Webelos-To-Scout Recruiting

One of Scouting's greatest challenges is to make the next level of Scouting readily available for a young man once he meets the joining requirements.

Boy Scouting is designed for boys ages 11 through 17, who are old enough to be on their own in the out-of-doors. While adults serve as key leaders, Boy Scouts hold leadership positions and plan the troop's program.

Few boys join Tiger Cubs BSA with the intent of remaining in Scouting until their 21st birthday as a Venturer. However, Scouting offers a continuous program that becomes progressively more challenging. Cub Scouting takes place largely in the family, and a boy advances from Tiger Cub at age 6 through Wolf Cub Scout at age 7, Bear Cub Scout at age 8, and Webelos Scout at ages 9 and 10. The Cub Scout parents serve as leaders, and most events take place in the homes of the Cub Scouts.

The passage from Cub Scout pack to Boy Scout troop should be smooth, with no time lost in between. By the time Webelos Scouts are ready to cross over, they and their families should be familiar and comfortable with the youth and adult leaders of the troop, their role in the troop and troop activities, and feel excited about beginning this new adventure. The Webelos Scout's graduation ceremony should clearly signify his transition to a new level of Scouting, and could include the presentation of his Arrow of Light Award, a Boy Scout Handbook, and a troop neckerchief.

A Webelos Scout who has earned the Arrow of Light Award has now completed all the requirements for the Scout badge and may join a Boy Scout troop.

The key factor to improved Webelos transition is the ongoing working relationship of the leaders of a Cub Scout pack and a Boy Scout troop. Ideally a community organization would have both a pack and a troop with leaders who work together to help move Webelos Scouts into a Boy Scout troop the same way schools move students from elementary school to middle school.

There are a number of ways a pack and troop can work together to enhance the Scouting experience of their boys. To help assure maximum transition requires cooperation between the ...

Cub Scout Pack	Boy Scout Troop	Unit Commissioner	District Webelos- To-Scout Transition Chair

By planning and coordinating their efforts, the pack and troop can ... Help make the Webelos-to-Scout transition seamless. Give all Webelos Scouts a chance to experience the fun and excitement of Boy Scouting.