Cub Scout Ranks

Last Updated 04/05/10
Ranks

Bobcat - The Bobcat rank is for all boys who join Cub Scouting. Scouts must complete the Bobcat requirements before moving onto Tiger, Wolf, Bear or Webelos.

Tiger - The Tiger Cub is for first grade (or age 7) boys and their adult partners. There are five Tiger Cub achievement areas and forty-eight electives. The Tiger Cub, working with his adult partner, completes 15 requirements within these areas to earn the Tiger Cub Badge. These requirements consist of an exciting series of indoor and outdoor activities just right for a boy in the first grade. In addition, Tiger Cubs can earn belt loops for sporting and academic activities.

Wolf - The Wolf program is for boys who have completed first grade (or are age 8). To earn the Wolf badge, a boy must complete twelve achievements involving simple physical and mental skills. AFTER a Wolf Cub Scout earns his Wolf Badge he may begin earning Arrow Points in the Electives section of his book. He may work on his "Arrow Point Trail" at any time, however he cannot receive Arrow Points until AFTER he has earned the Wolf Badge. In addition, Wolf Cubs can earn belt loops and pins for sporting and academic activities.

Bear - The Bear rank is for boys who have completed second grade (or are age 9). There are twenty-four Bear achievements in four 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 the Wolf rank. AFTER a Bear Cub Scout earns his Bear Badge he may begin earning Arrow Points in the Electives section of his book. He may work on his "Arrow Point Trail" at any time, however he cannot receive Arrow Points until AFTER he has earned the Bear Badge. In addition, Bear Cubs can earn belt loops and pins for sporting and academic activities.

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. In addition, Webelos can earn belt loops and pins for sporting and academic activities.
Additional Awards

I've listed awards that have defined requirements.  There are other awards where the council needs to set the requirements and these are not listed because I don't know if our council has defined these yet.  To see a comprehensive list of Cub Scout Awards visit the US Scouting Service Project. To see a list of our council awards see the Cub Scout Awards section on the  San Diego-Imperial Council website.
Leave No Trace - Leave No Trace is a plan that helps people to be more concerned about their environment and to help them protect it for future generations. Leave No Trace applies in a backyard or local park (frontcountry) as much as it does in the wilderness (backcountry).
Summertime Pin - Awarded to Scouts who participate in the three Summertime Pack events and can be earned yearly.
World Conservation Patch - The World Conservation Award provides an opportunity for individual Cub Scouts to "think globally" and "act locally" to preserve and improve our environment. This program is designed to make youth members aware that all nations are closely related through natural resources and that we are interdependent with our world environment. It can only be earned once.
Outdoor Activity Award - Boys may earn the award in each of the program years as long as the requirements are completed each year. The first time the award is earned, the boy will receive the pocket flap award, which is to be worn on the right pocket flap of the uniform shirt. Each successive time the award is earned, a wolf track pin may be added to the flap. Leaders should encourage boys to build on skills and experiences from previous years when working on the award for a successive year.
Recruiter Patch - Earned by participating in a Pack Roundup event.
  Perfect Attendance Award - Each unit defines their own requirements for earning this patch or pin. Bars are added to the pin for each additional year that the cub earns this award.
Donor Awareness - A Donor Awareness Patch is awarded to a Cub Scout the first time he is successful in getting an adult family member, friend, relative, or other acquaintance to agree to become an organ donor, and to fill out and carry an Organ Donor Card.
Emergency Preparedness Award - The Emergency Preparedness Award is part of a new BSA program of emphasis for Cub Scouts and Leaders, in cooperation with the Federal Department of Homeland Security.



Interpreter Strips - Youth and Adult members may wear this strip if they show their knowledge of a foreign language or the sign language
Physical Fitness Award - The Physical Fitness Award is part of a BSA program of emphasis for Cub Scouts and Leaders.
Whittling Chip Patch - Typically earned as a Bear.
Religious Emblem of Faith - All Scouts show this by being faithful in their duty to God. Some go further and give special service. This can qualify them for a religious emblem. Such an emblem is not a Scouting award. It is conferred on a Scout by his religious leader. Each faith has its own requirements for earning its emblem.
United States Heritage Award - The United States Heritage Award from National Trails was designed by Scouts and adults to give youth recognition for learning about the heritage of the United States of America, and showing patriotism.  By earning this award, youth can cultivate an appreciation for the wonderful heritage of the United States of America.
USA Freedom Corps is an office of the White House that was started by President George W. Bush to help expand volunteer service around the United States. As President Bush says, everyone can do something. That includes you, your friends, and your family!
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