Why The Boy Scouts Vanished

[@davidmengle8269]

A scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, reverant. 48 years ago and I still remember those words.

[@saltseaful]

and all ways prepaired

[@lifeisagift.cherisheverymoment]

prepared* Repaired is a whole different word.

[@davidnicholson8887]

60 years ago, I still remember and honor those words

[@dannoringer]

Me too, I remember it clearly. It was the first thing listed in the BSA handbook.... and rightly it should be, too.. Part of the reason Soros killed the BSA was because that group helped to produce American exceptionalism, and Soros is trying to destroy that by destroying all things that contribute to American exceptionalism.

[@WilliamBeam-p5k]

I also remember and i wish more would learn and try to live up to it

[@paulne1514]

47 years ago, my cousin was involved in an industrial accident. A guy took off his belt to make a tourniquet and saved her life. I never got to meet him, but was told he was a Vietnam vet. Recently I was parking my car next to an old car and on the way to the store, started chatting with the driver, about old cars. After talking for about 15 minutes, he introduced himself. Surprised, I told him, you’re the guy who saved my cousins life 47 years ago! I asked him about being a Vietnam vet, and he said, hell no, that was Cub Scout training!

[@Me_Caveman]

C-cub scout?!? That's hardcore.

[@SandraAnnEvans]

AMAZING. THANKS FOR SHARING.

[@Novusod]

I was in the scouts 30 years ago. One of the big things they teach you in Boy Scouts is first aid. Their motto is "Be prepared." Boy scouts are also considered the 14th line of defense if America is ever invaded. They warned us that dark times were coming and most people thought it was a joke. Turns out it is true and we are the last line of defense. If the Boy Scouts fall then America falls.

[@jbratt]

I learned a lot about first aid including tourniquets in the Cub Scouts in the 70s.

[@kenkuehne6027]

While everything in this video is true, it glosses over the hundreds of lawsuits filled over decades against the Boy Scouts of America for child sexual abuse. Seems like a pretty obvious oversight.

[@DeereX748]

BSA died because of DEI, mainly in the leadership. I was a Cub Scout and a Boy Scout, made it as far as Life, was in OA and a Senior Patrol Leader. The last troop I was in had 5 patrols of 8-9 kids each and a Scoutmaster that could have been a good Marine DI. We all loved and respected the guy and he returned it. I was very familiar with what Girl Scouts was like, my sister was a member and my mother was a Girl Scout Leader. In my early adulthood I became an Asst Scout Master. The problems as I saw them arise were due to the shift in concepts between the genders and the relaxation of policies and rules to allow lifestyle changes. It became difficult to motivate the boys to do woodcraft, they just wanted to play video games or play with their RC cars at troop meetings and weren't encouraged by their parents to work on merit badges. For the girls, they didn't go camping like the guys, and if they did it was much less rudimentary, more like "glamping". Their focus was still on homemaking skills and the leaders didn't seem to be as encouraging, just like the boys' leaders were becoming. Rather than fix the GS issues, the trend started to admit the girls to the Boy Scouts. Then there were the abuse scandals and that was pretty much the beginning of the end. I cherish my Boy Scout Experience and wish we could take life as a youth back to the 1960's.

[@rebecca120xmany]

Girl Scouting did include camping and outdoor survival skills to whatever degree each leader was interested in that. When I went to GS camp in the 1960s we took an overnight hike away from the main camp and had to dig a big pit between two trees for a latrine and lash two poles between the trees above the hole, which became the “seat” for our toilet. We did have the luxury of a roll of toilet paper we had brought along, which we put on a handy twig within reach. 😊 So it’s not true that Girl Scouts did not offer the opportunity for outdoor adventure, while still offering homemaking skills and community service involvement as well. Just look at a Girl Scout handbook from that era. My daughters also had outdoor “roughing it” adventures in Girl Scouts, although perhaps that aspect was fading from many troops by the 1980s and early 90s when they were in Scouts. Both organizations seem to have gone downhill since then.

[@WillyK51]

@@rebecca120xmany Was There, My Grandson, today is a Boy Scout. The Problem of Parents, with most Kids, is geting their nose out of a smart phone(Or tablet)

[@DogeMcLovin]

I find it astonishing that people will demand to released from these "shackles" of society, just to turn around and become "liberated" through reducing their own self-worth.

[@paulsymanski489]

Perfectly stated.

[@kenesawthornley6462]

The progressive world is obsessed with the creation of a world where a few manage the many, "releasing" them from the responsibilities of life which they deem as suffering. Any mental health professional worth there salt can tell you that responsibility, self sacrifice, and other ennobling traits are core to a satisfactory life experience.

[@paulsymanski489]

@@kenesawthornley6462 💗☺

[@johnlove2954]

The opposite is absurd as well. Where people want the shackles strengthened. Like BSA was always about

[@dwwolf4636]

Self sacrifice is the core of socialism.

[@LordReginaldMeowmont]

As an Eagle Scout I'm disappointed in what the Boy Scouts has become. It is a mockery of what it once was. I'm thankful I had an ex-army scoutmaster.

[@RodMartinJr]

Now that they've abandoned the name, "Boy Scouts," why not start a new organization which has the original Boy Scouts mission baked-in (impossible to remove)? 😎♥✝🇺🇸💯

[@buffnerdlife]

Agreed. I'm also an Eagle Scout and what the Boy Scouts has turned into is just depressing. I consider myself lucky as I was one of the last groups of boy scouts to age out before this nonsense took over.

[@bobbys_projects]

Former Eagle Scout here too, it’s very sad to see what became of my old troop and how the adults prod the kids to relentlessly bully my younger brother for not quitting despite conflicts with sports and other activities. It seems like the requirements have gotten easier and there’s a mandatory DEI merit badge now.

[@swiftmatic]

Life Scout here. Two of my Scoutmasters were Korean War vets; one Army, the other was Navy.

[@RodMartinJr]

@@buffnerdlife Ever think of starting a replacement group? I wonder if "Boy Scout" is available. They seem to have abandoned that name. 😎♥✝🇺🇸💯

[@billclancy4913]

Eagle Scout 1972...Scouting gave me a great foundation, allowing me to become a successful man. This is so sad, and America will be less for it.

[@alpate7864]

I have my Eagle Scout card signed by Richard Nixon. 😊

[@m.jenkins8503]

We still you to forging ahead for our nation and for God.

[@rickkaylor8554]

@@alpate7864 Me too. Also signed by Ronald Reagan who was governor of California. I'm still close friends with my friends that I met in Boy Scouts. A bunch of us get together every year and go camping or backpacking. Sad to see Boy Scouting die.

[@stevethirdcitymo6527]

I cannot count the number of times as an adult that I would meet a single mom entering her boy into Scouts because he needed “male role models”. When we began actually teaching her boy what it meant to be a man, she would inevitably remove her son from the program; my theory being she had to keep her boy from becoming that from which she was divorced - a man!

[@stevenscott2136]

Not just your theory -- that's almost certain. When she said "male role model" what she meant was "make him obey me".

[@ardentglazier2867]

@@stevenscott2136 "son-husband"

[@Milpo2717]

I have witnessed this myself from my 10 years in the scouting program.

[@tonylawrence9157]

Arn't you talking bullshit? Cheap bullshit.@stevethirdcitymo6527

[@tonylawrence9157]

@@stevenscott2136 Do what he is told.

[@blakeashley1957]

Rarely a week passes in which I don't use one of the basic knots I learned in Boy Scouts. And I still remember this: A Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean and reverent. Can't have people teaching THAT toxic stuff.

[@robertmitchell5689]

Oh heavens NO! That is " toxic masculinity". You wouldn't want your son to grow up to be a man. Dah!

[@garthtimmins2852]

Or teaching to keep one's self physically strong, mentally awake, and morally straight.

[@derrickrr5516]

All of THAT has been under attack by the left for ______. Fill in the blank. Depends on how far back you want to go. Subtly for decades.

[@chicagorhtours]

" A Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean and reverent. Can't have people teaching THAT toxic stuff." Yep, I be the Devil, Lucifer still respects those qualities, but..... The Woke, DEI PC Witches don't respect anything healthy, traditional and male. Time to do what was once done to these witches.

[@gamingbro2805]

They still do, despite what this video says, almost everything that he says was "lost" is still there.

[@arapahoetactical7749]

My Father suffered a major stroke when I was still in diapers. While he'd survived, it left him a very changed man and not much of a father figure. He was still able to teach basic morality but that was about it as he'd lost much of his memory. I joined Cub Scouts early on and then into Boy Scouts. I was inducted into the Order of the Arrow that opened more doors for me while teaching me the joys of "Cheerful Service." I stuck with scouting through graduation from high school and pinned on Eagle Scout just a month before I left for Air Force Basic Training in 1977. Once in the USAF I got with base scout troops as an adult leader when I could but duty and school pulled me away from it for several years. I joined back with another troop in the late 1980s and even took Woodbadge, but by that time, the handwriting was on the wall. Every outing had to be planned months in advance and required so many adults along that most were canceled because we could get little to no parental participation. The emphasis also began to change drastically requiring more book work and far less wilderness work from the boys. To them, it began to feel like school. They didn't want to write papers and reports, they wanted to get into the wilderness, learn survival and pioneering skills. To make matters worse, "Scouting USA" began to demand certain certifications for teaching some merit badges. I was a small arm instructor in the Air Force, that was my full time job, but because I wasn't an NRA Certified Rifle Instructor, I was not allowed to teach a skill that I knew better than any 10 NRA instructors. We had to pay to bring in Red Cross Instructors for First Aid, NRA instructors for shooting. The parents weren't willing to foot the bill for professional instructors so there were skills they couldn't get. Within a few more years, the troop I was working with folded from lack of parental involvement, most just wanted us as baby sitters once a week, and some of the leaders left leaving just me and one parent who'd only show occasionally. With, "Scouting USA"s demand for a minimum of 2 adults at every meeting, we had to cancel most of the meetings until the whole thing just folded. I thank God that I got to experience Boy Scouting before it was ruined by politics. I became a much better man for it. It gave me confidence in myself to do things on my own. I taught myself to work on my own trucks, learned rock climbing, mountaineering, flat and river canoeing, sailing, scuba diving. I've hiked and camped on some of the most beautiful trails this nation has to offer and explored with friends and alone on 6 of the 7 continents of the world. Without Boy Scouts, I seriously doubt I'd ever left my small Appalachian Mountain home.

