Cub Scout Badges and Awards
The Cub Scout Award Scheme has several parts:
The Cub Scout Badges:
Boomerang SchemeThe Boomerang Scheme is the major part of Cub Scout training and is the method that helps to achieve self-responsibility, outdoor Scouting, aims and principles, awareness, values, creativity and world awareness.
There are three Boomerang levels: Bronze, Silver and Gold, which each comprise of 14 parts, 7 that must be completed, and a further 7 chosen from a range of topics. |
Achievement Scheme
Special Interest
As well as the Achievement Badges, one can earn a number of special interest badges. You will need one of these for your Grey Wolf Award.
Grey Wolf
This is the pinnacle of the Cub Scout Section. The requirements for earning the Grey Wolf Award are:
- 1. Gold Boomerang Badge.
- 2. Have participated in a minimum of four outdoor activities in the past 12 months.
(a) One of which must be an overnight camp.
(b) One should be an interpack activity.
(c) Using a map, plan and lead a bushwalk of at least two hours duration with your leader and a group of Cub Scouts (3-6 youth members). - 3. In the past 12 months have attended two Pack Councils.
- 4. Have completed four Level Two Achievement Badges (one from each category) and have completed one Special Interest Badge.
- 5. Develop and present a resource for your Six or Pack based on your understanding of the Jungle Books. Suggestions: A game (active, board or card); skit/play, puppets or a booklet; a shoebox diorama.
Scout Identification Badges
World Scout Badge
All Scouts through out the world wear this badge to show that they are part of the World Scouting Movement. |
Scouts Australia Badge
All Scouts in Australia wear this badge to show that they are a member of the Scouting movement in Australia. |
Transition Badge - Cubs to Scouts
Scout Link Badge
The Scout Link Badge links the Cub to the next step in their journey, the Scout Section. The Scout Leader and a Patrol Leader from the Scout Section jointly carry out the training and testing for the eight requirements of this badge.
The Scout Link Badge links the Cub to the next step in their journey, the Scout Section. The Scout Leader and a Patrol Leader from the Scout Section jointly carry out the training and testing for the eight requirements of this badge.