Perhaps your intents are not to cast aspersions upon leaders of the Boy Scouts in the LDS Church, but that is what is happening. Our highest priority is the safety of the kids who go on Boy Scout hikes through church sponsored activities. Many leaders of the LDS church are on the area Boy Scout councils and keep close track of requirements. I would be interested in the source of your claim that the Boy Scouts allow the LDS church to 'cut corners.'