[@armageddonready4071]

Because our system no longer wants MEN, just humans. Without scouting, my time in the Marine corps would have been much different. I was gifted with the position of Forward Observer, a very independent position relying on field craft, survival and endurance. All skills I learned in the BOY SCOUTS.

[@bobf4765]

Without Scouts, SERE would have been very bad instead of the walk searching for food & trying to avoid the camp staff. Scouts gave me the knowledge & confidence to, not only complete the course but get an 'attaboy' from the Master Chief SEAL running the class, better than a piece of paper! I went thru SERE in May 1977 as an E3, the course was conducted by Vietnam Vets. Not a walk in the park....😁

[@armageddonready4071]

Semper fi brother. Stay standing strong. Good luck out there “be prepared”

[@dannoringer]

It's not the "system". It's a concerted effort by communists to harm our nation by attacking our culture, our values, our religions, the nuclear family, and judeo christian values of the family. Because of evil people, much progress has been made by hollywood, and union teachers, and groups such as ACLU and SPLC and more.

[@johnjones5354]

I doubt that you were "gifted" the position of forward observer. I strongly suspect that you earned it.

[@allendaoust5844]

Thank you my Brother in Arms. I used my military training daily as a Scoutmaster, and still today to help teach my son how to be a man and survive within the wilderness. We will be doing some hiking at Mt Rainier this month to teach him how to overcome difficulties.

[@danielloveridge9379]

I am a current Scoutmaster. I just received a text from my council asking if my boys troop wanted to go coed. I guess the wisdom of the national leaders in 2021 where they stated that all other international scouting organizations as well as the BSA venturing program lost 50% of their boys by going coed has been forgotten in 2024. It gets harder every year to keep my troop isolated from Nationals interjection of DEI and identity politics.

[@ScottBusiness-e6c]

Wasn’t about coed. They followed the same path as Catholic Church. Specific lawsuits killed the Boy Scouts. Wake up.

[@karlk9316]

Every year that you can protect your troop, the boys are well served. National long ago forgot that it is all about the boys.

[@nayon9379]

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[@dcongdon2294]

Stupid is as stupid does.

[@dannoringer]

It is critically important to keep BSA for boys, and GSA for girls, because the whole DEI nonsense is that boys and girls are the same, but we all know that they are not the same, and they have completely different needs, as you appear to understand very well. Yes. Turning a boy into a man, who is a good person, a good citizen, and somebody that you want for a neighbor is completely a different process than what it takes to turn a girl into a good person, a good citizen and good woman in our society. Good men and good women are the foundation of American exceptionalism. This fact does not seem to enter the brains of our leaders. Going Coed will kill BSA completely. Adopting the horrible stupid communist DEI garbage will most certainly destroy BSA, like it's destroying every organization that it infects.

[@billthompson2675]

I am Eagle Scout and very proud of it. I meet people all the time that are still impressed with the accomplishment. I can’t tell you how much being a Boy Scout helped me. We learned that you should be proud to be an American, you should always help others and be accountable for your actions. I am afraid these are values that are disappearing in our society today. We need the Boy Scouts back.

[@thystaff742]

They turned the rank of eagle into another participation trophy since they went coed. Not joking.

[@Bad.Pappy.Official]

I was a Boy Scout and it was an incredible experience. What a shame.

[@2pugman]

My brothers and I were all in cub and boy scouting. It teaches life lessons and helps prepare a youngster for life. WOKE BS has to stop !

[@thesprinklerguy2598]

@@2pugman Same though my brothers generation was the last true boy scouts in my eyes. The kids were weaklings at heart and so inexperienced I couldn't deal with it and left before I could become an eagle scout. Their parents held their hands and pretty much forced change due to the way they cuddled their sons... This was 18-20 years ago, I can only imagine it now.

[@charanimations9801]

@@thesprinklerguy2598 There are still good groups that are only boys overseas. Speaking for Australia we still have camps using survival techniques and sleeping under sticks and leaves. You just have to find the right group. They still exist if you look hard enough.

[@daffidkane8350]

We need to bring back the original Boy Scouts. Our boys need it more than ever.

[@Gladtobeleaving]

The world needs it more than ever.

[@kmazzanti]

Check outTrail Life USA

[@dogsbd]

Trail Life is the answer.

[@billieunderwood8303]

It can no longer be done. Lawsuits from women's groups and lawsuits from gays killed the scouts and the girlscouts turned to a lesbian training center.

[@UltriLeginaXI]

And if the left comes knocking at its door again, then this time we need to stand firm and say take your politics and shove it

[@thebanananacam]

I was in boy scouts during the 2010's. My scout troop was run by a old scout master who was the definition of speak softly and carry a large stick. He had gained the respect of the boys and the boys in turn respected him. The troop was run as "Boy lead" where the kids would choose the activitys the scouts would learn about and where we would go for outings. He left the troop a year before girls were introduced into scouting. After he left everything went to hell. Among other Incidents our troops sacred award given to the scout that most exemplified scouting voted on BY THE SCOUTS was given to a kid because the adults decided otherwise. After that most older scouts either got eagle and got the hell out or stopped coming to meetings. By the time I left the troop was mostly younger kids and run by the adults. Girls also joined the troop(separate patrol but came to the same meetings as the boys) and somehow half of them had eagle in 2 years. It was honestly crushing to see my troop go from being the area powerhouse to what felt like a daycare by the end.

[@nickfoster848]

Bring back male and female spaces.

[@andrewwood6285]

Sorry comrade our new leaders will not allow that.

[@angelalewis3645]

@@andrewwood6285 Hail Hydra

[@kingmaafa120]

Too late All sanctioned by the w h i t e h o u s e

[@kevinheath7588]

There are female spaces, lot of organisations allow girls only, it's just they don't allow boys only.

[@BanthamNobilis]

I say since women screamed for equality in sports, we give it to them, oh we did and now the subhuman feminists are crying. I would LOVE to see aq female boxing match between Tyson and cameltow harris!

[@DocuNamics]

As an Eagle Scout from the birthplace of the founder William D. Boyce (and troop meetings at his church), I am vastly disappointed in the direction the Boy Scouts is heading. When the changes came down to allow girls into the troop, my Scoutmaster refused and continued doing things usually. Throughout my time there, I am grateful to have learned many skills, such as camping, first aid, and emergency preparedness. I will always remember the memories of weeklong campouts and Scouting for Food drives, where we volunteered for the needy. Thank God I received my Eagle three years ago when it was already sinking, and not now, as this desperate pandering will only sink the Boy Scouts further than it already has (bankruptcy, scandals, etc). To me, I will always call it Boy Scouts and nothing will change that.

[@peteyoung3124]

I took am an Eagle Scout from the same place you're talking about but I got my Eagle 13 years ago now. I'm presuming you're one of the last to come from there because I know the troop collapsed a few years ago. My dad was my scoutmaster for a while and it was great to see such a strong presence of scouting in the community. Hell, we had 4 troops in the town when I was growing up. Now, I'm pretty sure it's down to one. I could tell that there'd be some struggles with the troops as I was getting out, but I never thought scouting would head where it is. I had colleagues whose Eagle Scout projects involved fixing the areas around Boyce's childhood home. I went to Heritage every year and wish I could go back now. I honestly hate what scouting is now in 2024. I always hoped I'd have at least a son and I could show him what I went through as a kid and have him be a 4th generation Eagle Scout. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem like the organization is what I loved anymore. It's a lost battle that I have to move on from. Still will always be "Boy Scouts of America" to me even it's bastardized now. Edit: just saw your video on the kid who passed away. Somehow I missed that story in my time having moved away for grad school. Sorry to hear about that loss. I went through something similar in college. It's awful to experience.

[@007romryan]

Amen, brother and fellow scout! Troop 1 here.

[@potatokilr7789]

Girl scouts is pretty boring compared to boy scouts, so I'm not surprised that some girls would prefer to join the Boy Scouts to do things like shotgun shooting or other activities which aren't established in the Girl Scouts

[@edcarson3113]

Baden Powell

[@whatsup7253]

I Know the family of an Eagle scout he got it in 2021 or should I say his mom got it. That kid can't tie his shoe.

[@EmperorBonaparte-sb1jp]

My scoutmaster is disgusted by things like anti-masculinity. He helped me and my troop to transition from boys to men. And even though our troop is small, we still keep our traditions. And I’m still in the troop. Thank you Scout Master Tim.

