Scout Promise, Law and Motto
Beavers
The Beaver Scout Promise is:
For Christians and Jews
- I promise to do my best, and to be kind and helpful, and to love God
For Buddhists
- I promise to do my best, to be kind and helpful, and to act with love towards everyone.
For humanists, atheists and those with no defined faith
- I promise to do my best, and to be kind and helpful, and to love our world.
For Muslims
- I promise to do my best, and to be kind and helpful, and to love Allah
For Sikhs
- I promise to do my best, and to be kind and helpful, and to love Waheguru.
The Beaver Scout Law
There is no formal Beaver Scout Law.
The Beaver Scout Motto is:
- 'Be prepared'
Cubs
The Cub Scout Promise is:
For Christians and Jews
- I promise that I will do my best
- to do my duty to God and to The King,
- to help other people
- and to keep the Cub Scout Law.
For Buddhists
- I promise that I will do my best
- to seek refuge in the Triple Gem, to do my duty to The King,
- to act with compassion towards all life
- and to keep the Cub Scout Law.
For Hindus
- I promise that I will do my best
- to follow my dharma and do my duty to The King,
- to act with compassion towards all life
- and to keep the Cub Scout Law.
For Muslims
- I promise that I will do my best
- to do my duty to Allah and then to The King,
- to help other people
- and to keep the Cub Scout Law.
For Sikhs
- I promise that I will do my best
- to do my duty to Waheguru and to The King,
- to help other people
- and to keep the Cub Scout Law.
For humanists, atheists and those with no defined faith
- I promise that I will do my best
- to uphold our Scout values, to do my duty to The King,
- to help other people
- and to keep the Cub Scout Law.
The Cub Scout Law:
- Cub Scouts always do their best,
- think of others before themselves
- and do a good turn every day.
The Cub Scout Motto is:
- 'Be prepared'
Scouts / Explorers / Network / Adults
The Scout Promise is:
For Christians and Jews
- On my honour,
- I promise that I will do my best
- to do my duty to God and to The King,
- to help other people
- and to keep the Scout Law.
For Muslims
- In the name of Allah, the most beneficent and the most merciful,
- I promise that I will do my best
- to do my duty to Allah and then to The King,
- to help other people
- and to keep the Scout Law.
For Buddhists
- On my honour,
- I promise that I will do my best
- to seek refuge in the Triple Gem, to do my duty to The King,
- to act with compassion towards all life
- and to keep the Scout Law.
For Hindus
- On my honour,
- I promise that I will do my best
- to follow my dharma and do my duty to The King,
- to act with compassion towards all life
- and to keep the Scout Law.
For Sikhs
- On my honour,
- I promise that I will do my best
- to do my duty to Waheguru and to The King,
- to help other people
- and to keep the Scout Law.
For humanists, atheists and those with no defined faith
- On my honour,
- I promise that I will do my best
- to uphold our Scout values, to do my duty to The King
- to help other people
- and to keep the Scout Law.
Other alternative promises are available. For information visit POR Chapter 1 Fundamentals
The Scout Law is:
- A Scout is to be trusted.
- A Scout is loyal.
- A Scout is friendly and considerate.
- A Scout belongs to the world-wide family of Scouts.
- A Scout has courage in all difficulties.
- A Scout makes good use of time and is careful of possessions and property.
- A Scout has self-respect and respect for others.
The Scout Motto is:
- 'Be prepared'