#scouting bsa

[k-is-for-potassium]

PAAATCH HAAAUUULLLLLLL

all of these were traded for :3

i started with 8 from a grab bag i think

the ducks were being handed out by another troop, i traded a patch for the neckerchief slides (yes, the cauldron is one), and the fork thing was traded for a duck :3

there were also canadian scouts at the camp out, it was right by the u.s./canadian border!

[enigmaue]

I just sorted through and refolded my old BSA stuff so I could put it away properly, right? Well, it turns out I kept my CIT binder from the camp I worked at and uniforms. I know I don't have the pants anymore, but I have my Class A and Class B shirts and my Venture Crew one, too. And my neckers and my slides.

How tf did I forget these??? Like my book is still on my shelf, but how did I forget my uniforms? Wore those every Monday for the meetings and ceremonies.

My name tags are with my other work name tags on my desk (magnetic), but like... how did I forget that stuff? That's a good five years of experiences and stuff and??

I thought I'd lost this stuff in the moves

[stone-cold-groove]

Spreading some Christmas cheer.

[lonestarbattleship]

"BOY SCOUTS ENJOY VISIT TO FLEET.

Copyright by Underwood & Underwood, K.Y.

The 51st Battalion of the United States Boy Scouts visited the Atlantic fleet, May 15th and captured the hearts of the old mariners aboard the U.S.S. New York. They delighted all who saw by their fine drilling on ducks, and later made jolly on top of the big guns of the ship."

Date: May 15, 1915

Associated Press: 5/181861, link

[justinspoliticalcorner]

Jamie Stengle at AP:

IRVING, Texas (AP) — The Boy Scouts of America is changing its name for the first time in its 114-year history and will become Scouting America. It’s a significant shift as the organization emerges from bankruptcy following a flood of sexual abuse claims and seeks to focus on inclusion. The organization steeped in tradition has made seismic changes after decades of turmoil, from finally allowing gay youth to welcoming girls throughout its ranks. With an eye on increasing flagging membership numbers, the Irving, Texas-based organization announced the name change Tuesday at its annual meeting in Florida.

“In the next 100 years we want any youth in America to feel very, very welcome to come into our programs,” Roger Krone, who took over last fall as president and chief executive officer, said in an interview before the announcement. The organization began allowing gay youth in 2013 and ended a blanket ban on gay adult leaders in 2015. In 2017, it made the historic announcement that girls would be accepted as Cub Scouts as of 2018 and into the flagship Boy Scout program — renamed Scouts BSA — in 2019. There were nearly 1,000 young women in the inaugural class of female Eagle Scouts in 2021, including Selby Chipman. The all-girls troop she was a founding member of in her hometown of Oak Ridge, North Carolina, has grown from five girls to nearly 50, and she thinks the name change will encourage even more girls to realize they can join.

For the first time in the 114-year history of the Boy Scouts of America's history, the name will become Scouting America. This comes on the heels of a decade-plus worth of changes to inclusion in the BSA.

[theworstcreature]

Being a patrol leader in scouting is like being the ringmaster of a circus when I too am just a lowly clown

[ddienw]

"We should really do something to distance ourselves from the sexual assault scandals...let's change our organization's official initials to just 'SA'"!

[ericbesty]

No one asked but Boy Scouts of America get exploited for cheap labor to fund camping trips btw. They also get bullied, harassed, and assaulted by their peers and sometimes by other kid's parents. They also get pressured into being Christian or not being atheist or non religious, and pressured into being nationalist, and pressured into doing pointless rank requirements that no scout actually wants to do. And since it's boys only they can end up in sexist echo chambers with boys who don't know any better and adults who perpetuate or enable it.

Just invest in some camping gear (if you can afford it) and take your kids camping instead of subjecting them to all that pressure and exploitation. Plus no membership fees. At least girls will be able to go too without being in danger or having to do girls only trips in girls only troops which are comparatively underfunded with less members.

[burnouts3s3]

In the South Park episode "Cripple Fight", (June 27th, 2001), the Colorado Supreme Court rules that the Boy Scouts of America must allow Big Gay Al into the Scouts. Big Gay Al states Freedom is a Two Way Street, and drops his case. The BSA now allows homosexuals in the scouts.

[k-is-for-potassium]

is a giraffe appropriate sleepwear for a cold weather campout...

