Cub Scouts

Cub Scout Internet Advancement Tutorial

The Role of the Pack Committee

The responsibility for Cub Scout advancement administration belongs to a pack committee.   The pack committee collects den advancement reports, compiles and maintains them in pack records, reports advancement to the council using Internet Advancement, purchases awards and ensures their presentation, and helps plan and facilitate various ceremonies. The committee may also recommend special pack activities that lead to greater levels of achievement.

Who Approves Cub Scout Advancement?

A key responsibility for den leaders is to implement the core den meeting plans as outlined in the Den & Pack Meeting Resource Guide, No. 34409. For Wolf, Bear, and Webelos advancement, den leaders take the lead in approving requirements, with help from their assistants and parents or guardians who are asked to assist at meetings. Parents sign for requirements that, according to meeting plans and instructions in the handbooks, take place at home. For the Bobcat trail and Tiger Cub achievements, parents (or adult partners) should sign in the boy’s handbook; the den leader then approves as progress is recorded in the den’s advancement record.

Standard is “Do Your Best”

Advancement performance in Cub Scouting is centered on its motto: “Do Your Best.” When a boy has done this—his very best—then regardless of the requirements for any rank or award, it is enough; accomplishment is noted. This is why den leaders, assistants, and parents or guardians are involved in approvals. Generally they know if effort put forth is really the Cub Scout’s best.

 

Cub Scout Ranks

The Cub Scout program is centered primarily in the den, the home and neighborhood, but often takes place in the outdoors. It leads to advancement through six ranks.

	The Bobcat badge is earned first, before all other ranks. The trail to Bobcat involves learning the Cub Scout Promise, Law of the Pack, and signs and symbols of Cub Scouting, with an introduction to Character Connections®. After earning the Bobcat rank, new members begin work on the rank appropriate to their age: Tiger Cub, Wolf, Bear, or Webelos.
	Tiger Cub rank is for boys who are in the first grade (or are 7 years old).
	The Wolf rank is for boys who have completed first grade or are 8 years old.
	The Bear rank is for boys who have completed second grade or are 9 years old.
	Webelos, an acronym for “We’ll Be LOyal Scouts,” is the rank for boys who have completed third grade or are 10 years old.
	The Arrow of Light Award is Cub Scouting’s highest rank.  It is earned after fulfilling the requirements for the Webelos badge, usually during the second-year Webelos program.