As an invested Scout this was the badge I was given to wear on my uniform. This may be the first badge I have to sew on from my old uniform that does not seem to exist any more. I cannot find it on the Scouts Canada website anyway. Maybe I should borrow my son's Scout Handbook and check.
It is such an iconic badge with the fleur de lys over the maple leaf. I suppose it was the least necessary of the badges and a good candidate for elimination. They get epaulettes, a necker and group badges on investiture now I suppose. What's one more badge?
Of course, I get the feeling that some people would like to eliminate the badges altogether. Mostly the parents who feel guilty that they have not sewn them on. Speaking of which, I should help my son and daughter with their badges (uniform and campfire blanket).
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This badge was no longer used after the program changes in the late nineties (the chevrons for each 'class' of Scout went below it; now they use two half circles and this stage of the badge is not used).
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