Bobcat

The first rank that EVERY boy MUST earn when entering the Cub Scouting Program after the Tiger Cub program is the Bobcat rank. Tiger Cubs earn the Tiger Cub rank THEN the Bobcat rank. Boys joining after the Tiger Cub year start with the Bobcat.

1. Learn and say The Cub Scout Promise.

Cub Scout Promise

I, (your 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.

Meaning of the Cub Scout Promise:
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 please them.
Obey the Law of the Pack means: Be a good Cub Scout. Be proud that you are one.

2. Say The Law of the Pack, 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.

Meaning of The Law Of The Pack:
The Cub Scout follows Akela (say Ah-KAY-la) means: Akela is a good leader. Your mother
or father 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 means: Come to all
the meetings. Do what you can to help. Think of others in the pack.
The Pack helps the Cub Scout grow means: You can have fun when you are a part of the pack.
Learn things from others. Do things with them.
The Cub Scout gives goodwill means: Smile. Be happy.
Do things that make others happy. They don't have to be big things. Little Things help, too.

3. Tell what Webelos means.

"WE'll BE LOyal Scouts"

4. Show the Cub Scout Sign. 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 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. Tell what it means.

Here's how to shake hands with another Cub Scout. Hold out your right hand just as you always do to shake hands. Put 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.

DO YOUR BEST is the Cub Scout Motto. It means that when you play a game, you should do your best to win or help your team win. When you are in school, you should do your best to learn from your teachers. When you're at home, you should help your family to the best of your abilities. Always - DO YOUR BEST.

7. Give the Cub Scout Salute.

A Cub Scout salutes with his right hand by holding his fingers as he does for the Cub Scout Sign. Keep the two fingers next to each other and straight. Touch the tips of the fingers to his cap or if he's not wearing his cap then to his eyebrow. A salute is a way to show respect to your leaders and your country. When you salute a leader, you show him or her that you look up to them, when you salute the flag you show that you are proud of your country.

8. With your parents or guardian, complete the exercises in the booklet, How to Protect Your Children from Child Abuse.

Cub Scout Sign
Cub Scout Handshake
Cub Scout Motto
Cub Scout Salute