Cost. Cub Scout Pack 5 charges an annual fee to join, payable upon application or each September. This includes your dues, one "Class B" T-shirt, a subscription to Boy's Life, and a Handbook (issued at the beginning of each age-specific program year). Please contact the Cubmaster for current pricing. [link]

Some of our bigger, optional activities have costs associated with them; but most are paid for or offered at reduced pricing thanks to what our Cubs bring in through annual fundraising efforts.

Uniforms. Each Scout in Pack 5 should have a "Class A" uniform, which consists of an official shirt with appropriate patches (optional pants, hat, et cetera, may also be worn). This should be worn to all Pack activities, except where "Class B" is specifically allowed.

Uniforms may be purchased at the Great Sauk Trail Council "Scout Shop," which can also answer any questions you may have. [link]

Where patches go the uniform? See "Insignia Guide" on Boy Scouts of America National Council website [link]

Books. Pack 5 provides one new Handbook to each Scout as he enters each age-level in the program.

Medical Form. In addition to other materials, Pack 5 requires that all Cub Scouts have a current, completed Health Form on file with Unit Leadership.

Parents. As the mother or father of a Cub Scout, the role you play in Pack 5 means a lot to what you son will gain from the program. Check out these options. [link]

Want to know even more? Further details and an FAQ on Cub Scouts in general can be found by checking out the National Council Website for the Boy Scouts of America. [link]

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Pack 5 Home Page [link]

What is Cub Scouts all about?

Apart from the fun and excitement of Cub Scout activities, the Cub Scout Promise, the Law of the Pack, and the Cub Scout sign, handshake, motto, and salute all teach good citizenship and contribute to a boy's sense of belonging.

Boy Scouts of America National Council

• "About Cub Scouting" [link]

• "Frequently Asked Questions" [link]

• Terms and definitions [link]

Join Us in Cub Scouting!

• Tiger Cub

If you're a boy in the first grade (or just graduated from Kindergarten), you can be a part of a Pack 5 "Tiger Cub" Den. Want to know more? [link]

• Wolf

This is the Cub Scout program designed especially for second-grade boys: The Pack 5 "Wolf" Den. Learn more about it here. [link]

• Bear

When you are promoted out of the second and into the third grade, you are ready to become a "Bear." Here's what that means. [link]

• Webelos

This is an 18-month program for boys between the time you've come out of the third grade, but before the summer you leave fifth grade. You're still part of the Cub Scout Pack — but preparing for Boy Scouts. [link]

Here are some basics to get you started. [link]

• Cub Scout Promise:

I, (name), promise to do my best
To do my duty to God and my country,
To help other people, and
To obey the Law of the Pack.

• Law of the Pack:

The Cub Scout follows Akela.
The Cub Scout helps the Pack go.
The Pack helps the Cub Scout grow.
The Cub Scout gives goodwill.

• Cub Scout Motto:

Do your best

• What is "Akela"?

(Ah-KAY-la) A title of respect used in Cub Scouting — any good leader is Akela. Akela is also the leader and guide for Cub Scouts as they earn advancement through completing age-appropriate Cub Scout requirements. The name comes from Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book. See "Law of the Pack," above.

• Pack Meetings (and Pack activities)

One or more times each month, year-round, all the boys who are part of Pack 5 (first through fifth graders) gather together for a Pack Meeting. This is where we make awards for achievements, share in special presentations, and hear about Den progress. Our Pack also hosts outings and overnights, competitions, and participates in important community service projects.

Pack Meetings are led by the Cubmaster. [link]

• Den Meetings (and Den activities)

This is where Scouts who are in the same grade group get together to work on advancements and interact at more age-specific ways. Cub Scouts has five levels, or "ranks."

• Bobcat (the universal "initial rank earned")
   

• Tiger Cubs (first graders) [link]

• Wolf Cubs (second graders) [link]

• Bear Cubs (third graders) [link]

• Webelos I Scouts (fourth graders) [link]

• Webelos II Scouts (fifth graders) [link]

Den Meetings are led by individual Den Leaders. [link]

Here's the Cub Scout "Advancement Trail," from rank to rank, through the sequence above. [link]

What is Cub Scouts all about?