It looks like fgoodwin put it pretty well, "all the disclaimers in the world don't change the fact that this is a den (and therefore a Cub Scout) event", or in the brief as FScouter say's..."quack".
Yes, I have a son in the pack, but I've left the pack leadership to move on to one of our local troops with our older son.
Several boys will attend without parents.
I guess I just grin and bear it 'till the year is up as this bunch is a wee bit maverick when it comes to scouting regs ,even if they are a bit on the conservative side.
It's a bit nuts to go jump through Safe Swim