ARROW OF LIGHT
Badge Requirements
These are the requirements
as they appear in the 2003 edition of the Webelos Handbook (33452).
The Arrow of Light Award is the
highest rank in Cub Scouting. After a boy has completed the fourth grade
and earned the Webelos badge, the next step on the Webelos trail to becoming
a Boy Scout is earning this award. It is the only Cub Scout badge that can
be worn on the Boy Scout Uniform. As a boy works on the Arrow of Light,
he gets a chance to practice some Scout skills that he has already learned,
earn more Activity Badges, and really learn what a Boy Scout is. Because
this award is so special, a special ceremony is usually performed by the
Pack.
To earn the Arrow
of Light, a Cub Scout will have to earn the Webelos
badge and at least eight activity badges, including Citizen,
Readyman, and Fitness.
The total must include one from each of the five activity groups.
By the time he has
earned the Arrow of Light Award, he will have learned many things about
a lot of subjects - and a lot about Boy Scouting. He will be ready to join
a Boy Scout troop.
Arrow of Light Award Requirements
1. Be active in
your Webelos den for at least 6 months since completing the fourth grade
(or for at least six months since becoming 10 years old), and earn the Webelos
badge.
2. Show your knowledge
of the requirements to become a Boy Scout by doing all of these:
Repeat from memory
and explain in your own words the Scout
Oath or Promise and the 12 points of the Scout
Law. Tell how you have practiced them in your everyday life.
Give and explain the Scout motto, slogan,
sign, salute, and handclasp.
Understand the significance of the Scout badge. Know its parts and tell
what each stands for.
Tell how a Boy Scout uniform is different from a Webelos Scout uniform.
Tie the joining knot (square knot)
3. Earn five more activity badges
in addition to the three you already earned for the Webelos badge. The total
of eight activity badges must include:
Fitness
(already earned for the Webelos badge)
Citizen
Readyman
At least one from the Outdoor
Group
At least one from the Mental
Skills Group
At least one from the Technology
Group
Two more of your choice
4. With your Webelos den, visit at least one Boy Scout troop meeting, and
one Boy Scout-oriented outdoor activity.
5. Participate in
a Webelos overnight campout or day hike.
6. After you have
completed all five of the above requirements, and after a talk with your
Webelos den leader, arrange to visit, with your parent or guardian, a meeting
of the Boy Scout troop you think you might like to join. Have a conference
with the Scoutmaster. This is one of the most important requirements. You
will talk with the Scoutmaster and turn in an application to become a Boy
Scout.
(Note to parents:
Paperwork to join a troop may not actually be processed until boys receive
the Arrow of Light Award and are ready to become a member of the troop,
but this final step encourages him to continue in Scouting and enjoy the
program's benefits)
