Madison Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps
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| Location | Madison, Wisconsin |
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| Division | World Class |
| Founded | 1938 |
| Executive Director | Chris Komnick |
| Corps Director | Dann Petersen |
| Championship titles | VFW- 1980 DCI- 1975, 1988 |
| Uniform | Dark green, full sleeved shirt Silver, mirrored Fleur-de-lis on left breast Red baldric with white trim Red gauntlets with white trim White gloves (horns) White pants White shoes & socks White "Aussie" hat with red band |
The Madison Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps (also known as "The Scouts", "Scouts", or "Madison") is a World Class (formerly Division I) competitive junior drum and bugle corps. Based in Madison, Wisconsin, the Madison Scouts was one of the thirteen founding member corps of Drum Corps International (DCI) and is a two-time DCI World Champion. The Madison Scouts is one of only two remaining all-male corps, with the other being The Cavaliers.
In 1938, a group of Madison businessmen saw a performance of the Racine Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps. They decided that Madison should also have a Boy Scout drum corps, and they formed the Madison Scouts, which they affiliated with the local Scout council. They named Clarence H. Bebee as the corps' first director, a position he would hold for thirty years, until his death in 1968. In its early days, the corps performed concerts and appeared in many local parades. During World War II the corps participated in War Bond rallies. The corps was split in 1951, with the older members becoming the Madison Explorer Scouts and the younger assigned to the Madison Junior Scouts, a cadet "feeder" corps for the older unit.
In 1954, the Explorer Scouts entered field competitions and, in their first "national" competition, finished second at the VFW Nationals in Philadelphia. They repeated as runners-up at Boston in 1955. In 1956, they attended the American Legion Nationals in Los Angeles and were second there, too. They then were finalists at VFW Nationals from '57 through '62 and also made American Legion Finals in '58 and '59. In the early 1960s the corps switched from Explorer Scout uniforms to West Point cadet style uniforms. While attending VFW Nationals from 1964 through '69, they failed to make a finals appearance. In 1969, Bill Howard became corps director, and the corps returned to wearing Explorer uniforms. The corps made immediate improvements and returned to VFW finals in 1970 and '71.
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