Trip to Fort Henry

Matthew and I just returned from a trip to Fort Henry with the local Cub Scout group.

We attended the Soldiers Overnight Program and we had a great time! There were 11 boys and 7 leaders and parents at this event. All attendees traveled back in time to 1860 where we "enlisted" in the British Army as new recruits and lived the life of the soldiers for just under 24 hours.

We dressed in period uniforms, slept in the barracks, practiced drill and were constantly harassed by the Drill Instructor in charge. What could be better!

Here is a picture of Matthew and his fellow recruit just after being issued their new uniforms. Pretty spiffy!


After a hard day of drill, even soldiers get some time to relax and have a meal!



Here is a picture showing some of the boys on a scavenger hunt. This gives you an appreciation of the size of the Fort..which we had all to ourselves for a night!



Here is a picture of the recruits being issued rifles (well, wooden rifle look-a-likes ;-)


and learning to (sort of) look like real soldiers


Friends until the last!


Here is a video of the new recruits practicing a running-charge. It is amazing how well the boys responded to military discipline!