Korea Scout Association

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members =214,005
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website = [http://www.scout.or.kr/ Korea Scout Association]
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The Korea Scout Association is the national Scouting association of South Korea.

Scouting was founded in Korea in 1922 while under Japanese rule, and sent representatives to the first Far East Scouting competition in Beijing in 1924. However, it was banned by the occupation authorities from 1937 until August 15, 1945. [cite web|title=History|work=Korea Scout Association website|url=http://www.scout.or.kr/eng/history.htm|accessdate=2006-01-10] It existed in all areas of the Korean peninsula prior to the Korean War in 1950. World Organization of the Scout Movement recognition came in 1953. The total membership in 2008 was 214,005 registered Scouts.cite web |title=Triennial Report 2005-2008 |url=http://scout.org/en/content/download/11615/94838/file/Triennial_Report_EN.pdf |publisher=World Organization of the Scout Movement |accessdate=2008-07-13]

Dr. Yong-Woo Kim, the first Tiger Scout and former Minister of Korea was awarded the "Bronze Wolf", the only distinction of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, awarded by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting, in 1975.

Program and ideals

The Tiger Scout is the highest rank and award the Scout and the Venture Scout may achieve.

The Scout Motto is _ko. , pronounced "jun bi", "Preparation" in Korean.

World and regional events hosted by Boy Scouts of Korea

* 17th World Scout Jamboree, 1991
* 17th Asia Pacific Jamboree, 1996
* Asia Pacific Regional Youth Forum, 1996
* 21st Asia-Pacific/10th Korea National Jamboree, 2000
* Asia-Pacific Workshop on Youth Programme, 2000
* International Patrol Jamboree, 2002
* Asia Pacific Regional Workshop on PR, ICT and Marketing, 2003

couting in North Korea

North Korea shared a common Scout history with South Korea until 1950, but at present is one of only six of the world's independent countries that do not have Scouting.

ee also

*Girl Scouts Korea
*World Buddhist Scout Brotherhood
*Simon Hang Bock Rhee

References

External links

* http://www.scout.or.kr/