The Buddy System/Tenderfoot Requirement #9

Here is the Boy Scouts Video on the "Buddy System"

Wikipedia list 4 groups that use the Buddy System:

1. The USA Armed Forces
2. Firefighters
3. Scuba Divers
4. Boy Scouts

Part of Tenderfoot requirement 9b deals with the use of the Buddy System inside and outside of Scouts:


Explain the importance of the buddy system as it relates to your personal safety on outings and in your neighborhood.



The buddy system is a way for Scouts to look after one another, especially during outdoor adventures. When your troop goes swimming, for example, each Scout will be assigned a buddy. You keep track of what your buddy is up to, and he knows at all times where you are and how you are doing. Now and then a Scout leader might call for a buddy check. That means you must immediately hold up the hand of your buddy. If anyone is missing, everyone will know it right away. The buddy system should always be used when a troop or patrol is hiking, camping, and participating in any aquatics activities. It's a way of sharing the good times and preventing the bad. You can use the buddy system when you go places in your community, as well, to help keep yourself and your buddies safe.


Here is the Boy Scouts Video on the "Buddy System"