PROVIDENCE PARK BAPTIST CHURCH
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Troop #491 Pack Leader: Rev. Jean Flowers Pack Meetings: Every Monday Evenings at 5:30 p.m. |
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Cub Scout's Rank |
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BOBCAT Badge |
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| The very first rank that EVERY boy MUST earn when entering the Cub Scouting Program is the Bobcat. To earn the Bobcat rank the new Cub Scout must do the following: | |
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| TIGER CUB PROGRAM | BEAR Badge Requirements |
| Tiger Cubs BSA gives
parents an opportunity to provide their children with a safe, structured, and nurturing
environment. Tiger Cubs and their adult partners have fun together while developing closer
family relationships. Scouting can provide positive, enriching experiences and activities
to complement a child's formal classroom education. Scouting and education share the
common goal of helping young people grow into self-reliant, dependable, and caring adults.
Tiger Cubs BSA is a simple, fun, easy-to-operate program that helps a boy and his adult partner gain a better understanding of and an appreciation for the community environment in which they live, and even the world at large. Tiger Cubs BSA offers an opportunity for boys to enter the Scouting family at an important age. Research has shown that early involvement in values-based programs is vital to strong character development. The longer a boy stays in Scouting, the more likely he is to develop the values and skills needed to become an ethical and productive citizen. The Tiger Cub dens are a part of the Pack. Tiger Cub dens meet twice a month and attendance at all pack meetings is urged. There are Tiger Cub resource books and program helps available for the Tiger Cub Den Leaders. Tiger Cubs are not first-grade Cub Scouts. Tiger Cubs BSA introduces boys and their adult partners to the excitement of Cub Scouting as they "Search, |
To earn the Bear Badge, a Cub Scout must
complete 12 achievements out of a possible 24
that are offered in the book. The achievements are grouped in 4 major areas, GOD, COUNTRY,
FAMILY, and SELF. Within each group, a required number of achievements must be completed,
as indicated below. Also, any achievements that they do NOT use to earn the Bear
Badge may be used to earn Arrow Points. (Note that these achievements, as were the Wolf activities, are primarily done at home and signed off by an adult family member after the boy has completed each one. The book is then shown to the Den Leader who records the progress and also signs the boy's book.) The Bear Achievements are as follows, page number references to the Bear Book are in parenthesis. If the Cub Scout has not previously earned the Bobcat Badge, it must be earned first. |
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| WOLF Badge Requirements | WEBELOS Badge Requirements |
| To earn the Wolf rank a Cub Scout must
complete 49 tasks out of a possible 62 tasks that are offered in the book. If the Cub Scout has not previously earned the Bobcat Badge, it must be earned first. Note that these activities are primarily done at home and signed off by the parent after the boy has completed each task. The book is then shown to the Den Leader who records the progress and also signs the boy's book. |
As with all Cub Scout ranks, you must first
earn the Bobcat Badge
to be eligible to work for this award. Also, your Webelos Den Leader will now sign off your activities (your parent or guardian does not sign off the activities as they did when you were a Wolf or Bear). |
