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[quote=Anonymous]Find out who your pack leader would be and have a talk with them.  Or talk to a couple of parents in your pack to see what their experience has been.  As you can see from this thread, it varies widely by pack/troop.  It's been great for my kids - a warm and nurturing environment, exposure to great activities, lots of hiking/camping and community service projects. No religion angle at all - "Duty to God" was left to each family to interpret as they see fit.  My youngest just graduated into Scouts BSA, both plan to go for Eagle.

The time commitment does change over the years.  For the first couple of years, a parent has to attend every meeting, but they are only a couple times a month.  For older kids, it might increase to every week, but can be drop-off as long as there are 2 leaders present.

The national organization has also changed a ton since we were kids.  Mandatory training and abuse prevention programs, widely accepting of all genders and sexual orientation for both youth and leaders, much less emphasis on religion. It's not the Boy Scouts of the 80s anymore.[/quote]

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