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>>> THE NAME BOY SCOUTS WILL SOON BE A THING OF THE PAST.
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SIGNATURE PROGRAM.
SIGNATURE PROGRAM. THE ORGANIZATION HAS CHANGED A
LOT.
LOT.
LOT. AND
LOT. AND ANNOUNCED IT WILL ANNOUNCE
-- ALLOW GIRLS TO PARTICIPATE.
IN 2015 THEY PARTICIPATED IN
LIFTING THE BAN ON GAY LEADERS.
HERE WITH US 4@TONIGHT LUKE ROS
IS A SCOUT LEADER IN VIRGINIA
AT ONE OF THE FIRST ALL GIRL
CUB SCOUT DENS.
AND A CUB SCOUT DAUGHTER HERO.
LET'S TALK ABOUT THE CHANGE.
WHAT INTERESTED YOU ABOUT
JOINING THE 4@SCOUTS BSA?
>> MY BIG BROTHER, HE FIRST
JOINED.
JOINED.
JOINED. HE HAD ALL THESE4@4@ COOL THING
LIKE THE PINEWOOD DERBY AND
CAMPING.
CAMPING.
CAMPING. IT JUST REALLY INTERESTED ME.
THEN THEY ALLOWED GIRLS IN.
I REALLY WANTED TO JOIN.
>> IT'S A GOOD THING YOU CAN
HAVE HIM DO ALL THE COOL STUFF
AND YOU NOT GET TO DO ANY OF
IT.
IT.
IT. THAT
IT. THAT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN FAIR.
TALK TO ME ABOUT 4@HOW YOU GOT
INVOLVED IN BRINGING GIRLS INTO
THE GIRL -- BOY SCOUTS. 4@
>> WE HAVE FOUR
.
. OLDEST
. OLDEST SON JOINED THE CUB
SCOUTS IN 2013.
I STARTED TO VOLUNTEER THEN.
WHEN THE GIRLS PROGRAM OPENED
UP A COUPLE MONTHS AGO WE
DECIDED THAT SHE WANTED TO BE
IN A. SHE WAS GUNG [NULL]
ABOUT IT BUT NO ONE WAS
STEPPING UP TO LEAD THE EFFORT.
I STEPPED UP AND WE STARTED A 4@
GIRLS DONE.
GIRLS DONE. WE ARE GROWING FAST.
>> DID YOU GO -- GROW UP IN
THE CUB SCOUTS?
>> I DID.
>> I DID.
>> I DID. >> DID IT EVER INTO YOUR MIND
THAT IT WAS IN THE 4@REALM OF
POSSIBILITY?
POSSIBILITY? >> BEFORE I HAD DAUGHTERS KNOW.
AS SOON AS I HAD 4@DAUGHTERS I
LOOKED AROUND AND 4@SAID THIS I
AN AMAZING PROGRAM.
IT MAKES IT A LOT EASIER FOR MY
FAMILY4@.
FAMILY4@.
FAMILY4@. WITH FOUR KIDS IT WILL BE A ONE-
STOP SHOP.
STOP SHOP. >> THIS HAS DRIVEN A WEDGE IN
BETWEEN THE BOY SCOUTS AND THE
GIRL SCOUTS.
GIRL SCOUTS. I WILL PUT THIS TO BOTH OF YOU
HERE FIRST.
HERE FIRST. WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT THE GIRL
SCOUTS AND WHY ARE YOU GOING
WITH THE BOY SCOUTS INSTEAD OF
GOING THAT ROUTE?
>> I AM CURRENTLY A GIRL SCOUT.
I THINK IT IS REALLY FUN.
RIGHT NOW I AM TRYING OUT BOTH.
I STILL LIKE BOTH.4@4@4@
>> BOTH HAVE TO RISE TO THE 4@
OCCASION AT THIS POINT TO WIN
HER OVER.
HER OVER.
HER OVER. TECHNICALLY YOU COULD STILL GO
AHEAD AND DO BOTH.
ULTIMATELY YOU DO YOU THINK YOU
WILL JUST CHOOSE ONE?
>> I AM NOT 4@SURE YET.
>> WHAT HAVE YOU SEEN, THE
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE GIRL
SCOUTS AND THE BOY SCOUTS?
ARE BOTH OF THEM PROVIDING WHAT
YOU NEED AS ONE, IS ONE BETTER
THAN ANOTHER?
THAN ANOTHER? >> I DO NOT THINK SO.
THEY ARE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS.4@
BOTH OF OUR DAUGHTERS ARE GIRL
SCOUTS RIGHT NOW AND THEY PLAN
TO CONTINUE TO BE GIRL SCOUTS.
THE HIGHEST AWARD IN 4@THE GIRL
SCOUT PROGRAM IS THE GOLD
AWARD.
AWARD.
AWARD. WE
AWARD. WE WOULD BE THRILLED IF BOTH
GIRLS ARE IN THEIR GOLD AWARD.
NOW THEY CAN BOTH EARN THEIR
EAGLE SCOUT AWARD.
WE WILL START A GIRL TROOP IN
FEBRUARY 24@019.4@4@
FEBRUARY 24@019.4@4@ I'M HOPING THAT BOTH OF MY
GIRLS WILL BE FOUNDING MEMBERS.
>> WILL IT BE AN ALL GIRL
TROOP?
TROOP?
TROOP? WOULD THERE BE ANY INTEGRATION
WITH BOYS AND GIRLS?
>> THE SCOUTS ARE LEADING UP TO
THE INDIVIDUAL CHARTER UNIT.
IF YOU WANT TO HAVE AN ALL
GIRLS TROOP YOU CAN 4@OR AN ALL
BOYS TROOP YOU CAN.
IF YOU WANT TO HAVE BOTH AT4@ T
SAME TIME YOU CAN.
WE ARE STARTING A GIRLS TROOP
TO BE A COMPANION TO THE BOYS
TROOP.
TROOP.
TROOP. >>
TROOP. >> WHAT ARE SOME OF THE
ACTIVITIES THAT YOU ARE WORKING
ON NOW?
ON NOW?
ON NOW? >> I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO
CAMPING.
CAMPING.
CAMPING. I ALWAYS REALLY LIKE CAMPING.
I AM NOW GETTING TO FIRE
STARTING.4@
STARTING.4@ AND ARCHERY.
AND ARCHERY. IT IS REALLY COOL.
>> THIS IS THE TIME OF YEAR FOR
THAT STUFF.
THAT STUFF. FANTASTIC, FINALLY WARMER
TEMPERATURES.
TEMPERATURES. CONGRATULATIONS TO BOTH OF YOU.
>>> WE WILL BE