A Quick Reference Guide

Cub Scout Motto: DO YOUR BEST

Q: Do I have to go to every activity?
No.  We try schedule lots of events, because everyone is very busy.  With Den Meetings, Pack Meetings and 1-2 events a month,

Q: How do we sign off the boy’s achievements?
Tigers, Bobcats, Wolves – Parents do most of the signing.  Den Leader mostly guides
Bears – Parents + Den Leader.  Bear advancement is trickier!
Webelos – Den Leader + Parents.  It is more like Boy Scout advancement, and needs checking by an adult other than the parent.

Q: How is this all organized?
It seems like chaos at times, but it is actually Organized Chaos™.    Each boy is assigned to a Den of similar aged boys, all working on advancing the same.   The Dens together form the Pack, and the Cubmaster leads the Pack Meetings.  The Pack Parent Meetings are run by the Committee Chair and we are chartered by the Banks Elementary School). 

Organizational Chart
Den
Pack
Tuality District
Cascade Pacific Council
Boy Scouts of America.

Q: When can a boy start?
Anytime after he is 6 yrs old, and/or in first grade.   The general rules are:

           
EVERYONE must earn their Bobcat badge, then they can work on their appropriate rank.  E.g. 4th graders who join as Webelos must earn their Bobcat before working on their Webelos pins.

In the year that the boys turn 11, they are eligible to cross-over from Cub Scouts into the Boy Scout program.

Q: Books?  Uniforms?
Buy one, and mark your child’s name in it and put a GPS tracking chip on it.  Same goes for clothes.  If your child needs a uniform but cannot afford one, we have a small collection of ones available for a time period.  Also, there

Q: Hazing?
Not allowed.  Period.  You can find out more about this in your Cub Scout Handbook, and online training (see below).

Q: How Do Parents Help Out?

• Family Involvement – We are a family program, and will find ways to include siblings in the activities when appropriate.
• Financial Commitment (Uniform, Registration fees, Den Dues and money earning projects).  If finances are a challenge talk to CubMaster
• Fill out Family Survey sheets
• Boys Life Magazine

Q: Pins, Belt Loops, Segments, Patches, and Rank?
Yep, it is confusing at first.  But don’t worry, the books actually explain most of it.  The costs are included in the Pack Dues, and in the money earned from fundraising.

Q: Fees? 
The new fees are due when you join, and are pro-rated through the end of the calendar year.  Renewal fees are collected at the October Pack meeting for the next calendar year.  We estimate it currently costs us ~$45 per boy per calendar year, for permits, badges, insurance and other costs.  Some of this the boys earn with our yearly fundraising.

Q: When are the events and meetings?