[@acorn826]

Hey, I appreciate your comment. I've been a Scouter for 10 years now, starting with my son entering as a Tiger Cub and me being shanghaied into being his Den Leader, then Cubmaster, then Assistant Scoutmaster, Unit Advancement Chair, Unit Commissioner for the Cub Scout Pack, and then Scoutmaster. He's now a Life Scout working through his Eagle project and there are several guys from that original Tiger den who are either Eagles or will be very soon. I'm incredibly proud of these young men. Your experience as a Scout points out something that these well meaning commentaries on Scouting, from people I generally agree with wholeheartedly, often misses. Your experience as a Scout and mine as an adult leader are examples of how the true and original purpose of Scouting can and does persist, even today. The key is this: that the unit level program and it's delivery is still very much in the hands of the individuals, the parents, who volunteer their time to facilitate the program they want for their boys. Yes, things are hairy up at the National level. Yes, some really unhealthy elements have made inroads into the organization. But even with the changes made from the top it is STILL POSSIBLE to have Scout units producing young men, and now young women, of a character consistent with the ideals of Baden-Powell's original organization. Yes, women. My Troop has a sister Troop. We share a Troop Committee for the logistics and organizational side of things, but the program side and the units themselves are autonomous single gender environments, complete with separate program side adult leadership. And it works. This situation reflects the failure of Girls Scouts of America to maintain a functional program by becoming a truly leftist indoctrination program with no focus on serving the actual needs of their youth. These young ladies are now THRIVING under a different program, and we should all be glad for it. And so we are still seeing the development of young men and women who live by the Oath and the Law, who are confident, who have skills, who can rise to life's challenges and succeed, and who possess the ability to lead and do it well. I am a Scoutmaster in today's world, and I remain hopeful. Keep your eyes open and stay on the trail, Scout. And if you're an OA brother, WWW.

[@user-do1fq8oy9c]

As a former scout master, I endorsed this message. I was raised in the ghetto by a single mother who worked 26 years in a foundery with men. Scouting was not a possibility in my world. My son spent 11 years in scouting. He eagled and is also Order of the Arrow. Today, he is EXTREEMLY successful. He has his own family. Since he was a kid he spoke of being a scout master for his sons. If you ask him today, he will quickly denounce the BSA. Trail Life USA for the win!

[@stormrunner9435]

I was a Scout in the 2000's and I am disappointed with what happened to the BSA. I have since burned my uniform and all other items.

[@AndyMiller_windskisong]

Our Trail Life group is growing so fast we can't split off new groups fast enough. There is a hunger for men building men.

[@chicagorhtours]

Is "Trail Life USA" a new scouting organization? I looking to support ($ and personally) some new, traditional scouting organization only for boys, no girls, confused sexual things, no Woke, DEI, PC politics or really any politics including Conservative politics - just want what was taken for granted back in the best days of the Boy Scouts as envisioned by Baden Powell - "On my honor I will do my best"..

[@Demon-uf9ov]

Trail life is fr

[@patriot692]

@@user-do1fq8oy9c BSA existed & served extremely well 'til the Libtards & Woke DESTROYED IT. Before Trail Life. That's what Satan does, DESTROYS anything GOOD. 🙏🇺🇸🕊

[@agentp6621]

The number of Eagle Scouts who were a part of the early space program proved a lot about the character the Boy Scouts developed. Neil Armstrong used to send every Eagle Scout a hand signed letter congratulating them on becoming an Eagle Scout. He quit in the early 90’s because he found out that the letters were being sold because it had his signature. He was always reclusive and that didn’t please him. I think that was an early indicator that the Boy Scouts was in decline. That Eagle Scouts wouldn’t have the honor and respect to keep the letter as a personal reminder of their achievement. But they chose to seek personal gain. Steven Spielberg was an Eagle Scout and made a regular appearance at the national Jamboree. Often having a hand with film merit badge.

[@jeffbroders9781]

I still have my letter from Niel Armstrong, and its not for sale!

[@agentp6621]

I read he stopped in 93-94’ I think? I would have been 3-4 years old. Put it in a frame if you haven’t already.

[@dcongdon2294]

Yea right he pushed for homosexuality leaders.

[@MrSuzuki1187]

I was a United Airlined pilot in 2013 and had Neil Armstrong as one of my passengers from Chicago to Los Angeles (I had also had him as a passenger in 1977 when I was a commuter airline pilot). I sent him my business card wwith a flight attendant back to his seat in first class as we were approaching the front range of the Rockies with an invitation to come up to the cockpit after we got to the gate in LAX.Once the cockpit door was opened at the gate, Neil came up and sat in my jumpseat at the gate and gave me, a Space Race historian, 10 minutes of one on one time. He answered all of my technical questions, such as what was the roll rate on Gemini 8 when they had achieved the world's first docking in space and then his Gemini spacecraft had a stuck roll thruster, and he replied "More than 400 degrees per second." I then asked if you would autograph my flight plan and he refused. I had alway suspected that some scumbag had gotten his autorgraph and sold it on Ebay which was why he refused my request. Now I know it is a fact. As Winston Churchill once said, the more people you get to know, the more you love your dog.

[@agentp6621]

It has to be. Thanks for sharing.

[@keithseeley721]

Another Eagle Scout here. Earned mine in 1976! I had a Army Ranger/Engineer for a scout master. We operated as a junior army troop. Lots of good times and reasonably hard training. I wouldn't trade it for the world. Scouting prepared young men to be upstanding men. I am terribly ashamed and saddened at what "scouting" has become. I don't know if scouting can be corrected and resurrected, but I hope so.

[@tommysmith2409]

The Boy Scout Oath states, "On my honor I will do my best to do my duty to God and my country and to obey the Scout Law; to help other people at all times; to keep myself physically strong, mentally awake, and morally straight." The left/liberals/radicals have a problem with that. Think about it when you vote this November.

[@toadflipFTW]

I don't know of any left/liberals that would have a problem with that statement

[@tommysmith2409]

@@toadflipFTW You obviously live in a bubble.

[@AlphGen]

That is an American version and not relevant elsewhere

[@tommysmith2409]

@@AlphGen So?

[@dannyzero692]

@@AlphGenso you’re telling me that we shouldn’t spread values like being physically strong, mentally awake and morally straight to every country on this planet?

[@loud_laughter]

I’m an Eagle Scout. This is sad-But you missed one critical point. The Boy Scouts ended when they allowed Gay scoutmasters on campouts in the early 90s.

[@loud_laughter]

@@jasonthewatchmansson8873 you gey bro?

[@meeper46]

@loud_laughter introducing that into anything is always a recipe for disaster

[@kathyheavner3585]

Exactly

[@kathyheavner3585]

​@@jasonthewatchmansson8873 he's absolutely correct.

[@AlexN5597]

Much better to let the closeted ones in instead? 😅 Like the priests.

[@R0M4N313]

I walked the line as a teenager. From loving my time in scouts, serving in the honor troop at Ft. Mackinaw to using drugs and hanging with criminals. I was a very troubled youth. Can't remember any of those people's names, but I can still tie a knot, read a compass and recite the creed. I'll be forever grateful for those lessons. They apply way more in adult life than I could ever have imagined.

[@docmulvin6605]

As a former scout and scout master for 14 years. The scouting program became less about teaching morals values and teaching young boys to become leaders and more about being a babysitting service. It’s a terrible shame what the parents and the administrators turned the program into.

[@ericholmquist8966]

Having been in the same shoes plus working on the council level as Training Coordinator, I found the interference by the professionals at the council and national level are the true culprits of BSA decline. Egos that wanted change just for changes sake and of course more medals whether the system was broke or not. They just kept watering down the system with the thinking that make it easier and more would join. More members more money. BSA was a big business gone wrong as soon as the professionals took away any authority the volunteers had. They took away the challenges that built character right off the top. -Former Scoutmaster,(with President's Award), Silver Beaver Medal, Wood Badge Course Director, and two sons that are third generation Scouts and Eagles Scouts. Boys love a challenge with reward. Take away the challenge and they will believe the reward isn't worth a cent.

[@NovakDjokovik]

Here in the Philippines Boy Scouts and Girl scouts are still prevalent in schools

[@CatholicTraditional]

The school system has turned into babysitting service.

[@acorn826]

I'd respectfully suggest, as a current Scoutmaster and Scouter of 10 years now, that developing young men into leaders absolutely requires that we mentor them to instill strong morals and values.

[@godwinmanuel6963]

As a former boy scout, I think the core issue is America has turned away from God who is the source of virtue and gives meaning to all of life including masculinity.

[@cbdevidaljk1]

Amen

[@TheGeronimojack]

AMEN!

[@mmarsh2937]

You are so right. First they came for being Reverent. Once they caved to that, it all went to hell in a hand basket. Compromise will always destroy. Stand strong.

[@robedmund9948]

Amen!

[@bluejeanmermaid5879]

Bingo

[@Barga6464]

I am an Eagle Scout. I earned that in 2018 a few months before I turned 18. I started in cub scouts and went all the way up. A few months after I left BSA was no more and simply became scouts, as it allowed women into the organizations training. I have left my accomplishment of Eagle Scout in my resume, although I understand its value has been taught to a select few and it has never assisted me in getting a job. No one really knows what it means anymore. Its good to see so many Eagles and other members in the comments. The decision that was made by the BSA leaders was short sighted. I don't believe they fundamentally understood what they were changing. But their org has taken a massive blow from this. It is my hope that through the blows that have followed after their decision someone wiser will revert the choice and bring back what this was. I was fortunate enough in my training to have been taught by old guard members of Hawaii's BSA. That state gets its news far later than anywhere else and is more resistant to change as a result. My skills are the same as the old guard. I can only hope as a result my efforts can bring back the old BSA, as I assure you there are people trying. We must do our best now, and hope it is enough.

