Bill Skolaut silently signals to another militia member during a night course in the woods of Odessa, Missouri. Skolaut and other militia members practiced navigational skills and communicating in the dark during their training. Skolaut is a member of the Missouri Militia, an organization that recognizes its constitutional rights such as the right to bear arms and assemble. Although they sometimes practice military training, they often act as a back-up National Guard group, going to help in the cases of natural disasters such as the tornado in Joplin or flooding in Southern Missouri. Some call them a "grown-up Boy Scouts group."