I was in the Boy Scouts for many years and it was a great experience. Our Scout Master was a fairly influential man in this area and he carried us on so many camping trips and also trips to quite a few State and National Parks. He used his own money to purchase a used school bus and we made it into our troop bus. He also shared the use of it for several school events and for day outings for the Cub Scout troop. I was an assistant Cub Scout leader for several years after that and tried to help them enjoy the same level of scouting we had in my Boy Scout Troop.
Years later I heard several rumors of problems with the leadership and some parents within the Scouts and I hoped they weren't true. But over the years it became apparent that there were some serious problems. Then when I heard they were letting the gay and lesbian groups infiltrate, I knew the Scouts as I knew them were gone. And then all the sexual lawsuits. And then they lied and said everything was corrected and right after that they started allowing girls and 'gender-confused' kids and freak Scoutmasters and leaders. Then it was no longer the Boy Scouts and it became Scouting America.
It is a tremendous shame. An abomination to a once great organization.
Hopefully change is in the winds.
