Scout Motto

The Scout Motto of the Scout movement is, in English, "Be Prepared", with most international branches of the group using a close translation of that phrase. These mottoes have been used by millions of Scouts around the world since 1907. Most of the member organizations of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) share the same mottoes.

Robert Baden-Powell, founder of the UK Boy Scouts Association, coined the phrase based on his own initials, and described it as encouraging "a state of readiness in mind and body to do your duty".