I think this is generally a good step, but the reasoning behind leaving it up to individual troops seems problematic to me. “There are differences of opinion, and we need to be respectful of them.” That... just makes me uncomfortable. It’s such a broad statement. Like, really, should we be respectful of all differences…

So encouraging boys to read is reasonable, but encouraging girls to go into STEM fields (by, say, getting them to participate in a robotics program) is political correctness gone mad?

What! Bush? I thought it was Jeb Kerman that was running for president. :(