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The
boy becomes a Webelos Scout upon graduation from the Bear
program in the spring of third grade. He has all summer to
get started on Webelos activities. Boys new to Cub Scouting
can become Webelos if they are 10 years old or have
completed third grade, and have earned the Bobcat badge.
The Webelos badge is the fifth
rank in Cub Scouting (coming after Tiger Cub, Bobcat, Wold,
and Bear.) To earn the Webelos badge you must be
active in your den for at least 3 months and complete the
requirements. You'll be proud to earn the Webelos rank and
receive your badge at a pack meeting.
One of the differences between
Webelos and younger Cub Scouts is that the Webelos Den
Leader signs off the completed activities of a Webelos
Scout.
CLICK HERE to find Activity Pin Worksheets that will help you work through the requirements, and record your accomplishments. They are not required, but they are a great help when reviewing the requirements with your Den Leader for signoff.
THE WEBELOS ACHIEVEMENTS
-
Have
an adult member of your family read the Webelos Scout
Parent Guide that comes with this book (Webelos
Handbook, Pages 1-22) and sign here.
- Be an active member of your Webelos den for 3 months
(Active means having good attendance, paying den
dues, working on den projects).
- Know and explain the meaning of the Webelos badge.
- Point out the three special parts of the Webelos
Scout uniform. Tell when to wear the uniform and when
not to wear it.
- Earn the Fitness and Citizen activity badges and one
other activity badge from a different activity badge
group.
- Plan and lead a flag ceremony in your den that
includes the U.S. flag.
- Show that you know and understand the requirements
to be a Boy Scout.
- Demonstrate the Scout salute, Scout sign, and
Scout handshake. Explain when you would use them.
- Explain the Scout Oath, Scout Law, Scout motto,
and Scout slogan
- Explain and agree to follow the Outdoor Code.
- Faith
After completing the rest of requirement 8, do
these (a, b, and c):
- Know: Tell what you have learned
about faith.
- 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.
- Practice: After doing these
requirements, tell what you have learned about your
beliefs.
And do one of these (d OR e):
- Earn the religious emblem of your faith*
- 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.
Notes:
- 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.
- Religious Emblems are listed in the Webelos
Handbook, pages 68-69. (A list of the religious emblems
available to Cub Scouts is available on the BSA
website.
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