Here I put the story of the scouts's establishment. Those who don't like to read that much, you can skip it and go to the explanation about how the scouts organize themselves.
The organization of the scouts in Mexico
On the past century an English (called by the way with a very long name: Robert Stephenson Smith and other) who is mentioned as Lord Baden Powell or Lord B. P., se le ocurrió to organize an association in which the boys could learn to live with nature, educate themselves and join in a world movement. In those days he established the scouts, and took the first ones to the Brownsea island to the first scout camp of the history. In a Jamboree in which was raining he said these words (more or less):
"Anybody can camp with good weather, but it's needed to be a scout to camp when it's raining"
In time were being created the minor and major sections, like the lobatos ("cubs") or the rovers (I'll explain what are they later); and were being established scouts organizations in other countries.
In Mexico the official scout organization is the Asociación de Scouts de México A. C. (ASMAC). I want to make clear that they aren't the boy scouts, but the scouts of Mexico.
The scouts are organized in sections according to the age. In all sections is given a promesa scout ("scout promise") (the neckerchief or scarf) and the flor de lis ("lily flower") that indicates that you're scout.
The sections are:
Manada ("Pack" or "Herd"): For men is manada de lobatos ("cubs' pack") and the chief of section is called Akela ("the old wolf") and his assistant is Baloo (the law teacher bear), for women is manada de gacelas ("gazelles' herd") and the chief of section is Vanta; the age of the scouts of this section goes from 7 till 10 for men and till 9 for women.
Tropa ("Troop"): It is divided into two sections:
Tropa menor ("Minor troop"): When going out of the manada one enters this sections and stays in it till 14 if woman and till 15 if men.
Tropa mayor ("Major troop"): After the tropa menor till 17 for women and as for men I'm not sure but I'll research about it.
Clan de Rovers o precursoras: Is the last section and when going out of it one can only be scouter (scout organizer) and with dedicación, chief of section, of group, of province, etc.
