US EditionScouting America will alter its policies to maintain support from the US military, Pentagon says
Scouting America will require membership based on biological sex at birth and eliminate diversity initiatives to keep Pentagon support amid a six-month compliance review.
- On Friday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Scouting America will alter policies to require new members to register by biological sex at birth, as urged by the Pentagon.
- The Pentagon said earlier this month it was reviewing its relationship with Scouting America, claiming it had `lost its way` and called its diversity, equity and inclusion efforts `unacceptable`.
- On Friday, DoD sources say they are negotiating a memorandum of understanding, with NPR revealing support withdrawal plans are still under development.
- Hegseth said the Pentagon will vigorously review changes in six months and may cease support, risking medical and emergency services for about 25,000 children of U.S. servicemembers and the National Scout Jamboree.
- The military has long provided logistical support for Scout events since 1937, and Rep. Adam Smith called Hegseth’s push a "right-wing cultural revolution" while Rep. Don Bacon noted "big-time Trump supporters" angered by Pentagon pressure.
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WASHINGTON — Scouting America will alter several policies at the urging of the Pentagon, including one targeting transgender youths, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday as he pushes a campaign against military support for diversity, equity and inclusion.
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The US military has long-standing ties with Scouting, with many bases hosting Scout troops.Gunnery Sgt. Jonathan Wright/US Marine CorpsThe Pentagon will keep ties with Scouts, as long as the group complies with military directives.Scouts will end DEI initiatives and seem poised to ban transgender youth, per Pentagon requests.The move is part of a larger federal effort to force private groups to follow ideological directives.The Pentagon is pulli…
Scouting America Agrees to Ditch DEI and Separate Genders Following Department of War Pressure
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Scouting America will modify several policies at the Pentagon's behest, including one aimed at transgender youth, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced Friday, while campaigning against military support for diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. Some of the changes reflect what the organization suggested to the Defense Department in January, which included discontinuing its Citizenship merit badge in the Society and introducing a Militar…
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