CUB SCOUT RANKS

v Bobcat Requirements	v Tiger Requirements
v Wolf Requirements	v Bear Requirements

Effective June 1, 2006, Boys must earn the Bobcat Badge before they begin working on the Tiger Cub rank.

Bobcat Badge Requirements

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

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.

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?"
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.
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.

"The Cub Scout follows Akela.
The Cub Scout helps the pack go.
The pack helps the Cub Scout Grow.
The Cub Scout gives goodwill."

Tell what WEBELOS means

"WE'll BE LOyal Scouts "

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.

"Do Your Best"

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.

Tiger Badge Requirements

Boys must earn the Bobcat Badge before they begin working on the Tiger Cub rank.

After earning the Bobcat Badge, to begin his path to the Tiger Cub Rank, a boy must do the following to earn the Tiger Cub Totem:

Learn the Cub Scout Motto: Do Your Best
Learn the Cub Scout Sign
Learn the Cub Scout Salute

ACHIEVEMENTS

Once he earns the Totem, to earn the Tiger Cub rank the Tiger Cub Scout must complete a Family Activity, a Den Activity, and a "Go See It" Activity in each of five Achievement Areas:

Making My Family Special
Where I Live
Keeping Myself Healthy and Safe
How I Tell It
Let's Go Outdoors

This achievement is also part of Cub Scouting’s Leave No Trace Award.

As he completes each Achievement, he is awarded a bead which is hung from the Totem.

He earns a WHITE bead for each required FAMILY Activity.
He earns an ORANGE bead for each required DEN Activity.
He earns a BLACK bead for each required GO SEE IT Activity.

Remember, there are NO performance requirements for a boy. Simply participating and doing one's best in an activity constitutes completion.

After completing the fifteen Achievements, the Tiger Cub is awarded the Tiger Cub Patch.

Also, after completing the achievements, the Tiger Cub can be awarded Tiger Track Beads, which are YELLOW disks attached to the Totem. One bead is awarded for each group of TEN Electives the Tiger Cub completes. A boy can work on both Achievements and electives concurrently, but he can't receive Tiger Track beads until he has earned the Tiger Cub Badge.

Wolf Badge Requirements

Boys who became Wolf Cub Scouts after August 1, 2004, are required to use the requirements below.

To earn the Wolf rank a Cub Scout must complete 58 tasks out of a possible 74 tasks that are offered in the book.

If the Cub Scout has not previously earned the Bobcat Badge, it must be earned first.

Note that these activities are primarily done at home and signed off by the parent after the boy has completed each task. The book is then shown to the Den Leader who records the progress and also signs the boy's book.

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

Bear Badge Requirements

Boys who became Bear Cub Scouts after August 1, 2004, are required to use the requirements below.

To earn the Bear Badge, a Cub Scout must complete 12 achievements out of a possible 24 that are offered in the book. The achievements are grouped in 4 major areas, GOD, COUNTRY, FAMILY, and SELF. Within each group, a required number of achievements must be completed, as indicated below. Also, any achievements that they do NOT use to earn the Bear Badge may be used to earn Arrow Points.

(Note that these achievements, as were the Wolf activities, are primarily done at home and signed off by an adult family member after the boy has completed each one. The book is then shown to the Den Leader who records the progress and also signs the boy's book.)

The Bear Achievements are as follows, page number references to the Bear Book are in parenthesis.

If the Cub Scout has not previously earned the Bobcat Badge, it must be earned first.

ACHIEVEMENTS

· GOD (Do ONE of the following)

Ø Ways We Worship

Ø Emblems of Faith

· COUNTRY (Do THREE of the following)

Ø What Makes America Special?

Ø Tall Tales

Ø Sharing Your World With Wildlife

Ø Take Care of Your Planet

Ø Law Enforcement is a Big Job