- This article is about the Boy Scouts. For other meanings, see three-finger salute.
Boy Scouts use a three-finger salute to salute each other, and their nation's flag. In the Boy Scouts of America, the salute is a modification of the salute used by the United States armed forces, but with the hand held in the position of the Scout Sign, i.e. with the middle three fingers extended and the tips of the little finger and thumb joined.
When in uniform, a Boy Scout salutes with the index (pointer) finger touching the forehead or hat brim. When not in uniform, or if the Boy Scout recruit has not yet received his neckerchief, he salutes with the middle three fingers pointing upward.
The Girl Scouts of America use the same gesture when reciting their Girl Scout Pledge. The gesture was borrowed from the Boy Scouts.
