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 development span, many Scouting associations have split ...

, 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 ...

, 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. WOS ...

, 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 for ...

, 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, 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 Cavalr ...

, a reconnaissance specialist in the United States Army *

Philippine Scouts The Philippine Scouts (Filipino: ''Maghahanap ng Pilipinas'' or ''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 an ...

, a military organization of the United States Army from 1901 to 1948 * South Pacific Scouts, a jungle warfare unit formed during World War II from Fijians and Solomon Islanders * Scout Sniper, 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, 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 Union ...

, an Indian Army high mountain and border security regiment specialized for the Ladakh region * Arunachal Scouts, an Indian Army high mountain regiment specialized for the state of Arunachal Pradesh * Sikkim Scouts, an Indian Army regiment specialized for the state of Sikkim

Pakistan

* Gilgit Baltistan Scouts, 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 The Steyr Scout () is an Austrian bolt-action rifle manufactured by Steyr Mannlicher, and chambered primarily for 7.62 NATO (.308 Winchester), although other caliber options in 5.56 NATO (.223 Remington), .243 Winchester, 6.5 Creedmoor, .37 ...

, 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 unco ...

, a fighter aircraft designed to defend Britain from Zeppelin bombers during World War I *

IAI Scout The IAI Scout (known in Israel under its Hebrew name זהבן - " Oriole") is a reconnaissance unmanned air vehicle developed in Israel in the 1970s by Israel Aircraft Industries as a competitor to the Tadiran Mastiff. The project was led by Char ...

, an unmanned air vehicle used by the Israel Defense Forces during the 1982 Lebanon War * Westland Scout, 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) A football scout attends football matches on the behalf of clubs to collect intelligence. Typically, there are two types of scouts: player scouts and tactical scouts. Player scouts or physical scouts evaluate the talent of footballers with a view ...

, 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, 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 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), 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 f ...

, 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), American launch vehicles designed to place small satellites into orbit around the Earth * Scout (travel website), 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 ...