In , Irving, Texas, became the host of a museum dedicated to the long and storied history of the Boy Scouts. The Scouting Museum opened that year, and the facility continues to provide both exhibits and hands-on activities that educate visitors and encourage them to explore the Boy Scouts impact on U.
After enduring a long period of intense external pressure and internal debate, the Boy Scouts in voted by a margin of to end the longstanding ban on welcoming gay boys as members. The action "was widely seen as a milestone for the Boy Scouts, a symbol of traditional America," The New York Times reported at the time.
In , little more than a century after Arthur A. Eldred became the first Eagle Scout in history, a new Eagle Scout made headlines for a different reason. That year, just nine months after the BSA lifted its ban on gay membership, Pascal Tessier became the first openly gay Boy Scout to earn the organization's highest honor. Since the BSA's two-tiered policy still excluded gay adults, Pascal's older brother, who is also gay, was forbidden from participating in Scout activities.
Just one year after the Scouts began welcoming gay youth members, the organization's two-tiered system collapsed when the BSA again made history, this time by repealing the ban , with some limitations, on openly gay adult men as Scout Leaders.
Although the country's opinions on LGBTQ rights had changed dramatically by , the move was still highly controversial. In , the Boy Scouts became even more inclusive when the BSA announced that for the first time, girls would be allowed to join as Cub Scouts and pursue the coveted rank of Eagle Scout, just as boys had always done.
The board of directors voted unanimously to approve the change, which it said reflected the shift in popular American culture and attitudes. In , the Girl Scouts announced a lawsuit when the Boy Scouts decided to change its name, which had always served as a differentiator between the two groups. The Girl Scouts alleged the name change was part of a larger attempt by the Boy Scouts to pilfer members from its ranks. That year, the Mormon Church announced it was cutting ties with the Boy Scouts and replacing it with a church-based youth program for the children of its adherents.
Written by: Andrew Lisa. Air Force. Republish this story. More than million Americans have passed through the ranks of the Boy Scouts over the course of the organization's century-plus history, Long a symbol of traditional U. Wikimedia Commons. It used Rudyard Kipling's "Jungle Book", to provide an imaginative symbolic framework for activities. For older boys, a Rover Scout branch was formed.
The World Wars Between the two world wars Scouting continued to flourish in all parts of the world - except in totalitarian countries where it was banned. Scouting is voluntary and based on democratic principles. During World War II, Scouts undertook many service tasks — messengers, firewatchers, stretcher-bearers, salvage collectors and so on. In occupied countries, Scouting continued in secret with Scouts playing important roles in the resistance and underground movements.
After the war ended, it was found that the numbers of Scouts in some occupied countries had, in fact, increased. The '60s, '70s and '80s Many countries gained their independence during these years. Scouting in developing countries gradually evolved to be a youth programme which was designed by Scout leaders in each country to better meet the needs of their communities.
Scouts, particularly in developing countries, became more involved with issues such as child health, low-cost housing, literacy, food production and agriculture, job skills training, etc. The Boy Scouts of America which recently swapped out the moniker "Boy Scouts" for " Scouts BSA " to make the high school-age program gender-inclusive has been around for years; here are ten facts you might not have known about Scouts. When he and his troops found themselves surrounded—and vastly outnumbered—by the Dutch colonists, Baden-Powell enlisted a local cadet corps, to year-olds who wore khaki uniforms and wide-brimmed hats sound familiar?
The boys relayed messages and acted as guards and literal scouts, leaving Baden-Powell's adult troops free to fight. In , Baden-Powell published Scouting for Boys , which focused on skills of the outdoors; Boy Scout troops began popping up across the U. In , Baden-Powell announced a junior section of the Boy Scouts for youths aged 8 to He asked his friend, author Rudyard Kipling, if they might adopt part of the framework of the classic The Jungle Book.
The Cub Scouts meet in "dens" or "packs"; the den leader is sometimes called "Akela," after the head wolf from the novel. Cuba, Laos, North Korea, and Andorra are the only countries in the world that do not have Scouting organizations. The American program is the second-largest in the world, with the national organization claiming over 2.
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