ROVER / RANGER SECTION
- Becoming an active, participating, and creative citizen.
- Improving skills, vocational and otherwise, to self-dependent and useful to others.
- Making Scouting/Guiding a way of life.
- Leading a refined religious life in service of man
and God. - Working for the up keeping of our National heritage and culture with love for human values.
- Feeling respect for himself/ herself and others and their experience.
- Having a fair understanding of national and world affairs, in general, to make the world better.
- Participating with responsibilities in the developmental activities about National priorities.
- Developing a positive attitude, leading a happy family life, selecting a good job, making full use of his/her Rovering/Rangering skills.
- Preparing himself/ herself to do his/her duty to country and develop a love for universal Brotherhood/Sisterhood i.e. Peace and goodwill among human values.
Advancement of A Rover/Ranger Period Age (17 to 35)
- Aspirant (INVESTITURE)
a) Praveshika Rover/Ranger 3 months. - IN TRAINING
b) Rajat Sitara, 6 months.
c) Swarn Sitara, 9 months
d) Heerak Sitara 12 months - President Rover/Ranger Award, 12 months
- Rover/Ranger Proficiency Badges.
- IN SERVICE (as a member) 10 yrs. 25-35 yrs.
PRAVESHIKA (Period – 3 months)
- Knowledge of Scouting/Guiding of Hindustan Scouts & Guides Association
- Hindustan Scouts & Guides Prayer and flag Song.
- Knowledge of Scout/Guide Law & Promise.
- Scout/Guide Motto, Sign, Salute, Left handshake and Emblem.
- Scout/Guide Uniform and how to wear it.
- Know the whistle and hand signals.
- Know the significance of Hindustan Scouts & Guides and National Flag.
- Learn and sing the National Anthem, Vande Matram and Sare Jahan se Achchha…..
- Do a good turn for 30 days and keep the record.
- Exercise and Yoga
- Learn proper way of breathing and exercise for breathing, eyes, neck, hands and shoulders
- Perform any 4 Aasans- Vajrasan, Padmasan, Tadasan, Shavasan.
- Laughing, Smiling and Silence for one hour weekly.
- Life of two great men of India.
Note:- After completion of Praveshika the Unit Leader(Scout Master/Guide Captain) will arrange the investiture for boys/girls to become a Scout/Guide.
RAJAT SITARA (Period – 6 months)
- Work for a happy family by accepting family job that helps to relieve hard working members of your family.
- Develop in consultation with the Rover scout Leader/Ranger leader a taste for hobbies/vocational activities and show that you are progressing in time.
- Participate in group discussions of your Crew/Team and chair at least two.
- Take active part in Hobbies/Handicraft centre organised by the Crew/Team.
- Prepare a paper and talk on pollution/education/ family life and submit it to the Crew/Team council.
- Attend at least three prayer meetings of your Crew/ Team, or Participate in a service camp for one day.
- Render sustained service in a pack/Flock or a troop/company or a campsite for a period of three months.
- Have knowledge in pioneering, camping and first Aid upto Tritiya pad Level in Scout/Guide section.
- Organise games for children in your mohalla/ Village/ Colony for about a month or Conduct competition for children preferably of your locality on a conservation subject.
- Qualify for any one of the proficiency Badges. 1. Literacy 2. Sanitation promoter 3. Blood Donor. 4. Population Education 5. World friendship
Note :
- On completion of the test to the satisfaction of the independent examiner appointed by Z.A./ D.A/R.A. as the case may be with approval of the Dist. Training. Commissioner. ‘KUSHAL Badge’ will be issued on the basis of certificates issued by the examiners.
- KUSHAL badge is a pair of green shoulder flashes of cotton/wool with letter R in Red at bottom and a yellow bar under the letter.
- The badge shall be worn on shoulder straps (epaulets).
DAKSHBADGE Requirements :
- Show of rights and duties of a citizen and discuss in your crew/Team council the problems involved in them.
- Show further progress in your hobbies and handicrafts/vocational skills or Study the books on Transactional Analysis or Participate in a group discussion on Transactional Analysis and correct yourself and your behaviour with others and satisfy yourself and your unit leader.
- Prepare a paper or give talk on religious tolerance or participate in any religious function other than of your own and report to the Rover/Ranger Leader or Crew./Team council.
- Adopt a building/structure/place/institution of public importance and look to its upkeep for a month or observe brewing place of mosquitoes and flies and take possible steps for removal. (Rovers).Plan and work for a project at least for a month in consultation with your Ranger leader to help children/aged/disabled/sick person (for Rangers)
- Participate in your Crew/Team campaign to educate people in protecting public properties.
- Take up any cultural subject as approved by the crew council and report.
- Help establish a literacy centre and work for a month or help 6 people to start saving bank accounts or work as tutor at least 5 boys/girls during their examinations.
