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Queen's Scout Badge

The Queen's Scout or King's Scout Award is the highest youth award achievable in the scouting movement in several countries. It is awarded in realms of the British Commonwealth including the United Kingdom and Australia, as in such countries the Scouts operate under the ceremonial leadership of the British monarch.

The Queen's Scout Award is actually conferred by the monarch via Royal Warrant; you are not awarded the Queen's Scout Award, rather you become one. The requirements are different in each country but typically involve achieving challenges from several areas such as community involvement, adventurous activities, personal growth and leadership development. Whether the award is a Queen's or King's Scout Award depends on who is the current British monarch.

United Kingdom

The Queens Scout Award in the United Kingdom through The Scout Association is achieved by completing the following requrements.

Be a member of Explorer Scouts or the Scout Network or both for at least 18 months.
Complete 18 nights away as an Explorer Scout or member of the Scout Network, of which 12 must be camping.
Complete two activities from a list of International, Environment and Values activities.
Hold the Gold Duke of Edinburgh's Award, or complete the five Queen's Scout Award Challenges, which are:
- Take up a Skill for 6 or 12 months, and show progress and lasting interest.
- Take up a Physical Activity for 6 or 12 months.
- Provide Service to an individual or the community for 12 months.
- Plan, complete and review a four day and three night expedition in open or adventurous country by foot, cycle, horse, canoe, boat or dinghy.
- Complete a five day and four night residential project in an unfamiliar environment with people who are not known.
Following completion of the first four elements of the Award make a presentation, to a suitable audience, of your achievements so far in working towards the Queen's Scout Award.

All Members should complete twelve months in either the Physical Activity or the Skill

Explorer Scouts and members of the Scout Network who are not holders of the Duke of Edinburgh's Silver Award or the Chief Scout's Diamond Award must complete an extra six months in either the Service or the longer of the Skills or Physical Recreation Challenge.

ScoutBase UK Information

The Queen's Scout Award is harder to gain than the Duke of Edinburgh's Gold Award, Queens Scouts are entitled to attend one Queens Scout Parade held at Windsor Castle each year held on the Sunday after St Georges Day, this is the only time when scouts officially march.

Comparable awards

Baden-Powell Award in the Baden-Powell Scouts
Eagle Scout in the Philippines
President's Scout Award in Singapore
Eagle Scout in the United States

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 [http://www.scoutbase.org.uk/library/hqdocs/badges/explorer-tqsa.htm ScoutBase UK Information]
-The Queens Scout Award is harder to gain than the [[Duke of Edinburghs]] Gold Award, Queens Scouts are entitled to attend one Queens Scout Parade held at [[Windsor Castle]] each year held on the Sunday after [[St Georges]] Day, this is the only time when scouts officially march.
+The Queen's Scout Award is harder to gain than the [[Duke of Edinburgh]]'s Gold Award, Queens Scouts are entitled to attend one Queens Scout Parade held at [[Windsor Castle]] each year held on the Sunday after [[St Georges]] Day, this is the only time when scouts officially march.
 ==Comparable awards==