Cub Scout Youth Ranks and Requirements
Recognition
is important to young boys. The Cub Scout advancement plan provides fun for the
boys, gives them a sense of personal achievement as they earn badges, and
strengthens family understanding as adult family members work with boys on
advancement projects.
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Bobcat |
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The Bobcat rank is the first
award that all boys who join Cub Scouting must achieve before earning any of the
additional awards listed below. |
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Lion
Cub |
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The Lion Cub program is for
Kindergarten (or age 5) boys and their adult partners. The Lion Cub, working with his adult partner,
explores the world of Cub Scouting through family, den, and Grand Adventures
to earn the Lion Cub rank. |
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Tiger Cub |
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The Tiger Cub program is for
first grade (or age 6) boys and their adult partners. There are five Tiger Cub
achievement areas. The Tiger Cub, working with his adult partner, completes 15
requirements within these areas to earn the Tiger Cub Badge. These requirements
consist of an exciting series of indoor and outdoor activities just right for a
boy in the first grade. |
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Wolf |
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The Wolf program is for boys who
have completed first grade (or age 7). To earn the Wolf badge, a boy must
pass twelve achievements involving simple physical and mental skills. |
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Bear |
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The Bear rank is for boys who
have completed second grade (or age 8). There are 24 Bear achievements in
four categories. The Cub Scout must complete 12 of these to earn the Bear badge.
These requirements are somewhat more difficult and challenging than those for
Wolf rank. |
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Webelos |
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This program is for boys who have
completed third grade (or age 9). A boy may begin working on the Webelos
badge as soon as he joins a Webelos den. This is the first step in his
transition from the Webelos den to the Boy Scout troop. As he completes the
requirements found in the Webelos Scout Book, he will work on activity badges,
attend meetings led by adults, and become familiar with the Boy Scout
requirements. |
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Arrow of Light |
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This is the highest award that
you can earn in the Cub Scout program and it is one of only two awards that may
be worn on your the Boy Scout uniform when you become a Boy Scout and/or an
Adult Leader. Earning the Arrow of Light is the ultimate in Cub Scouting, and
should be an honor you cherish for the rest of your life. |
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