[@Bad.Pappy.Official]

Excellent and well done.

[@Michael_Thomas134]

I had my son go through the Boy Scouts. He achieved Eagle Scout status and it made a huge difference in his life.

[@everettrhay4855]

I’ll never forget my Scoutmaster and Scouting in general. He was full of knowledge and had a saying: stay dry don’t die. If I see Scouts fund raising at the store I tell them to recite the Scout Law before I buy any popcorn.

[@anthonycassata5152]

I joined the Boy Scouts in 1972. Because of growing up on the military, I joined one o two other troops after that. But I lost interest in it because of dad participation and me. I was almost a Life Scout. But I never thought about it, but when you mentioned about the Scout Law, I had to stop a minute and go through that and since it’s been 52 years since I learned that, I just naturally went through each one as if it was ingrained in me. So thanks for saying something about that. If I come across kids selling stuff, maybe I can ask them the same question. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🤓🤓🤓.

[@SK-qc6fb]

The Scout Law is an 'Owners Manual' for life! IMHO!

[@MrDJS444]

I’m a Chief Scout (the Canadian equivalent of Eagle Scout). My father was a senior Scout leader for decades. The skills, selflessness and perseverance that my father and the once-amazing Boy Scout program taught me have been critically important in my life. And, thankfully, in the lives of my two sons who also achieved their Chief Scout Awards before the Scouting organization went to pot.

[@blizzard2oo]

In Canada Chief Scout as you indicate must be the replacement for Queen Scout or King Scout. I became a Queen Scout in 1960(Queen Elizabeth II was on the throne for about 70 years or so). Today it would be King Scout except it sounds like that has changed. My Dad was my first Scoutmaster back in 1958 and what an outdoorsman he was. We went on amazing camps and he loved to hike all through the Rockies like when he grew up back in the thirties. Lord Baden-Powell would roll over in his grave and be totally disgusted to see the disaster his wonderful organization Boy Scouts has become.

[@willn703]

Trail Life USA honoring the legacy of BSA but raising the standard. Trail Life is a biblical manhood outdoor adventure program.

[@giffordsamuelson2163]

Yes!!! I love trail life!

[@adama1294]

American Heritage Girls is the Christian Girl scouts. Great organization.

[@willn703]

@adama1294 yup. I love AHG. My church has had a troop since 2002/2003. It starter after thr BSA troop we had. In 2014 half the BSA troop stayed with BSA the other half started one of the first TL troops in VA. My wife serves as Shepherdess and I look forward to being an AHG dad for my 2 girls.

[@michaelwalsworth8209]

ALERT Cadet and ALERT academy are also great Biblical groups.

[@adrienneanderson-smith2257]

I KNEW you guys would form a tangent! God bless you.

[@lorellhathcock]

Great analysis. Eagle Scout here class of 1989 and Asst Scout Master from 1999 thru 2014. I am ashamed of what the BSA did to itself. The tradition, heritage, history, values, reputation and name they developed over the years was sacrificed for what would come to be called the woke crowd and we are all the lesser for it. I am glad for my time with the BSA and grateful for the leaders I had, but ashamed of how they dishonored all Scouts by abandoning the Oaths and Law we revere. I participated with my three sons. Only the oldest came to be an Eagle Scout. My second son came very close to achieving Eagle Scout. But in the end he refused and told me that he was not sure that BSA at the time upheld HIS values (woke stuff). Ironically if he had followed my advice it would have. And also ironically he would have my respect for following through and finishing it up despite how BSA betrayed us ultimately.

[@ctrotter5447]

Although the fact that you raised him to have his own mind, recognize a problem and take action against it is possibly even more valuable than the angle in which you're seeing it. I think he needs to be commended for refusing to put his own goals and accolades above principle. Good job to both of you!

Did he go to a woke public school?

[@robertspellman6518]

AS a parent and a scoutmaster, I saw the Boy Scouts of America as a program to help boys learn survival skills, social skills, be responsible, developing leadership skills, sacrificing and serving others, being a role model for other kids. Through the scouting organization and its programs the boys prepared for life and a career through the merit badge program, doing a good deed daily, being able to see their own self worth and encouraging their troop and patrol members. Everything about scouting was wholesome, good, and up lifting. It was also a family program where Moms and Dads, Brothers and Sisters all joined in the development of a boy(s) they loved. They participated in local town 4th of July parades, wearing their uniforms and carrying the US Flag and their troop flag, proud to show their love of country and of their communities. I have never meet a boy that participated in Boy Scouts say anything negative about his experience as a scout, to the contrary, every thing was good. One boy told me years after his scouting experience that the happiest time of his life was while participating in his Boy Scout Troop and having the scouting experience with so many great young men and faithful Scoutmasters.

[@worldtraveler930]

I know a man who was fairly high in the BSA administration and he said once he saw his organization Stopped prosecuting child predators was the day he opted for an Early Retirement, what scouting has become only makes him Sick to even discuss!!! 🤨

[@GroundDwellerStudioS]

As an Eagle Scout I'm ashamed at what the organization has become. I was fortunate to be in a troop that was hosted in a church and led by an amazing man who understood the importance of faith and survival skills and how that would help all of us navigate the world by treating others with respect, keeping anger in check, and listening to the meaning of words not what was said. Many of these lessons wouldn't fully hit me until my mid 20's, but I still thank God that I was able to learn them at all. Also, the confidence young men have when they are taught how to survive changes how the world sees them, and how they view the world. Scouting as it's now known isn't even a shadow of its former self. Boy Scouts of America was never particularly expensive on the whole, and good scout masters would help those in need by donating uniforms and organizing swaps. I remember my scout master would always pack an extra tent and backpack for every trip, and he even drove a few boys home if needed.

[@paulsmart5361]

Funny, all the things you loved and praise about the program are still there. What is missing is you. A Scout is loyal...

[@GroundDwellerStudioS]

@@paulsmart5361 A Scout is: Trustworthy, Loyal, Helpful, Friendly, Courteous, Kind, Obedient, Cheerful, Thrifty, Brave, Clean, and Reverent. The organization has not been faithful or loysl, it's strayed from God. It has not been brave it caved to outside pressures.

[@paulsymanski489]

I never got berond second class scout, but when my grandson was made an Eagle Scout my pride and joy exploded. God save America.

[@oshawott4544]

​@@paulsmart5361 I'm loyal to God, not man's institutions. Especially those susceptible to corruption, like the "Scouts of America" have proven themselves to be. They are not loyal to the original purpose of the Boy Scouts. We were simply left behind.

[@philipmayo4865]

​@@paulsmart5361no, they're not. It's a liberal, woke shadow of its former self. It's sad and pathetic. When they started letting girls into the Boy Scouts that was it for me and my support for them.

[@bea9077w]

My father was the scoutmaster in our small Montana town. He had served in the army, camping in England during WWII. The simple outdoor skills he taught us became very apparent during my later Navy training. In a program called Cold Weather Environment Survival Training (CWEST), a group of 30 young men were dropped off on a snowy mountainside for three days with only a few old parachutes and minimal survival gear, to simulate ejection and survival in a mountainous area. Within an hour, the former Boy Scouts in the group had built a nice fire and lashed together a protective lean-to from the parachutes. When it became apparent that the others had no idea what to do, we taught them simple knot tying and camping skills that turned our three day abandonment into a fun outdoor adventure. We demonstrated in a very practical manner that Boy Scouts were, if I may brag just a bit, "trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, and reverent." That was in 1972. Corruption and loss of the classic Boy Scouts of America is a national tragedy.

[@mtnhowie]

The paradox of tolerance: Unlimited tolerance must lead to the end of tolerance. If we give unlimited tolerance to even those who are intolerant and are not prepared to defend a tolerant society ultimately the tolerant will be destroyed and tolerance with them. The Boy Scout movement was a perfect illustration.

[@jaybee9269]

Very deep.

[@ericb9804]

ok, but you are just complaining that our work in determining what we tolerate and what we don't is never done, and it can be tedious and difficult. But that's not to say that tolerance isn't a noble goal. And BSA just found themselves slowing becoming irrelevant, due to a damaged reputation and questionable product. This is not an illustration of the "paradox of tolerance," ffs.

[@bradleymosman8325]

Tolerance is useful. It avoids the hard work of actual thought while allowing the Tolerant one to feel good about her/himself.

[@ericb9804]

@@bradleymosman8325 BS. How does "tolerance" imply "avoiding hard work"?

[@jaybee9269]

@@ericb9804 >> If you “tolerate” something, you probably avoid thinking about in any depth. “You have the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.”-JFK

[@ciaranbradshaw3460]

Unfortunately Scouting as a world organisation has lost it's way. The BSA was the last, trying to hold back the tide. I came back into scouting in Ireland as a leader for the very reasons you state. I feel that Scouting no longer has a purpose other than to entertain young people and give their parents a break. It is also open to outside influence, most of it negative.

[@sullivannix4509]

Thanks for this video. It’s the truth that needs to be heard. One thing that really hurt the Boy Scouts was in 2019 when the Mormon church stopped its 100-year old implementation of scouting among all of its boys and young men. Boy Scouting was practically a component of Mormon culture. And, the original values of Boy Scouts were taught with strong emphasis. The church split ways with the Boy Scouts after it was announced that girls would be allowed to join and that the name of the Boy Scouts was going to change. The departure of the church meant the loss of tens, if not hundreds of thousands, of boys and scoutmasters from the BSA. Such a sad decline of our nation that any place or organization designed to help boys specifically gets torn down in the name of inclusion. Boys and men have UNIQUE challenges that require support and activities that cater to their specific needs! The Boy Scouts was an organization that is needed now more than ever. But evil forces won’t let it live.

