Taking the 'Boy' Out of Boy Scouting

The headline should read, "Boy Scouts Welcome Girls In New Gender Neutral Scouts." How hospitable. The announcement that the Boy Scouts of America will be dropping "Boy" from the name and admitting girls is sadly not surprising, but is extremely disappointing. My son, now a toxically-masculine 29, was a Cub Scout, Webelo Scout, Life Scout, and third generation Eagle Scout. During his scouting years, we observed scouting changing with more moms getting involved, disallowing boys from being boys in many cases. In 2000, he changed boy scout troops shortly after graduating from Webelo Scout to Boy Scout in order to find a troop he felt met the true sense of "Boy" Scouting. He moved to Sacramento's Troop 1, the oldest, continuous Boy Scout Unit west of the Mississippi River, started in 1916. He enjoyed Troop 1 for many years until he achieved Eagle Scout and graduated high school. However, at his Eagle Scout Court of honor in 2007, his scout master, a public school teacher, mocked his U.S. Naval Academy scholarship and chided his decision to attend a military academy for college. Remember when the Boy Scouts honored America's military? Remember when the Boy Scouts was all about helping boys growing into responsible men?

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