Being part of the Boy Scouts has been a way of life for my family and me. My father was a Boy Scout when he was a young man, but his troop and involvement was lost when his Scout Master was drafted during World War II and there were no other men to take up the position. My father never pressured me to join the Scouts, but he was pleased when I joined Flagstaff’s Troop 31 at the age of 11 and eventually become an Eagle Scout. I also married into a scouting family; my wife's father was a Scout … [Read more...] about Once A Boy Scout, Always A Boy Scout: The Benefits Of Scouting