[@godofthunder9010]

I checked on to that awhile back and the loss was about 300,000 scouts. Something like 1/3 of the total. Sad.

[@garthtimmins2852]

My church, always a big supporter of the Boy Scouts, dropped it's affiliation when scouting went woke. I was saddened to see it happen, but I understood and agreed with the decision.

[@dogguy8603]

How exactly did scouting go woke? By allowing gay scouts to reach eagle? How is that going woke?

[@Galfrid]

Gay boys & gay leaders.

[@jamesmyers5970]

@@dogguy8603 Watch the video again. It had nothing to do with gay scouts reaching Eagle. It had to do more with what was required to become and Eagle Scout.

[@jaredf.5607]

Was it the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints? It was because the church was named in the sex abuse lawsuit and they tried to settle by paying $250 Million in 2020. That correlates with the mormons dropped their partnership with the scouts. I am not sure where the settlement is at now. A judge said she would not accept their plea deal because it could prevent other abuse victims from suing the church. Just FYI I grew up mormon, and I got the eagle scout award.

[@angelalewis3645]

Think Celestial

[@inspired4more]

At least in my area, one reason the boy scouts died out was because men stopped volunteering. Most of the club activities were run by mothers. You just can't expect women to teach boys the same way men would. If this was widespread, it makes sense how the organization lost it's way by pandering to certain kinds of political ideologies which are focus-grouped to appeal to women.

[@HansTyndale]

I took my son to get him signed up for Cub Scouts and they had to ask if there were any volunteers to be Scout Leaders. Some older lady took the Cub Scouts, and pretty much ran it like an arts and crafts outfit. I volunteered for Assistant Scout Leader, really wasn't qualified but they had to have two adults present so I went through the motions as best I could. Being in a poor town, I asked at a training session if they had some sort of hardship fund for kids that couldn't afford it and the room went dead silent. This kind of angered me cause when I took my son to sign up, there was a neighborhood kid that wanted to join, but didn't even have a jacket to wear for the fall weather.

[@peteyoung3124]

It's honestly amazing how bad it was to get parents involved by the time I finished scouting. When I was first in Scouts, we'd nearly have too many adults on trips. We were always 1:1 in leader-to-scout ratio. Everyone's dad's wanted to be involved and helped out. By the time I was 19 and a junior leader in my own right for a year, good parents were few and far between. My dad was still scoutmaster even though I had finished because he needed someone strong to take over. In the few years since the pandemic, he completely stopped helping with Scouts and I know it probably hurts him as much as me to know people don't help out anymore. If he and I could somehow still help and have Scouts be what it was, I know we would.

[@stevenscott2136]

Not as many boys have fathers anymore. At least not ones that are allowed to be near the boy for more than their court-allotted one weekend per fortnight. (And yes, this is the correct use of the word "fortnight", before it became a game.)

[@richardklepper3299]

there was a distinct lack of male leadership, but what hurt our numbers more was way too many boys were pushed towards sports instead. My Troop would lost about half it's membership when baseball season started each fall.

[@peteyoung3124]

@@richardklepper3299 it's actually interesting in my troop that we never had that issue. I occasionally had a YMCA league basketball where I had to leave early or show up late, but I was the only one. And that stopped when I aged out of the league at 14. In my town, Scouts and athletes stayed pretty separate, aside from track.

[@americanpatriot436t54]

they were two branches of the scouts called 'Girls Scouts' or 'Boy scouts'. We kept them separated because they have their own needs, their own likes, etc.

I can attest to the mistake(s) The Girl Scouts made (I was one) are these: 1. did not expand with the times and offer more outdoor skills training (women like that sort of thing too) opportunities 2. focused too much on internal politics at first, and then on engaging in external politics, AKA forcing wokeness and toxic feminism into the program 3. cookie sales, cookie sales, who needs to learn about good womanly character? Now they have American Heritage Girls, which emphasis morals, not woke (so far) and is for GIRLS ONLY. I agree that there should be separate spaces for girls and boys. Girls need their own spaces too, the GS does not allow boys to join, but feminists make a big stink about the BS not allowing girls. Imagine that.

[@AmRock83]

Trail Life has picked up the mission that BSA abandoned. A staggering number of the parents and adult leaders (myself included) were Boy Scouts growing up but didn't want our kids exposed to the stuff BSA was pushing. Trail Life troops are growing all across the country.

[@ReformedStudent1689]

Yeah, Trail Life is great!

[@MrChristopherJarrell]

We love our Trail Life troop.

Same for girl parents, who don't want to expose the woke crap being peddled in Girl Scouts. Oh, and we also want them to set goals and accomplish great things that have nothing to do with cookie sales. American Heritage Girls, the sister org equivalent to Trail Life, serves that purpose well.

[@allendaoust5844]

As a former Scoutmaster and the father of an Eagle Scout, this video hits the nail on the head, but the failure of the BSA leadership since the 1970 should be ashamed as well. The most drastic change was when the BSA allowed gays into Scouting, they lost over 500K members with the Church of Latter Day Saints leaving because of this, thankfully the church that we belong to refused to allow gays into our troop, also only boys were allowed into the troop, girls had to join Girlscouts.

[@yznalnoing1]

That is “Church of JESUS CHRIST of Latterday Saints”, not “Church of Latterday Saints”. Please use the correct name.

[@dankamp2872]

@@yznalnoing1 A cult by any other name...

[@allendaoust5844]

@@yznalnoing1 I apologize and stand corrected.

[@dcongdon2294]

HOMOSEXUALITY has never benefited anyone or anything.Scouting was great.I also was as a child a Pathfinder.Which was the 7day advents scouting group.They and boy scouts and girl scouts taught that good is better than evil.

[@alanstevens1296]

" gays " Correction -- homosexuals

[@JaneCurtright-zs1lr]

My grandfather was one of the first Boy Scouts and Eagle Scouts in America. Every male in my family was an Eagle Scout. Boy Scouts always met in churches. The idea of educating Christian men is gone in scouting. My grandfather was so proud of the family tradition he started. He lived to see his grandson become an Eagle Scout and gave him his name. We stopped funding Grandpa’s scouting scholarship. It is all so sad.

[@billsander364]

I received my Eagle rank in 1972 and a bronze palm. I am a Vigil member in the Order of the Arrow. Scouting was a well respected organization while I was growing up. A week at summer camp, earning merit badges, sleeping in tents, camp fires skits and songs. We took hikes and walked in parades. Scouting taught me many life skills. I have used those skills my whole life and I think the skills have served me well. I know some troops have not been effected by some of the changes but it would be nice to see Scouts become Boy Scouts again with the original ideals of the founding fathers reinstated.

[@cjanquart]

Sheesh, I was born in 1972 but you had to learn Morse code and semmaphore...so you get the 'walked 10 miles uphill in the snow both ways' distinction. I'm class of 1987 and my claim to fame was being the first in the council to earn the William T. Hornaday award...but that got social-justice-warrior removed because he did bad things to pymies or something.

[@rameylewis7730]

Which lodge?

[@billsander364]

@@rameylewis7730 Michagamea 110

[@billgiesbrecht59]

They lost 20% of their membership as the LDS Church left in 2018. As it was felt that BSA no longer served it's purpose for their Young Mens groups.

[@andrewwood6285]

@@DannyTimms-j8qall churches were invited to use Boy Scouting. I was in a troop sponsored by the Knights of Columbus a Catholic Church sub organization. Churches back then also were better at raising boys to be men.

[@dogguy8603]

​@@DannyTimms-j8qwhat's wrong with letting gay people into scouting, I'll give ya a tip, gay scouts already existed in scouting

[@dogguy8603]

@user-qx3uu7sq2r lol what? Tell me how the two are comparable, tell me how gay scouts makes the whole organization bad? Especially since gay scouts have existed from the beginning

[@dogguy8603]

@@DannyTimms-j8q the cult known as LDS were never allies to scouting

[@DeGreyChristensen]

@@DannyTimms-j8q It was those higher ups such as Randall Stephenson (who became President of BSA and openly pushed for policy changes regarding homosexuality) and Robert Gates (who is also responsible for repealing “Don’t ask, Don’t tell” in the military) who pushed for the allowance of homosexuality in scouts, not the LDS church. The church counseled against it then pulled their support from scouts when those policies passed.

[@ErrolMcGuire-f7q]

Eagle Scout here. Excellent summary. What an incredible loss this is for all of us.

[@fishybusinessco.8398]

It’s just another way to rape children that’s all it was for grown men to grown children

[@michaelparks5669]

As a former scout master let me say when BSA permitted men who are attracted to boys became scout leaders the parents and churches walked away. Pure and simple.

[@Avghistorian77]

So then why don’t more people walk away from the Catholic Church?

[@michaelparks5669]

@@Avghistorian77 The Catholic church has lost millions of members.

[@FM-vg5tc]

I became an Eagle Scout in 1975. At my Eagle Board of review my dad was asked why me being an Eagle was important to him . He stated that during the 2nd World War there were many allied aircraft shot down while traversing "The Hump" and one of the few pilots to be shot down and survive was a friend of his an Eagle Scout. That was the only time i ever saw my father cry.

