Long before Boy Scouts Flag Plaza and Flag foundation in Pittsburgh there was Woodman of the world who are very Patriotic as well

Yes ever since the late  1960's when Allegheny Trails Council now  Laurel Highlands Council  built
there Flag Plaza which includes the National Flag foundation  it  has been ballyhooed about for there collection of historic flags  which have flown over this country and ceremonies conducted there.
http://www.lhc-bsa.org/Flag%20Plaza

Yes as a cub scout raising a 30 ft flag was thrilling but for all the patriotism scouting once showed there is a much older organization known as Woodman of the World an insurance based organization has been giving away american flags since at least the 1930's

http://www.woodmen.org/Members/patriotism.cfm

http://www.woodmen.org/Members/fraternalism.cfm

I ran across this group when a member of Troop 383 when we where invited to the bicentennial Parade in Next door Brentwood and we brought along  flags from flag plaza to carry in the parade.
But standing right beside us where another group of young men  with flags just like ours  called Woodsmen of America
 Seems they had just as big an enthusiasms as boy scouts and thou national they where a much smaller group from butler county .
It was great seeing other youth involved in this and that was first and last time I ever saw the group again but with my travels I run across one of there insurance offices occasionally.
Yes the boy scouts are not the only patriotic group but many would try and make you think it

A New Boy Scouts Alternative Program Plus other programs you can be a real scout not a Politically Correct One

Well looks like some people have gotten feed up with the nonsense of the Boy Scouts and started a new program .

http://www.christianpost.com/news/christian-alternative-to-boy-scouts-launches-on-new-years-day-with-close-to-500-troops-111930/

While not the first alternative scouting program which is christian faith based it is a brand new organization

and I wish them the best just wish my health would allow me time to help them. 

Yes if you want your son to be able to enjoy the benefits of Boy scouts  with out all the Political Correctness and big corporate shenanigans this may be it.

 Another organization which has been around  along time with scouting concept and christian based is Royal Rangers  associated with assembly of gods churches 

http://www.royalrangersinternational.com/howtochurch.asp

One of the churches I provide services to has a local unit and this is real scouting not what the Boy scouts teach any more . 

There are also Camp Fire  and YMCA Guide and other programs as well  many established well before Baden Powell formed the Boy scouts 

http://www.troop97.net/scout_like.htm

also there is the Woodman of the world programs and camps for youth

http://www.woodmen.org/Members/camps.cfm

So tired of Boy Scouts and there corporate and political correctness  horse shit  check out some of the original scouting programs .