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Message: [QUOTE="CL82, post: 2767891, member: 44"] Great summary. You are preaching to choir about Scouting. My son is an Eagle and I was an adult leader for a dozen years. I still am involved as an Eagle coach and on Eagle Boards of Review. I think the extension of the program to girls will be great for them. The Scouting program is unique in that in most other youth activities decisions are made by adult leaders, but in a well run boy led (I guess now that should be "Scout led") troop the opportunity to learn practical leadership skills is unmatched. Young women will benefit from it as greatly as young men do. Let me offer one more thought on the supervision issue. Yes, many programs have co-ed trips, but those have a heavy adult presence to help monitor the kids. One of the great things about a well run Troop is that the adult presence is minimal (but always two deep) and largely invisible. Addressing the supervision issue issue by adding a ubiquitous adult presence is problematic. That said, I'm sure that it can be addressed successfully. I do worry about the same kind of program creep mistakes that GS saw, but that's just a matter of vigilance at the national level. LDS leaving as a troop sponsor is not a surprise. They have expressed their concerns about policy changes. I am sure that the national office took that into account in make the decision to expand the program girls. I do believe that move to expand the program was largely a marketing decision to create a larger pool of potential Scouts. In the near term the loss of LDS will more than offset any gain in membership. Hopefully it will all work out in the end. YIS, CL82 [/QUOTE]

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