A Cub Scout who has completed first grade (or is age 8) works on 12 achievements to earn the Wolf badge.
The founder of Scouting, Sir Robert Baden-Powell of England, based his ideas for Cub Scouts on a Rudyard Kipling book called Mowgli's Brothers. The story is part of Kipling's Jungle Books series and is set in India.
In the story, a young boy is separated from his family when his village is attacked by a tiger named Shere Khan. A family of wolves finds him and raises him. When the boy grows older, the family asks Akela, the great leader of the wolf pack, if he may join the pack. The pack council allows him to join so that they can protect him from Shere Khan and other dangers in the jungle.
Before he can become a Wolf Cub Scout, each boy must earn his Bobcat badge. He then begins the Wolf Trail, where he must complete a series of 12 Achievements to earn the Wolf badge.
Wolf Requirements
To earn the Wolf rank a Cub Scout must complete 12 Achievements. These achievements are divided into 62 tasks of which 52 selected tasks must be completed.
Your boy doesn't have to wait until he completes his entire Wolf trail before being recognized for his work. When he completes any three achievements, his den leader can present him with the Progress Toward Ranks emblem.
It's a diamond shaped badge with a plastic thong, and is worn on the button of the right pocket of his uniform shirt. Each time he completes three achievements he will receive another gold bead. After he gets his fourth gold bead, he will be ready to receive his Wolf badge at a pack meeting.
If the Cub Scout has not previously earned the Bobcat Badge, it must be earned first.
Note that these activities are primarily done at home and signed off by the parent after the boy has completed each task. The book is then shown to the Den Leader who records the progress and also signs the boy's book.
AFTER a Wolf Cub Scout earns his Wolf Badge he may begin working on earning Arrow Points in the Electives section of his book.
He may work on his "Arrow Point Trail" at any time, however he cannot receive Arrow Points until AFTER he has earned the Wolf Badge. |
