The Wood Badge Patrol Name Encyclopaedia

[Joern Lodahl]

Wood Badge is a world-wide training program, where the concept of
patrols is very importent. This inspired me to collect Wood Badge
patrol names which is now publiced in "The Wood Badge Patrol Name
Encyclopaedia" available via WWW on the following URL:
http://www.mi.aau.dk/~jqrn/wbpatrols.html
also attached below in an ascii-version.

If you have any comments or contributions they are very welcome!
Please e-mail them to me at one of the adresses mentioned below.

Thanks in advance,
Yours in scouting

Joern
- I used to be a Falcon...
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Joern Lodahl, Industrial Ph.D., Regional Science/Operations Research
Aarhus University: jq...@mi.aau.dk +45 89 42 34 92
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The Wood Badge Patrol Name Encyclopaedia
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Updated June 6th, 1995
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Notice: This information would normally NOT be from official sources, but
from scouters world-wide. You are encouraged to contribute/comment;
e-mail to
jq...@mi.aau.dk

AUSTRIA
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Pecker, Cuckoo, Pigeon, Owl, Raven, Bull, Curlew and Wolf

AUSTRALIA
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Kangeroo, Quokka, Dingo, Kookaburra, Eagle.

CANADA
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Bear, Octopus, Crow, Deer, Owl, and Fox. Some has noticed the patrol
name "flying frog" from a French Canadian Scouter.

DENMARK
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Currently the following names are used: Ravens, Curlews, Falcons, Cuckoos,
Pigeons and Woodpeckers.
In the years 1927-1937 Ravens, Pigeons, Woodpeckers, Bulls and Owls
where used. In 1982 Wood Badge became for scout leaders as well as cub
scout leaders. From the Cub Scout Wood Badge courses, the use of colours to
identify the patrols where adapted, but afterwards the current names took
ower.

FINLAND
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Cuckoo, crow, mallard, jay, owl.

ICELAND
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Owl, Cuckoo, Pigeon, Raven, and Woodpecker.

JAPAN
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A Tiger patrol are observed.

NORWAY
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Owl, Woodpecker, Pigeon, Cuckoo.

SWEDEN
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Bee, Bumblebee, Wasp, Mosquito, The Flame, The Smoke.

SWITZERLAND
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Two situations observed: Letting the patrols make their names themselves or
the use of numbers only to identify the patrols.

USA
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The Wood Badge patrol names as currently used in Boy Scout Wood Badge
in the USA are (in this order!) Beaver, Bob White (replacing Quail), Eagle,
Fox, Owl, Bear, Buffalo, Antelope. Depending on the number of
participants, not all patrols will be used in a course, but there will be at least
4.
To this list, 4 should be added in any order, of which Raven are known. It is
also known that Hawk are used, although it is very rare. From Maryland a
patrol called Tiger are known.
The Explorer Wood Badge Courses (1950-1960?) used the names of early
explorers for patrol names: Kit Carson, Jim Bridger, William Clark and
Daniel Boone.

[Kelly S Roe]

I enjoyed your Encyclopaedia of WoodBadge Patrol names but as a past
Senior Patrol leader and Course Director I wanted to add to your effort.

Other Patrol names that I am aware of are Bobcat, Cougar, Moose, Badger,
Flaming Arrow (Order of the Arrow Course) and Racoon.

I know that there are others I just can't remember them.

Thanks Kelly Roe
WV2-1-591-81

[Mats Rundqvist]

> Thanks Kelly Roe
>WV2-1-591-81

And here are some more Swedish Wood Badge patrol names:
Owl, Woodpecker, Pigeon, Curlew

Mats Rundqvist, Pigeon