From what I understand, the Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts are completely separate organisations in the US, and also quite different in their outlook, with the Girl Scouts being very inclusive and somewhat progressive, while the Boy Scouts are a bastion of male chauvinism, patriarchal values, intimidation and sexual abuse.
A couple of years ago, the Boy Scouts tried to change that, and apparently that’s really upsetting to Hegseth.
The Boy Scouts made the decision in 2017 to start admitting girls and in 2018 started carrying that out. I think their split with Mormons really hurt membership and this was a way to increase membership.
As others have said - long before that, it was often the case that siblings and mothers (as leaders) were involved in troop activities anyway.
And yes, this story has nothing to do with Girl Scouts because as you say, they are an entirely different org.
From what I understand, the Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts are completely separate organisations in the US, and also quite different in their outlook, with the Girl Scouts being very inclusive and somewhat progressive, while the Boy Scouts are a bastion of male chauvinism, patriarchal values, intimidation and sexual abuse.
A couple of years ago, the Boy Scouts tried to change that, and apparently that’s really upsetting to Hegseth.
The Boy Scouts made the decision in 2017 to start admitting girls and in 2018 started carrying that out. I think their split with Mormons really hurt membership and this was a way to increase membership.
As others have said - long before that, it was often the case that siblings and mothers (as leaders) were involved in troop activities anyway.
And yes, this story has nothing to do with Girl Scouts because as you say, they are an entirely different org.