The Advancement Plan

The responsibility for a boy’s advancement in Cub Scouting lies with the family and not with the pack. Some advancement requirements are done at den meetings, but most are completed at home with the family.

Tiger

Bobcat

All boys, regardless of age, earn the Bobcat badge first, by learning the Cub Scout Promise, Law of The Pack, handshake, salute, sign, motto, and meaning of “Webelos.” After receiving the Bobcat badge, the boys work on requirements based on their grade level.

Wolf

A Cub Scout who has completed first grade (or is age 8) works on twelve achievements to earn the Wolf badge. After he earns his Wolf badge, a boy may work on electives in different interest areas until he is old enough to begin work on the next rank.

For every ten electives he completes, the boy earns an Arrow Point. The boy may earn as many Arrow Points as he wishes.

Bear

A Cub Scout who has completed the second grade (or is age 9) works to complete twelve of twenty-four achievements to earn the Bear badge. After he earns his Bear badge, a boy may work on electives in different interest areas until he is old enough to begin work on the next rank.
For every ten electives he completes, the boy earns an Arrow Point. The boy may earn as many Arrow Points as he wishes.

Webelos   (Webelos is from the phrase “We’ll Be Loyal Scouts”)

When a Cub Scout has completed the third grade (or is ten years old) he joins a Webelos den, led by an adult Webelos leader. The boy works on requirements for the Webelos badge, twenty activity badges, and the Arrow of Light Award The Arrow of Light Award is the highest award in Cub Scouting!

Camping and outdoor programs are an important part of the eighteen month Webelos program. In February of a Webelos Scout’s fifth grade year, he graduates from Cub Scouting into the adventure of Boy Scouting at an impressive graduation ceremony. Every boy deserves an opportunity to be a Boy Scout.