Cub Scout Ranks

CUB SCOUT RANKS

Cub Scout Bobcat Rank

The first rank that EVERY boy MUST earn when entering the Cub Scouting Program is the Bobcat rank.

Bobcat Requirements

To earn the Bobcat rank the new Cub Scout must do the following:

Learn and say the CUB SCOUT PROMISE and complete the Honesty Character Connection.
1. Know: Discuss these questions with your family. What is a promise? What does it mean to "keep your word?" What does honesty mean? What does it mean to "do your best?"
2. Commit: Discuss these questions with your family. Why is a promise important? Why is it important for people to trust you when you give your word? When might it be difficult to keep your word? List examples.
3. Practice: Discuss with family members why it is important to be trustworthy and honest and how can you do your best to be honest when you are doing the activities in Cub Scouting.
  
  "I .....(name).... promise to do my best
  To do my duty to God and my country,
  To help other people, and
  To obey the Law of the Pack. "
Say the LAW OF THE PACK. Tell what it means.
Tell what WEBELOS means
Show the CUB SCOUT SIGN. Tell what it means.
[Webelos: Make the CUB SCOUT SIGN. Tell what it means.]
Show the CUB SCOUT HANDSHAKE. Tell what it means.
Say the CUB SCOUT MOTTO. A motto is a guiding principle.

Give the CUB SCOUT SALUTE. Tell what it means.
With your parent or guardian, complete the exercises in the booklet,
How to Protect Your Children from Child Abuse.
[Tiger Cub: With your adult partner, complete "A Bobcat Requirement" in front of the
Contents pages of this handbook.]
[Webelos: With your parent or guardian, complete the Bobcat Requirements section of "How
to Protect Your Children from Child Abuse: A Parent's Guide"). (The guide is a pull-out
section that came in the front of this book.)]

The above items are the basic information that ALL Cub Scouts must learn, which is why EVERY boy who
enters into Cub Scouting MUST earn the Bobcat Badge.

Cub Scout Tiger Cub Rank

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Basic Requirements
Leave No Trace Award
Tiger Cub Electives

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Cub Scout Wolf Rank

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Basic Requirements
Achievements

Feats of Skill
Your Flag
Keep Your Body Healthy
Know Your Home and Community
Tools for Fixing and Building
Start a Collection
Your Living World
Cooking and Eating
Be Safe at Home and On the Street
Family Fun
Duty to God
Making Choices

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Cub Scout Bear Rank

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Basic Requirements
Achievements

GOD (Do ONE of the following)

Ways We Worship

Emblems of Faith

COUNTRY (Do THREE of the following)

What Makes America Special?

Tall Tales

Sharing Your World With Wildlife

Take Care of Your Planet

Law Enforcement is a Big Job

FAMILY (Do FOUR of the following)

The Past is Exciting and Important

What's Cooking?

Family Fun

Be ready!

Family Outdoor Adventure

Saving Well, Spending Well

SELF (Do FOUR of the following)

Ride Right

Games, Games, Games!

Building Muscles

Information Please

Jot it Down

Shavings and Chips

Sawdust and Nails

Build a Model

Tying it All Up

Sports, Sports, Sports

Be a Leader

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Cub Scout Webelos Rank

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Basic Requirements
Achievements

Have an adult member of your family read the Webelos Scout Parent Guide that comes with this book (pages 1-22) and sign here.

Be an active member of your Webelos den for 3 months (Active means having good attendance, paying den dues, working on den projects).

Know and explain the meaning of the Webelos badge.

Point out the three special parts of the Webelos Scout uniform. Tell when to wear the uniform and when not to wear it.

Earn the Fitness and Citizen activity badges and one other activity badge from a different activity group.

Plan and lead a flag ceremony in your den that includes the U.S. flag.

Show that you know and understand the requirements to be a Boy Scout.

Demonstrate the Scout salute, Scout sign, and Scout handshake. Explain when you would use them.

Explain the Scout Oath, Scout Law, Scout motto, and Scout slogan

Explain and agree to follow the Outdoor Code.

Faith
After completing the rest of requirement 8, do these (a, b, and c):

Know: Tell what you have learned about faith.

Commit: Tell how these faith experiences help you live your duty to God. Name one faith practice that you will continue to do in the future.

Practice: After doing these requirements, tell what you have learned about your beliefs.

And do one of these (d OR e):

Earn the religious emblem of your faith*

Do two of these:

Attend the mosque, church, synagogue, temple, or other religious organization of your choice, talk with your religious leader about your beliefs. Tell your family and your Webelos den leader what you learned.

Discuss with your family and Webelos den leader how your religious beliefs fit in with the Scout Oath and Scout Law, and what character-building traits your religious beliefs have in common with the Scout Oath and Scout Law.

With your religious leader, discuss and make a plan to do two things you think will help you draw nearer to God. Do these things for a month.

For at least a month, pray or meditate reverently each day as taught by your family, and by your church, temple, mosque, synagogue, or religious group.

Under the direction of your religious leader, do an act of service for someone else. Talk about your service with your family and Webelos den leader. Tell them how it made you feel.

List at least two ways you believe you have lived according to your religious beliefs.

* If you earned your faith's religious emblem earlier in Cub Scouting, and your faith does not have a Webelos religious emblem, you must complete requirement 8e.

Completion of requirement 8e does not qualify a youth to receive the religious emblem of his faith.

Webelos Emblems are listed on pages 68-69.

A list of the various religious emblems, and the levels in which they can be earned is also listed on this site. Click here to see it.

COMPASS POINTS

After you've earned the Webelos badge, you can earn the compass points emblem. It is awarded after you earn seven activity badges, four more in addition to the three you earned for the Webelos badge. Wear your compass points emblem attached to the button on the right pocket of the Webelos uniform shirt.

After you earn the compass points emblem, you'll receive a metal compass point for each four additional activity badges you earn. Pin these compass points on the emblem in the "E," "W," or "S" positions, in any order you choose.

You can earn the emblem and all three compass points by completing 19 activity badges, including the three required for the Webelos Badge.

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