Editing Scouting (section)

==Adults and leadership==
[[File:Sir R. Baden - Powell LCCN2014719329cr2.jpg|thumb|upright=0.75|[[Robert Baden-Powell]]]]
Adults supporters, including former Scouts and Guides, can often join organizations such as the [[International Scout and Guide Fellowship]]. In the United States and the Philippines, university students might join the co-ed service [[fraternities and sororities|fraternity]] [[Alpha Phi Omega]]. In the United Kingdom, university students might join the [[Student Scout and Guide Organisation]] and, after graduation, the [[Scout and Guide Graduate Association]]. In some organizations, it is possible for adults to join support groups such as ScoutLink or a Trefoil Guild without being an adult leader.

Scout units are usually operated by adult volunteers, such as parents and carers, former Scouts, students, and community leaders, including teachers and religious leaders. [[Scout Leader]]ship positions are often divided into 'uniform' and 'lay' positions. Uniformed leaders have received formal training, such as the [[Wood Badge]], and have received a warrant for a rank within the organization. Lay members commonly hold part-time roles such as meeting helpers, committee members and advisors, though there are a small number of full-time lay professionals.<ref name="trooporg">{{cite web |date=April 2000 |url=http://scoutmaster.org/usscouts/boyscouts/bstroop.asp |title=Troop Organization |publisher=U.S. Scouting Service Project |access-date=July 26, 2006 |pages=2–15 }}</ref>

A unit has uniformed positions—such as the Scoutmaster and assistants—whose titles vary among countries. In some countries, units are supported by lay members, who range from acting as meeting helpers to being members of the unit's committee. In some Scout associations, the committee members may also wear uniforms and be registered Scout leaders.<ref name="commguide">{{cite book |year=1990 |title=BSA Troop Committee Guidebook |publisher=Boy Scouts of America |location=Irving, Texas |isbn=978-0-8395-6505-5}}</ref>

Above the unit are further uniformed positions, called Commissioners, at levels such as district, county, council or province, depending on the structure of the national organization. Commissioners work with lay teams and professionals. Training teams and related functions are often formed at these levels. In the UK and in other countries, the national Scout organization appoints the Chief Scout, the most senior uniformed member.<ref name="UKCouncil">{{cite web|url=http://www.scoutbase.org.uk/library/hqdocs/por/2006/6_3.htm#part_1|title=The Council of the Scout Association|work=POR: Chapter 6: The Structure of the Headquarters of The Scout Association|access-date=January 17, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090414015042/http://www.scoutbase.org.uk/library/hqdocs/por/2006/6_3.htm#part_1|archive-date=April 14, 2009}}</ref><ref name="UKCouncil2">{{cite web|url=http://www.scoutbase.org.uk/library/hqdocs/por/2006/6_9.htm#part_1|title=The Chief Scout's Committee|work=POR: Chapter 6: The Structure of the Headquarters of The Scout Association|access-date=January 17, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090414020445/http://www.scoutbase.org.uk/library/hqdocs/por/2006/6_9.htm#part_1|archive-date=April 14, 2009}}</ref><ref name="UKCouncil3">{{cite web|url=http://www.scoutbase.org.uk/library/hqdocs/badges/|title=Awards, Decorations and Recognition of Service|work=Badges|access-date=January 17, 2009|archive-date=August 20, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100820110823/http://www.scoutbase.org.uk/library/hqdocs/badges/|url-status=dead}}</ref>