Uploaded July 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Rumors of the Boy Scouts going "woke" by including girls have been going around for a few years now - and I used to believe them. While the organization is certainly no longer a bastion of conservativism, the charge concerning the Scouting programs going co-ed is misinformed. Here I interview a Scout leader about the reality of girls in Scouting!
"Beginning this fall, some Scouting America councils will participate in a combined troop pilot program that will allow linked troops to operate as a single unit for the 2024-25 school year. . . . Currently, Scouts BSA troops have two options: they can operate as a single-gender troop (either all girls or all boys), or they can operate as linked troops, in which one girls troop and one boys troop share the same committee and may share the opening of their troop meetings, but otherwise operate independently..." See blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2024/07/15/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-scouts-bsa-combined-troop-pilot-program for more!
LINKS TO FURTHER RESEARCH
History of Girls in Scouting - youtu.be/IeyPGhgIMc8
Scouting America Name Change - blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2024/05/07/what-our-organizations-name-change-means-and-doesnt-mean-to-scouts-and-leaders
Scouting Around the World - scoutsmarts.com/scouting-around-the-world
The Trouble With Girls in Boy Scouts (Backpacker.com)- backpacker.com/stories/the-trouble-with-girls-in-boy-scouts
The BSA Expands Programs (Scouting.org)- scouting.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/BSA_Family-Entry-Fact-Sheet.pdf
Welcoming Girls, Boy Scouts Program Is Now Scouts BSA (npr.org) - npr.org/2019/02/01/690024261/welcoming-girls-of-all-ages-boy-scouts-of-america-is-now-scouts-bsa
Why Do the Boy Scouts Want to Include Girls? (theatlantic.come) - theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/10/why-did-the-boy-scouts-decide-to-accept-girls/542769
When the Girl Scouts Were Accused of Being Commies (jstor) - daily.jstor.org/when-the-girl-scouts-were-accused-of-being-commies
Girls joining the Boys Scouts: How and Why Things Have Changed - ludlowcub.com/feature/2023/06/01/girls-joining-the-boys-scouts-how-and-why-things-have-changed
Girl Scouts FAQ - girlscouts.org/en/footer/faq/social-isues-faq.html
Girl Scouts Deny Taking Position on Abortion - thefishoc.com/articles/blogs/religion-today-blog/girl-scouts-deny-taking-position-on-abortion-despite-honoring-pro-abortion-campaign
Missouri Right to Life Policy on Girl Scouts USA - missourilife.org/policies/girl-scouts-usa
Girl Scouts, Why Not? - girlscoutswhynot.com
Abby Johnson on GSUSA and Planned Parenthood - christianpost.com/voices/abortion-and-girl-scout-cookies.html
Catholic Scouting Questions (USCCB) - usccb.org/beliefs-and-teachings/who-we-teach/youth/catholic-scouting-questions
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Rumors of the Boy Scouts going "woke" by including girls have been going around for a few years now - and I used to believe them. While the organization is certainly no longer a bastion of conservativism, the charge concerning the Scouting programs going co-ed is misinformed. Here I interview a Scout leader about the reality of girls in Scouting!
"Beginning this fall, some Scouting America councils will participate in a combined troop pilot program that will allow linked troops to operate as a single unit for the 2024-25 school year. . . . Currently, Scouts BSA troops have two options: they can operate as a single-gender troop (either all girls or all boys), or they can operate as linked troops, in which one girls troop and one boys troop share the same committee and may share the opening of their troop meetings, but otherwise operate independently..." See blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2024/07/15/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-scouts-bsa-combined-troop-pilot-program for more!
LINKS TO FURTHER RESEARCH
History of Girls in Scouting - youtu.be/IeyPGhgIMc8
Scouting America Name Change - blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2024/05/07/what-our-organizations-name-change-means-and-doesnt-mean-to-scouts-and-leaders
Scouting Around the World - scoutsmarts.com/scouting-around-the-world
The Trouble With Girls in Boy Scouts (Backpacker.com)- backpacker.com/stories/the-trouble-with-girls-in-boy-scouts
The BSA Expands Programs (Scouting.org)- scouting.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/BSA_Family-Entry-Fact-Sheet.pdf
Welcoming Girls, Boy Scouts Program Is Now Scouts BSA (npr.org) - npr.org/2019/02/01/690024261/welcoming-girls-of-all-ages-boy-scouts-of-america-is-now-scouts-bsa
Why Do the Boy Scouts Want to Include Girls? (theatlantic.come) - theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/10/why-did-the-boy-scouts-decide-to-accept-girls/542769
When the Girl Scouts Were Accused of Being Commies (jstor) - daily.jstor.org/when-the-girl-scouts-were-accused-of-being-commies
Girls joining the Boys Scouts: How and Why Things Have Changed - ludlowcub.com/feature/2023/06/01/girls-joining-the-boys-scouts-how-and-why-things-have-changed
Girl Scouts FAQ - girlscouts.org/en/footer/faq/social-isues-faq.html
Girl Scouts Deny Taking Position on Abortion - thefishoc.com/articles/blogs/religion-today-blog/girl-scouts-deny-taking-position-on-abortion-despite-honoring-pro-abortion-campaign
Missouri Right to Life Policy on Girl Scouts USA - missourilife.org/policies/girl-scouts-usa
Girl Scouts, Why Not? - girlscoutswhynot.com
Abby Johnson on GSUSA and Planned Parenthood - christianpost.com/voices/abortion-and-girl-scout-cookies.html
Catholic Scouting Questions (USCCB) - usccb.org/beliefs-and-teachings/who-we-teach/youth/catholic-scouting-questions
LIKE and SUBSCRIBE and CLICK the BELL for #camping, #hiking, #backpacking, and the gear that goes with it! Using these product links helps this channel grow at no cost to you. THANKS!
GET MY FREE BACKPACKING CHECKLIST: BackcountryPilgrim.com/2021/03/12/hiking-backpacking-checklist
MY HIKING GEAR: BackcountryPilgrim.com/my-hiking-gear
BLOG - BackcountryPilgrim.com
INSTAGRAM - instagram.com/backcountrypilgrim
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Intro/Outro Music: "Happiness" Composer: Benjamin Tissot Standard License certificate #2232653 from bensound.com.
