Boy Scouts of America to Allow Girls to Join, Earn Eagle Scout Rank

Boy Scouts of America to Allow Girls to Join, Earn Eagle Scout Rank
In this Monday, May 29, 2017 file photo, Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts salute during a Memorial Day ceremony in Linden, Mich. On Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017. Jake May/The Flint Journal - MLive.com via AP
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In a historic shift, the Boy Scouts of America will let girls enroll in Cub Scouts starting next year and allow them to eventually earn the highest rank of Eagle Scout, the organization said on Wednesday.

The unanimous decision by the 100-year-old group’s board of directors came after years of requests from families and girls, it said, though the announcement prompted a largely negative reaction on social media.