[PapaBear3625]

He's got it backwards. The Hitler Youth was modeled on the Scouts, not vice-versa.

If you take a look at the origins of Scouting and it's British founder Robert Baden-Powell, the Scouts were founded to train boys in preparation for military service, specifically in the skills needed for military scouting (ie, reconnaissance).

[caddie]

Exactly. The Boy Scouts are a paramilitary organization, have been from the get-go.

I was just an Explorer, but my son made Eagle Scout two years ago and he and I learned a ton on the hikes.

The troop is where I learned how to ski on one of their ski trips.

My son learned tremendous leadership skills and how to shoot rifles, pistols, etc., and how to survive in the wilderness, year round, even in below-freezing weather, without shelter.

The Boy Scouts are one of the greatest organizations ever.

These filthy creep liberals hate it because they hate God and anything good.

They are evil incarnate.