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I personally don't have a daughter of the appropriate age. I suggest this because I am a (BSA) Scouter and have stood behind my son while watching him earn the Shotgun and Rifle Shooting MBs. It occurred to me that doing this would a) be of great benefit to the girls, and b) discomfit the GSUSA tremendously.

The GSUSA won't do it. As far as I'm concerned, they are a lost cause.

My daughter joined BSA Venturing the day after she turned 14. She LOVES it - just in the year she's been a member they have been skiing, hiking/camping trips, a High Ropes course, and they're going to Philmont this summer. A cycling/camping tour and a whitewater kayak trip are planned for this summer as well. Boundary Waters canoe expedition is in the talking stages.

When she was in the Girl Scouts, neither the leaders nor the other girls were the least bit interested in any outdoor activities. Camping was right out . . . so just forget about . . . gasp . . . EEEEEvil guns! She hated it and so did I.

The Girl Scouts are a much more Socialist oganization than the boy scouts. I don't know the background of the organization, but when my daughter joined I was shocked by the over the top "new age" nonsense in their books and handouts. I was actually very relieved when she quit after a year. They do make great cookies, though.