WeBeLoS

Webelos is the fith and highest rank the boys earn as Cub Scouts.

WeBeLoS is an acronym for We’ll Be Loyal Scouts. WeBeLoS Scouting is designed for 4th- and 5th-grade boys.

Geared to the older boys, WeBeLoS activities include using computers, learning citizens’ role in the nation, studying animals and insects, swimming, and properly caring for the flag.

Boys begin working on the WeBeLoS Badge as soon as their den moves onto WeBeLoS . This is the first step in the transition to a Boy Scout Troop. As they complete the requirements found in the WeBeLoS Scout book, they pursue activity badges for achievements in academic skills, the outdoors, technology, sports, and community involvement. They attend den meetings led by a WeBeLoS den leader and co-leader(s), and become familiar with the Boy Scout requirements, all leading to the Arrow of Light award, the highest award in Cub Scouting.

Belt Loops
The Cub Scouts Academics and Sports Program (Belt Loops) is one method of addressing the third aim of Scouting: the development of physical, mental and emotional fitness.  Fitness includes the body (well-tuned and healthy), the mind (able to think and solve problems), and the emotions (self-control, courage, and self-respect).  As in most activities in Cub Scouting, this is not meant to be a highly competitive program, instead, the boys are encouraged to DO THEIR BEST.

The Academic and Sports Program is an optional program for all Cub Scouts.  It is not part of the normal requirements towards ranks, except where used in obtaining various Webelos activity badges and Wolf Elective 20 (Sports).  Its purpose is to assist the Scouts in learning a new skill, or improving one they already posses.

WEBELOS Badge Requirements
As with all Cub Scout ranks, you must first earn the Bobcat Badge to be eligible to work for this award.

Also, your Webelos Den Leader will now sign off your activities (your parent or guardian does not sign off the activities as they did when you were a Wolf or Bear).

  1. Have an adult member of your family read the Webelos Scout Parent Guide that comes with this book (pages 1-22) and sign here.
  2. Be an active member of your Webelos den for 3 months (Active means having good attendance, paying den dues, working on den projects).
  3. Know and explain the meaning of the Webelos badge.
  4. Point out the three special parts of the Webelos Scout uniform. Tell when to wear the uniform and when not to wear it.
  5. Earn the Fitness and Citizen activity badges and one other activity badge from a different activity badge group .
  6. Plan and lead a flag ceremony in your den that includes the U.S. flag.
  7. Show that you know and understand the requirements to be a Boy Scout.
    1. Demonstrate the Scout salute, Scout sign, and Scout handshake. Explain when you would use them.
    2. Explain the Scout Oath, Scout Law, Scout motto, and Scout slogan
    3. Explain and agree to follow the Outdoor Code.
  8. Faith
    After completing the rest of requirement 8, do these (a, b, and c):
    1. Know: Tell what you have learned about faith.
    2. Commit: Tell how these faith experiences help you live your duty to God. Name one faith practice that you will continue to do in the future.
    3. Practice: After doing these requirements, tell what you have learned about your beliefs.

    And do one of these (d OR e):

    1. Earn the religious emblem of your faith*         
    2. Do two of these:
      • Attend the mosque, church, synagogue, temple, or other religious organization of your choice, talk with your religious leader about your beliefs. Tell your family and your Webelos den leader what you learned.
      • Discuss with your family and Webelos den leader how your religious beliefs fit in with the Scout Oath and Scout Law, and what character-building traits your religious beliefs have in common with the Scout Oath and Scout Law.
      • With your religious leader, discuss and make a plan to do two things you think will help you draw nearer to God. Do these things  for a month.
      • For at least a month, pray or meditate reverently each day as taught by your family, and by your church, temple, mosque, synagogue, or religious group.
      • Under the direction of your religious leader, do an act of service for someone else. Talk about your service with your family and Webelos den leader. Tell them how it made you feel.
      • List at least two ways you believe you have lived according to your religious beliefs.

* If you earned your faith's religious emblem earlier in Cub Scouting, and your faith does not have a Webelos religious emblem, you must complete requirement 8e.

Completion of requirement 8e does not qualify a youth to receive the religious emblem of his faith.

Webelos Emblems are listed on pages 68-69.

A list of the various religious emblems, and the levels in which they can be earned is also listed on this site.  Click here to see it.)

COMPASS POINTS

After you've earned the Webelos badge, you can earn the compass points emblem. It is awarded after you earn seven activity badges, four more in addition to the three you earned for the Webelos badge. Wear your compass points emblem attached to the button on the right pocket of the Webelos uniform shirt.

After you earn the compass points emblem,   you'll receive a metal compass point for each four additional activity badges you earn. Pin these compass points on the emblem in the "E," "W," or "S" positions, in any order you choose.  

You can earn the emblem and all three compass points by completing 19 activity badges, including the three required for the Webelos Badge.

Please consult your Cub Scout Book for the detailed information about each requirement.

   

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