Stay safe, stay sharp, and remember: Do a good turn daily. Even if that good turn is bashing a skull in with a patrol flagpole.

That book does not mention zombies, but every page is about survival. It teaches you that fear is a wilderness, and you navigate it by looking at the stars, tying a knot, and helping a buddy.

When the dead rise, the politicians will hide, the police will be overwhelmed, and the looters will die fast. But the Scouts? They will be in the woods, around a fire they built themselves, eating foraged acorns, and waiting for the all-clear.

Because a Scout is always prepared—even for the end of the world.