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Scouting Hasn’t Lost Itself

Girls now have more opportunities for Scouting’s formative experiences.
Annual Elk Antler Auction Held In Jackson Hole, Wyoming
Two scouts hold a bundle of antlers collected by scouts at the annual ElkFest antler auction in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, on May 18, 2024. (Photo by Natalie Behring/Getty Images)

The Boy Scouts no longer exist, nor have they existed for five years. My home troop still does. The councils I worked for and the camps I volunteered at are still there. I was and always will be an Eagle Scout—it is a distinction and responsibility that I will carry for the rest of my life. 

But Boy Scouting, since 2019, has stopped being Boy Scouting.

Dean Lockwood is a manufacturing engineer who was born and raised in San Diego, California. He writes about policy and politics.

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