Oh really! Hmmm. This would have been about '67? The country was Not Nice Place at that time. The government and military were not exactly Gentle with the populace.
Obama also joined the siaga , the Indonesian version of the US Cub Scouts.
It seems to be more like the US cub scouts than something out of Soviet Russia or Red China.
The Indonesian Scout Oath (Tri satya)
On My Honour, I promise to
* Fulfill my obligation to God, to the Republic of Indonesia, and to obey Pancasila
* Help other people and get involved in build the community
* Obey the Scout Law.
(The pancasila are the Buddist Five Precepts)
Scout Law (Dasa Dharma)
* Believe in God the Almighty
* Preserve nature and love each other
* Be an affable and knightly patriot
* Be obedient and collegial
* Help others with compliance and resilience
* Be diligent, skilled and cheerful
* Be provident and simple
* Exercise discipline, be brave and faithful
* Be accountable and trustworthy
* Have purity in mind, word and act
Obviously a lot of it did not take. Of course all that is now, not in the late '60s/early '70s.
Must have been a Buddhist scout troop. No Muslim agrees to this stuff and Indonesia is a Muslim nation. The most populous one on earth