The major components of the Cub Scout Award Scheme are the Bronze, Silver and Gold Boomerang badges. To earn each of these badges, Cub Scouts must complete at least ten challenges under the guidance of Leaders.
Cub Scouts can set challenges for themselves to earn Achievement Badges from the areas of Arts and Literature, Nature, Science and Technology, Sports and Recreation, and Our World. There are also a number of Special Interest badges.
The ultimate badge for Cub Scouts is the Grey Wolf Award. This can only be attained by earning a certain number of badges from the other levels of the scheme as well as completing several additional challenges.
Primary Cub Scout Badges
The Boomerang badges are the major part of Cub Scout training and aim to develop skills and awareness in self-responsibility, outdoor Scouting, Scouting values and principles, creativity, personal pursuits and interests, and awareness of the Cub Scout’s local and global community.
There are three levels of Boomerang: Bronze, Silver and Gold.
Grey Wolf Award
This is the pinnacle of achievement in the Cub Scout Section. To earn the Grey Wolf Award a Cub Scout must hold a Gold Boomerang badge, participate in a minimum of four outdoor activities and attend two Pack Councils in the previous 12 months, complete four Level 2 Achievement badges (one from each category) and one Special Interest badge, and develop and present a resource for the Six or Pack based on the Cub Scout’s understanding of The Jungle Book.
The Scout Link Badge links the Cub to the next step in their journey, the Scout Section. The Scout Leader and a Patrol Leader from the Scout Section jointly carry out the training and testing for the eight requirements of this badge.
Membership Qualifications
Bronze Boomerang
Silver Boomerang
Gold Boomerang
Grey Wolf Award
Cub Scout Link Badge
Achievement Badges - Arts and Literature
Achievement badges give Cub Scouts the opportunity to concentrate on their areas of interest. Each badge has two levels and the Cub Scout chooses which level they would like to achieve. Level 1 is not a pre-requisite for level 2. There are four groups of Achievement badges.
Art & Design
(Level 1)
Art & Design
(Level 2)
Entertainer
(Level 1)
Entertainer
(Level 2)
Handcraft
(Level 1)
Handcraft
(Level 2)
Handyworker
(Level 1)
Handyworker
(Level 2)
Literature
(Level 1)
Literature
(Level 2)
Masks and Sculpture
(Level 1)
Masks and Scultpture
(Level 2)
Membership Qualifications
Bronze Boomerang
Silver Boomerang
Achievement Badges - Nature, Science and Technology
Achievement badges give Cub Scouts the opportunity to concentrate on their areas of interest. Each badge has two levels and the Cub Scout chooses which level they would like to achieve. Level 1 is not a pre-requisite for level 2. There are four groups of Achievement badges.
Membership Qualifications
Bronze Boomerang
Silver Boomerang
Gold Boomerang
Grey Wolf Award
Cub Scout Link Badge
Membership Qualifications
Bronze Boomerang
Silver Boomerang
Gold Boomerang
Grey Wolf Award
Cub Scout Link Badge
Membership Qualifications
Bronze Boomerang
Silver Boomerang
Gold Boomerang
Grey Wolf Award
Cub Scout Link Badge
Membership Qualifications
Bronze Boomerang
Silver Boomerang
Gold Boomerang
Grey Wolf Award
Cub Scout Link Badge
Achievement Badges - Our World
Achievement badges give Cub Scouts the opportunity to concentrate on their areas of interest. Each badge has two levels and the Cub Scout chooses which level they would like to achieve. Level 1 is not a pre-requisite for level 2. There are four groups of Achievement badges.
Membership Qualifications
Bronze Boomerang
Silver Boomerang
Gold Boomerang
Grey Wolf Award
Cub Scout Link Badge
Membership Qualifications
Bronze Boomerang
Silver Boomerang
Gold Boomerang
Grey Wolf Award
Cub Scout Link Badge
Achievement Badges - Sports and Recreation
Achievement badges give Cub Scouts the opportunity to concentrate on their areas of interest. Each badge has two levels and the Cub Scout chooses which level they would like to achieve. Level 1 is not a pre-requisite for level 2. There are four groups of Achievement badges.
Membership Qualifications
Bronze Boomerang
Silver Boomerang
Gold Boomerang
Grey Wolf Award
Cub Scout Link Badge
Membership Qualifications
Bronze Boomerang
Silver Boomerang
Gold Boomerang
Grey Wolf Award
Cub Scout Link Badge
Membership Qualifications
Bronze Boomerang
Silver Boomerang
Gold Boomerang
Grey Wolf Award
Cub Scout Link Badge