"After over 100 years of partnership, the U.S. Military, under the hand of U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, is planning to cut ties with Scouting America, formally known as the Boy Scouts. In documents shared with NPR, Hegseth explains the split by saying that the organization now "attack[s] boy-friendly spaces" and no longer gives effort to "cultivating masculine values." "The organization once endorsed by President Theodore Roosevelt no longer supports the future of American boys," he writes."
"The military plans to part ways by withdrawing its support for the 10-day National Jamboree, where 20,000 young scouts travel to West Virginia for an annual meeting. In the past, the military helped logistically with issues such as medical care at this youth and leadership event. In addition, the military will stop allowing Scouting America troops to meet on military bases - which it does throughout the world."
"The paperwork also accuses Scouting America, which began to welcome girls in 2019, of being "genderless" and engaging in DEI programs, which holds some truth. The Scouts have indeed become more inclusive over the last 10 years. The organization started allowing gay youth in 2014, and gay adult volunteers in 2015, girls ( allowed in 2019), and atheists and agnostics ( allowed in 2016) soon followed."
After more than a century of partnership, the U.S. military plans to end formal ties with Scouting America. The planned split cites claims that the organization attacks boy-friendly spaces, no longer cultivates masculine values, has become genderless, and engages in DEI programs. Scouting America has broadened inclusivity over the last decade, allowing gay youth in 2014, gay adult volunteers in 2015, atheists and agnostics in 2016, and girls in 2019. The military will withdraw logistical support for the National Jamboree and bar Scout meetings on military bases worldwide, citing resource constraints from international conflicts and domestic responsibilities. Scouting America issued a preemptive emailed statement asserting its nonpartisanship.
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