US EditionPentagon could cut ties with the Boy Scouts over ‘attacking boy-friendly spaces’: NPR
The Pentagon plans to end a century-old partnership with Scouting America, cutting support for the National Jamboree attended by 20,000 scouts and barring access to military bases.
- The Pentagon is preparing to end a century-old partnership with Scouting America by stopping DoD medical and logistical aid and barring Scout access to military installations, including the National Scout Jamboree in West Virginia.
- Hegseth says the group has strayed from its mission, criticizing Scouting America as 'genderless' and promoting diversity, equity and inclusion, echoing rhetoric from a Quantico, Virginia speech months ago.
- Scouting America was founded in 1910 and has more than one million youth members, while U.S. military support formalized in 1937 has included trucks, ambulances, medical teams, and aid for the National Scout Jamboree with as many as 20,000 participants.
- Navy Secretary John Phelan pushed back, warning the plan could be too restrictive and harm recruitment, while Scouting America said it was surprised and disappointed and Congress's response remains unclear as Jamboree planning continues.
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Scouts 'surprised and deeply saddened' by Hegseth's proposal to cut ties
Scouting America responded on Tuesday to a reported memo from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth seeking to cut ties with the organization, saying it was “surprised and disappointed” by the potential policy change, as the military has given its support to the Scouts since 1937. “The Scouting movement has had a strong relationship with our nation’s [...]
Scouts 'surprised and deeply saddened' by Hegseth's proposal to cut ties
Scouting America responded on Tuesday to a reported memo from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth seeking to cut ties with the organization, saying it was “surprised and disappointed” by the potential policy change, as the military has given its support to the Scouts since 1937. “The Scouting movement has had a strong relationship with our nation’s [...]
Scouts 'surprised and deeply saddened' by Hegseth's proposal to cut ties
Scouting America responded on Tuesday to a reported memo from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth seeking to cut ties with the organization, saying it was “surprised and disappointed” by the potential policy change, as the military has given its support to the Scouts since 1937. “The Scouting movement has had a strong relationship with our nation’s [...]
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