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All they really did was move the Boy to the back of the Scouts. I will proudly wear a shirt that says: Scouts Boy Scouts of America GENIUS!!!

Oh no no no no. . .. There are all boy Scout troops and soon there will be all girl Scout troops. . . . they are different things. You will have to call one an "all boy Scout Troop" and the other and an "all girl Scout Troop" In the near future. . . Caller: "Hello is this the Boy Scouts?" BSA: "Yes, this is the Boy Scouts of America" Caller: "My child wants to join the scouts, can you direct me to a troop in the area?" BSA "Sure, what is your child's name?" Caller: "Pat" BSA: "Is your child a boy or girl?" Caller: "Why, does that matter?"

girl Scouts BSA and Girl Scouts GSUSA are both things now. . . The public will not be confused at all. (NOT!) I hope BSA comes out with a line of cookies to sell as a fund raiser for the new girls. We could have flavors like Scout Thick Mints, Scout Island Caramels, Scout Scottish Short Bread That would be swell!

The general public will see all girl scout troops, dressed nice, with skorts, leggings and skirts out hiking and camping and doing scout things and will call them "Girl Scouts". The the general public sees a group of boys in scout uniforms doing scout stuff they will think of them as "Boy Scouts" and refer to them as "Boy Scouts". The general public will not care about the brand "Scouts BSA", to most people there are "Boy Scouts" and "Girl Scouts". The sad thing is the groups of girls out there that are reduced to wearing a simple sash or vest as a "uniform" that are stuck doing

Kids need the outdoors. . . https://www.fastcompany.com/40565662/why-outdoor-nature-preschools-are-gaining-traction-with-parents

On the bright side if we can find just one outdoory adult women to take on the leadership role in ether the GSUSA or BSA Girls I can easily find several men that can provide a lot of experience and support and we can get a girls outdoor program rolling.

Our new local GSUSA troop of 14 girls is having a hard time finding a mom or any female adult that will take the girls camping. They are running into the problem of none of the adult women want to have anything to do with dirt, bugs or lack of flushies. The girls are really wanting to go camping. There are many of the girl's dads that would be willing to take the girls out camping and hiking, but unless one of the moms steps up the troop will be stuck just doing crafts and no outdoory stuff. Our Boy Scout troop of 8 boys has 6 adult men (all registered and trained) that are taking the bo

The trigger is on the handle, under the girls trigger finger. I know these drills well, I spent 10 years in construction. The girl is operating the power drill. You can look at a porter drill manual if you do not believe me: http://pdf.lowes.com/installationguides/885911115216_install.pdf

The girl is pulling the trigger. . . the part that the adult is holding has no on off control.

Kids using POWER TOOLS!!!! and you are happy about that. . . . wow.

A porter cable corded AC power drill with a large spade wood drill bit is not a "craft drill".

Here is more news from the same pack, different article: Christianna Wiechert, age 8, also hopes to follow her brother into Cub Scouts. Wiechert is also a member of the Girl Scouts. “She’s been a part of both worlds since she was a baby,” said Christianna’s mother, ChrisAnn Wiechert. “The minute girls were allowed (in Cub Scouts), she said, ‘I want to do both.’ So here we are.” ChrisAnn said Christianna, the youngest of four siblings (her two teenage sisters are both Girl Scouts), plans to remain involved with Girl Scouts. As a Girl Scout leader, ChrisAnn Wiechert stressed that

From the Article: Tatum Weir agreed. She had been to a few of her brother’s meetings — their dad is the assistant den leader — and was eager to join. “I thought it would be pretty cool because I thought it would be a good opportunity to do with my brother,” she said. “There’s a lot of cool activities.” Asked what he likes about Cub Scouts, Ian Weir ticked off a short list: going places, nature, and “Tatum’s in it.” “I was a little skeptical because it was me and my dad’s thing, but when Tatum got in it was even more fun,” he said. ----- Sounds like brother and sis

Breaking the rule on cub scouts using power tools. . . . http://scoutmaster.typepad.com/ageguides.pdf This co-ed den ( 4 boy + 4 girl ) is on a roll.

From The Article: Tatum Weir agreed. She had been to a few of her brother’s meetings — their dad is the assistant den leader — and was eager to join. “I thought it would be pretty cool because I thought it would be a good opportunity to do with my brother,” she said. “There’s a lot of cool activities.” Asked what he likes about Cub Scouts, Ian Weir ticked off a short list: going places, nature, and “Tatum’s in it.” “I was a little skeptical because it was me and my dad’s thing, but when Tatum got in it was even more fun,” he said. ------- Clearly Mr

So they have mixed boys with girls in the same den, breaking the rules. From the article: In Durham, for example, den leader Tuck Pescosolido recently led a group of four girls and four boys as they built wooden toolboxes. As the project got underway, the girls raised their hands and waited to be called on, while the boys were somewhat silly, cracking jokes about flying airplanes when asked about drilling pilot holes. But once they settled into the activity, things leveled out. "I didn't want to stereotype. But yes, I did expect perhaps the girls would be a little bit ca

I would rather. . . Be prepared.

Pacific Harbors Council executive Ralph Voelker might know something we don't. . . Boy Scouts will be renamed Scouts. . . which would explain why there is no name for the Girl's program yet. . . He said: BSA has four main programs. All of them, except for Boy Scouts, are currently welcoming girls, Voelker said. Boy Scouts, probably just called Scouts by then, will accept girls by Feb. 1, 2019. Read the whole story here: http://www.thenewstribune.com/latest-news/article208649604.html Pacific Harbor is doing fantastic with having girls join up 0.8% of their cub scouts

Here are some of the smarter comments from the news story comment section: "Never in my life would my daughters be allowed to join Cub Scouts. That's what Brownies and Girl Scouts is for. Guaranteed liberal parents." "This is heart breaking to me. As a single mom to a young boy I know he desperately needs strong male role models guiding him. He's just turned 8, this is the time he needs these men most of all, but now it's not going to happen. Why can't the girls have these activities in Girl Scouts? Girls & boys are equal, but that doesn't mean they are the same. And why would we

Meanwhile. . . http://theweek.com/articles/759527/rise-womenonly-coworking-spaces Women only spaces are becoming more popular.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/beyond-cookies-thousands-girls-becoming-cub-scouts-022746762.html You guys have got to read the comment section on this news story. Going by the comments the general public is not on board with what BSA is doing.

A girl lead boy scout program will work fine. A boy lead boy scout program works fine. They can use the same content and there is room in the program for them to do what they are interested in. When girl scouts started it was a mirror of the boy scout program and it worked fine.

It depends on the bear, the common black bear as a rule will not attack humans, all the many ones that I have seen have run away as soon as they saw me. I have little fear of little black bears. A grizzly bear will attack humans, they are well know for that. Menstrual blood is not a factor. https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/nature/grizzlybear-menstrual-odor.htm

Just give me a little online store that I can buy handbooks, merit badge manuals, patches and uniforms and our troop can continue on just fine. We also need an insurance policy in place. That is all our troop really needs to keep on scouting.