[@johnbeauvais3159]

Admiral Eugene Fluckey, Captain of the USS Barb, was a Boy Scout and when he sent crew members ashore on Japan (the first and only time foreign warriors fought on home island soil) he specifically selected Boy Scouts so they would be able to think on their feet and accomplish their goals.

[@Starphot]

I'm 71 and was a Boy Scout. I remember the Jamboree in the early 1960s that came to town. My troop had a space in the arena. Paul Bunyan was the theme that year. A 3-day campout in the mountains with the long hike. On federal observances such as Columbus and Veteran's Day we would stand outside in lines with our elementary school with our uniforms on. The Brownies in their brown dresses, the Girl scouts in their green dresses, the Cub Scouts in their blue shirts and pants with yellow with blue neckerchief and the Boy Scouts in their olive uniforms.

[@angelalewis3645]

That’s awesome!!

[@robertgraham2656]

I'm an Eagle Scout from 1986. I was fortunate that my two older sons achieved Eagle in 2014. However, the program was in decline and when my church dropped the organization a few years later, my younger two boys were too young to finish the trail to Eagle. I was saddened at the time but looking back, my church made the right call. Now, I'm just sad that one of the pillars of my growth from boy to man is gone.

[@admiralvibe]

Currently a Hungarian scout, the skills and discipline I’ve learned has been invaluable!

[@HighlanderCO-b2m]

Former Boy Scout and Sr Patrol Leader in the 70's & early 80's. This major deviation from what the Scouts were intended to be as an organization absolutely saddens me and is tragic. I learned valuable skills many of which I can still use today. Climbed mountains, did community projects, learned to shoot a rifle and bow and spent the night in a snow cave. I earned my lifesaving merit badge that I've actually used-- twice! My orienteering training served me well later on in military training. The demise of scouting just saddens me... It's definitely a change for the absolute worse! Thx for the video, love your content. Keep it up sir!

[@douglasstrother6584]

I was in the Scouts during the same time, made it to Star Scout and served as Senior Patrol Leader as well. It was an invaluable experience.

[@johnnyjohn-johnson7738]

Climbing mountains? Shooting rifles and bows? Spending nights in caves? Sounds straight from Rambo.

[@paulskopic5844]

@@johnnyjohn-johnson7738 That was typical Scouting in the 60's and early 70's.

[@craigtheng]

I have three kids in scouting today, and we still do all of those things you mentioned except for snow caves because we're in the south. This video is just hysteria for clicks and not reality.

[@HighlanderCO-b2m]

My nephews will both be Eagle Scouts this year. I'm very familiar with the current curriculum and direction. Things change, I'm aware of that. Glad your kids are involved in what Scouting is currently.​@@craigtheng

[@Norsecompass]

I am an eagle scout, but it is something I never bring up anymore. I don't want to be associated with that group after its decline.

[@Exodus20.7KJV]

Trail Life USA and American Heritage Girls are a blessing for the USA.🇺🇸🙏🏻

[@kiwi3776]

I'm an Eagle Scout and it's really disappointing what that organization has become. I'd hoped to have my son be part of the boy scouts too, but there's zero chance of that now given how it's changed over the years.

[@89playstation65]

Create your own boy scouts...make exclusively for boys. If they try to sue...say it's like the original boy scouts but also not....because it's different. You just have to have a different name and such.

[@dogguy8603]

​@89playstation65 what's wrong with making scouting co-ed? Ie how literally every scouting organization already is

[@mastick5106]

@@dogguy8603 Co-ed completely changes the internal dynamics as compared to sex-segregated. It isn't "the same thing, just with girls added". It's a completely different thing altogether. Heck, as a teenager I could see that back in the 70s when our local boy scout troop and girl scout troop did a joint activity. Virtually none of the kids wanted to repeat the experience. EDIT: By "kids", I mean both the boys and the girls.

[@dogguy8603]

@mastick5106 you ignored that the BSA had venture scouting, a co ed program for literal decades and the rest of the world had co ed scouting for even longer. You using anecdotes and nonsense to just be upset that things changed

[@kmazzanti]

All it takes is five people to create a committee and a church willing to charter and you could start your own troop like I did 10 years ago. I had no scouting experience and it’s thriving today with 35 boys in the troop reach out to Trail Life USA and look at requirements for starting, if your heart is truly in it for your boys, it’s a no-brainer!!

[@Jermeister]

King's Scout here. My scouting era was in the 90s, and I was frustrated at how I felt the activities and tests were madly 'watered down'. I wanted the proper outdoor experience with practical learnings and wisdom, but all we got were camps at school yards and endless nationalism marching parades. I thank my seniors who left out the books we were given and taught me their outdoor knowledge at camp, gained from their own personal experience. I continue in that legacy today, at the age of 40, being an avid hiker, working on my hiking fitness, and reacquainting myself with basic outdoor skills from Corporals Corner. 'Modern day' people think I'm mad, but I wouldn't have it any other way.

[@bearfootlover71]

Everything woke turns to 💩💩💩💩💩💩💩

[@mrcpaddler]

The "watering down" came from the WOKE people who have taught Woodchuck during the past 20 years. Sure, there were a few good Scouters among the Woodchuck staff but they greatly outnumbered.

[@johnkaczinski468]

So true and so sad!! I am an Eagle Scout, attaining my rank as a high school senior in 1971. Scouting has been destroyed since then and it breaks my heart, not for me but for all the boys that missed the opportunity to become real men.

[@jbj27406]

In other words--just like President Trump said--everything woke turns to sh!t.

[@spoonful1018]

The Boy Scouts were attacked because they produced a class of people steeped in honesty and integrity. There is no place for such character in a communist society where everyone must be the same.

[@nanovation]

Yes, but WHO is responsible for all the WOKE insanity? Name the group or we will never be able to remove their influence over our society.

[@jimr7120]

Yup, sadly, as intended.

[@jbj27406]

@user-qj4dx4fc3n Examples?

[@steveo1413]

​@user-qj4dx4fc3n you're a bot. Give a cake recipe

[@nancywhitehead219]

The boy scouts was good and wholesome. Too many want equal outcome. Won't ever happen.

[@MountainClimber247]

Equal outcome is not needed

[@JamescMcc]

I used to be a boy scout a few years ago and I left because even a 12 year old got a little concerned when it went co-ed. I stole a few books from them and taught myself everything I could . I respect all true scouts out there, but you gotta do what you gotta do.

[@franny11786]

I'm a 4th generation eagle scout, my familiy has been involved in boy scouts since the early 1900s. For whatever my opinion is worth, the poor excuses for human beings who made this decision to turn their backs on everything the BSA ever stood for is exactly why my sons will be the first generation of boys in my family in over 100 years to not be part of the BSA... oh sorry I mean "ScOuTs AmErIcA" or whatever they're calling it now. It's a real shame because boy scouts had such a positive impact on not just my family's lives but also of some of my closest friends. So many of my former scout leaders were Marine Corps veterans (which I and a couple other guys from my old troop went on to become as well) and first responders. Even today years later a lot of us still get back together in my home town to go deer hunting for a few days and catch up. Great people who I met through a great organization. It's a real shame weak "men" had to give into the woke mob and destroy something that has had such a positive impact on so many young men for over a century.

[@dogguy8603]

Explain how scouting went woke? Because I can't find any examples of such "woke" nonsense, your just complaining because things are a tad different than in your day

[@franny11786]

@@dogguy8603 So do you just live under a rock or don't know how to use the internet? Heck the fact that you cant "find" any examples makes it sound like you were never even involved in Boy Scouts. But to answer your question about them going woke, for one its been called BOY scouts, key word BOY, ever since its founding well over 100 years ago. Then the PC mob started putting pressure on them to allow girls, yes girls, into BOY scouts. Crazy right? I mean its not like idk GIRL scouts is a thing. Oh wait yes it is. Interesting how no one was pushing for boys be allowed to join the girl scouts. Interestingly enough the girl scouts are incredibly upset about this. I mean why wouldn't they be? The organization meant for boys is taking away potential members of their organization.... meant for girls. In fact its gotten to the point that the Boy Scouts apparently got its first all female troop (which specifically does not allow boys... in a boy scout troop... yeah). Its gotten so bad that a few years ago Boy Scouts of America changed its name to 'Scouts BSA" in order to sound more accommodating to the female boy scouts (yes female boy scouts idk if I can possibly stress that enough). Which is kind of dumb considering that BSA literally stands for Boy Scouts of America. Im assuming people realized how dumb that sounds considering the reason for the name change in the first place, because a few months ago they changed their name again to "Scouts America". So yeah in short it went so woke that the organization created for the benefit of boys now has girls, sometimes just exclusively girls ironically at the determent of organizations meant for the benefit of girls. Oh btw Im only 28 so its not like Im some angry old man who's upset about things being "a tad different" than back in my day. If you read my comment you would know Im a 4th generation Eagle Scout so I have a pretty good perspective on the overall history of Boy Scouts over the past 100 years and how its changed over time. I can see things from my relatively young perspective and I've had the opportunity to learn from men who came long before me as well. Seriously you really need to think before saying something. You really made a fool of yourself with your comment. I mean really badly, I'm almost embarrassed for you. That being said, considering how ridiculous your comment was it may just be a bait comment (in fact now that I think about it, it almost definitely was) in which case all I can say is, hey you didn't just get me, you got me good! lol

[@billieunderwood8303]

​@@dogguy8603gay scouts and gay leaders. That's how. Just like the military. The organization spends most of its time catering to a sexual perversion than it's mission. Several girl scout organizations are nothing more than lesbian training centers. This is why strait men and women are avoiding the military as well.

