The Bear Badge is earned by boys who have completed 2nd grade, or who
are 9 years old. As with all Cub Scout ranks, he must first earn
the Bobcat Badge to be eligible to work for this award.
ACHIEVEMENTS
To earn the Bear Badge, the Scout must complete 12 out of a
possible 24 Bear Trail Achievements. The achievements are grouped in 4
major areas: GOD, COUNTRY, FAMILY, and SELF. Within each group, a
required number of achievements must be completed, as indicated below. Click
herefor a
detailed list of requirements for these achievements.
GOD (Do ONE) 1. Ways We Worship
2. Emblems of Faith COUNTRY (Do THREE) 3. What Makes America Special?
4. Tall Tales
5. Sharing Your World With Wildlife
6. Take Care of Your Planet
7. Law Enforcement is a Big Job FAMILY (Do FOUR) 8. The Past is Exciting and Important
9. What's Cooking?
10. Family Fun
11. Be ready!
12. Family Outdoor Adventure
13. Saving Well, Spending Well SELF (Do FOUR) 14. Ride Right
15. Games, Games, Games!
16. Building Muscles
17. Information Please
18. Jot it Down
19. Shavings and Chips
20. Sawdust and Nails
21. Build a Model
22. Tying it All Up
23. Sports, Sports, Sports
24. Be a Leader
When the Scout completes any three achievements, his den leader
will present him with the Progress Toward Ranks Totem.
This is an incentive towards continued achievement. One red bead
is given for each three achievements earned. After he gets
his fourth red bead, he will receive his Bear Badge at a pack
meeting. The totem is worn on the button of the right shirt
pocket. Cub Scouts may continue to wear this emblem after
ranks are earned until they become Webelos Scouts.
ELECTIVES
The Scout can also earn Arrow Point Electives. He may work on
his “Arrow Point Trail” at any time, however, he will not receive the
actual Arrow Points until after he has earned the Bear Badge. The
Scout can go back and complete individual requirements from the
achievements section and use them as electives for arrow points, as long
as they do not count any requirements from achievements that they used
to earn the Bear Badge. Unused parts of achievements that were used
for the Bear badge may NOT be counted toward Arrow Points. Achievement requirements and
elective requirements can be freely
mixed to count toward earning arrow points.
For the first 10 arrow point activities completed, the Scout earns a Gold Arrow Point. For each 10 arrow point activities
completed after, he earns a
Silver Arrow Point.
Click
here for a detailed list of
requirements for the electives below.
Space
Weather
Radio
Electricity
Boats
Aircraft
Things That Go
Cub Scout Band
Art
Masks
Photography
Nature Crafts
Magic
Landscaping
Water and Soil Conservation
Farm Animals
Repairs
Backyard Gym
Swimming
Sports
Sales
Collecting Things
Maps
American Indian Life
Let’s Go Camping
SPECIAL BADGES
A commonly completed achievement for the Bear rank is
Achievement Number 19 (Shavings and Chips). In this achievement
the Bear Cub Scout learns the proper handling and usage of a
pocketknife. With his Den Leader's and parent's consent, a Bear
Scout may earn his Whittling Chip card. The Whittling Chip card
allows a Cub Scout to carry and use a pocketknife at Scouting
events. A Cub Scout must carry a signed whittling chip card at
all times that he has a pocketknife at a Scouting event.
