Cub Scout Parent “First Step” Guide Bay Area Council (Updated July 2014) “To reach any goal, it takes a first step. Do not think of how many steps it will take; just take one at a time for you will eventually achieve your goal!” Remember, there is someone and lots of information out there to help guide you on your path. Scouting is not an individual activity but that of a group. It is up to all of us, the leaders, to give each boy the true Program that will keep him in Scouting. Training is the only way to make your job easier & more rewarding in the end. This guide is a “cliff note” for a quick reference to the Scouting program in our area; it does not replace the Cub Scout Leader Book nor Training. There are many Scouts depending on you, Thank You for Volunteering! May your first steps be memorable, Lisa A. Mayshak-Stegman Field Director Cub Scout Parent First Step Guide - Bay Area Council Table of Contents THE PURPOSE OF CUB SCOUTING ..................................................................................................................... 1 CUB SCOUT ORGANIZATION ............................................................................................................................... 1 Robert Baden-Powell ............................................................................................................................................. 1 PACK STRUCTURE…………………………………………………………………………………………………2 Den ........................................................................................................................................................................ 3 Pack ....................................................................................................................................................................... 3 Pack Committee ..................................................................................................................................................... 3 Families ................................................................................................................................................................. 3 REGISTRATIONS ...................................................................................................................................................... 4 Cub Scout Registration .......................................................................................................................................... 4 Cub Leader Registration ....................................................................................................................................... 4 Good Turn For America Registration ................................................................................................................... 4 SCOUT SHOP LOCATIONS..................................................................................................................................... 4 CUB SCOUT BASICS ................................................................................................................................................ 5 Cub Scout Colors ................................................................................................................................................... 5 Cub Scout Promise ................................................................................................................................................ 5 Law of the Pack ..................................................................................................................................................... 5 Cub Scout & Tiger Motto ...................................................................................................................................... 5 The Cub Scout Sign ............................................................................................................................................... 5 The Cub Scout handshake...................................................................................................................................... 5 The Cub Scout Salute ............................................................................................................................................. 5 UNIFORMS ............................................................................................................................................................. 6-7 Cub Scout Field Dress Uniform: Tiger, Bobcat, Wolf and Bear Cubs .................................................................. 6 Webelos Cub Scout Field Dress Uniform .............................................................................................................. 6 Insignias needed on shirts of both Cub Scout uniforms ......................................................................................... 6 Cub Scout Handbooks ........................................................................................................................................... 7 Den Leader Field Dress Uniforms ........................................................................................................................ 7 Leader & Cub Scout Activity Uniform ................................................................................................................... 7 LEADERSHIP TRAINING ........................................................................................................................................ 8 New Leader Essentials, Leader Specific & Youth Protection ................................................................................ 8 On-line Training .................................................................................................................................................... 8 Cub Leader “Pow-Wow” ...................................................................................................................................... 8 Monthly “Roundtable” .......................................................................................................................................... 8 University of Scouting ........................................................................................................................................... 8 2 Deep Leadership ................................................................................................................................................. 8 CUB SCOUT DEN ................................................................................................................................................ 9-11 Running a Den ....................................................................................................................................................... 9 Weekly Den Meeting Lessons & Structure ............................................................................................................ 9 Den Code of Conduct .......................................................................................................................................... 10 Coup & Bead Rewards ........................................................................................................................................ 11 Den Chief ............................................................................................................................................................. 11 Denner ................................................................................................................................................................. 11 CUB SCOUT ADVANCEMENT ........................................................................................................................11-15 Tiger .................................................................................................................................................................... 11 Bobcat .................................................................................................................................................................. 12 Wolf ..................................................................................................................................................................... 12 Bear ..................................................................................................................................................................... 12 Webelos ............................................................................................................................................................... 12 Cub Scout Parent First Step Guide - Bay Area Council Arrow of Light ..................................................................................................................................................... 13 Religious Awards ................................................................................................................................................. 13 Tiger, Wolf & Bear Immediate Recognition ........................................................................................................ 13 Webelos Colors .................................................................................................................................................... 13 Cub Scout Patch "Brag" Vest .............................................................................................................................. 14 Awards & Recognition Certificates 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