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- Activity badges are actually pins.
- There are 20 pins divided into 5 groups.
- Once earned, these pins may be worn on the Webelos colors or
Webelos cap, depending on Pack's option.
- Webelos colors is a tri-color ribbon attachment to be worn on
the right sleeve.
- It is pinned directly under and touching the U.S. flag unless
a den number is worn (then it is directly under and touching the
den number).
- It covers the den patrol emblem and Quality Unit Award (if any).
- Pins are worn on any of the 3 streamers in no particular order.
- Webelos badge: You must earn
3 activity badges to earn the Webelos badge.
- Compass Points Emblem: After earning
the Webelos badge, a scout can earn the Compass Points Emblem after
earning four additional activity badges (total of 7). The emblem hangs from the button of
the right shirt pocket.
- Metal Compass Points: After earning
the Compass Points Emblem, a scout can earn a Metal Compass Point for
every four badges thereafter. These Compass Points (max = 3) can be pinned
to the "W", "S", and "E" positions on the Compass Points Emblem in any
sequence.
- Arrow of Light: This is the highest award in
scouting. After earning the Webelos badge, a scout can earn the Arrow of Light
by earning eight badges, which must include Citizen, Readyman, and Fitness, as
well as at least one from the Outdoor, Mental Skills, and Technology groups.
Full Arrow of Light requirements.
- "Heavy Shoulder Award": If a scout earns all
20 activity badges, parents or leaders can find framed representations of all
the badges which can be presented to the scout at Cross Over. This is not an
official BSA award. It is called the heavy shoulder award because all those pins
are normally worn on the Webelos Colors on the right sleeve.
- Belt Loops and Pins: Belt loops are relatively
easy to earn; pins require some additional work. Technically, they are awards but can be used
toward the requirements for some activity badges provided the scout earned
them as a Webelos.
- A scout can earn a fishing belt loop, for example, as a Wolf and then earn it again
as a Webelos. However, he only gets the actual belt loop the 1st time; the
second time he just gets a card.
- The U.S. Scouting Service Project has an excellent collection
of the belt loop and pin requirements
(which can be printed for easier reference and/or distribution).
- Activity Trackers: You can probably find
several activity trackers on the internet that you can adapt to your den. These
are typically spreadsheets you can modify to add each scout's name and then
keep track of their progress. Examples:
-
Webelos Activity Tracker from Roxanne Madsen's Scout Acheivement Trackers
- Quapaw Area Council - Boy Scouts Of America - Pow-Wow 98
Webelos Tools
- PackMaster Millenium
is a commercial software package your Pack may be using
for re-chartering. If so, you can install the den leader's version on your
PC and obtain the records for your den members. The program has excellent
record-keeping capabilities but takes a little getting used to. If your
Pack isn't using it, it's overkill for a den leader.
- The software license allows dens to install the Den version (in
addition to the Pack version).
- When den leaders update their database, this doesn't automatically
update the Pack database so this can cause problems. There is an upgrade,
however, that solves this but it requires an FTP account.
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