Do Cub Scouts still get belt loops?
Cub Scouts have been earning belt loops for individual and team sports since 1985 and for academic subjects since 1991, and it’s no doubt they enjoyed the bling.
How do you get Cub Scout belt loops?
Belt loops are awarded to scouts completing the three belt loop requirements in an academic subject or sport. Academic belt loops are gold, and Sports belt loops are silver, except for the Archery and BB-gun Shooting belt loops, which are brass colored.
Does Webelos have belt loops?
More than half the 20 Webelos activity badges include belt-loop requirements. For some badges, the Webelos Scout must earn certain belt loops. For others, earning belt loops is optional. In each case, the boy must earn the belt loops while he’s a Webelos Scout.
Can a Scout earn Arrow of Light without Webelos?
The Webelos badge is not required for Arrow of Light. 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.
How do Cub Scout belt loops stay on belt?
The solution: To remedy this I simply sewed a button to the backside of the belt, directly under where the most recent belt loop sits. Then I slid that last belt loop over the button. The thread won’t show through on the front, so color isn’t a big deal.
What is a webelo?
“Webelos” stands for “We’ll Be Loyal Scouts.” As Webelos near the end of the Cub Scout trail, it’s time for them to embrace that pledge and prepare for the next leg of the journey: Scouts BSA.
Do Webelos wear shoulder loops?
Cub Scouts Blue uniform shirts for Tigers, Wolves and Bears don’t have epaulets, so boys in those programs don’t wear loops. But Webelos Scouts and all Cub Scout leaders wear blue loops.
What percentage of Cub Scouts earn Arrow of Light?
The success of this program has been exciting. Ninety-five percent of Webelos Scouts in our pack earn the Arrow of Light, and most stay in the troop.
What is an AOL Scout?
(Webelos stands for “WE’ll BE LOyal Scouts”) The Webelos/Arrow of Light (AOL) Program is a two year program for Fourth and Fifth Grade Boys. Fourth Grade Boys work toward the Webelos Badge, while Fifth Graders work toward the Arrow of Light badge.
What do BSA shoulder loops mean?
Shoulder loops – those small pieces of looped broad ribbon – were introduced as part of the BSA’s khaki-tan uniforms designed by Oscar de Renta in 1973. The shoulder loops identify youth and adult members of the BSA to each other by program area or level of service.