Dept of War and Scouting America?

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11:00a, 2/27/26
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Hegseth talking about their history, and the fall to DEI.
DOW threatened to end all support for Scouting America.
SA has agreed to follow the DEI executive order
stop the activism merit badges
and follow 2 gender biological reality.
Free membership for children of active duty
and have military duty merit badges.

They are officially on notice
God loves you so much He'll meet you where you are. He also loves you too much to allow to stay where you are.

We sing Hallelujah! The Lamb has overcome!
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11:12a, 2/27/26
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From an Eagle Scout, father of an Eagle Scout, and former Cubmaster and Asst. Scoutmaster - this is great news, and I sincerely hope the six month review goes well.
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11:13a, 2/27/26
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Sad it had to come to this, but glad to see some common sense return. Eagle rank recently required a "citizenship in society" merit badge, which literally has DEI in the brief description. It is no longer required and will soon be scrubbed from their site.
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11:22a, 2/27/26
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11:42a, 2/27/26
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I have a son working on his Eagle Project now. Making the "Citizenship in Society" required for Eagle is ridiculous.
People of integrity expect to be believed, when they're not, they let time prove them right.
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In reply to AgBQ-00 • 11:46a, 2/27/26
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Thanks for sharing that.

I didn't realize how bad things had gotten with Boy Scouts / Scouting.
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In reply to Bird Poo • 11:48a, 2/27/26
Yep. Gates is largely responsible for destroying scouting.
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12:12p, 2/27/26
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Great news. A return to sanity. Let's see if it lasts beyond Trump.
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In reply to Dad-O-Lot • 12:48p, 2/27/26
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Dad-O-Lot said:
I have a son working on his Eagle Project now. Making the "Citizenship in Society" required for Eagle is ridiculous.


Why the thumbs down then? CIS is gone.
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1:00p, 2/27/26
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All three of my boys are Eagles, the last one earned it in 2015, so we missed the worst of it. Hegseth mentioned at the end that they may consider supporting Trail Life. I'm not why they have delayed - support Trail Life and if Scouting recovers, support them too.
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1:17p, 2/27/26
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This is great news. The new military service merit badge sounds very cool as well.
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1:18p, 2/27/26
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I have 2 Eagle sons, and by the end of March will have 2 more.

For the Citizenship in Society, our SM just had our boys briefly review a readout and signed off. He's an old Vietnam Vet and has avoided all the BS. Otherwise, he makes sure the boys do and follow all the rest to a "T".
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In reply to wessimo • 1:20p, 2/27/26
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wessimo said:
Dad-O-Lot said:
I have a son working on his Eagle Project now. Making the "Citizenship in Society" required for Eagle is ridiculous.


Why the thumbs down then? CIS is gone.


I'll believe it when I see the updated Eagle requirements. Too late for my 2 son's getting Eagle, but I hope it happens.
People of integrity expect to be believed, when they're not, they let time prove them right.
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In reply to Dad-O-Lot • 2:47p, 2/27/26
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Dad-O-Lot said:
wessimo said:
Dad-O-Lot said:
I have a son working on his Eagle Project now. Making the "Citizenship in Society" required for Eagle is ridiculous.


Why the thumbs down then? CIS is gone.


I'll believe it when I see the updated Eagle requirements. Too late for my 2 son's getting Eagle, but I hope it happens.


Its not longer shown on the eagle required merit badge list on the site. You cant even find it on the overall merit badge list. I ended up finding it by Google searching for it. When you go to that page, it has a pop up saying that the merit badge is gone as of today.
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In reply to Dad-O-Lot • 4:06p, 2/27/26
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Dad-O-Lot said:
wessimo said:
Dad-O-Lot said:
I have a son working on his Eagle Project now. Making the "Citizenship in Society" required for Eagle is ridiculous.


Why the thumbs down then? CIS is gone.


I'll believe it when I see the updated Eagle requirements. Too late for my 2 son's getting Eagle, but I hope it happens.

Got the email from Scouting America right before lunch. Cit in Society is gone. "As part of Scouting America's commitment to comply with Executive Order 14173, we will be discontinuing the Citizenship in Society merit badge."
Too late for my 3 Eagles but I'm still happy to hear it!

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4:20p, 2/27/26
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Its said on here every time there is a thread about scouting, but please check out your local Troop/Pack. That local leadership will make the biggest difference. My son's Cub Scout Pack is boys only and we get parents coming in every year seeking that after experience a boy/girl pack.

I hope this helps provide some comfort to many that are on the fence, that Scouting still offers an opportunity for your son to grow as a leader, learn personal responsibility, and do some kick-a activities.
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In reply to RustyBV • 4:51p, 2/27/26
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RustyBV said:
This is great news. The new military service merit badge sounds very cool as well.


Let's wait to see what the requirements are. My 3 best years in a troop was on a AF base
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In reply to Dad-O-Lot • 4:56p, 2/27/26
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Dad-O-Lot said:
wessimo said:
Dad-O-Lot said:
I have a son working on his Eagle Project now. Making the "Citizenship in Society" required for Eagle is ridiculous.


Why the thumbs down then? CIS is gone.


I'll believe it when I see the updated Eagle requirements. Too late for my 2 son's getting Eagle, but I hope it happens.


If they haven't got their Eagle yet, they don't need to get this MB. Replace it with an elective to make 21 This is effective now.
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4:57p, 2/27/26
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My son is 2nd class working toward 1st class and has a goal of Eagle Scout.

As with many things it is all about your local Troop. We are a church based group, all boys, and no woke or progressive BS.

Didn't watch the video, by DoW should be supporting both BSA (refuse to call it anything else) and Trail Life.

If our Troop did have girls or any woke/progreasive BS we would flip to Trail Life USA in a heartbeat, Trail Life also had cooler uniforms
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In reply to CampSkunk • 5:06p, 2/27/26
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CampSkunk said:
All three of my boys are Eagles, the last one earned it in 2015, so we missed the worst of it. Hegseth mentioned at the end that they may consider supporting Trail Life. I'm not why they have delayed - support Trail Life and if Scouting recovers, support them too.


Part of the issue is that TL is Christian focus and leaders must sign a declaration statement to that fact. Kids do not. This eliminates people of non Christian faiths. I don't think the military will ever come out and support a organization that forbids other faiths.
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