How do I find Cub Scout packs in my area?

Locate a Cub Scout Pack on the BSA Website

  1. Go to the BeAScout website.
  2. Locate the box labeled “Find Cub Scouting Units in Your Area”
  3. Enter your zip code and click on the arrow.

Can you earn Webelos in 5th grade?

Webelos is for 4th and 5th grade youth to prepare to join a Scouts BSA troop while learning outdoors skills and participating in many adventures. A well-run group of Webelos is a gradual change from being an ‘adult-run’ den to being a ‘scout-run’ patrol ready to fit right into an adventurous Scouts BSA troop.

What grades are Cub Scout ranks?

Cub Scout Ranks

  • Lion Cub – Kindergarten.
  • Bobcat.
  • Tiger – 1st Grade.
  • Wolf – 2nd Grade.
  • Bear – 3rd Grade.
  • Webelos – 4th and 5th Grade.
  • Arrow of Light.

What does Cub Scouts offer?

The program offers fun and challenging activities that promote character development and physical fitness. Family involvement is an essential part of the program, and parents are encouraged to play an active role. Cub Scouting helps parents make the most of the time they have to impact the lives of their children.

What are Boy Scouts called now?

Scouts BSA
On February 1, 2019, the Boy Scouts of America renamed its flagship program, Boy Scouts, to Scouts BSA to reflect its policy change allowing girls to join separate, gender-specific troops.

Can a Cub Scout earn Arrow of Light without Webelos?

Arrow of Light Requirements All Cub Scouts, except for those who join Cub Scouting for the first time in fifth grade, must earn their Webelos rank prior to earning Arrow of Light.

What rank is after Webelos?

Cub Scouts who join a pack are assigned to dens with ideally six to eight members, usually based on age: Lion Scouts (kindergarten), Tiger Scouts (first grade), Wolf Scouts (second grade), Bear Scouts (third grade), and Webelos Scouts (fourth and fifth grades).

What are Webelos colors?

Webelos Colors is an optional yellow, red, and green emblem (use determined by individual Cub Scout Packs) onto which the Webelos Activity Badges or Webelos and Arrow of Light Adventure Pins may be displayed. Worn on the right sleeve under the American flag and den numeral.

Are Cub Scouts worth it?

A Tufts University study released in 2015 found that that “boys in Cub Scouts became significantly more cheerful, helpful, kind, obedient, trustworthy, and hopeful about their future than non-Scouts.”