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2009/2010 Cub / S= cout Investiture |
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The investiture ceremony is the time whe= n a Scout, by means of the words of the Scout Promise, publicly announces t= heir commitment to the Scout Law. At the ceremony, the Scout makes the Prom= ise to the Scouts and Scouters of their troop and to all the Scouts of the = world. It is once the candidate has made the promise that they is a Scout.<= /span>
The investiture is the beginning of a sp= ecial time in a young person's life. Scout-aged children are entering the s= tage of life when they desire to break away from their parents, find out ab= out the world, and try to shape their own identity in it. It is Scouting's = desire that a major part of the identity that these young people form is th= at of being a Scout.
For most Scouts, making the Scout Promis= e means making a commitment that their parents have not. Because of this, t= he point of making the Promise is an act of breaking away from their parent= s; of asserting a separate identity. If young people have the opportunity t= o safely break away from their parents, they will not feel the need to brea= k away in other, less-safe ways, such as by joining teen gangs or by the us= e of drugs. In support of this, parents should not be present at the invest= iture ceremony. |
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