- Be active in your Webelos den for at least six months since completing
the fourth grade (or for at least six months since becoming 10 years old),
and earn the Webelos badge.
- 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 handshake.
- Understand the significance of the First Class Scout badge. Describe
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)
- Earn five more activity badges in addition
to the three you already earned for the Webelos badge. These must include:
- With your Webelos den, visit at least
- one Boy Scout troop meeting, and
- one Boy Scout-oriented outdoor activity.
(If you have already done this when you earned
your Outdoorsman activity badge, you may not use it to fulfill requirements
for your Arrow of Light Award requirements.)
- Participate in a Webelos overnight campout or day hike.
(If you have already done this when you earned your Outdoorsman activity
badge, you may not use it to fulfill requirements for your Arrow of Light
Award requirements.) - 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 a Boy Scout troop you think you might like to
join. Have a conference with the Scoutmaster.
- Complete the Honesty Character Connection.
- Know: Say the Cub Scout Promise to your
family. Discuss these questions with them. What is a promise? What does
it mean to keep your word? What does it mean to be trustworthy? What
does honesty mean?
- Commit: Discuss these questions with your
family. Why is a promise important? Why is it important for people to
trust you when you give your word? When might it be difficult to be
truthful? List examples.
- Practice: Discuss with a family member
why it is important to be trustworthy and honest. How can you do your
best to be honest even when it is difficult?
On my honor, I will do my best
To do my duty to God and my country and to obey the Scout Law;
To help other people at all times;
To keep myself physically strong, mentally awake and morally straight.
Note that the Boy Scout Oath has traditionally been considered to
have three promises. Those three promises are delineated by the semicolons in
the Oath, which divide it into three clauses. The three promises of the Scout
Oath are, therefore:
- Duty to God and country,
- Duty to other people, and
- Duty to self
DUTY TO GOD AND COUNTRY: Your family and religious leaders
teach you to know and serve God. By following these teachings, you do your duty
to God.
Men and women of the past worked to make America great, and many gave their
lives for their country. By being a good family member and a good citizen, by
working for your country's good and obeying its laws, you do your duty to your
country. Obeying the Scout Law means living by its 12 points.
DUTY TO OTHER PEOPLE: Many people need help. A cheery smile
and a helping hand make life easier for others. By doing a Good Turn daily and
helping when you're needed, you prove yourself a Scout and do your part to make
this a better world.
DUTY TO SELF: Keeping yourself physically strong
means taking care of your body. Eat the right foods and build your strength.
Staying mentally awake means learn all you can, be curious,
and ask questions. Being morally straight means to live your
life with honesty, to be clean in your speech and actions, and to be a person
of strong character.
A Scout is:
- Trustworthy,
- Loyal,
- Helpful,
- Friendly,
- Courteous,
- Kind,
- Obedient,
- Cheerful,
- Thrifty,
- Brave,
- Clean,
- and Reverent.
Be Prepared!
Do a Good Turn Daily!
As an American, I will do my best to -
- Be clean in my outdoor manners
- Be careful with fire
- Be considerate in the outdoors, and
- Be conservation minded.
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