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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/25/us/politics/pentagon-scouting-america-lawsuit.html It's just a rinse and repeat of the same people looking for any way to throw mud on scouting from any angle. Look at this guy suing to get the MOU from the pentagon. Literally nothing changed on the Scouting America side so this dude is on a fishing expedition to see what he can sue about next. This is what scouting is up against, a constant barrage of people who hate the movement and will do anything to dredge the name of through the mud at any chance. This MOU non-sense was basically over-and-done and we were all moving on, now Hegseth is going to get a burr up his you know what and the movement is going to come under fire again. -
We're basically wrapping up the very tail end of crossover season here in my district; we know right now that arrow of light scouts who have not crossed are basically never going to join a troop. This time period has led my district to look at who the "winners" and "losers" of crossover season are; the results are staggering. Over half of our districts troops received ZERO crossovers this year. When we (district committee) looked into this we noticed a trend. The units that received ZERO crossovers had all of the same attributes in common. Units with untrained leaders, small leadership groups, and little to no advancement of current scouts were the big losers that received no crossovers. We also identified "super losers" in the crossover situation; these were units (we had multiple) that have not received a crossover in 2 or more of the past 4 years. We are very concerned with those units as they are in a situation where they have a structural gap of little to no young scouts for the older scouts to lead, and in a few years (if they troops survive) they will have no older scouts to lead the potential younger scouts. I know other activities are pulling families away from scouts; however, I think bad units are also pushing families away.
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I am not sure if this is a general prompt for discussion, if you are triggered by something, or if I missed a question. I agree with your final statement that we must be active and vigilant to protect. I would say we need to be vigilant and active to protect everyone, not just children; there are a lot of monsters out there. If you follow this link the statistics are dark. https://laurenskids.org/awareness/about-faqs/facts-and-stats/ 33% of female youth are sexually assaulted. 20% of male youth are sexually assaulted. Everyone hates on scouting; however, in the settlement the statistic was 4% of scouting youth were assaulted. Scouting paid a heavy price for a serious crime; however, scouting actually has a history of being safer than the general American population.
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I don't disagree but kids and parents are not staying away because of a flyer. They are also not joining because of a flyer like this. Upper middle class suburban... The largest classes of Cub Scouts typically occurred when the popular mom(s) signed their kids up. It was based on parents connections. We would see anywhere from 35 Lions to 10 depending on what moms sign up. Unfortunately, regardless of who signs up, we continue to see decreases at the Troop level. Since the addition of Lions, retention of AOL cross overs has plummeted. Parents tell us they are looking to focus their kids in middle school and most are choosing sports. Our community is heavily focused on sports, parents make friends over the travel teams their kids join and it's tough to compete with that. I'm sure experience varies over the country, but unless there is some sort of change of the view of scouts, I think it will continue to decline in terms of enrollment. -
The Limits of Institutional Safeguards No system, regardless of its design or funding, can completely eliminate human malice or structural negligence: The Mirror of Society: Because scouting, schooling, and youth sports draw directly from the broader public, they inevitably inherit the baseline pathology of the surrounding population. [1] The Illusion of Absolute Security: Implementing rules can sometimes create a false sense of security among parents and guardians, leading them to delegate their natural oversight responsibilities to the institution, assuming the "system" is handling the risk entirely. [1] Ultimately, safety requires an active, ongoing cultural commitment from every adult involved, rather than a passive reliance on rules that can be quietly bypassed when nobody is watching.
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If a DE asks me to do something I say, "NO." And then probably do it anyway.· 0 replies
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The last Lodge Chief and the Last Lodge Advisor (myself) being honored with the last Vigils for Tataliya Lodge #614; at our very last Fall Fellowship/event. Now merged with Chief Seattle Council/T'Kope Kwiskwis Lodge, now for a new adventure.· 1 reply
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