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Advancement in the Cub Scout program is a multi-step process that introduces Scouts to a wide range of skills as they grow.
Scouts learn these skills with the help of Akela, their leaders, and their parents or guardians.
As Scouts grow older, the requirements for each badge become more challenging and introduce topics related to the world around them.
To view the specific requirements for each rank, click on the image.
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Bobcat |
When a Scout is between the ages of seven and eleven, or is at least in the first grade, they may become a Cub Scout.
Regardless of qualifying age, each Scout must complete the Bobcat Trail as the first step in their Cub Scouting journey.
In Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book, the black panther Bagheera is the skilled hunter who teaches the cubs the ways of the jungle.
In Cub Scouting, the Bobcat is used as the symbol.
The Bobcat Trail appears in the Tiger, Wolf, Bear, and Webelos handbooks.
Along this trail, Scouts learn the Cub Scout Promise, the Law of the Pack, and the Cub Scout Motto.
These are the three most important foundations of Cub Scouting and guide Scouts through all future Scouting experiences.
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Tiger |
Scouts must earn the Bobcat badge before beginning work on the Tiger rank.
After earning the Bobcat badge, Scouts may earn the Tiger belt totem and begin working on Tiger badge requirements.
The Tiger badge is awarded to Scouts who complete all 15 parts of the five required achievements.
During a ceremony at a pack meeting, the Tiger badge is presented to the adult partner, who then presents it to the Scout.
While a Scout is working on advancement, adult partners can help.
After a Scout has done their best, completed requirements should be shared with the den leader.
The den leader records progress on the Tiger Den Advancement Chart.
Scouts, with adult support, also track their progress using the Tiger Trail chart in the handbook.
Advancement requirements allow flexibility so activities can be customized for each Scout and den.
There are no performance tests for Tiger Scouts.
Participation and doing one's best are what count as completion.
Den activities and “Go See It” outings are designed to be completed with the den.
If a Scout cannot attend due to illness or a scheduling conflict, requirements may be completed in another way.
For the full benefit of the program, adult partners are encouraged to attend meetings regularly.
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Wolf |
The Wolf rank is a major step in a Scout's Cub Scouting adventure.
While the Bobcat Trail includes only seven requirements, the Wolf Trail is significantly longer.
To earn the Wolf rank, a Cub Scout must complete 58 of the 74 tasks offered in the handbook.
Details about achievements and electives can be found in the Wolf Handbook.
Once a parent or guardian approves the completed requirements for all twelve achievements, the Scout earns the Wolf rank.
The Progress Toward Ranks badge is available to encourage continued effort.
Advancement pace varies by Scout.
Doing one's best is part of the Cub Scout promise and the Cub Scout Motto.
If improvement is possible, requirements should be revisited later.
Keeping Scouts engaged and motivated is the most important goal.
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Bear |
Scouts in the third grade or who are nine years old may work toward the Bear rank.
To earn the Bear badge, Scouts must complete 12 of the 24 available achievements.
Achievements are chosen from four areas: God, Country, Family, and Self.
The Progress Toward Ranks badge encourages continued advancement.
Details on achievements and electives can be found in the Bear Cub Scout Book.
When an achievement is completed, an adult family member signs and dates the handbook.
The den leader then records the achievement on the Den Advancement Chart.
After completing 12 achievements, the Scout earns the Bear rank.
Additional achievements may be counted as arrow point credits.
Scouts new to Cub Scouting at the Bear level must complete the Bobcat Trail first.
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Webelos |
The Webelos badge is the fifth rank in Cub Scouting, following Tiger, Bobcat, Wolf, and Bear.
Scouts may begin working on Webelos requirements after joining a Webelos den and earning the Bobcat badge.
To earn the Webelos badge, Scouts must be active in the den for at least three months and complete all requirements.
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