The Bobcat Rank is the first rank that EACH new Cub Scout earns. Each boy entering Cub Scouts (no matter what age he is) must complete the Bobcat Rank when joining the Pack.
These requirements are meant to demonstrate that the boy is making a commitment to participating in the scouting program.
Please start working on these requirements so that your son can earn his Babcat Rank at the next Monthly Pack Meeting. Let your Den Leader know when your son is done with these so he can report it to the Pack Committee.
1. Learn and say the CUB SCOUT PROMISE and complete the HONESTY CHARACTER CONNECTION:
The Cub Scout Promise
"I ...(name)... 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."
Duty to God
means:
Put God first
Do what you know God wants you to do
And my country
means:
Do what you can for your country
Be proud that you are an American
To help other people
means:
Do things for others that would help them
Obey the Law of the Pack
means:
Do what Akela asks you to do
Be a good Cub Scout
Be proud that you are a Cub Scout
Honesty Character Connection
Know
- Discuss these questions with your family:
1. What is a promise?
2. What does it mean to "keep your word?"
3. What does honesty mean?
4. What does it mean to "do your best?"
Commit
- Discuss these questions with your family:
1. Why is a promise important?
2. Why is it important for people to trust you when you give your word?
3. When might it be difficult to keep your word? List examples
Practice
Discuss with family members why it is important to be trustworthy and honest and how you can do your best to be honest when you are doing the activities in Cub Scouting.
2. Say the LAW OF THE PACK and tell what it means:
The 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.
The Cub Scout follows Akela (say ah-KAY-la).
Akela is a good leader. Your mother or father or other adult member of your family is Akela. In the pack, your Cubmaster is Akela. Your den leader is Akela. At school, your teacher is Akela.
The Cub Scout helps the pack go.
Come to all the meetings. Do what you can to help. Think of others in the pack.
The pack helps the Cub Scout grow.
You can have fun when you are a pack of the pack. Learn things from others. Do things with them.
The Cub Scout gives goodwill.
Smile. Be happy. Do thing to help others. Little things make a big difference.
3. Tell what WEBELOS means:
Webelos (say WE-buh-lows) has a special meaning that Cub Scouts know. It is We'll Be Loyal Scouts.
4. Show the CUB SCOUT SIGN and tell what it means:
Make the sign with your right hand and with your arm held straight up. The two fingers stand for two parts of the Promise - "to help other people" and "to obey." They look like a wolf's ears; this means you are ready to listen to Akela.
Give the Cub Scout sign when you say the Cub Scout Promise or the Law of the Pack
5. Show the CUB SCOUT HANDSHAKE and tell what it means:
Using your right hand, place your first two fingers along the inside of the other boy's wrist. This means that you help and that you obey the Law of the Pack.
6. Say the CUB SCOUT MOTTO:
The Cub Scout Motto is: "DO YOUR BEST."
7. Give the CUB SCOUT SALUTE and tell what it means:
Point your first two fingers of your right hand out straight and close together. Touch the tips of the fingers to your cap or if not wearing a cap then to your eyebrow.
A salute is a way to show respect. When you salute a leader (either adult or other scout), you show him or her that you respect their position. When you salute the flag, you show that you are proud of your country.
8. Complete the exercises in the booklet How to Protect Your Children from Child Abuse:
This booklet may is included in the front of your Cub Scout Manual.
Now you have completed the requirements to earn your Bobcat Rank!! Congratulations
