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The Webelos badge is the fifth rank
in Cub Scouting (coming after Tiger Cub, Bobcat, Wold,
and Bear.) You can start on it as soon as you join a
Webelos den, and have earned the
Bobcat badge. 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.
Details regarding the completion of
the requirements and
activity Badges can be found in the BSA Webelos
Handbook (No. 33452, 2003.)
BSA 33452 © 2003
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.
Note that two Webelos badges are
shown on this page. The first is a diamond-shaped cloth
badge that is gold and light blue embroidered on dark
blue background with gold trim. It is worn on the left
pocket of the blue Cub Scout uniform in the 6 o'clock
position, as shown in Insignia Guide. This
diamond-shaped patch can still be worn by Webelos that
have earned it as part of the four-patch 'diamond.'
The other Webelos badge is an
oval-shaped cloth badge, gold and light blue embroidered
on khaki background with khaki trim. It is worn centered
on the left pocket of the khaki Scout shirt, with no
other rank patches, as shown in Insignia Guide.
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WEBELOS REQUIREMENTS
- 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</.A>.
- 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.
Click
here to see them.)
When a boy has completed all of these Webelos
requirements, he has earned the right to wear the Webelos badge.
The badge should be
ceremoniously presented as soon as possible
at an upcoming Pack meeting.
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