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In Scouting we call this your "rank." But the terms can be a little confusing at first, because the same word is used to mean two different things as you go along. For example, when you are a first grader, you are a "Tiger Cub." But you still have to "earn rank," which means you've done everything required to be awarded and then actually wear the Tiger patch.

Let's go through the core progression and you'll start to get the language of Cub Scout ranks down in no time!

Boys can join Cub Scouts at pretty much any time after they become first graders, but before June 1 of their fifth grade year. Regardless of your age, the first rank you'll have to earn is called "Bobcat." Completing this means you know the basics of what's involved in being a Cub Scout. It's a way of assuring that every boy starts from the same place and knows what we expect when we interact with one another and society. If your Class A uniform shirt is blue, you can wear it on your left pocket.

Tiger Cub

The earliest you can join Cub Scouts is after June 1 of the year you graduate from Kindergarten. These boys are called "Tiger Cubs."

You'll be a member of the Tiger Den. Together with other boys close to your own age, you'll work to earn the Tiger Cub patch by the time our Pack has its "Blue & Gold Banquet." Don't worry if you need more time: You have until June 1 of your first grade year to complete all the requirements.

You'll have a Den Leader. But Tiger Cubs' parents are especially involved in their Scouting experience, participating right along side you as you play games, visit neat places, and work to earn your Tiger patch. Until you earn your patch, you'll wear a "Totem" like the one shown here. You'll earn "beads" for progress toward your rank to immediately show everyone how hard you are working! Once you earn rank, you'll wear your Tiger patch on the left pocket of your blue Class A uniform shirt, below your Bobcat patch.

Wolf Cub

If your dad, uncle, or some older relative or adult was a Cub Scout, don't be surprised he tells you that in his day, "Wolf" was the earliest age he could join.

If you joined as a Tiger, you automatically become a Wolf on June 1 at the end of that year — even if you didn't earn that rank (patch). It's the same if you join as a second-grader. Wolves get to do a little more stuff than younger boys: They can go to summer camp and spend the night with one of their parents in a tent, learn to safely use pocket knives, and be a bit more adventuresome.

Your Wolf patch goes on the left pocket of your blue Class A uniform shirt, lower and adjacent to your Bobcat patch, along the side closest to the "B" in "Bobcat." If you earn rank before the end of your second-grade year, there's still plenty to do! You can continue to work toward "Arrow Points," which, when earned, will also be worn on your uniform, starting below your Wolf patch.

Bear Cub

Boys are still joining our Pack in the third grade, and this is their Den!

But if you've been around a while, you'll automatically advance to Bear on the June 1 that ends your second-grade year. It's a neat time to be a Cub Scout, because you feel like you know your way around and look forward to our traditions, like the Pinewood Derby, Spring Cabin Campout, and Cake Auction. At the same time, you're continuing to advance in your skill development, such as learning to safely build and extinguish fires.

Once you earn rank, you'll wear your Bear patch on the same pocket and in line with your Wolf patch (if earned). It will touch and fit adjacent to your Bobcat patch, along the side closest to the "t" in "Bobcat." Just like the Wolf Cubs, you can earn "Arrow Points" after you make Bear, right up until you automatically advance to the Webelos level on June 1.

As a Webelos Scout you're on the cusp of the Cub Scouting and becoming a Boy Scout. You're still a very important part of Pack 5, and the Adult Leaders will look to you more and more to set the example for our younger Cubs, and even take on some leadership responsibilities.

This is your last rank with us. It lasts about eighteen months, beginning when you graduate third grade: For the next twelve months, we'll know you as a "Webelos I Scout." You'll earn your Webelos patch sometime between December and "Blue & Gold" of your fourth-grade year. Then you'll continue completing Achievements that are recognized by pins worn on your "Webelos Colors" (shown at right).

Ideally, Webelos will sample highlights of the challenges they'll face and overcome when they become Boy Scouts. One of the most important goals for Pack 5 is to fully prepare these young men for the opportunity to join a Troop, and "Cross-Over" into it during our formal Spring ceremony.

Webelos II Scouts who reach the pinnacle of success during this period will earn "Arrow of Light," the highest achievement in Cub Scouting.

Also take a look for this "knot" patch above the left pocket of the uniform on adult leaders. This means the man wearing it was once a Cub Scout himself, and it's a reminder that he, too, earned his own Arrow of Light, way-back-when!

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