A recent change for Boy Scouts of America allows Girl Scout troops to join the organization.

"Scouts BSA is a year-round program for boys and girls in fifth grade through high school that provides fun, adventure, learning, challenge and responsibility to help them become the best version of themselves," the national scout organization explains on its

With that, Wichita has its first all-female Boy Scout troop, but that doesn't come without criticism.

By joining Boy Scouts, the girls say they just wanted a chance to learn survival skills they otherwise wouldn't know. While they appreciated opportunities with Girl Scouts, they say the change gives them more freedom to expand skills and knowledge.

Their scoutmaster, Jessica Smith, says the goal is to instill confidence in young women. It goes beyond "learning to survive in a tent."

"...But just going out there with a tarp and a rope and trying to learn how to have survival skills that makes them think on their feet. And it makes them more confident because dad and big brother weren't there doing it for them," Smith says.

Although the boys and girls troops are separate, they face backlash.

"Some of the impressions was that the girls were going to come in and take over the Boy Scouts, and that couldn't be further from the truth," Smith says.

The girls just want equal opportunities.