or " Snow Leopards". The regiment specialises in mountain warfare, and its primary role is to guard India's borders in the high altitudes of the Unio ...

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

Arunachal Scouts The Arunachal Scouts is an infantry regiment of Indian army based in Arunachal Pradesh. Specialising in mountain warfare the regiment was established with the purpose of defending the Indian-Chinese border in Arunachal Pradesh. A large proporti ...

, 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 youngest Indian Army regiment. The regiment was formed along the lines of the Ladakh Scout ...

, an Indian Army regiment specialized for the state of Sikkim

Pakistan

Gilgit Baltistan Scouts The Gilgit−Baltistan Scouts, are a civil armed force of Pakistan, tasked with law enforcement in the nominally autonomous territory of Gilgit-Baltistan and border guard duties. The force was formed in 2003 under the control of the Interior ...

, an internal security and border force in Pakistan *

Bajaur Scouts The Bajaur Scouts is a paramilitary regiment of the Frontier Corps Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (North) of Pakistan, recruited locally in Bajaur District and officered by regular Pakistan Army officers. The Scouts were previously the Bajaur Levies, an ...

Chitral Scouts The Chitral Scouts (''CS'') ( ur, چترال سکاوٹس), also known as Chitral Levies, originally raised in 1903 as the militia of the princely state of Chitral, is now part of the Frontier Corps Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (North) of Pakistan. They are ...

Equipment

Scout (aircraft) The term scout, as a description of a class of military aircraft, came into use shortly before the First World War, and initially referred to a fast (for its time), light (usually single-seated) unarmed reconnaissance aircraft. "Scout" types we ...

, pre-1920s (British) terminology for a single-seat fighter *

Scout plane A scout plane is type of surveillance aircraft, usually of single-engined, two or three seats, shipborne type, and used for the purpose of discovering an enemy position and directing artillery. Therefore, a scout plane is essentially a small nava ...

, a type of shipborne surveillance aircraft *

Scout rifle The scout rifle is a conceptual class of general-purpose rifles defined and promoted by Jeff Cooper in the early 1980s that bears similarities in design and function to guide guns, mountain rifles, and other rifle archetypes that emphasize comfor ...

, a class of general-purpose rifles ** Steyr Scout, a modern scoped bolt-action rifle manufactured by Steyr Mannlicher *

AD Scout The AD Scout (also known as the Sparrow) was designed by Harris Booth of the British Admiralty's Air Department as a fighter aircraft to defend Britain from Zeppelin bombers during World War I. Design and development The Scout was a very un ...

, 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 The Westland Scout is a light helicopter developed by Westland Helicopters. Developed from the Saro P.531, it served as a land-based general purpose military helicopter, sharing a common ancestor and numerous components with the naval-orientat ...

, British military helicopter * HMS ''Scout'', the name of various British Royal Navy ships * USS ''Scout'', the name of various United States Navy ships *

Ajax (armoured vehicle) Ajax may refer to: Greek mythology and tragedy * Ajax the Great, a Greek mythological hero, son of King Telamon and Periboea * Ajax the Lesser, a Greek mythological hero, son of Oileus, the king of Locris * ''Ajax'' (play), by the ancient Greek ...

, formerly Scout SV, an armoured fighting vehicle

Occupations

* Scout (association football), attends football matches to collect intelligence *

Scout (sport) In professional sports, scouts are experienced 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 ...

, a professional sports talent-scout * Scout or

bedder The term "bedder" is short for "bedmaker" and is the official term for a housekeeper in a college of the University of Cambridge. The equivalent at the University of Oxford is known as a "scout". The equivalent at Trinity College, Dublin was known ...

, a domestic assistant at Oxford University

Transportation

Aircraft

Aeronca K The Aeronca Model K Scout is an American light airplane first marketed in 1937, and was the true successor to the popular C-2/ C-3 line. Design Powered by a dual-ignition Aeronca E-113C engine, the Model K Scout brought the Aeronca design up t ...

Scout, an American light airplane first marketed in 1937 *

Aeryon Scout Aeryon Scout is a small reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that was designed and built by Aeryon Labs of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. The vehicle was developed between 2007 and 2009 and produced from 2009-2015. Production has been comple ...

