Scouting is Family Oriented

• Activities are intended for the whole family.
• You work with your son on his advancement award requirements.
• Many skills he will learn are family oriented.

The Cub Scout Den

• Your son is a member of a Cub Scout den.
• The den meets once each week.
• A Den Leader (usually a parent) leads the den.
• The Den Leader usually has an Assistant Den Leader, a Den Chief (a Boy Scout helper), and a Denner (a Cub Scout member of a den who is the designated monthly helper).
• Den meetings have games, crafts, songs, ceremonies, and lots of fun.

The Cub Scout Pack

• Your son and his den are members of a Cub Scout Pack.
• A pack meets once per month - providing an opportunity for all Cub Scout parents and families to be involved with their boys, and a chance to recognize boys, parents and leaders.
• The Cubmaster leads the Pack meeting.
• The pack meeting provides a place for the dens to showcase their skills and projects.
• Pack meetings have games, songs, skits, stunts, ceremonies, and presentations of badges that boys have earned during the month.

The Pack Committee / Leader's Meeting

• A committee of volunteer parents run the pack.
• A chairperson leads the pack committee.
• The committee plans and organizes events throughout the year.
• The committee selects Leaders, performs record keeping, manages finances, and finds meeting places, orders badges, maintains Pack equipment, helps train and recognizes Leaders.

The Chartered Organization

• The Pack is "owned" by the chartered organization (in our case, American Legion Gold-Star Post 191.)
• The chartered organization approves Leaders, provides a meeting place, and operates the Pack within their own guidelines and the guidelines of the Boy Scouts of America.
• The chartered organization selects a representative to serve as liaison between the Pack and the organization.

The responsibility for a boy's advancement in Cub Scouting lies with the family, not with the Pack. Some advancement requirements are done at Den meetings, but most are completed at home with the family.

• First Grade Boys are members of a Tiger Den
• Second Grade Boys are members of a Wolf Den
• Third Grade Boys are members of a Bear Den
• Fourth and Fifth Grade Boys are members of a Webelos Den

		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.
		Boys in first grade or age 7 are part of a Tiger Cub program. They work closely with their adult partner to accomplish activities in their handbook. Recognition is immediate. Beads are presented at a Den or Pack meeting and worn on a belt totem. After completing all 15 parts of the five achievements, the Tiger Cub has earned the Tiger Cub badge.
		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.
		A Cub Scout who has completed the second grade (or is age 9) works to complete 12 of 24 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.
		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 nineteen-month Webelos program. In April of a Webelos Scout's fifth grade year, he graduates from Cub Scouting into the adventure of Boy Scouting at a graduation ceremony. Every boy deserves an opportunity to be a Boy Scout.