A FEW WORDS ABOUT SCOUT BADGES, PATCHES AND INSIGNIA

Like all other Scouts around the world, Ukrainian Scouts-Plastuny wear various badges, patches and other insignia on their uniforms. They also like to collect them and to exchange them with Scouts from other countries.

The main insignia of Plast is the "lileika" (lee-lay-lea) — the fleur-de-lis, intertwined with the Ukrainian national emblem—the Trident. It is usually worn on the Scout shirt, on the left breast, and also on the Scout hat.

There are many other insignia: those signifying the rank (e.g.: an Eagle-Scout), office (e.g.: a troop-leader), the council and troop to which the Scout belongs, the camps and jamborees in which he participated, the merit-badges earned, etc.

Most popular badges are those which are given to successful participants at various camps, jamborees, Scout get-togethers, major hikes, etc. These are eagerly sought and collected.

These badges and insignia are, in general, the same or very similar, for both Boy and Girl Scouts. The Cub Scouts, Rover Scouts, and Scoutmasters have different sets of badges, etc.—appropriate to their age group.

The older Scouts, i.e. the Rover Scouts and Scouters usually belong to one of the many Ukrainian Scout-lodges ( "kureni rend"— koo-re-nee) and wear a patch showing the membership in the lodge.

Emblems of Ukrainian Scouting-Plast

Cub	Scout	Rover	Senior

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