ARROW OF LIGHT
Badge Requirements
These are the requirements as they appear
in the 2003 edition of the Webelos Handbook (33452).
(Revisions to requirements are shown in bold
underlined type.
Deletions are shown struck through in
red italics, like this text.
To see the current requirements with no
highlighting of the changes,
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To see the OLD requirements (as they appeared in the
1998 edition of the Webelos Scout Book -
#33108), Click Here.
- 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
handclasp.
- Understand the significance of the First Class Scout
badge. Describe
Know
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
The total of eight
activity badges must include:
- With your Webelos den, visit at least
- one Boy Scout troop meeting, and
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 and turn in a
"Join Boy Scouting" application to the Scoutmaster during the
conference.
- 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?
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