A Scout is never taken by surprise; he knows exactly what to do when anything unexpected happens.
Be Prepared... the meaning of the motto is that a scout must prepare himself by previous thinking out and practicing how to act on any accident or emergency so that he is never taken by surprise.
The most important object in Boy Scout training is to educate, not instruct.
Lord Robert Baden-Powell, was a lieutenant-general in the British Army, writer, founder and Chief Scout of the Scout Movement.