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As with all Cub Scout ranks, you must first earn the Bobcat Badge to be
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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). |
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1. Have an adult member of your family read the Webelos Scout Parent
Guide that comes with this book (pages 1-22) and sign here. |
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2. Be an active member of your Webelos den for 3 months (Active means
having good attendance, paying den dues, working on den projects).
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3. Know and explain the meaning of the Webelos badge. |
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4. Point out the three special parts of the Webelos Scout uniform. Tell
when to wear the uniform and when not to wear it. |
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5. Earn the Fitness and Citizen activity badges and one other activity
badge from a different activity group. |
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6. Plan and lead a flag ceremony in your den that includes the U.S.
flag. |
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7. Show that you know and understand the requirements to be a Boy Scout.
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a. Demonstrate the Scout salute, Scout sign, and Scout handshake.
Explain when you would use them. |
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b. Explain the Scout Oath, Scout Law, Scout motto, and Scout slogan
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c. Explain and agree to follow the Outdoor Code. |
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8. Faith |
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After completing the rest of requirement 8, do these (a, b, and c):
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a. Know: Tell what you have learned about faith. |
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b. Commit: Tell how these faith experiences help you live your duty to
God. Name one faith practice that you will continue to do in the future.
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c. Practice: After doing these requirements, tell what you have learned
about your beliefs. |
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And do one of these (d OR e): |
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d. Earn the religious emblem of your faith* |
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e. Do two of these: |
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Attend
the mosque, church, synagogue, temple, or other religious
organization of your choice, talk with your religious leader about
your beliefs. Tell your family and your Webelos den leader what you
learned.
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For
at least a month, pray or meditate reverently each day as taught by
your family, and by your church, temple, mosque, synagogue, or
religious group.
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If you earned your faith's religious emblem earlier in Cub Scouting, and
your faith does not have a Webelos religious emblem, you must complete
requirement 8e. |
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Completion of requirement 8e does not qualify a youth to receive the
religious emblem of his faith. |
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The Arrow of Light
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The Arrow of Light Award is
the highest honor a Cub Scout can earn and the only Cub Scout badge you can wear
on your Boy Scout uniform. Earning the Arrow of Light is the ultimate in Cub
Scouting, and should be an honor you cherish for the rest of your life!
Arrow of Light Award
Requirements
1.
Be active in
your Webelos den (or patrol) for at least six months since completing the fourth
grade (or at least six months since becoming 10 years old), and earn the Webelos
badge.
2.
Show your
knowledge of the requirements to become a Boy Scout by doing all of these: (1)
Repeat from memory and explain in your own words the Scout Oath or Promise
and the 12 points of the Scout Law. Tell how you have practiced them in
your everyday life. (2) Give and explain the Scout Motto, Slogan,
sign, salute, and handclasp. (3) Understand the significance of the Scout badge.
Know its parts and tell what each stands for. (4) Tell how a Boy Scout uniform
is different from a Webelos Scout uniform.
3.
Earn five
more Activity badgesfor a total of eight. (You already earned three for
the Webelos badge. The total of eight must include Citizen, Fitness, Readyman,
and at least one from the outdoor group, one from the mental skills group, and
one from the technology group.
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With your
Webelos den (or patrol), visit at least one Boy Scout troop meeting, and one Boy
Scout-oriented outdoor activity.
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Participate
in a Webelos overnight campout or day hike.
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After you have completed all five of the
above requirements, and after a talk with your Webelos leader, arrange to visit,
with your parent or guardian, a meeting of a Boy Scout troop you think you might
like to join. Talk to the Scoutmaster. Then get an "Application to Become a Boy
Scout," fill it out, and have your parent or guardian sign it. Show it to your
Webelos leader and talk about your interest in becoming a Boy Scout.
Congratulations! If you have
completed all the above steps and have earned your Arrow of Light Award, you are
on your way to being a Boy Scout.
    
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