BE PREPARED! The Scout Motto that the good Doctor epitomizes!
Introduction We have been “scouting” around for a scout to give an account of the Scout movement in Naval Base, but to no avail till Dr Muthiar Singh Sidhu responded with his memories which he hopes will trigger others to add to the narrative and for which we are very appreciative. BE PREPARED! The Scout Motto that the good Doctor epitomizes! “Yes, I remember my three adventurous years from 1951 to 1953 with the 27 th Scout Troop in Naval Base. This was the best experience I had as a teen and I strongly recommend all youngsters to take up Scouting. Regrettably, I had to give it up to concentrate on my Senior Cambridge Exams in 1954. Although today, youth serve National Service, which is essentially military service, scouting builds at an early age life-skills,” impressed Dr Sidhu who lived in Block 86 H.M. Naval Base before migrating to Brisbane. (Do read B2B article: “ From Bargadi to Brisbane” to know more about him in thenavalbase . ...