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    • Armymutt
      Coed Troops

      By Armymutt · Posted

      Maybe the kids today lack the hormones we had in the 90s.  I can tell you that back then if there was a girl around, a lot of the guys reverted to being inside the high school halls.  Everyone was trying to impress the girl at the expense of the other boys if necessary.  Going to be some sleepless nights for adults who have to maintain a vigil all night to keep the two groups separated.  Going to be interesting when the first Scouts BSA girl in a troop gets pregnant.  Going to make this name change thing look like a molehill.
    • skeptic
      Coed Troops

      By skeptic · Posted

      Doing what is a best decision based on realities is what should be the focus.  That reality is that allowing Coed will allow units that have recruiting issues more leeway and ultimately likely simply become the norm.  One gender units can still function and carry on as their youth choose.  The program is NOT for adults directly, only as mentors and advisors.  Ultimately it is how well the basic program is allowed, using the patrol method and letting the youth do it with oversight for safety and adherence to YP.  
    • Armymutt
      DEI is an acronym for Don't Expect Improvement

      By Armymutt · Posted

      I guess I don't understand the need for "affinity groups" in Scouting.  To me, when one joins Scouting, one sheds all of one's other identities.  Same when I go to work.  In Scouting, I'm whatever position is on my sleeve and an Eagle Scout.  I'm not Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, etc.  I'm not gay, straight, etc.  I'm a male only for YP and bathroom reasons.  I'm not Dr. Armymutt, I'm Mr. Armymutt or just Armymutt.  When someone holds tightly onto whatever they are outside of Scouting, I question their values and their commitment to Scouting.  If the idea of simply following the Scout Law and Scout Oath are off putting, then perhaps Scouting isn't for that person.  If one needs to see people that look like them before joining an organization, then perhaps the mirror section at the local store is a better solution.  
    • nolesrule
      Coed Troops

      By nolesrule · Posted

      I don't have a problem with it per se, but I feel like it's going to ultimately kill off all but the strongest girl units in an area. I'm ASM in a girl troop and we struggle with resources, have barely enough scouts to maintain 2 patrols. If the boy troop we share facilities with were to start accepting girls (as unlikely as that seems based on the attitude of their committee toward us), that annual barbeque fundraiser they do that knocks off $500+ from the cost of high adventure trips is going to look awfully attractive compared to a smaller troop with limited resources. Losing units won't look good for the DE metrics either.
    • BinTharDunThat
      Scouting America

      By BinTharDunThat · Posted

      This may be more difficult now.  You're looking for amendment of a statute in a divided congress where this change could well be a campaign speech item for those on the right.  The corporate name and charter for the BSA are found at Title 36, US Code, Section 30901(a)  "Boy Scouts of America (in this chapter, the "corporation") is a body corporate and politic of the District of Columbia."  

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