, a small reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) designed and built in Canada *

American Champion Scout The 8GCBC Scout is a two-seat, high-wing, single-engined fixed conventional gear general aviation airplane that entered production in the United States in 1974. Designed for personal and commercial use, it is commonly found in utility roles suc ...

, a two-seat, high-wing, single-engined airplane that entered production in the U.S. in 1974 *

Eagles Wing Scout The Eagles Wing Scout is an American powered parachute that was designed and produced by Eagles Wing Corporation of Normandy, Tennessee. Now out of production, when it was available the aircraft was supplied as a complete ready-to-fly aircraft.Ber ...

, an American powered parachute *

Tennessee Propellers Scout The Tennessee Propellers Scout is an American powered parachute that was designed and produced by Tennessee Propellers of Normandy, Tennessee. The aircraft was introduced in 1999, but is no longer available.Cliche, Andre: ''Ultralight Aircraft Sho ...

, an American powered parachute design

Other transportation

Scout (autonomous boat) Scout is an autonomous robotic boat designed to complete the first autonomous transatlantic crossing. The project was started by Tiverton students Dylan Rodriguez and Max Kramers in 2010 with the goal of creating an autonomous craft to make the jo ...

, an autonomous boat designed to complete a transatlantic crossing * ''Scout'' (train), a passenger train of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, inaugurated in 1916 * Scout Motor Services, now

Ribble Motor Services Ribble Motor Services was a large regional bus operator in the North West England based in Preston. History Ribble Motor Services commenced operating in 1919, and grew to be the largest operator in the region, with a territory stretching ...

, a bus operator in North West England *

International Harvester Scout The International Harvester Scout is an off-road vehicle produced by International Harvester from 1961 to 1980. A precursor of more sophisticated SUVs to come, it was created as a competitor to the Jeep, and it initially featured a fold-down win ...

, an off-road vehicle which was produced from 1961 to 1980 *

Scout (automobile) Scout Motors Inc. is an automotive marque of the Volkswagen Group. The marque was established in May 2022 and is scheduled to be marketed in the United States in 2026. History The Scout marque is named after the off-road vehicle International ...

, a planned electric vehicle brand owned by Volkswagen Group

Arts and entertainment

* ''Scout'' (1987 film), a 1987 British television film by Frank McGuinness in the anthology series ''ScreenPlay'' * ''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 ''Team Fortress 2'' is a 2007 multiplayer first-person shooter, first-person shooter game developed and published by Valve Corporation. It is the sequel to the 1996 ''Team Fortress'' Mod (video gaming), mod for ''Quake (video game), Quake'' and ...

Other uses

Scout (name) Scout may refer to: Actual people: * Scout Niblett, English singer-songwriter * Scout Taylor-Compton, American actress * Scout Tufankjian, Armenian-American photojournalist Fictional characters: * Scout Finch, protagonist in ''To Kill a Mockingbir ...

, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name ''Scout'' * Scout (operating system), at the University of Arizona *

Scout (rocket family) The Scout family of rockets were American launch vehicles designed to place small satellites into orbit around the Earth. The Scout multistage rocket was the first orbital launch vehicle to be entirely composed of solid fuel stages. It was also t ...

, American launch vehicles designed to place small satellites into orbit around the Earth *

Scout (travel website) Scout, formerly Goby, is a travel website which launched in September 2009. The site searches selected databases and other sources of information on the web, focused on 400 categories of things to do while traveling. Signed-in users may also shar ...

, a travel website *

Scout.com Scout Media is an integrated sports publishing company that produces Internet content covering hundreds of professional and college teams across America. The company was founded in 2001 and was acquired by Fox Sports in 2005. In 2013, Fox Sports ...

, a sports publishing company *

Mars Scout Program Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the second-smallest planet in the Solar System, only being larger than Mercury. In the English language, Mars is named for the Roman god of war. Mars is a terrestrial planet with a thin atmosp ...

, a U.S. initiative to send a series of small, low-cost robotic missions to Mars * Scout, an education toy line of

LeapFrog Enterprises LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc. (commonly known as LeapFrog) is an educational entertainment and electronics company based in Emeryville, California. LeapFrog designs, develops, and markets technology-based learning products and related content for ...