Frequently Asked Questions

Cub  Scouting is part of the Boy Scouts of America program—so in that sense,  Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts are both members of the same organization.  However, they are entirely different programs: Cub Scouting is a  family-oriented program designed specifically to address the needs of  younger youth. 

Community  service projects, craft projects, games & sports, campfires with  songs & stories just to name a few. We gather both as a pack (once a month) and separately in our dens (once a week). Gatherings can be  geared toward community service, completing rank achievements and/or  just having fun! 

Recognition  is important to younger youth. The Cub Scouting advancement plan  provides fun for the boys and girls, gives them a sense of personal  achievement as they earn badges, and strengthens family understanding as  adult family members work with their Cub Scouts on advancement  projects.

Each  Cub Scout works on an age-appropriate rank badge by fulfilling  different requirements that consist of new and fun learning experiences.  Each scout earns the Bobcat badge, which involves the basics of being a  Cub Scout. The following are the grades of Cub Scouts and the rank they  work towards:

• Kindergarten - Lion
• First grade – Tiger rank
• Second grade – Wolf rank
• Third grade – Bear rank
• Fourth grade – Webelos
• Fifth  grade – Arrow of Light  (This final year helps prepare youth for a  transition to Scouts BSA in the last quarter of their fifth grade year.)

While  having fun, scouts also earn badges and awards. Scouts will work on  projects with their dens, the pack and their family members. Many of  these achievements will be recognized during pack meetings, giving the  scout the opportunity to feel a sense of pride and accomplishment.

The  most popular awards for Cub Scouts are the advancement awards. Cub  Scouts do requirements to advance and earn their badges of rank: Tiger  Cub, Bobcat, Wolf, Bear, Webelos, and the Arrow of Light Award. The  Arrow of Light is the highest award in Cub Scouting. Webelos Scouts also  earn activity badges.

Scouts  may also earn “Belt Loops” and pins in the Cub Scout Academics and  Sports program. This enables scouts to be recognized for some of their  favorite subjects and to explore new ones as well.

Cub  Scouts can earn many other awards and medals too, sometimes by  themselves, sometimes as members of their pack. They can earn or help  their pack earn Quality Unit awards, religious emblems, the Emergency  Preparedness Award, the Outdoor Activity Award, or the World  Conservation Award.