Talk:Uniform and insignia of the Boy Scouts of America

Picture
Can't anyone find a better picture because the one on now is pretty crapy. RENTASTRAWBERRY  FOR LET?   röck  01:10, 30 November 2005 (UTC)


 * Thanks to SenorAnderson for a great pic. --Gadget850 17:13, 12 January 2006 (UTC)

Explorer Uniform
In the section on History, it currently states: "Explorers had a spruce green uniform, but by the 1970s many posts were developing their own uniform. Eventually only the shirt was available, leading many to wear the shirt with olive green Boy Scout pants or shorts." My comment: I wasn't aware that Explorers EVER had "spruce green" shorts. I thought that the "olive green" Boy Scout shorts were always the officially approved shorts to wear with the spruce green shirt. I joined the BSA in 1960, and then became an Explorer in 1964 (and remained an Explorer into the 1970s). I attended the 1964 Jamboree, Philmont in 1965, and National O.A. Conferences every year from the mid-60s through the early '70s, and I never saw anyone wear spruce green shorts. They may have been in the catalog, but I never saw them and nobody wore them. PGNormand (talk) 16:25, 23 September 2008 (UTC)


 * Explorers never had spruce green shorts, but they did have spruce green pants, as well as long and short sleeve shirts and the flat cap. See . --—— Gadget850 (Ed)  talk  - 


 * Okay. Then you agree with me. So why does the article indicate that the reason Explorers wore olive green shorts was because "only the [spruce green] shirt was available"? My Explorer Post never "developed its own uniform" (which is simply code for "stopped wearing the uniform"). And, the reason that we wore olive green shorts with the spruce green shirt was because that WAS the official uniform, not because the BSA stopped making something else. PGNormand (talk) 17:36, 23 September 2008 (UTC)


 * The Distinctive Dress Identity came along later in Exploring, and was mainly for career-oriented Explorers, and is the norm in Exploring today. --—— Gadget850 (Ed)  talk  -  18:04, 23 September 2008 (UTC)

Camping Coup
One of the more significant recognitions I recall from my days of scouting was the earning of camping coup--different colors for significance earned for camping, canoeing, jamboree participation, etc. I know that Mic-o-say and OA also have a coup system. Seems like this article could be enhanced by the inclusion of a coup system discussion section. I personally do not have enough qualification to add such a section with proper reference otherwise I would.P Todd (talk) 19:45, 11 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Your post is the first I've ever heard of a coup system in 61 years of scouting so I really can't comment or help. North8000 (talk) 19:57, 11 February 2021 (UTC)
 * News to me, at least under that name. --evrik (talk) 21:24, 11 February 2021 (UTC)

Dress Uniform
Some more resources on the dress uniform:


 * https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/presale-centennial-ii-scouter-service-2780002888
 * https://www.scouter.com/topic/32913-historic-dress-uniform
 * http://www.oocities.org/~pack215/clipart-uniform-menu.html
 * http://www.oocities.org/cybercubber/dress-uniform-women.jpg
 * http://www.oocities.org/cybercubber/dress-uniform-men.jpg
 * http://www.oocities.org/cybercubber/tie.jpg
 * http://www.oocities.org/cybercubber/new-tie.jpg
 * http://www.oocities.org/cybercubber/uniform-acoutraments.jpg

--evrik (talk) 21:57, 16 May 2022 (UTC)