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 WEBELOS         

 

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).

DATE

REQUIREMENT

SIGN

 

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.

 

 

2. Be an active member of your Webelos den for 3 months (Active means having good attendance, paying den dues, working on den projects).

 

 

3. Know and explain the meaning of the Webelos badge.

 

 

4. Point out the three special parts of the Webelos Scout uniform. Tell when to wear the uniform and when not to wear it.

 

 

5. Earn the Fitness and Citizen activity badges and one other activity badge from a different activity group.

 

 

6. Plan and lead a flag ceremony in your den that includes the U.S. flag.

 

 

7. Show that you know and understand the requirements to be a Boy Scout.

 

 

a. Demonstrate the Scout salute, Scout sign, and Scout handshake. Explain when you would use them.

 

 

b. Explain the Scout Oath, Scout Law, Scout motto, and Scout slogan

 

 

c. Explain and agree to follow the Outdoor Code.

 

 

8. Faith

 

 

After completing the rest of requirement 8, do these (a, b, and c):

 

 

a. Know: Tell what you have learned about faith.

 

 

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.

 

 

c. Practice: After doing these requirements, tell what you have learned about your beliefs.

 

 

And do one of these (d OR e):

 

 

d. Earn the religious emblem of your faith*

 

 

e. Do two of these:

 

 

  •  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.

 

 

  •  Discuss with your family and Webelos den leader how your religious beliefs fit in with the Scout Oath and Scout Law, and what character-building traits your religious beliefs have in common with the Scout Oath and Scout Law.

 

 

  •  With your religious leader, discuss and make a plan to do two things you think will help you draw nearer to God. Do these things for a month.

 

 

  •  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.

 

 

  •  Under the direction of your religious leader, do an act of service for someone else. Talk about your service with your family and Webelos Den Leader. Tell them how it made you feel.

 

 

  •  List at least two ways you believe you have lived according to your religious beliefs.

 

 

* 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.

 

 

Completion of requirement 8e does not qualify a youth to receive the religious emblem of his faith.

 

                         

 

 

 

The Arrow of Light

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.

4.    With your Webelos den (or patrol), visit at least one Boy Scout troop meeting, and one Boy Scout-oriented outdoor activity.

5.    Participate in a Webelos overnight campout or day hike.

6.     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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LAST MODIFY ON  July 01, 2008