Cub Scout Pack 300

Northfield, MN

                                       About Cub Scouting

The Cub Scout colors are blue and gold.  They have special meaning, which will help boys see beyond the fun of Cub Scouting to its ultimate goals.  The blue stand for truth and spirituality, steadfast loyalty, and the sky above.  The gold stand for warm sunlight, good cheer and happiness.

As a boy begins the Boy Scout Trail, he joins other boys his own age.  He can start the scouting program at any age from 6 to 17 years old.  The Cub Scout program is for 1st grader through 3rd graders - Tiger cubs, Wolf scouts and Bear Scouts.  After completing Bear scout requirements, scouts begin their Webelos program.

The Cub Scout program has an Organizational Structure that puts boys into groups called dens with recommended size of from 6 to 8 scouts.  Dens of boys in a community form a pack which is part of a district.  Districts combine to make a council - see the council page for organization details.

The Bobcat rank was the first rank earned by cub scouts before the Tiger Cub program began.  Now, boys can go through Tiger cubs as first graders and then earn the Bobcat rank.  If a boy joins Cub Scouts at any time after first grade, the first rank he earns is Bobcat.  He then begins earning the rank of his grade.

The primary values we seek to instill are contained in the Tiger Cub promise / Cub Scout Promise, the tiger Cub Motto / Cub Scout Motto and the Law of the Pack.