Cub Scouts

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Cub Scouts BSA
Cub Scouting is part of the Scouting program of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA), available to boys and girls from first through fifth-grade, or 7–10 years of age and their families. Its membership is the largest of the four BSA programs (Cub Scouting, Scouts BSA, Sea Scouts, and Venturing). Cub Scouting is part of the worldwide Scouting movement and aims to promote character development, citizenship training, and personal fitness.

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Aims, Methods, and Purposes

The Aims of Cub Scouting are to build character, learn the responsibilities of citizenship, and develop personal fitness.

Raingutter regatta

The Methods of Cub Scouting

  1. Living the Ideals
  2. Belonging to a Den
  3. Using Advancement
  4. Involving Family and Home
  5. Participating in Activities
  6. Serving Neighborhood and Community
  7. Wearing the Uniform
  8. Making Character Connections

The Purposes of Cub Scouting are

  1. Character Development
  2. Spiritual Growth
  3. Sportsmanship and Fitness
  4. Family Understanding
  5. Respectful Relationships
  6. Personal Achievement
  7. Friendly Service
  8. Fun and Adventure
  9. Preparation for Boy Scouts

Ideals

The Cub Scout ideals are spelled out in the Cub Scout Promise, the Law of the Pack, and the Cub Scout Motto.

Cub Scout Promise
I promise to do my best
To do my duty to God and my country,
To help other people, and
To obey the Law of the Pack.
Law of the Pack
The Cub Scout follows Akela.
The Cub Scout helps the pack go.
The pack helps the Cub Scout grow.
The Cub Scout gives goodwill.
Cub Scout Motto
Do Your Best

The Cub Scout sign identifies the youth as a Cub Scout and is used when giving the Cub Scout Promise or the Law of the Pack. The Cub Scout salute is used when saluting the flag of the United States. The handshake is used as a token of friendship and identity.

Program and activities

Each pack has a number of annual events such as the pinewood derby, raingutter regatta, the space derby, gold rush, the blue and gold banquet and Scout Sunday or Scout Sabbath.

Several structured camping activities are available in the Cub Scout program. The pack overnighter is a pack-organized camping activity that provides Cub Scouts with positive outdoor experiences. Cub Scout day camp or twilight camp is an accredited, organized, one- to five-day program for Cub Scouts using trained leadership at an approved site, and is usually held during daylight or early evening hours, but not overnight. Cub Scout resident camp is an organized, accredited overnight camping program covering at least two nights and conducted under trained leadership in an established Scout camp operated by the council. The Webelos den overnight camp introduces the boy and his parent to the camping program, under the leadership of the Webelos den leader. Joint campouts with a local Boy Scout troop for second-year Webelos can help to strengthen ties between the pack and troop and facilitate the transition from Webelos to Boy Scouts.

Alcohol is strictly prohibited at all Cub Scout events.
Cub Scout Trail

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