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Can Tiger Cubs earn beads before earning their Bobcat badge?

April 26, 2017badge beads Bobcat cubs earn earning Tiger

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Can Tiger Cubs earn beads before earning their Bobcat badge?

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• On the official BSA Web Site, it says a cub scout must earn his Bobcat badge before he can advance to the rank of Tiger Cub, Wolf, Bear, or Webelos. It does not say he can not earn belt loops, beads, or other recognition before earning his Bobcat. Since the requirements for a Tiger to receive his Tiger Totem are to learn the: • Cub Scout Promise • Cub Scout sign • Cub Scout salute and those are also requirements for the Bobcat badge, he automatically earns his Tiger Totem before the Bobcat badge. If a Tiger den concentrates solely on having scouts memorize the Bobcat requirements, it may cause the scouts to become bored. Instead, mix fun Tiger activities in and just spend some time each den meeting on the Bobcat requirements. Just be sure to complete the Bobcat requirements before awarding Tiger badges to the scouts.