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by Bsg India
the rover investiture
After you have completed the probationary period and your sponsors have given a satisfactory report to the Rover Scout Leader regarding your interest and progress as a Rover Aspirant, the Rover Leader will decide and fix a date when the investiture is to be held This consists of two parts, viz, the Vigil or Self-Examination and the Investiture.
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the vigil or self-examination :
Before being invested, you will subject yourself to a form of selfexamination which is called the Vigil.
This is what the Founder said about Self-examination :
Some process of self-examination (in the form of a Vigil or otherwise) and an Investiture are essential to emphasize the fact that as a Rover he is undertaking certain definite responsibilities The degree of ceremony used in the Vigil and the Investiture may be varied as shown in the form according to the wishes of the Crew and of the individual to be invested, but it is desirable that within these limits, the same form should be used by all.” (See the form in the appendix).
The central idea is that the youngman before becoming a Rover shall, with the aid of the questions drawn up by the Founder and his interpretation of the Scout Promise and Law for Rover, quietly think out what he is doing with his life and whether he is prepared to be invested as a Rover, renewing or making his Scout Promise from the man’s point of view.
So, before you offer yourself for investiture, you should think carefully and make sure that you will stick to it honestly. You have to be fully determined that you will shape your life in accordance with the Rover ideals.
The vigil can be kept at any place you decide to do. It may be in your own home, in your temple or mosque or church or in the open air or in the Rover Den or at any place where quiet is assured. You have to take decision regarding the place. You will be left entirely to yourself, without interruption, to consider the questions by yourself. Simplicity and sincerity should be the keynote as the purpose is spiritual strengthening. For the method see appendix.
