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Scouting America, formerly the Boy Scouts of America, has agreed to a sweeping set of policy reforms negotiated with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's Pentagon, including dropping a diversity-focused merit badge, adopting biological sex-only membership designations, and dissolving its DEI committee. The deal, announced in February 2026, preserves military logistical support and base access for the organization — but raises questions about whether the changes address the actual causes of a half-century membership decline or simply rebrand an organization that has shrunk from 6.5 million youth members in 1972 to roughly 1 million today.