Rover Scout

Youth training programme Scout Moot 2013 Rovers or Rovering is a programme associated with some Scout organizations for young adults, originated by The Boy Scouts Association in the United Kingdom. The programme was launched in 1918 for young men who were too old to be Boy Scouts. It was adopted by some other Scout organisations. The educational objective of Rovers is typically[vague] focused on teaching young adults how to navigate their newfound maturity. A group of Rovers is called a 'Rover Crew'. Many Scout organisations, including, since 1966, The Scout Association in the UK, no longer include a Rover programme and some have replaced it with other programmes with modified Baden-Powell Award schemes. Nomenclature Robert Baden-Powell's handbook for Rovers was titled Rovering to Success and, throughout his book and elsewhere, he referred to "Rovers" and "Rovering", not 'Rover Scouts'. The word "rover" is a noun referring to someone who roves, a wanderer, a nomad. Origins The Rover programme had its origins in two different schemes:[citation needed] The first, aimed at Boy Scouts in the United Kingdom who were aged between 15 and 18 years old, was called "Senior Scouts" and was la