and boys which programs or activities they should be interested in based solely on their sex. and finally the boy scouts are now using a fitness test for participation in their jamboree. a test that would eliminate some of the world s best athletes. this year, all scouts had to pass a body mass index test before the festival which began yesterday. the jamboree features activities like hiking, biking, rock climbing. any scout or scout leader with bmi of 40 or higher cannot attend. experts say bmi is sometimes not a good indicator of physical fitness. average nose tackle in the nfl has bmi 40.5. meaning he would have to sit out the jamboree. council on size and weight discrimination says the boy scouts decision is deplorable and an unfair, discriminatory policy. the boy scouts defend that policy. the spokesman said they published guidelines well in advance and are promoting