Baden-Powell provides several descriptions of how and for what situations a Scout must be prepared elsewhere in Scouting for Boys. In his explanation of the third point of the Scout Law, Baden-Powell says:
Baden-Powell discusses more skills required of Scouts in Chapter IV of Scouting for Boys, which addresses camp life, and he lists:
Tying knots
Making a bivouac shelter for the night, or a hut for longer-term camping
Using an axe or bill-hook to fell small trees and branches
Mending and even making clothes and boots
Cooking meat and vegetables, and making bread without regular cooking utensils
Driving sheep, cattle and horses
Killing and butchering cattle
Milking cows or goats
Advice given by Baden-Powell in Chapter V on campaigning includes the requirements of:
Being able to find one's way by night and by day
Being able to read a barometer, and signs of the weather
Judging distance from an inch up to a mile or more
Knowing the points of a compass
In a chapter discussing endurance, Baden-Powell writes that a scout should be able to:
Smell well in order to find his enemy by night
Hear well
Have good eyesight to notice things rapidly and at distance
In Chapter VII, Baden-Powell discussed how Scouts prepare themselves to protect women and how they can improve themselves. He says a scout should walk with a woman on his left "so that his right is free to protect her", walking on the other side in the streets to protect her from traffic. Baden-Powell adds to "Be Prepared" for the future by learning a trade and saving up pay.<ref>Scouting for Boys (1908) "Camp Fire Yarn.—No. 22. Self-Improvement." (Part IV, Chapter VII, p. 267)</ref>
Chapter VIII of Scouting for Boys discussed saving life. On this topic, Baden-Powell says that a scout should be prepared by:
Learning beforehand what to do in the event of likely accidents
Being prepared to do what is required the moment that an accident does occur
Knowing how to deal with a mad dog, and being prepared to take the necessary action
Knowing how to react to a person's suicide attempt
In the chapter on patriotism, Baden-Powell says to "Template:Smallcaps to die for your country if need be, so that when the moment arrives you may charge home with confidence, not caring whether you are going to be killed or not."
The motto of the Girl Guides is "Be Prepared". Why is this?
It is because, like the other Guides, you have to be prepared at any moment to face difficulties and even dangers by knowing what to do and how to do it.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Hilary Saint George Saunders' book The Left Handshake: The Boy Scout Movement during the War, 1939–1945 had the first name of each chapter spell out the Scout motto. The chosen names are: Bravery, Enterprise, Purpose, Resolution, Endurance, Partnership, Assurance, Reformation, Enthusiasm and Devotion.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Aston Villa F.C.'s earliest documented club crest, the Lion RampantTo dexter (facing left) on a shield with motto "Prepared", was first documented in the club program of 1 September 1906.<ref>Badge of honour for Villa, Roger Clarke, Birmingham Mail 2 May 2007</ref>
The motto of the Young Pioneers, Always prepared in various national languages, the Pioneers having been created as an alternative in countries under Communist rule where Scouting was banned.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
