Pentagon Warns Scouts: Reform Values or Lose Military Ties

Military threatens to break from Boy Scouts over DEI

Scouting America underwent a rebrand in 2025, allowing girls and LGBTQ+ people to join the organization.

Pentagon Tells Scouting America to End Inclusive Policies or Lose Military Partnerships

Back to God and country — immediately!" a spokesperson for the Pentagon said.

Scouting America Received Threat From Pentagon Over 'DEI'

Scouting America, formerly the Boy Scouts of America, this week received its latest threat from the U.S. Defense Department. It came in the form of an X post by Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell, who threatened to cut ties with the group, reiterating the department’s “zero tolerance policy” for “DEI.”   “As a result, over the past several months, the Department of War has been reviewing its relationship with Scouting America—formerly known as…

Pentagon threatens to cut funding for Scouting America over inclusive policies

The Department of War warned Scouting America, the organisation formerly known as the Boy Scouts, that they needed to comply with Trump’s executive order calling for termination of DEI or risk losing their funding. Chief Pentagon Spokesperson Sean Parnell wrote in a lengthy X post on Monday (2 February) saying: “Scouting America’s leadership has made decisions that run counter to the values of this administration and this Department of War, incl…