Revised June 2007

EARNING ARROW POINTS

Wolf Advancement: When a boy has completed the 12 achievements and earned his Wolf badge, he is encouraged to work on the 23 electives until he completes second grade or turns 9 years old.  For the first 10 electives completed, he earns a Gold Arrow Point.  For each additional ten electives, he earns a Silver Arrow Point.  These are presented at pack meeting.

Bear Advancement: When a boy has completed 12 of the 24 achievements to earn the Bear badge, he may complete the remaining unused achievements as electives for earning Arrow Points.  This guideline does not apply to the Wolf badge.  He may work on electives in the Bear Handbook until he completes third grade (or turns 10).

If a boy completes a project as an ACHIEVEMENT requirement to earn the Wolf or Bear badge, he may not use it again to earn Arrow Points.  Achievements that were not used to earn the Bear badge may be used as electives.  However, note that unused parts of achievements that were used for the Bear badge may not be counted toward Arrow Points.

Only designated ELECTIVE REQUIREMENTS may be repeated to earn Arrow Points.

A boy may earn an unlimited number of Arrow Points.  Several Wolf and Bear electives can be done more than once, but when a boy repeats an elective project, he should be given credit only when he has done a better job on the new project than on the previous project.

Boys with Disabilities:  The Cubmaster and pack committee may give permission to a Cub Scout who has special needs to substitute electives for achievements that are beyond his abilities.  It is best to include parents, who are familiar with their son’s abilities, in this process of determining substitutions.

Once a boy moves to the next Cub Scouting level, he may not ‘go back’ and earn arrow points from the earlier rank.

Resources:       Cub Scout Leader Book, 2006, p. 17-5, 20-6, 7

                        Bear Handbook, 2004, p. 6