Wolf Scout - Pack 354
 

The Cub Scout Promise
I, (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.

 

The Wolf Cub program launches boys into the regular Cub Scout and Boy Scout program. The Wolf rank is a part of the program aimed at second graders, or those seven years of age. In the Tiger Cub Program, the families participated in collaborative decision making to determine the activities of the Den based on the Tiger Cub Family Activity Book and Tiger Cub Resource Book. In the Wolf Cub program, the neighborhood-centered activities are planned and coordinated by the Den Leader or Pack Committee members.

Parents' role in the Bobcat and Wolf Cub program revolves around the one-on-one parent-son relationship and completing activities in the Wolf Cub Book. Advancement to Bobcat Rank and Wolf Cub Rank are documented by the boy's completion of items as outlined in the Wolf Cub Book.

To earn the Wolf badge a Cub Scout must complete 49 out of a possible 62 tasks that are offered in the Wolf Cub Scout Book - if the Cub Scout has not previously earned the Bobcat badge, it must be earned first. Wolf activities are primarily done at home, then signed off by the parent after the boy has completed each task. The boy's Wolf Cub Scout Book is then shown to the Den Leader, who records his progress and also signs the boy's book.
  

Once a Cub Scout has earned his Wolf badge, he may work towards earning Arrow Points. While he may work on these at any time, he cannot receive them until after he has earned the Wolf badge.

The first activity in the Wolf Cub Book for parents and boys to work together is on child safety and prevention of child abuse. The Boy Scouts of America has recognized the problem of physical, mental and sexual abuse of children. In an effort to help protect Scouts, the BSA has developed a Youth Protection Program for both Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts. A video, It Happened to Me, should be shown annually to Cub Scouts and their parents. This video and the BSA Guide to Safe Scouting Guide provide valuable information for Scout Leaders and parents alike in operating safe Scouting programs. 

Parents should attend the monthly Pack meetings as this is the place where their Scouts are formally recognized for rank and achievement awards. And, it means a lot to the boys.