Boy Scouts vote to allow gay members

[CG6468]

I got the dirty job of being collection officer on more than 1 occasion. The 100% number wasn't a suggestion. Supposedly there was no command pressure. In reality it was more of an awkward shakedown process. It never felt good or right to be asking young service members who were just scraping by to pony up.

"Shakedown" is an excellent term.

[rich_t]

The DI tried that UW shakedown crap with me when I was in boot camp.  I told him that I was a newly wed with a child on the way.  I was keeping my money for myself.

I was sort a a target for him until graduation, but I kept my $.

[Lacarnut]

We had a savings account called soldiers deposit in Germany. My pay was only $110 per month. That was a long, long time ago as a PFC. The CO would pay you and the SFC would hit you up for $10. My mom bugged me about getting her a set of china. So, the last 3 months before getting shipped back to the states, I told the Sarge why I was not contributing. So, he put on garbage duty picking up all the cans on post and I did not get a pass for almost 2 weeks. Told him to mark me down for the next two paydays also. Maybe I should not been a smart ass but I did not care. The Army was not my cup of tea.

[rustybayonet]

Well almost 1 year gone by since 'new scout rules' whats happened --- y'all talked at length about what might happen - and it has.  My predictions within this district are happening - troops count -down, scout membership- down, adult volunteers -down, funding -down.  Before the 'new rules went into effect, a older scout made advances on a younger scout within this district, and the first thing the DE of this district wanted to know was how I found out.  Recently  Disney dropped funding Boy Scouts because Scouting ' would not let adult gays in as leaders'  [ Disney in Florida has a 'Gay Day' set aside].  Have not kept up with the "On My Honor' movement, but this district keeps trying to get me to return [ this Thursday is the adult awards banquet - " come on and stop by we'd be glad to see you again" -  NO THANKS.  And then this morning- here comes the lawsuits - my question 'why did it take Scouting Headquarters 4 months to follow their own new policy' [effective date was Jan. 1, 2014]? - [could it be they know they f*cked up--- naw - headquarter chuckleheads don't NAKE mistakes-paperwork probably got misplaced; [Entire article is long, but telling]------

Boy Scouts removes gay troop leader in Seattle
The Associated Press - By PHUONG LE - Associated Press

Geoff McGrath points out an "inclusive scouting" badge worn on his Boy Scout scoutmaster uniform shirt for the Seattle troop he led, Tuesday, April 1, 2014, in Bellevue, Wash. The Boys Scouts of America has removed McGrath, an openly gay troop leader, after saying he made an issue out of his sexual orientation. The BSA told McGrath in a letter Monday that “it has no choice but to revoke your registration” after he told news media he was gay in connection with a news story. McGrath, who earned the rank of Eagle Scout, has been leading Seattle Troop 98 since its application was approved last fall. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

[Wineslob]

Anything the "progressive movement" touches, turns to shit.

 

[JohnnyReb]

I'm glad my son aged out of the scouts last year before all this happened. He had two of the best, most upright stalwart leaders ever....and they resigned a few days after he aged out and this came about. During my sons time in the scouts he earned his eagle, his God and Country, Order of the Arrow Virgil Honors. The highlight of his time in scouting was their 22 day trip out to and back from Philmont when he was age 14. He was crew leader on that trip and the responsibility heaped upon him in training for that position before hand and the exercise thereof during that trip really helped later while he was an officer in JROTC.

Son's old troop has gone from being the best in this council to being just another run of the mill troop like most of the others. Son has been trying to help the new leader but it seems fruitless. Half of the troop quit, all the older boys, leaving a small number of very young boys. I don't see his old troop lasting much longer and it's sad.


A fine organization for young boys shot all to hell by liberals and queers. 

[Eupher]

The only problem is, BSA has already factored in the losses they'll sustain by their acceptance of buggery among the Scouts. They are completely okay with it; they'll lose some but they'll likely gain many more after those of us who don't accept faggotry as being normal pass on. In other words, the proglodytes will eventually win this battle. And the boys that wind up smoking poles because it's a fad or their friends are doing it and won't it be grand?    will be scarred for life, if somehow they can ultimately reject faggotry as being the scourge it is.

[obumazombie]

Redefining normalcy, and defining deviancy down.

[Zathras]

Redefining normalcy, and defining deviancy down.

It's the liberal way of life.

[Dori]

A fine organization for young boys shot all to hell by liberals and queers. 

Girl Scouts went down the liberal drain a long time ago. 

[YupItsMe]

When United Way quit giving funds to Boy Scouts, I quit giving to United Way. The wife is required to work for and give to United Way at her place of work.....or I should say "STRONGLY INCOURAGED" to do so by management.

  Years ago here  in Vermont, United Way gave directly to Planned Parenthood.  A big fuss was made about it, so they changed.  I then discovered that they just found a backdoor way to give them money.. I never gave again no matter how hard it was pushed by my employer.  That and what someone else here said their overhead is ridiculous.  I imagine their annual convention is in Las Vegas with bubble baths and champagne.  I give to our church to support foreign missionaries.  97% gets to the missionaries in the field. 

[rustybayonet]

Many posts ago, CG6468 talked about the 'united way' scheme within the Coast Guard.  Well he got out after I did, but things didn't change.  My CO at Government Island, Alameda California dropped the same on us --quote by the CO that was part of the board of United Way in San Francisco-  " regulations say I can not make you give to any charity, but they don't say I have to give you liberty, or sign advancement papers -- so based on rank, if you want any of the above, your donation 'will be what is recommended'.  
I have not donated to them one cent since then and never will.  

[obumazombie]

Many posts ago, CG6468 talked about the 'united way' scheme within the Coast Guard.  Well he got out after I did, but things didn't change.  My CO at Government Island, Alameda California dropped the same on us --quote by the CO that was part of the board of United Way in San Francisco-  " regulations say I can not make you give to any charity, but they don't say I have to give you liberty, or sign advancement papers -- so based on rank, if you what any of the above, your donation 'will be what is recommended'. 
I have not donated to them one cent since then and never will. 

That Co needed to be relieved. That is one of the most outrageous cases of intimidation I have ever heard.

[Eupher]

The United Way had such a horrific record in handling the millions of dollars that poured in after 9/11 that I'm quite sure there never was a full accounting. Somebody in the organization filched a big pile of money and it was never addressed.

My own company has a big push for United Way every year. I don't contribute one red cent, but there's no pressure to contribute, either.