Reply #107: Both my boys were in the Boy Scouts and..............

[Bonhomme Richard]

the youngest made eagle.
If you like the outdoors and want to spend quality time with your child I say go for it.
A word of advice.
You need to be involved and not just be the parent that drops off the child and picks them up after the meeting.
You also need to join a committee and be involved. There are a lot of right wingers running things and they need to be kept in check so you need to be there physically. At the end of the day they will respect your being involved and, if you get lucky, may even change a mind or two.
Camping with your kids is great fun but the discipline and confidence they acquire working on skills and advancements will do them nothing but good.
We have many friends we met through the Scouts, some liberal, some conservative and are still friends though I keep working on the conservative ones. I give them no slack and they know it.
Both my kids grew up to be strong liberals so it is up to the parent in the end.