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Webelos Badge Requirements

Requirements were REVISED effective September 1, 2018.

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Note: In conjunction with the introduction of Family Scouting for Cub Scouts (with separate Dens for Boys and Girls), new editions of the Cub Scout Handbooks were issued in September. 2018. The new editions also incorporated the advancement changes which were published on-line in November, 2016, then released in print form as an addendum to each Handbook. The changes shown below are changes from the text in the addendum.

Rank advancement is awarded when each Scout has done the following:

  1. Be an active member of your Webelos den for three months.
  2. Complete each of the five required Adventures. (Specific requirements for these adventures can be found in this (the) addendum.)
  3. In addition to the five required adventures listed above, complete at least one elective Adventure of your den's or family's choosing (for a total of at least six adventures).
    (See the list that follows the Arrow of Light requirements.)
  4. With your parent, guardian, or other caring adult complete the exercises in the pamphlet How to Protect Your Children From Child Abuse: A Parent's Guide.
  5. Earn the Cyber Chip award for your age. (The Cyber Chip portion of this requirement may be waived by your parent or guardian if you do not have access to the internet.)

Checklist for use with these requirements: PDF Format DOCX Format
ZIP file of workbooks for use with all of the Webelos and Arrow of Light Adventures: PDF Format DOCX Format

Source: Cub Scout Webelos Handbook (#34754 - SKU 646430)

Page updated on: September 24, 2018

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