I'm another overachieving Eagle scout. I attended a couple of jamborees in Idaho and Japan. Boy Scouts really started my interest in hiking and camping, but by the age of 16 I wanted to do more. Getting a driver's license and developing an interest in girls led me to drop out.
I'm the father of 2 girls, the local Girl Scout troops were more interested in knitting and selling cookies than camping or hiking. My daughters had already been backpacking in Alaska, when the local Girl Scouts were camping in backyards. I never pressed the issue. It may have been different if I'd had boys, but I doubt it.
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