page_title: Scout sign and salute
section_title: Meaning of the three fingers
hierarchical_section_title: Scout sign and salute / Meaning of the three fingers
caption_attribution_description: English: Scouts and Guides from different countries showing the three-finger-salute during w:World Scout Moot 1996 Deutsch: Pfadfinder aus verschiedenen Ländern grüßen mit dem de:Pfadfindergruß während des de:World Scout Moot 1996
context_page_description: The three-finger salute is used by members of Scout and Guide organizations around the world when greeting other Scouts and in respect of a national flag at ceremonies. In most situations, the salute is made with the right hand, palm face out, the thumb holding down the little finger, and with the fingertips on the brow of the head. There are some variations of the salute between national Scouting organizations and also within some programme sections.
  A "half-salute", known as the Scout Sign, is also used in certain situations. The hand is still held palm facing out, and the thumb holding the little finger, but the hand is held at the shoulder instead. Other organizations with historical ties to Scouting such as Scouts Royale Brotherhood and Alpha Phi Omega use it as well.
context_section_description: In his book, Scouting for Boys, Robert Baden-Powell chose the three-finger salute for Scouts to represent the three aspects of the Scout Promise:
  Honor God and Country
  Help Others
  Obey the Scout Law
caption: Scouts using the three-finger salute as the Scout Sign.
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