In Scouting, it can be done. In the 1970s, in attempting to appeal to urban youth, they dumbed down the program so bad, a boy could become an Eagle without ever camping. A grassroots effort to bring back “Outing in Scouting” finally reversed a lot of this urban appeal by the late 80s.
Just like ridding the GOP of Never-Trumpers, start getting good people involved in the local (county) level that will select like-minded people at the next level, all the way to the top. A battle of attrition for the soul of your GOP, Scouts, school board, is what’s needed to make this country right.
As July arrived, I went to Scout camp in Goshen, VA. I earned my swimming, cooking, canoeing merit badges and a mile swim patch. It was the only time I ever went to Scout camp. I also finished all my requirements for First Class at camp.
We remained in Springfield, VA through the end of the year and I earned the Star rank before moving to Chula Vista.
I had to do the Lifesaving merit badge at Balboa Scout camp (pool). I had a bicycle and needed it to get to my merit badge counselors. Firemanship. Fingerprinting. Electricity. Electronics. Music. Bugling. Rifle and Shotgun Shooting. Citizenship in the Nation. A project for Life Scout and another for Eagle Scout. My Eagle Board of Review was April 12, 1972. My card bears the signature of Richard Nixon.