- Help in one of the following:
- Blood Donation campaign
b. Eye Donation campaign
c. AIDS awareness campaign
d. Population Education campaign
e. Immunization camps
f. Free Eye operation camps.
- Work as an Assistant in a pack/scout camp or Rally, (for Rovers) work as an assistant in a flock/Guide camp or a Zonal/Distt. Regional Rally.
- Qualify for Rambler’s Badge or Ecologist Badge, (for Rovers)Qualify for Rural worker/community worker/Ecologist badge for Rangers.
Note :
- On completion of the test to the satisfaction of independent examiners appointed by the zonal/ dist. /regional Association, as the case may be, on approval of Dist. Training. Commissioner, Daksh Badge is issued by the Z.A./Distt. A/R.A. on the basis of the certificates issued by the examiners.
- ‘DAKSH1 Badge is a pair of shoulder flashes in green of cotton or wool with letter ‘R’ in red at the bottom and two’ yellow bars under the letter.
- The badge is worn in place of’ KUSHAL’ BADGE.
PRESIDENT ROVER/RANGER AWARD (Period 1 Year)
- Have completed the age of 19 years
- Select on subject connected with World affairs, National affairs, cultural subjects, Scout/ Guide craft & hobbies or handicrafts* or sports. World organisation working for the betterment of the humanity/Youth Organisations in the world/different foundation/World Bank/World Service Organisation, or National Affairs like our Government/National Development plans and scheme/National Educational Pattern/Service Organisation/cooperatives. Submit the report within the 6 months to crew council/Team council.
- Discuss with your Rover/Ranger Leader how best you can help your country/community and prepare priorities.
- Participate in a cross country overnight Adventure hike.
- Promote a community Development project on Health or Food Production or Nutrition or Environmental sanitation Programme in your locality or any other locality and show the success to the council (of Rovers/Rangers)
- Lead a small contingent of Rovers/Ranger of your Crew/Team to participate in a Scout/Guide activity preferably in neighbouring State or district.
- Render service at least for a week for a State/ National Events.
- Organise a community signing programme for the children in the locality. Develop Pen friendship with Rovers/Ranger of other states and prove that friendship is mutually useful.
- Organise sustained ‘Traffic Control’ or ‘Letter Chase’ or’ Conservation campaign in your locality for three months’ or promote and participate in a joint project undertaken with any of the organisation such as-a. Lion Club b. Rotary Club c. Indian Red cross d. St. Jhon Ambulance Association e. Youth Hostels Association f. Jaycees or any such organisation with permission of the crew/team council.
- Qualify for any one of the proficiency badges from each group :
Group A
- Blood Donor
- Soil Conservation
- Civil Defence
- World Conservation
- Community worker
Group B
- Climber
- Home Nurse
- Healthy man
- Public Health man
- Ambulance man
Group C
- Family life Education
- Yoga
- Personality Development
- Folklife
- Population Education.
Note :-
President Rover/Ranger Award the highest and unique distinction in the movement.
* As a Daksha Rover/Ranger, he/she will work at least for one year to qualify for the President Rover/Ranger Award.
* A Rover/Ranger is not eligible to qualify for President Rover/Ranger Award on completion of 25 years of age.
* Rover Scout Leader/Ranger leader shall inform the N.H.Q. through proper channel on a registration form available at the State Head Quarters that Daksh Rover/Ranger is preparing for this badge.
* On completion of the tests to the satisfaction of independent examiners appointed by Z.A./D.A./ R.A., on approval of D.T.C. Daksh Rover/Ranger will send the prescribed Performa.
* The National Commissioner shall approve this Award based on certificates of the examiners and the recommendation of the Crew/Team Council, concerned D.C. and the State Chief Commissioners.
Rover-Ranger Proficiency Badges
The President Rover/Ranger Award Badge is worn on the left arm.
- Blood Donor
- Civil Defence
- Self Defence
- Community Worker
- Climber
- Folk Life
- Education for All
- Population Education
- Rambler
- Soil Conservation
- World Conservation
- World Friendship
- Personality Development
- Yoga
- Salesman
- Sanitation Promoter
- Ecologist
- Family Life Education
- Healthy man
- Home Nurse
- Public Health man
- Ambulance Man
- Ambulance (Ranger)
- Crafts Man/Woman
ROVER-IN-SERVICE / RANGER-IN-SER VICE (Period 10 Years)
- On the completion of 21 years of age, Rover should take up the responsibility of Adult Leadership in the movement. Taking the responsibility in Ranger Section the age will 25 years.
- During the Rover/ranger state the Rover/ Ranger will participate in various service projects taken up by the Crew; However, on completion of the Rover/Ranger stage, he/she will embark upon definite jobs of service to the community either within or outside the movement.
- The service project undertaken by the Rover/ Ranger individually or in groups will be of sustained nature and a record of it will be maintained by the Crew/Team.
- Hikes, Trekking and camps rules for Rover/ Ranger will be the same as the Scout/Guide section.