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The current BSA co-ed program is called Venturing. Venturing crews are open to young men and women aged 14 to 21.
Actually, both programs exist. Exploring is under the Learning For Life program, and focuses on career development. Law enforcement, medical, electronics, etc.
The Boy Scouts of America is an ecumenical organization, not a Christian one. Some troops cater to those of a particular faith, like Catholic or Mormon scouts, while other troops, particularly those sponsored by neighborhood organizations, welcome a variety of faiths. Our troop alone has Christian, Jewish, Muslim, and Buddhist scouts.
Actually, both programs exist. Exploring is under the Learning For Life program, and focuses on career development. Law enforcement, medical, electronics, etc.
Thank you for clarifying. I was under the impression that Venturing had superseded Explorers. Glad to have the additional information.
After participating in the traditional BSA program for many years as an adult leader -- I married an Eagle Scout, and it snowballed from there -- I am now learning more about Venturing because my daughter has decided that the boys are having too much fun without her. As a member of a crew, she can now qualify to work as a counselor at our local Cub Scout camp. For several years, she has been a tag-along, and Venturing will give her the opportunity to participate in an official capacity. Plus, she can apply for a very generous college scholarship available to young people who work at the camp.
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To the poster who wrote the above: please understand, I am definitely not trying to criticize or to come across as intentionally harsh on your post, and genuinely mean this with all kind and polite respect intended, but the quoted portion above is one of things that strongly reinforces why I believe that the Boy Scouts are really intended as a rather ominous, non-benevolent intended social engineering mechanism, for young males. IMO, boys don't need to "learn a lot about becoming men", because they are already inherently men, biologically to begin with.
To provide some additional food for thought here: who decides what makes a man a man, in the first place?
I understand but Boys need great strong male role models in their life.
It's where they learn to do things that usually only a man can show his son.
It's one of the reasons we have so many young men getting in trouble and treating women like dirt.
The 'morally straight' bit is a bit weird too, not too keen on that.
I think it's unfortunate that the phrase is most often interpreted as supporting heterosexuality. I am in favor of encouraging young men and women to make moral and ethical choices.
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