[@franny11786]

@@dogguy8603 YT deleted my first reply for some reason so I'll try again but keep ot shorter. Do I really need to explain how girls in BOY scouts is woke? I lf you can't figure that out idk how to help you.

[@dogguy8603]

@@franny11786 how is it woke, when literally the rest of the world dose it, and again we had girls in the BSA for decades

[@oodlesofnoodles4660]

I was a scout in South Africa in the 80's. I remember it was said that the American model was fairly different to ours but I can't remember the details. Ours was not overly militaristic but most definitely was an organisation that taught self-discipline, self-reliance, and personal integrity. It began to change right after I left with the inclusion of girls in the early 90's and I was very sceptical of the changes. I went to university a few years later and read a book about South Africa's special forces (recces) and what their training regimen was like. It was everything we had learned as scouts except for stuff like weapons handling and explosives etc which we never did. Our Scout Master was also a former recce and it occurred to me that Scouting may have been used as a pre-selection tool for special forces. Nobody ever confirmed this to me but it did make a lot of sense given that the types of young men the recces were looking for were exactly what scouts tended to be. Especially since our force papers (conscription documents sent to every male of a certain age) had to be filled in with a surprisingly detailed section of not just our Scouting rank but every interest badge we had achieved.

[@angelalewis3645]

Wow!

[@cjanquart]

Not sure what 'interest badges' are but if they're anything like BSA merit badges most of your recces would have hiking, backpacking, camping, orienteering, wilderness survival (was an instructor at a scout camp for this one), first aid, swimming...and maybe rifle/shotgun shooting and archery (taught this as well). Sounds like your guys were pretty much half-trained already!

[@williamwaits]

Another DEI masterpiece

[@cal1776]

My son is an eagle scout & I was heavily involved for years after. Now not so much 😢

[@robertmerrill794]

I am the Scout Master of Troop 200. Originally troop 2. We are based out of Gallipolis, Ohio, and we are the longest continually charted troop in the United States. We started in 1912 and never folded. I am very proud of that. I agree that we have lost a lot of values and trust when all the allegations came out. I wish they would have made examples out of the adults that touched the boys, but that is water under the bridge. We have 2 deep leadership to make sure that does not happen again, but we also educate the troop so they know it is wrong. The name change came from having all the different types of scouts. Like, sea scouts, venturing and cub scouts. They just named it Scouting America, which I like. As far as for girls joining the troop or basically they have to have start their own troop because they need female leaders. My daughter is a girl scout. They do not learn what the troop is taught. If my daughter wanted to join the troop when she becomes of age, why would I say no. Why would I deny anyone who wants to learn survival and outdoor skills. Don't hate on the girls for wanting learn survival skills and be mentally and physically stronger.

[@rickintexas1584]

If you don’t stand for something, you will fall for anything. America is falling for so many things.

[@jasonhernandez619]

But the other side is that a lot of people try to avoid this by standing for something bad.

[@SockieTheSockPuppet]

Robert Baden Powell, the creator of the Boy Scouts of Great Britain (the BSA's direct inspiration), is one of my relatives. Though I myself was never a Scout in either organization, I know that Powell would be extremely sad and disgusted at what has happened to the Scouts.

[@kmazzanti]

Trail life USA was started by an Eagle Scout, who directly connects Trail life origins back to Baden Powell himself. Raising the standard moving it forward.

[@LAOakridge]

Proud Scout and Royal Ranger A Royal Ranger is Alert, Clean, Honest, Courageous, Loyal, Courteous, Obedient, and Spiritual. I strive to live by these values day by day.

[@xyzct]

My dear deceased father, who was born in Mauritius in 1927, was an Eagle Scout. The skill set that he displayed over the decades, learned from Scouting, was astonishing. During almost every project that we worked on together, he would summon incredible solutions to the problems at hand. As a random example, once, we were in a pickle, and he effortless (and beautifully) spliced metal cable to rope, acting like how to do it was obvious to a simpleton. I never forgot that.

[@blampfno]

I lasted one day in the Boy Scouts. The troop had 2 helicopter den mothers leading it. I got three 'scout warnings' one for asking a friend a relevant question while a den mother was speaking, one for picking up an oak leaf 'too early' during our hike (which was literally just us walking around one of the den mothers suburban houses, about 15 feet from the house), and one for not being in proper uniform (my gear was on order from the scout store and hadn't arrived.) When I was told that another warning would get me expelled, I told them "I don't want to come back." I can still remember the look on their faces.

My childhood and early teen years were not fabulous, but I will treasure my memories of scouting till I die.

[@johnkeviljr9625]

Although I have voiced my deep concerns about this devaluation of men for the last 50 years to anyone who would listen, only now are people beginning to see it. It disgusts me that this has been allowed to occur in this Country.

[@JC-sc9rx]

im 33. When i was 12 in the scouts we had the klondike ..a 3 day camping trip in 0-20 degree weather with competitions like hatchet throwing, archery, tracking, campsite building. Im happy with this memory.

[@mikehenry8861]

Thank you for your commentary. It is 100% aligned with my views. I am a 67 year old Eagle Scout, My boy scout backpacking and mountain climbing adventures were some of the best times of my life. The adult, Chirstian leaders of my troop were good role models for us. The Boy Scouts strengthened my faith in God and in people. I found out much later in life that several of our adult leaders were WWII combat veterans. I never knew as they never talked about it. Yes, the decline of the traditional family and inclusivity of women and overt alternate sexual orientations killed the BSA. The Boy Scouts had a huge positive impact on my life skills and character. I am so saddened by the demise of this institution.

[@TH-1207]

I have three sons who all grew up in Boy Scouts not long before the worst of this took place. One made Eagle before he aged out. The other two, twins, made it to Life before aging out. My oldest and one twin served as camp counselors at Camp Sinoquipe in Ft. Littleton, PA. I was a registered adult with the troop and a merit badge counselor. I even stayed on several years after my boys ages out. My oldest loved scouting so much that he was a member of four scout units and served as a Den Chief. Two of the scout units he was a member of were actually in a different council. One was a unit that performed native American dance for the public (The Potamac Dancers out of Hagerstown, MD). He did a summer as Assistant Ranger at the camp and was a merit badge counselor for welding merit badge. All three and me as well were inducted into the OA. My oldest and I made it to Vigil Honor. He and I were active not just in our own Council but others in the region as well. We really enjoyed meeting othe scouts and adults in ours and other councils. My Eagle son participated in the Eagle project with a friend scout in Mason-Dixon Council and in return that scout assissted my son in his project in the Baltimore Council. I also grew up in the Boy Scouts and am glad to have had an opportunity to be part of the Boy Scouts as an adult leader. I stepped out before the organization dropped "Boy" from it's name. I am deeply disappointed in what the Boy Scouts became.

[@AndrewFloydWebber]

Ever watch the 1966 Disney movie Follow Me Boys with Fred MacMurray (the dad in the My Three Sons tv show) and Kurt Russell? Fred plays a scoutmaster in the 1930’s; haven’t seen it since the 70’s but I thoroughly enjoyed it as a kid and keep meaning to go back and watch it again.

[@doctor78212]

I started the Boy Scouts in the 50’s. It played a big role in who I am today. So sad to see it destroyed.😢😢😢

[@wetcanoedogs]

same here.

[@CarnivoreKirk]

I'd also add the professionalized organized youth sports. Those schedules really hurt scouts. As a parent you had to pick one

[@coldbluesteel9946]

Was apart of the last days of Boy Scouts in the early 2000’s. Never was interested in the Eagle Scout stuff. However being apart of that really toughened me up as a kid and taught me how to show the respect needed for my country. Kids today will never know what me and a bunch of other guys had growing up.

[@Kodas-Dad]

With training i had in the Boy Scouts - I saved 5 lives plus my own in 3 separate incidents. An Eagle from the class of ' 78....

[@timbliss9587]

My son went through the boy scouts for several years just before it completely changed. It was invaluable in helping him develop into a young man with good ethics and morals. Such a shame that boys now can't get the same great experience.

[@jasonrodgers9063]

I was honored to have achieved my Eagle Scout rank back in 1973. My 2 younger brothers also got theirs. It was a very special part of my life. Heartbreaking to see how they have fallen.

[@cwavt8849]

The same reason that they took men from homes and God from schools. My father started pointing all these small things out to us 50 years ago. All he has warned us of, unfortunately, it all came to pass

[@GilMichelini]

I'm almost 60. I am a bronze psalm Eagle Scout. Served as a Scoutmaster. Scouting was my childhood. Philmont, National Jamborees, countless campouts, weekends in a cave, and traveling all over the country. The Lord blessed me with 4 daughters, so I have no children in the program. Today, I have four grandsons and -- with as little authority I have over the decisions of my daughter's families -- I have STRONGLY ENCOURAGED my daughter's not to let their sons join the program. Now, what do I do with all my uniforms, medals, patches, books, and memories from BSA of the 1970s - early 1990s? Someday, I might have a campfire and burn it all. Thanks for your video, Nick. You told the story well.

[@fortunatebum]

I miss camping, the weird standard of food, waking up in the freezing cold, having to handle cold raw meat in the frigid air, enduring freezing rain and flooding, sitting around relaxing and telling stories, being creative and finding different ways to have fun and productive, and finally seeing parts of the world I doubt I would have ever seen if I didn’t stay in it. You mentioned about taking all of your memories and burning it, honestly it’s probably the best option, it reminds me of decommissioning our flag, and laying the strips in the fire.

