Uniforms. Wolves wear the blue "Class A" uniform shirt, available from the Great Sauk Trail Council "Scout Shop." [link]

Where patches go the uniform? See the BSA "Insignia Guide." [link]

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Pack 5 Home Page [link]

Second grade boys
Wolf

Would you like to be a Pack 5 Wolf?

The earliest you can join Cub Scouts is after June 1 of the year you graduate from first grade. You're now a second-grader, and you can be a part of our "Wolf" Den, which meets every week or so: Your parents will agree on the best schedule at the start of the school year.

You can join now even if you weren't a Tiger Cub or simply didn't earn the Tiger Cub rank. In Cub Scouts, you can be a member of the Wolf Den based on your grade in school (or in some cases, your age). The only "catch-up" you'll need to do is earning your "Bobcat" rank, which is the blue patch you can see below and to the right on this page.

Don't worry: You'll have have your Bobcat earned in no time.

The Wolf patch

This year, it's the "Wolf" rank you're after; that's the red patch you see on the upper-left side of this page. To do this, you'll complete a combination of required and choice items under each of twelve "Wolf Achievements."

• Feats of Skill

• Your Flag

• Keep Your Body Healthy

• Know Your Home and Community

• Tools for Fixing and Building

• Start a Collection

• Your Living World

• Cooking and Eating

• Be Safe at Home and on the Street

• Family Fun

• Duty to God

• Making Choices

Once again, your Den Leader will take the lead (perhaps your own mom or dad?). This time, you'll also have an Assistant Den Leader or so, and the other parents will take a step back during your get-togethers. Some of the Wolf Achievements are completed by you in your Den Meetings, and at other times on your own with your family. Some Den Leaders like to award immediate recognitions similar to those on the Tiger Cub Totem — but now there are several tasks required for each one bead.

Pack 5 likes to have our Wolf Den Cub Scouts "earn rank" by the "Blue & Gold Banquet" we hold in March each year. If you need more time, you have until June 1.

Arrow Points (and more)

One nice thing about getting your patch at "Blue & Gold" is that you still have time to work on "Arrow Points." You can earn these by completing Electives and even going back to pick up some of the Achievement options you haven't done before. Your first Arrow Point is gold, and every Arrow Point you earn after that is silver. You can see what these look like on the left here, just below the Wolf patch.

Check out other awards you can earn as a Wolf in your Handbook.

Pack Meetings

Wolf Den Cubs also get to come to all of our "Pack Meetings" and many of our Pack events. A Pack Meeting is where all the boys in Pack 5 get together in one place: First through fifth graders. Some Pack Meetings are more game-oriented, others are more for your entertainment. This is also where we give out our major awards and hear about what each Den has been doing since we last met.

Pack Meetings are also important for your parents. Sometimes they will stick with us for the entire program. Other times, they'll head off to a separate meeting of other Pack 5 adults, to help keep things running smoothly. Pay close attention at the Pack Meeting, because this is often where you'll learn about even more exciting things you can do as a Cub Scout!

Attention Parents

Learn how you can help your son get the most out of the Cub Scout Program and get more involved with Pack 5 efforts. [link]

What is Cub Scouts all about?