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Cub Scouts Overview

    A Cub Scout organization is part of the larger national organization of Boy Scouts of America.  Cub Scouts are the largest of the Boy Scouts organizations.  Cub Scouting is for boys in the first thru fifth grades (ages 7 thru 10).

    Advancement in the Cub Scouts can be fun and fullfilling for the boys by recognizing personal achievement and strengthens family understanding as adult family members work with boys on advancement projects.  They earn badges to progress thru the ranks.

Cub Scout Ranks
Tiger Cubs
Tiger Cubs are for all boys in the first grade.
Bobcat
The first rank that every boy must earn when entering the Cub Scouting Program after the Tiger Cub program.
Wolf
The Wolf program is for boys who have completed first grade (or are age 8). To earn the Wolf badge, a boy must pass twelve achievements involving simple physical and mental skills.
Bear
The Bear rank is for boys who have completed second grade (or are age 9). There are twenty-four Bear achievements in four different categories. The Cub Scout must complete twelve of these to earn the Bear badge. These requirements are somewhat more difficult and challenging than those for Wolf rank.
Webelos
This program is for boys who have completed third grade (or are age 10). 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 - all leading to the Arrow of Light Award.
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