[@paulsmart5361]

@@GilMichelini Respectfully, Scouts are still doing all of the same things you apparently loved, but seem to want to keep from your grandsons. Why?

[@Navy_Snipe]

I was a boy scout in the 70's. I felt your pain. I've already had my "farewell campfire." ...and closure.

[@paulsmart5361]

Why? The experience you had is still available and there are men out there who are working their tail off to deliver it to young men like my sons and potentially your grandsons. Why would you want to deny them that? In the process of burning your memories, you are also burning their history and your legacy. Again, why?

[@GilMichelini]

@@paulsmart5361 Excellent question. Below is my why. The excellence of BSA was it gave boys a place where they could grow up among other boys being guided by good men. Boys need to learn to become men from men. They cannot do that with girls around them because they are too distracted trying to impress them. Men will not fill leadership roles when women are willing, which leads to troops being led by women. Gay men were around when I was a boy (I got propositioned) when it was not acceptable to have openly gay men in the program. Now it is encouraged, it MAKES NO SENSE to put our boys into that situation. There are too many men my age who carry the scars of being molested as boys. There will be situations where women molest boys. The program is now run with a leftist agenda. Why put my grandsons in that when we are already fighting against the nonsense they are getting at school? I was at the National Jambo in '77 in DC. I saw DC still shining from the Bicentennial. We camped at Army bases. Several of my adult leaders were vets. All of this helped instill in me a love of my country. I cannot imagine a leftist-run organization would do the same for today's boys. As for my stuff, my daughters have made it clear they will have no idea what to do with it when I am gone other than throw it all away. I might as well discard it on my own terms. Thanks for your question.

[@zjtr10since80]

Thanks for sharing your experience.

[@Howie900]

I grew up in the 70's and early 80's. Came through the Cubs, then the Scouts and the Venture Scouts. Brilliant time. Put me in Good Stead for my life. Went to to sea and became a Captain. Valuable lessons learned at an early age.

[@mikemccormick8115]

In America we cant have any wholesome group or activity uninfected by filthy politics.

[@archstanton7157]

I have two cousins in their 60’s. When they made Eagle Scout, they were the youngest in the country at the time. One is a retired fire chief of 40 years, the other still owner of multiple long time businesses.

[@Mr.Patrick_Hung]

I respectfully disagree with the speaker. I was in Scouts and regret the disappearance of that positive growth model in life. The real fall of Scouts is the decadence of American society. Being unpleasant and doing gangland style bad things is now seen as desirable. Boys today will vandalise a local park to look tough, a park that is there to provide for them. A Boy Scout would plant trees. Being in Boy Scouts is seen as virginal weak and too good. American society today respects a rapist more than a virgin. Drugs are respected above clean living. Additional: Scouting is found in other parts of the world and even with girls the group has remained stronger and not degenerated. It is strong in Hong Kong. In Mainland China it has been reintroduced and shows promise of growing. Indonesia, India, The Philippines and Thailand all have strong Scouting groups. Scouting will survive, but maybe not in America.

[@nathanielovaughn2145]

Don't know if China is a place to tout as having scouting values.

[@Mr.Patrick_Hung]

@@nathanielovaughn2145 Well, if all you know about China is American mass media propaganda, China would sound impossible. Here on the ground the reality is different. But life here is good (not perfect) and Scouts are growing.

[@randallsanchez3161]

The coed scouts in other countries are more family camping groups that anything like the USA Boy Scouts. Many don't have ranks nor merit badges.

[@porkyfedwell]

Here it's been replaced by Young Socialists. And the YMCA has become a gay hookup place or a fitness center business.

[@mikechappell4156]

@@nathanielovaughn2145 Why not? They value patriotism. Most of them value discipline and exploration. They want to learn and grow and be the best people they can be just like those of us that were in scouts. The fact we may have economical and political differences doesn't negate all we have in common.

[@trenae77]

I grew up in Scouting (Girl Scout, my brother was in Boy Scouts) and mourn the loss of that impact on the lives in our community. We had some families who did not have a strong male figure in the family, but the Pack Leaders would gather in those boys and support them just as they supported their own sons. My father always was great with wood working and was the go-to when it came to Pinewood Derby cars. He had all the tools and the gear, and he made it a point to talk with the moms of the boys who either didn’t have the resources or just had no one at home willing to help and arranged times for them to come out to our place to construct their cars. He and other dads in the group made sure these boys knew they were valued and it showed years down the road when they would still come up to greet my dad when he was out and about in the community.

[@yeboscrebo4451]

I’m an Eagle Scout. Scouting was wonderful. I’m so grateful to have experienced it

[@SargeM27]

I was in the boy scouts in their last days, finishing my time in the organization shortly before their demise. While I didn't make Eagle (Mostly due to my own lack of enthusiasm to achieve what was certainly an achievable goal by my last year in scouts) I would never trade my time in my troop for anything. I learned valuable skills in outdoorsmanship and leadership. I grew up with a fantastic group of guys, and a group of enthusiastic fathers willing to do anything to help the scouts achieve any goal they set their mind to, and I'm still in touch with many of the friends I made there as well as the connections I made with the Church that sponsored us where I continued to attend mass before moving away. In short, the loss of the organization, and The Boy Scouts of America is well and truly dead, is a devastating blow to the country and to our social fabric. may God help the boys who will have to find their way to being men without the positive influences provided by The Boy Scouts of America.

[@far-away-so-close4540]

Speaking as an Eagle Scout (1986), that organization gave me some of the best experiences of early teen years, teaching me the value of being both self-responsible and cooperative, thinking ahead, being prepared, and working on yourself to have good character (trustworthy, loyal, helpful, ...) and developing skills -- all through weekly meetings, once-a-month weekend camping trips, and annual 1- or 2-week summer camps. I was lucky to have such an active troop. Not all were. I will always remember who taught me how to set up an old canvas 2-pole tent, how to build a fire that could be started with no more than two matches and how to cook over a wood fire in any weather (age 11), how to use a hatchet and an axe (age 12), how to use a compass and map in actual mountain wilderness (age 14), first aid, CPR, life-guard water rescue, sailing, portaging (carrying a canoe overland), archery and riflery and on and on. And I will always remember being a patrol leader, getting an entire patrol of brand new scouts, and teaching them what I had learned. Mentoring them from clueless dangers to themselves into some fine, competent young men. Good-natured, masculine competitions, the push and pull of joking around with each other and a bit of rough-housing, had their places in all that experience. And the codes of conduct were real. Everyone had to carry their fair load and not whine and complain or cheat in some way. If someone did, they would make themselves increasingly unwelcome. But if they came around, they were quickly forgiven. Having a space where "boys can be boys" at that age was healthy. I am still friends with the core group of our troop, now, 38 years later, though we live all over the country now. I don't have a problem with girls camping. There are plenty of them that enjoy the outdoors and can be just as competent and skilled. And, for older teens, who had already gone as far as they could in Scouts, there used to be Explorer Scouts, which allowed both boys and girls. What people don't talk about is that those girls who enjoyed some adventure outdoors had no place in Girl Scouts. If so many troops in Girl Scouts had been less "domestic" and more open-minded, girls wouldn't have felt the need to join Boy Scouts.

[@johnmckee7937]

Boy scout training remained with all my life. The training we got was invaluable. It's much more than learning knots , first aid, and camping.

[@virginian3390]

Trail Life USA is supposed to be an alternative to TBD.

[@paulpetersen6539]

Total Bloody Devilry? [Aus]

[@Randomperson-yr3gp]

@@paulpetersen6539yeah idk what “TBD” is either but trail life is a good replacement

[@ReformedStudent1689]

Trail Life is great and on the rise!

[@daddoo5268]

You forgot to talk about the sexual abuse issues plaguing the boy scouts. Also, lawyers got involved with lawsuits that gutted many of the fun activities that boy scouts once enjoyed. By the 1990s it was getting tough to go shooting, boating, etc. as there were so many added restrictions.

[@RedSiegfried]

As I said, a certain group of people destroyed the Scouts by suing until they were allowed to participate, then sexually abusing the boys they were responsible for, but we're not allowed to say who that is because Google will remove the comment and ban us. That's how bad it's gotten.

[@kcgunesq]

Sexual abuse can happen at schools, in gymnastics and at church. The difference is those organizations don't use it as a convenient excuse to throw the baby out with the bath water. Scouting leadership obviously wanted to make changes and used every excuse they could find. Prohibiting abuse could have been solved or at least addressed in many ways that wouldn't have destroyed the organization.

[@FordFlatSix]

@@kcgunesqthe lawsuits destroyed them financially. That was also omitted for some reason. It is like this guy didn’t do any real research and is just spitting what he thinks happened.

[@billieunderwood8303]

Destroying masculinity has been the goal of the left from day one.

[@jaykay5142]

​@@FordFlatSix 100% , this video is quite dishonest and just seeks to push its regressive narrative.

[@Ratmus1]

I joined the boyscouts in the mid 90s, when our troop was big with multiple age groups and when I was the youngest age we had like 10 new comers my age. Over time no new younger kids ever joined. I was always the youngest group as the rest of them aged out, and kids my age moved onto different things. It was sad.

[@scott4482]

My years in scouting made me a better, more moral and virtuous person. The skills I learned have served me a lifetime and I proudly tell people I'm an Eagle Scout

[@johncave3334]

We're a Trail Life family. My son just bridged up to become a Navigator. It's our fifth year with our troop. What an adventure it's been!