scouting

As nouns the difference between scouting and recon

is that scouting is the act of one who scouts while recon is (chiefly|us|military slang) reconnaissance or recon can be (genetics) the smallest genetic unit that is capable of undergoing recombination.

As a verb recon is

(chiefly|us|military slang) reconnoiter.

As nouns the difference between pathfinder and scouting

is that pathfinder is one who discovers a way or path; one who explores untraversed regions while scouting is the act of one who scouts.

As nouns the difference between spying and scouting

is that spying is espionage while scouting is the act of one who scouts.

As a verb spying

is .

As nouns the difference between scouting and searching

is that scouting is the act of one who scouts while searching is search; hunt.

As a verb searching is

.

As an adjective searching is

thorough.

As a noun scouting

is the act of one who scouts.

As a verb recruiting is

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As nouns the difference between reconnaissance and scouting

is that reconnaissance is the act of scouting or exploring (especially military or medical) to gain information while scouting is the act of one who scouts.

As nouns the difference between scouting and survey

is that scouting is the act of one who scouts while survey is the act of surveying; a general view, as from above.

As a verb survey is

to inspect, or take a view of; to view with attention, as from a high place; to overlook; as, to stand on a hill, and survey the surrounding country.

As nouns the difference between scouting and diving

is that scouting is the act of one who scouts while diving is the action of the verb to dive in any sense.

As a verb diving is

.

As an adjective diving is

that or who dives or dive.

As nouns the difference between exploration and scouting

is that exploration is the act of exploring while scouting is the act of one who scouts.