The Nehor Posted February 5 Posted February 5 Quote Citing ongoing discord over diversity, equity and inclusiveness programs, the U.S. Department of War is threatening to cut ties with Scouting America, the non-profit formerly called the Boy Scouts of America, unless it "rapidly implements" what military officials called "core value reforms." "We have made it very clear: No more DEI at (DOW)," Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell wrote in a post on X on Feb. 2. "As a result, over the past several months, the Department of War has been reviewing its relationship with Scouting America," calling it "a great organization, that has, in many ways − lost its way." Citing the non-profit's “unacceptable” decisions in recent years “that run counter to the values" of the Trump administration, Parnell wrote, Scouting America's leadership has made decisions "that embrace of DEl and other social justice, gender-fluid ideological stances" for more than a decade. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/02/05/boy-scouting-america-pentagon-threat-dei/88525092007/ While there are threats of withdrawal of support if their demands are not met the demands have not been made public. It is not clear if they want to kick girls out or kick out transgender people or both. It is also interesting how running counter to the “values” of the current administration is cause to be targeted. Well, not interesting. It is happening all over to various organizations but this organization has old ties to the Church so thought some might be interested in seeing what is going on. It is also not clear what they are threatening. The DoD (sometimes quasiofficially now called the Department of War because we live in incredibly stupid times) does usually provide support for the upcoming Jamboree so that may be withheld. The current president and the Jamboree have history. In his last term the president addressed the Jamboree. Here is a transcript of that speech for anyone that is interested. It is a doozy https://time.com/4872118/trump-boy-scout-jamboree-speech-transcript/ The President said he wasn’t going to talk about politics and then regularly went off script into ranting about the Electoral college, the Deep State swamp, tales of a party with lots of hot people there, and complaining about crowd size reporting. The Scouts apologized for the political nature of the speech. It is not clear how much leverage the government currently has on the Scouts and whether they can be easily intimidated. Or the whole thing may blow over and be forgotten about tomorrow. Who knows in this crazy timeline? 3
JVW Posted February 5 Posted February 5 3 hours ago, The Nehor said: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/02/05/boy-scouting-america-pentagon-threat-dei/88525092007/ While there are threats of withdrawal of support if their demands are not met the demands have not been made public. It is not clear if they want to kick girls out or kick out transgender people or both. It is also interesting how running counter to the “values” of the current administration is cause to be targeted. Well, not interesting. It is happening all over to various organizations but this organization has old ties to the Church so thought some might be interested in seeing what is going on. It is also not clear what they are threatening. The DoD (sometimes quasiofficially now called the Department of War because we live in incredibly stupid times) does usually provide support for the upcoming Jamboree so that may be withheld. The current president and the Jamboree have history. In his last term the president addressed the Jamboree. Here is a transcript of that speech for anyone that is interested. It is a doozy https://time.com/4872118/trump-boy-scout-jamboree-speech-transcript/ The President said he wasn’t going to talk about politics and then regularly went off script into ranting about the Electoral college, the Deep State swamp, tales of a party with lots of hot people there, and complaining about crowd size reporting. The Scouts apologized for the political nature of the speech. It is not clear how much leverage the government currently has on the Scouts and whether they can be easily intimidated. Or the whole thing may blow over and be forgotten about tomorrow. Who knows in this crazy timeline? What ties does the DoD have with scouting? I thought at this point the scouts were basically just kind of loosely floating along in random neighborhoods. I didn't know there were any ties to the US Govt?
Stargazer Posted February 6 Posted February 6 2 hours ago, JVW said: What ties does the DoD have with scouting? I thought at this point the scouts were basically just kind of loosely floating along in random neighborhoods. I didn't know there were any ties to the US Govt? Scouting America holds one of the comparatively rare congressional charters under Title 36 of the United States Code. This was given in 1916, I believe. The honorary chair of the Scouts has always been the sitting US President, meaning Donald Trump currently. Scout troops are typically sponsored through public organizations, such as churches, government schools, private clubs, and the like. When I was in the Army in Europe there were American scout troops sponsored by DoD organizations, with scouts whose parents were military and other DoD personnel. "The purposes of the corporation are to promote, through organization, and cooperation with other agencies, the ability of boys to do things for themselves and others, to train them in scoutcraft, and to teach them patriotism, courage, self-reliance, and kindred virtues, using the methods that were in common use by boy scouts on June 15, 1916." 36 U.S.C. § 30902 3
longview Posted February 7 Posted February 7 On 2/5/2026 at 6:39 PM, Stargazer said: "The purposes of the corporation are to promote, through organization, and cooperation with other agencies, the ability of boys to do things for themselves and others, to train them in scoutcraft, and to teach them patriotism, courage, self-reliance, and kindred virtues, using the methods that were in common use by boy scouts on June 15, 1916." 36 U.S.C. § 30902 In the "old days" scouts were taught upstanding moral values and physical self discipline and willingness to serve others. These were attractive qualities that led to the DoD to reward recruits with higher grades and pay. Leaders with backbone.
The Nehor Posted February 7 Author Posted February 7 6 hours ago, longview said: In the "old days" scouts were taught upstanding moral values and physical self discipline and willingness to serve others. These were attractive qualities that led to the DoD to reward recruits with higher grades and pay. Leaders with backbone. Now that girls are involved they are moral degenerates?
longview Posted February 8 Posted February 8 3 hours ago, The Nehor said: Now that girls are involved they are moral degenerates? Talking about the old days, you silly ninny.
The Nehor Posted February 8 Author Posted February 8 15 hours ago, longview said: Talking about the old days, you silly ninny. So racial integration ruined the Scouts?
longview Posted February 8 Posted February 8 7 minutes ago, The Nehor said: So racial integration ruined the Scouts? Please do NOT conflate the good qualities of olden days of BSA with the heartbreak of Jim Crow oppression.
The Nehor Posted February 9 Author Posted February 9 6 hours ago, longview said: Please do NOT conflate the good qualities of olden days of BSA with the heartbreak of Jim Crow oppression. Actually a lot of Scouters I know blame LDS involvement with the Scouts for sending it into a spiral.
longview Posted February 9 Posted February 9 1 hour ago, The Nehor said: Actually a lot of Scouters I know blame LDS involvement with the Scouts for sending it into a spiral. Actually I think none of your sources are reliable. You are yellow journalism personified.
The Nehor Posted February 9 Author Posted February 9 7 hours ago, longview said: Actually I think none of your sources are reliable. You are yellow journalism personified. Okay bootlicker.
JVW Posted February 9 Posted February 9 You two remind me of the movie Grumpy Old Men, but in forum version. Your dialogue in this thread made me chuckle a few times. I bet you two would be pretty good friends if you were neighbors or something. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107050/
The Nehor Posted February 11 Author Posted February 11 On 2/9/2026 at 9:56 AM, JVW said: You two remind me of the movie Grumpy Old Men, but in forum version. Your dialogue in this thread made me chuckle a few times. I bet you two would be pretty good friends if you were neighbors or something. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107050/ No.
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