[porterdavis]

"It dwarfs the Catholic Church sex scandal by victim count, and establishes the Boy Scouts of America as the largest pedophile organization in human history." - Steve Schmidt

I guess I was lucky -- I went through Scouting and the church without anybody diddling me.

I learned a great deal from the Scouts. Not so much from the church.

[drivelikeaminister]

Scouts and Religion

Scouting has been a large part of my life growing up, and it continues to be a large part of my life as I have volunteered with local troops and now am watching my children in their own journey. If you didn't know, there are some big changes in the Boy Scouts. For one, it's no longer called the Boy Scouts (new name = Scouting America)! And girls are welcome to participate too!

Although scouting has been quite strong and formative in my life, the national organization wasn't always in line with my ideals. One of my main concerns growing up was the stress on belief in God. My religion, Unitarian Universalism, does not hold an institutional view on a divinity, so it was problematic for me to be open in my faith while feeling constrained in scouting. The stress on a Christian faith has lessened over the years from when I was a youth participant, but it still hold weight. In a letter about the name change, the Chief Scout Executive states:

Recently, some have wondered if Scouting’s commitment to faith was still strong. They supposed that by changing our name we might somehow be moving away from our core ideals. I can assure you that nothing could be further from the truth. The Scout Oath and Law begin with Duty to God and conclude with Reverent. This is not an accident. Scouting’s founders knew that faith acts as a type of compass that guides and ultimately makes our families, communities, and our nation stronger.

I was lucky growing up that my local troop was welcoming of me as a non-Christian. I was also lucky that the adult leaders in my region accepted my belief in "something larger than myself" as appropriate for meeting the organization's "duty to God" requirement.

I am no longer a youth, navigating my faith journey and my scouting development. Now I am an Eagle Scout and ordained minister in an organization which has changed with the times. Yes, Scouting America was founded on Christian ideals and remains steeped in the language of that religion. Yes, many troops meet in Christian churches and leaders have specific theological views.

Even so - there is a place for your faith in Scouting America! Yes, even you. Scouting has numerous religious awards, and although not required for advancement to Eagle, they are highly encouraged and esteemed. I met in a small group with my minister to earn the Unitarian Universalist religious award, and I am sure that process helped lead me into ministry.

Here is the current list of Religious Emblems, including many different Christian denominations and other major faith communities. The awards include Buddhism and Hinduism, and I recently found awards for both Humanist and Wicca / Pagan beliefs.

This is to say, if you are involved in scouting - Scouting America or Girls Scouts or another organization - if you know someone involved... and they are interested in exploring their faith within the scouting experience, it can be done. Reach out to your local faith community, your national faith organization, heck, you can ask me. I'm happy to make connections to your faith leaders, and would be honored to walk with scouts in their journey of faith if they need a mentor or guide.

To all those who are concerned about Scouting's commitment to faith, I am committed! But not necessarily to one specific faith. I'm committed to supporting each and every scout in their own religious beliefs.

In Scouting and In Faith,

[stone-cold-groove]

Boys’ Life Magazine - December 1936.

[gooberhopper25]

i had to explain the whistle edit to 4th graders while i was a camp staff member😭😭

[songwritingsnippets]

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[inkylynx]

I've seen some news articles and comments on them getting upset about how Boy Scouts is changing its name to Scouts. They say theres no safe space for boys anymore.

Girls. Have. Been. Welcomed. For. Years. Now! And its great that they are!

I worked at a cub scout camp at the time when girls were first allowed and it was nothing but a positive experience. Boys and girls were happy to play and work together. I didn't hear even a single offhand complaint.

One of the most powerful moments in my 6 years of working there was that we had a mom nearly cry because she was so happy she could bring her daughter to camp. She lived in a family of all eagle scouts. She'd gone to every meeting and camp out but had never been allowed to participate or be aknowlege for her work. She was so happy her daughter got the opportunity she hadn't

And honestly, same girl. I grew up with a single mom, so where my brother went, I went because I couldn't be left home alone. I went to SO many meetings, but i was never allowed to earn badges, shoot bow and arrows, or race pinewood derbies. No, Girl scouts is not the same. (It can be very good, but its far less structured, so many troops are lack luster.) Even though I was past the age to join, girls being able to join scouts meant so much to me too.

But like seriously, other countries have been co-ed for a long long time now. Its about time we caught up.