"Be ready always ready!" - an appeal known to almost every person who grew up during the Soviet Union. They used to perceive it as the cry of the pioneers, however, it turns out that the history of its occurrence has slightly different roots.
Origin history
The motto “Be ready!”, As well as the response to it - “Always ready!”, Was first formulated by the English military Robert Baden-Powell. This slogan was part of his idea of shaping the scout movement, which he developed at the beginning of the 20th century. He proposed the concept of extracurricular education and development of children and adolescents, based on extremely interesting things for the younger generation - folk crafts, tourism, orienteering, initial military training and other subject areas that seem so fascinating to boys and girls.
Initially, the scouting system proposed by the colonel was focused primarily on boys: so, in any case, the book Scouting for Boys, published by him in 1908, claimed. However, he subsequently expanded the target audience of his program to include boys and boys as well as girls and girls aged 7 to 21. The motto of the scouts “Be ready!”, To which each of them had to answer “Always ready!” At any time, symbolized their willingness to resist difficulties and achieve their goals in any conditions.
