Adult partner

• The adult member of a Lion or Tiger team.

 

Adult volunteer

• An adult Scouter who volunteers their services.

 

Advancement

• The process by which a youth member meets certain requirements and earns recognition, There is no advancement program for adults. See also “methods of Scouting.”

 

Adventure

• A grouping of themed activities acting as a unit of measure for Cub Scout and Webelos Scout advancement. Some Adventures are required to earn a rank and others are elective. Capitalize the name as well as the word “Adventure.” Example: “Complete the Tigers in the Wild Adventure.: Also: “Check out this new Adventure.”.

 

Adventure loop

• A recognition device awarded to a Lion, Tiger, Wolf, or Bear Cub Scout for completing the requirements of an Adventure. Adventure loops are designed to be worn on the Cub Scout belt. Capitalize the name of the Adventure but not the word “loop”: “present the Bear Claws Adventure loop.”

 

Adventure pin

• A recognition device awarded to a Webelos or Arrow of Light Scout for completing the requirements of an Adventure. Adventure pins are designed to be worn on the Webelos colors or on the front of the Webelos cap. Capitalize the name of the Adventure but not the word “pin”: “Present the Castaway Adventure pin.”

 

Aims of Scouting

• The Scouting program has four specific objectives, commonly referred to as the “aims of Scouting.: They are character development, citizenship training, leadership, and mental and physical fitness.

 

Akela

• (Pronounced AhKAYla.) A title of respect used in Cub Scouting. Any good leader is Akela. The name comes from Rudyard Kipling’s Jungle Book.

 

Arrow of Light

• This is the highest award a scout can earn in Cub Scouting, and is also the only (non-religious) award from Cub Scouts that can be worn on a Scouts BSA uniform and adult leader uniform as a square knot award.

 

Arrow of Light (AoL) Scouts

• Arrow of Light Scouts are 5th graders and the oldest group of Cub Scouts. AoL Scouts do adventures describe in their handbook that advance them towards their Arrow of Light rank. They need to complete six Arrow of Light required Adventures, and at least two Arrow of Light elective Adventures, complete the exercises in the pamphlet, How to Protect Your Children From Child Abuse: A Parent’s Guide. During their last year in a Pack, Arrow of Light Scouts get a larger say in which adventures their den will do, and in leading their fellow scouts, both skills that will come in handy in Scouts BSA.

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Assistant Cubmaster

• A volunteer Scouter, 18 or older, appointed by the chartered organization to help the Cubmaster.

 

Assistant den leader

• A volunteer Scouter, 18 or older, appointed by the chartered organization to help the Cub Scout den leader. 

 

Assistant denner

• A Cub Scout or Webelos Scout elected by members of the den to help the denner.

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