US EditionScouting America 'Surprised, Deeply Saddened' by News US Military May Sever Ties
Defense Secretary Hegseth plans to sever century-old ties over gender integration and diversity policies, affecting military support at events like the National Jamboree with 20,000 scouts.
- On Nov. 25, 2025, NPR reported U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has draft memos to Congress mandating severing military ties with Scouting America, ending a century-old partnership.
- U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has argued Scouting America changed by allowing girls and adding a DEI Eagle requirement, criticizing it as `genderless` and `attacking boy-friendly spaces.`
- Under the draft proposal, the Pentagon would stop providing medical and logistical aid to the National Jamboree, which draws as many as 20,000 scouts, and bar Scout troops from meeting on military installations in the U.S. and abroad.
- Scouting America CEO Roger Krone said he was deeply saddened by the `supposed leaked Pentagon memo` and emphasized the group’s century-long, nonpartisan ties with the military, which support recruiting and leadership pipelines.
- Amid broader Pentagon efforts to curb DEI, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and advisers have pushed to cut ties with Scouting America, aligning with Trump administration orders to review diversity materials.
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Hegseth planning for U.S. military to sever all ties with the Scouts
According to a leaked draft memo U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth plans to end the government’s nearly 100 year support for Scouting America, claiming that the organization is now designed to “attack boy-friendly spaces.” A report by NPR states that Hegseth criticizes the organization for being “genderless” and for promoting diversity, equity and inclusion. Cartoonist Greg Kearney offers his take in this week’s cartoon.
No more War Department love for ‘gender neutral’ Scouts according to ‘leaked’ memo
by WorldTribune Staff, November 26, 2025 Real World News The Boy Scouts of America, which in February of this year changed its name to Scouting America, has fallen so far down the woke rabbit hole that it may lose the support of the U.S. military. According to a leaked memo, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth […]
Scouts surprised by Pentagon’s reported plan to end 100-year partnership
The Defense Department may soon end its long-standing partnership with Scouting America, according to draft documents obtained by NPR. The documents reportedly cite Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s belief that the organization, formerly the Boys Scouts of America, has become "genderless" and is attacking "boy-friendly spaces." Scouting America said it was caught off guard by the report and noted its long, friendly ties with the DOD. The Pentago…
Pete Hegseth Wants The Military To Cut Ties With The Boy Scouts Because Of 'Gender Confusion,'Or Whatever
Source: Najlah Feanny / Getty Every single day, the Trump administration reminds us that every policy — every single decision its officials make — is rooted in ideology, not what’s best for the country. Recently, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that he’s planning to sever all ties between the U.S. military and Scouting America, formerly the Boy Scouts, not because it has proven to be abusive towards children, or to be a front for s…
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