Pete Hegseth is preparing to cut the U.S. military’s ties with the organization formerly known as The Boy Scouts.

notthebee.com ^ | Nov 29, 2025 | Mister Retrops

[V_TWIN]

The Boy Scouts of America was officially chartered by Congress in 1916 for one purpose:

That the purpose of this corporation shall be to promote, through organization and co-operation with other agencies, the ability of boys to do things for themselves and others, to train them in scoutcraft, and to teach them patriotism, courage, self- reliance and kindred virtues.

While that official charter did not necessarily make the Boy Scouts of America an official part of the U.S. government, it has given them many perks over the years.

Like for example, the law that gives The Boy Scouts of America access to military bases, their facilities, and the use of their vehicles at the discretion of the Secretary of Defense.

NPR reports that those perks are coming to an end under Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is planning for the military to sever all ties with Scouting America, saying the group once known as the Boy Scouts is no longer a meritocracy and has become an organization designed to ‘attack boy-friendly spaces,' according to documents reviewed by NPR.

Hegseth criticizes Scouting for being ‘genderless' and for promoting diversity, equity and inclusion.

‘The organization once endorsed by President Theodore Roosevelt no longer supports the future of American boys.'

NPR is pretty sure Hegseth lacks the legal authority to do this because these are laws passed by Congress.

However, the law says the support comes at the discretion of the Secretary, and the law also says that the support should go to "The Boy Scouts of America," an organization that doesn't exist anymore.

The Boy Scouts of America officially changed their name to Scouting America this year, and it isn't the same organization that received the congressional charter in 1916; it's not even the same organization referred to in the law allowing military resources to be used in its meetings.

[Taxman]

ALL of it is either intentional or accidental!

Accidental, because LIEberals are idiots and their ideas are rubbish: never have and never will work!

[Taxman]

Liberalism does, indeed, ruin everything it touches!

[Taxman]

I was a Cub Scout in Richmond, VA. We moved to a farm when I was 10, and I was out of Scouting until we moved to Lakeland, Fl in 1953. My Cub Scout experience was a positive one.

I became a Boy Scout in Lakeland, and was quite active during the first year we were there. I quit the Boy Scouts in 1955 when the Scoutmaster began trying to homosexualize (grooming?) me and several of the other boys. I was naive, and didn’t understand what he was about, but I KNEW I didn’t want any part of it!

I never told anyone why I quit, and despite there being a well-run Boy Scout program in my High School, I never affiliated.

I don’t much care for homosexuals!

[Cowgirl of Justice]

That’s terrible! I am so sorry that happened to you. My mother was our Girl Scout leader, which was a blessing. Seems that stuff didn’t happen with girls that I ever heard of.

[Taxman]

Thanks, I just moved on.