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The 100-year-old partnership between the U.S.
military and scouting could be coming to an end.
NPR's Graham Smith reports Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is moving to withdraw support from the organization,
formerly known as the Boy Scouts.
In a draft report to Congress reviewed by NPR,
Hegseth says supporting the Scout Jamboree next summer would harm national security,
that scarce resources can't be diverted from border security work.
He also condemns scouting for promoting DEI,
saying it rebranded to be, quote, genderless and attack boyfriendly spaces.
Another draft memo obtained by NPR orders the branches to bar scout troops from meeting on military bases worldwide and says that DOD will stop offering advanced rank to Eagle Scouts who enlist.
The Pentagon refused to offer comment on what they called, quote,
leaked documents that they cannot authenticate and which may not have been finalized.
Graham Smith, NPR News.
The Ukrainian capital came under another round of Russian airstrikes,
damaging homes and knocking out power and water in parts of the city.
The attacks come as U.S.
and Ukrainian negotiators discuss a potential peace plan backed by the Trump administration.