As a child, Krone began as a Cub — the youngest tier of Scouting — and advanced all the way to Eagle through a vocational program called Exploring. 

Krone sees Scouting answering problems parents worry about most — isolation, anxiety, lack of practical skills, fragile resilience. He points to data showing kids have fewer friends, less unsupervised outdoor play, more online exposure. Scouting counters all of that.

“It’s not a bad thing to go on a campout and get soaked to the skin in rain and realize you can still put up a tent and start a fire and dry out your clothes, and it will be OK,” he said.