By David Foote Edited by Talon Silvia When my son first crossed over from Cub Scouts to Boy Scouts, I honestly had no idea what to expect. He had only been in Cub Scouts for about a year and a half, and moving into Troop 161 was a completely different experience. At that time, Troop 161 looked very different than it does today. There were maybe a dozen boys total. Many of them were older Scouts, and while they had fun, there was also a lot of mischief. Some of the younger Sco

By: David Foote (Mr.Foote) Edited by: Talon Silvia When people ask how my military experience relates to Scouting, I always say the biggest connection is service to others. In the military, it’s service to our country; on a smaller scale, it’s service to your fellow soldiers. Everyone is there to help each other with whatever is needed. Every single person, no matter their job, has one mission—to make the country a safer and better place to live. In Scouting, I see that same