{"id":2243773,"date":"2024-05-13T18:45:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-13T22:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trail-life-usa-sees-enrollment-jump-as-families-desire-tradition-over-revamped-scouts\/"},"modified":"2024-05-13T18:49:16","modified_gmt":"2024-05-13T22:49:16","slug":"trail-life-usa-sees-enrollment-jump-as-families-desire-tradition-over-revamped-scouts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trail-life-usa-sees-enrollment-jump-as-families-desire-tradition-over-revamped-scouts\/","title":{"rendered":"Trail Life USA experiences a surge in enrollment as families prefer tradition over updated Scouts"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrail-life-usa-sees-enrollment-jump-as-families-desire-tradition-over-revamped-scouts%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2243773&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Trail Life USA, a traditional values-based organization, emerged in 2013 as a Christian alternative to the \u200cBoy Scouts. Its focus is on teaching boys aged 5-17 fundamental <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fire-fauci-new-study-finds-closing-schools-in-response-to-covid-19-delayed-herd-immunity-and-will-increase-overall-deaths\/\" title=\"FIRE FAUCI: New Study Finds Closing Schools In Response to COVID-19 Delayed Herd Immunity and Will Increase Overall Deaths\">life<\/a> skills, contrasting the Boy Scouts&#8217; evolving inclusivity efforts. CEO Mark Hancock criticized the Boy Scouts&#8217; recent\u200d rebranding as a move negating boys&#8217; specific needs, emphasizing the importance of tailored programs. In 2013, Trail Life USA was established as a Christian alternative to the Boy Scouts, emphasizing traditional\u200d values. It strives to teach \u2064boys aged 5-17 essential life skills, diverging from the Boy Scouts&#8217; inclusivity initiatives. CEO Mark Hancock denounced \u2062the Boy Scouts&#8217; rebranding for disregarding boys&#8217; unique requirements, highlighting\u200c the significance of customized programs.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>EXCLUSIVE \u2014<\/strong> As the Boy Scouts of America <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2994636\/boy-scouts-america-changing-name-first-time\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"struggles to find its identity\">struggles to find its identity<\/a>, a rival organization based on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rnc-chair-condemns-biden-abortion-policy\/\" title=\"RNC chair condemns Biden abortion policy\">traditional family values<\/a> is thriving.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.traillifeusa.com\/start?https:\/\/www.traillifeusa.com\/?utm_source=google&#038;utm_medium=cpc&#038;utm_campaign=001%20-%20Brand&#038;utm_term=trail%20life%20usa&#038;utm_campaign=001+-+Brand&#038;utm_source=adwords&#038;utm_medium=ppc&#038;hsa_acc=7251316035&#038;hsa_cam=21080905583&#038;hsa_grp=164885098492&#038;hsa_ad=692917813565&#038;hsa_src=g&#038;hsa_tgt=kwd-383474587179&#038;hsa_kw=trail%20life%20usa&#038;hsa_mt=e&#038;hsa_net=adwords&#038;hsa_ver=3&#038;gad_source=1&#038;gclid=CjwKCAjw9IayBhBJEiwAVuc3ftiMzvaKi0cl0tSutibeYIlQiIseq14JfI6JXNdFVaTUjE-S124-jxoCqYUQAvD_BwE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Trail Life USA\u2019\">Trail Life USA<\/a> was created in 2013 as a Christian alternative to the Boy Scouts, with the goal of training <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/children\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>boys<\/a> ages 5-17 on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hilarious-anti-israel-protesters-at-harvard-struck-by-2-a-m-sprinklers-during-very-cold-night\/\" title=\"Funny: Harvard Anti-Israel Protesters Drenched by 2 A.M. Sprinklers on Cold Night\">basic life skills<\/a>, something Mark Hancock, the CEO of the organization, says the Boy Scouts has strayed away from. The Scouts has received a growing amount of criticism for attempting to be more inclusive, including allowing girls to join the organization in 2018 and deciding to drop \u201cBoy\u201d from its name last week.<\/p>\n<p>Hancock described the Boy Scout\u2019s rebranding to \u201cScouting America\u201d as \u201ctragic but not unexpected\u201d and noted how the Boy Scouts, in its 100-plus years of existence, has seen members grow up to become U.S. presidents, astronauts, generals, and other leaders. He called the organization\u2019s rebranding \u201cjust another slap in the face\u201d for boys who are looked down upon in the modern world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd boys need our attention; they need our help right now,\u201d Hancock told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. \u201cThey\u2019re not any more valuable than girls, but they\u2019re different than girls, and they need a different type of program. So Trail Life is designed for boys, designed to let boys be boys, put them in an environment with men who are leading them, and showing them what it means to be a good man.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Several Trail Life USA scouts place U.S. flags around a cemetery. (Photo credit: Trail Life USA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Boy Scouts\u2019s membership has decreased steadily over the past few years, going from <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/only-on-ap-health-coronavirus-pandemic-7afeb2667df0a391de3be67b38495972\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>1.97 million in 2019<\/a> to over 1 million, with 176,234 of these scouts being girls. Hancock noted how many leaders in Trail Life USA were previously active in various Boy Scout troops and that Trail Life USA was started in 2013 because they believed \u201cit\u2019s too important to dismiss boys.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd so it\u2019s tragic, it\u2019s really sad to see the message that they\u2019re giving to boys when they remove their name from the organization,\u201d he said. \u201cI think it\u2019s only a matter of time before they remove the boys themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>A group of Trail Life USA campers sit in the woods with an adult volunteer. (Photo credit: Trail Life USA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The organization\u2019s new name will go into effect in February 2025 to tie into its 115th anniversary.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Regarding where Trail Life USA got its name, Hancock explained that it stems from how boys are on the trail of life and navigating it as they grow. This symbolism is present in their ranks, with the lowest level, green, representing the ground below a mountain, the middle level, grey, representing the mountain itself, and the upper level, blue, representing the blue skies, with the organization\u2019s highest level being the Freedom Award.<\/p>\n<p>The Boy Scouts of America declined to comment for this story.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In an exclusive development, amid the Boy Scouts of America&#8217;s identity crisis, Trail Life USA, a traditional values-based rival, is flourishing. Established in 2013 as a Christian option for boys aged 5-17, it focuses on essential life skills under CEO Mark Hancock&#8217;s leadership<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2243774,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/TLUSA_Mentor-1024x676.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2243773","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/TLUSA_Mentor-1024x676.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2243773","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2243773"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2243773\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2243774"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2243773"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2243773"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2243773"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}