Scouts is a difficult meme for me, no photos, nothing, nobody past or present has been a scout. My middle daughter had once a go at cadets in her first years at Maclean Highschool. Nothing has come out of it not even a photo. As far as I know my father did not like organised obedience. He hated it when he had to do his obligatory military training and also the successive trainings every year for three weeks and after 40 for 2 weeks. My daughters never showed any interest to be a "Browny" what the girls were called in those day I have a nephew he has refused to do military training and service and had to something else, like community service. Before that many went to jail which was the only option if you did not do military service. For the females it was optitional.
I remember the scouts in Switzerland, they were little busy bodies feeling very important in their khaki uniforms and big hats. In lieu of the missing scout pictures I post some from the early years of military service of my dad.
I do not know the year of this picture, but I know it was in the second world war, when all Swiss men had to go and defend the borders. Here he was in the cooking brigade, I think he did not mind it because he liked cooking! He always cooked on Sunday for us. My dad is right at the edge of the picture.
It looks like there were a few more which were not amused.
My mother with some Swiss soldiers; No clue why they are here, I guess my mother might have cooked for them. My father is not in this picture. He might have taken the picture.
To me it looks rather odd, at that time it must have been serious.
Here in front my father not wearing his uniform, why? His hands in his pockets, a very big no no; standing there not very elegantly but very sure of himself.
No clue when or why?
This is my contribution of uniformed men, hope you enjoy.
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